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“The Unimaginable Has Happened”: Massive Tornado Kills Dozens, Flattens Suburb of Oklahoma City
Dozens have been killed and more than 200 wounded in a devastating tornado in Oklahoma.

Climate Tipping Point? Concentration of Carbon Dioxide Tops 400 ppm for First Time in Human History
Scientists are warning the planet has now reached a grim climate milestone not seen for two or three million years.

European Carbon Markets Fail – It’s Time for Regulation
Climate writer and professor Patrick Bond: Carbon markets are now at junk bond status but US sabotages all attempts at binding emission targets.

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Wall Street’s Climate Finance Bonanza
Government officials appear to be on the brink of instigating another corporate handout and big bank giveaway - this time in the name of fighting climate change.

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Propaganda, Self-Censorship and Climate Change
Scientist Melton argues that it's time for the environmental movement and environmental journalism to state the full truth - loudly and often - to counter denialist propaganda. That would …

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Taking Our Foot Off the Global Warming Accelerator
Lowering speed limits would be relatively painless and would save consumers money, with no upfront costs.

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How Global Warming has Prevented Spring’s Arrival
People are scratching their heads, wondering when spring will really get here.

Phoenix in the Climate Crosshairs: We Are Long Past Coal Mine Canaries
Phoenix stands squarely in the crosshairs of climate change.

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Tar Sands Resistance Escalates in Massachusetts
Using tools from the occupied plazas and parks of 2011, activists are organizing horizontally and building a truly inclusive environmental movement.

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An Addition to the Climate Movement-Civil Disobedience Toolkit
Local lawmaking efforts like those activists pushed through in Pittsburgh should be taken up on a much larger scale.