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Trump’s Energy Adviser Runs Away at UN Climate Talks
Amy Goodman questioned Wells Griffith about the Trump administration’s climate policies and he refused to answer.
Sheriff’s Deputies Protect Corporate Interests in Bayou Bridge Case
Activists say moonlighting by deputies has created a blurred line between corporate and public interests.
Teen Climate Activist Confronts World Leaders at UN Summit
Fifteen-year-old Greta Thunberg stunned the world last week when she denounced world leaders for climate inaction.
World’s Biggest Emitters Must Act Now to Stop Devastating Climate Change
A professor in climate change leadership, Kevin Anderson, and youth climate activist Greta Thunberg discuss more.
From Insects to Starfish, We’re Edging Toward Biological Annihilation
To save life itself would require a genuine reevaluation of modern life and its institutions.
Bayou Bridge Charged $450 for Building Oil Pipeline Without Permission
During the hearing, the Bayou Bridge lawyers tried to make the plaintiffs out to be greedy out-of-towners.
Demonstrators at UN Climate Summit Face Riot Police and Intimidation
Here are voices of some of the thousands of climate activists from around the world who marched in Katowice on Saturday.
COP24 Climate Protesters Must Get Radical and Challenge Economic Growth
To truly combat climate change, environmental movements in Europe need to confront economic growth.
Ryan Zinke Promotes Logging in the Wake of California’s Wildfires
Logged areas with less stringent environmental protections lead to the most intense and dangerous fires.
Chemicals on Our Food: When “Safe” May Not Really Be Safe
Scientific scrutiny of pesticide residue in food grows as regulatory protections are questioned.