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An Ambitious Plan for Climate Change
Paul Krugman: “I just hope the president sticks to his guns - and the good news is that I'm starting to believe that he will.”
Human Activity Driving Earth Towards Global Extinction Event
Dr. Terry Root and Dr. Stuart L. Pimm discuss recent research showing human beings are responsible for high extinction rates of species across the globe, and explain how we …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: President Announces Plans to Cut Emissions by 30 Percent by 2030, and More
Last week, the President announced plans to cut carbon emissions by 30 percent by 2030, and more.
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Breaking Climate Silence: One Step at a Time
The Great March for Climate Action is trekking from LA to DC. In one Northern New Mexico town, the marchers catalyzed change in both small and significant ways.
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Obama’s Flawed Emissions Proposal: Cap-and-Trade, “Offsets” Allow Plants to Pay to Pollute
Cap-and-trade is a let-you-down-easy way to regulate, and it generally lets the regulated industry decide how easy.
EPA Moves to Cut Coal Pollution, but Critics Say Plan Falls Short on Real Emissions Reduction
Many environmentalists are urging the United States to take greater action on cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
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Capitalism by Blowtorch: Climate Change Meets Economic Growth in Vietnam
Vietnam's stunning economic growth, achieved at the cost of significant environmental destruction and cultural perturbation, leads to the questions: What is
The Boomers “Failed” Us: Climate Activist Tim DeChristopher on Anger, Love, and Sacrifice
First the anger, then the love - overcoming generational anger to find the courage required for the difficult work ahead.
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Dahr Jamail | On Staying Sane in a Suicidal Culture
Joanna Macy's body of work encompasses the psychological and spiritual issues of living in the nuclear age and is grounded in a deepening of ecological awareness.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: House Republicans Are Blocking the Pentagon From Taking Action on Climate Change, and More
Republicans in the House of Representatives are not only denying climate science - they're actually blocking the Pentagon from taking any action on it, and more.