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Reaching the First Step: Humanity is Still Far From Confronting Climate Change
The Warsaw Climate Change Conference began discouragingly just days after Typhoon Haiyan thrashed the Philippine islands of Samar, Leyte and Negros.
Understanding Warsaw: Capitalism, Climate Change and Neocolonialism
The very structure of capitalism assures the absence of substantive results from the Warsaw - or any other - climate change conference.
“Nature Does Not Negotiate”: Environmentalists Walk Out of UN Climate Summit in Warsaw
As we began our show, hundreds of environmental activists walked out of the UN climate change summit in Warsaw, Poland, today over the absence of a binding agreement on …
As Poor Countries Walk Out of Climate Talks, Venezuela Calls on Industrial Nations to Take Action
A group of 133 developing nations have walked out of a key part of the climate talks in Warsaw, Poland, amidst a conflict over how countries who have historically …
How to Reverse a Slow-Motion Apocalypse: Why the Divestment Movement Against Big Energy Matters
Young activists are trying to take the typhoon by the horns and, with a growing campaign to pressure universities and colleges to divest from the giant energy companies, to …
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.