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Warsaw Climate Talks Go Up in Smoke
Prospects of a meaningful global treaty on climate change have receded ever farther at COP 19, the UN climate talks. Can climate justice activists offer an alternative?
Leaked Memo Reveals US Plan to Oppose Helping Poor Nations Adapt to Climate Change
Newly leaked documents have revealed how U.S. negotiators at the UN climate summit in Warsaw are opposing efforts to help developing countries adapt to climate change.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Nation’s First Coal Gasification Project May Start Soon, and More
Our nation has seen the dangers of coal mining and drilling for natural gas, but few of us have heard of coal gasification, and more.
Two Months After Russia’s Jailing of Arctic 30, Greenpeace Urges Their Release at Warsaw Summit
The “Arctic 30” are back in court today in Russia where they have been held for two months after being detained in a direct action against Russia's first Arctic …
Partnering With Polluters? UN Climate Summit Criticized for Sponsorships by Fossil Fuel Companies
Organizers of the UN climate talks in Warsaw, Poland, are facing criticism for accepting corporate sponsorships from major car manufacturers, oil companies, steel manufacturers and coal firms.
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Surviving Climate Change: Is a Green Energy Revolution on the Global Agenda?
With an awareness of climate change growing and as intensifying floods, fires, droughts, and storms become an inescapable feature of daily life across the planet, more people are joining …
Filipino Gov. Misused Public Funds as People Suffer From Post-Typhoon Devastation
Jose Maria Sison: Evidence shows Filpino government set up ghost non-profits that failed to service its most vulnerable citizens.
“Unimaginable” Devastation as Philippines Hit With One of Worst Storms in History
More than 10,000 people are feared dead in the central Philippines following one of the most powerful storms ever recorded.
The Truth About Climate Change
In what will come as a surprise to almost no one, 2012 was another record year for the volume of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, according to the World …
The Age of Agency: Seventeen Years…..Starting Now
A looming problem becomes urgent before it becomes inevitable. That line, not so thin after all, is where we still stand now.