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Climate Crisis
Capitalism vs. the Climate: Naomi Klein on Need for New Economic Model to Address Ecological Crisis
As the United Nations prepares to hold one-day global summit on climate change, award-winning author Naomi Klein speaks about her new book, “This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate.”
Historic Climate Change Protests Only Days Away
Activists Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese discuss the major climate change events taking place this weekend in New york City.
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Beyond Divestment: Climate-Concerned Philanthropists Pledge to Move Billions to Wind and Solar
As the UN Climate Summit in New York City approaches, efforts to address climate change through money-moving campaigns are growing.
As Activists Gear Up for People’s Climate March, Rep. Jim McDermott Pushes Carbon Tax
We talk to Rep. Jim McDermott about his bill, the Managed Carbon Price Act, that aims to reduce air pollution in the US by establishing a federal price on …
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The Wheel Turns, the Boat Rocks, the Sea Rises: Change in a Time of Climate Change
To make personal changes is to do too little. Only great movements, only collective action can save us from climate change now.
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Sea Change: The Ecological Disaster That Nobody Sees
A Global Ocean Commission report says that we must act now to save the earth's wildest and most productive ecosystem.
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The Real Carbon “Monster” Revealed
The idea that climate scientists and climate activists are actually evil, that theyu2019re part of a big virus or u201cmonsteru201d thatu2019s sucking up money and resources all in the …
Mexico: Researcher Raises Alert About Environmental Dangers of Wind Farms
Southern Mexico's Isthmus of Tehuantepec has the largest concentration of wind farm projects in Latin America. Biologist Patricia Mora explains what environmental impact studies leave out: the negative impacts …
Protest Groups Call for Linking Arms on Wall Street to Stop the Destruction of the Ecosystem
Thousands of demonstrators are planning to disrupt business-as-usual on Wall Street and at the NY Stock Exchange, sending a message to Obama and world leaders meeting at the UN …
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What Will It Take to Create Climate Justice?
The climate crisis is a crisis of democracy requiring a coordinated global grassroots mobilization to stop harmful policies and practices and build alternative systems that are effective and equitable.