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Fossil Fuel Army Versus the Planet: Battle Lines Are Drawn on Climate Change
As the consequences of climate change become more apparent and the window to act closes, an unprecedented battle is growing. Energy and fossil fuel interests now face opponents including …
How to Stop a Coal Train in its Tracks
The action marked the culmination of months of preparation, as organizers in Montana decided on the best way to bring direct action against coal transportation to a new level.
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Climate Change Movement Shifts to Convey Urgency
Leaders in the climate justice movement say it is time to start leveraging activists' commitment against the greatest crisis humanity's ever faced.
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Ecuador’s Campaign: “The Dirty Hand of Chevron“
Chevron's refusal to acknowledge its responsibility in contaminating the Amazon basin has led Ecuador's president to call for a worldwide boycott of Chevron products.
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Rural New York Township Fights FERC-Approved Gas Compressor
FERC has allowed a gas compressor station in Minisink, New Jersey, even though a preferable alternative is 10 miles away.
Student Artists, Activists Aim for Fossil-Free Investment at Washington University
Students at Washington University in St. Louis (Wash U) show connection between climate crisis and global human rights violations through provocative art exhibit and demand change in school investments.
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The Environmental Consequences of Privatizing Mexico’s Oil
Those Americans who have become so concerned about fracking or oil drilling or climate change need to lift their eyes beyond the confines of their own local and national …
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Things to Know as Collapse Becomes Hip
Economists never seem to connect the eco in economy to the eco in ecosystem; but as financial, economic, and climate collapse continues, people must rise to change our world's …
San Francisco’s Green Power Plan Still Stalled by Corporate Interests a Decade Later
San Francisco's CleanPowerSF, initially calling for over a billion dollars in renewable energy a decade ago, has been attacked and subverted despite its popularity.
Royals and Aristocrats Seek Big Gains From Fracking in Britain
The British government wants to be u201ca leader of the shale gas revolutionu201d and is offering massive tax breaks to the industry, despite its devastating ecological impact.