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Looking Back: A Year of Struggles on Climate, Education and Marriage Equality Inspire Hope for 2014
We look back on some of the many signs of hope that emerged on issues ranging from economic equality to LGBT rights to climate justice.
Malign Confusion About Growth, Economic Growth or “Degrowth”: Which Way Forward? – Parts Two and Three
climate scientists have suggested that intentional “de-growth” is the only hope to stop the rising emissions associated with economic development and growth.
Capitalism, Ecology and the Official Invisibility of Women
Accounting for the costs to society of environmental degradation is important, but it's also vital to account for women's under-compensated labor in a serious challenge to capitalism's profitability.
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Undercover COP
Another year comes and goes and the media again ignores the inaction of the UN Climate Change Conference, this year beset by protests in Warsaw.
California’s Top 10 Environmental Disasters – Featuring Erin Brockovich
While speaking with Erin Brokovich, the topic of the worst environmental disasters in California history came up.
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Let the Sun Shine in
Why would the ALEC network of state-level lobbyists want to make solar energy cost-prohibitive for homeowners and businesses?
Climate Change Clears the Way for the Extraction of Arctic Resources
Canada and Russia are investing in military infrastructure in order to protect economic interests in Arctic energy resources.
Are We Falling Off the Climate Precipice? Scientists Consider Extinction
Dahr Jamail explores what climate scientists just beyond the mainstream are thinking about how climate change will affect life on this planet.
A Budget for People, Peace, and Planet
Peace, Social Justice and Environmental groups want to cut runaway military spending, fund dire domestic needs u2013 social programs, jobs and climate action
The Education of Bill McKibben: How the Unlikely Activist Learned to Break the Rules
McKibben's latest book, “Oil and Honey,” chronicles his journey into ever-riskier and more confrontational activism.