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Important Electric Car Lessons Cruising Under the Radar
Co-written by Gina Coplon-Newfield and Mike Walker. Photo by Aaron Choate Recently, we at AlterAction, a consulting firm focused on large-scale behavior change, and Sierra Club -- the biggest...
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Reaching the Peak in 2015
The IUCN Global Gender Office (GGO) is climbing a mountain. We have been climbing this mountain for some time now, and in January, we entered the final ascent. This trek has been strenuous, rewarding...
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The Environment and Economic Justice: U.S. Catholics Can Take the Lead
"The monopolizing of lands, deforestation, the appropriation of water, inadequate agro-toxics are some of the evils that tear man from the land of his birth. Climate change, the loss of biodiversity...
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Divesting from Fossil Fuels a 'No-Brainer'
It was a fine way to mark an anniversary of sorts. This time last year, the Regents of the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) had adopted a sustainability policy. This week they discussed the wisdom of...
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Climate Leadership Under China's Economic Domination?
The International Monetary Fund declared that the GDP of China has, as expected but ahead of forecasts, surpassed the GDP of the United States. MarketWatch called it a "major economic earthquake" that...
View ArticleNaomi Klein, Climate, and Capitalism (Pt. 2): Creating a Broad Social Movement
A Broad Movement Committed to Climate Protection Is the Magic Elixir and Prime Mover in Naomi Klein's Magnum Opus: This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate The key to breaking the climate...
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2015 Catastrophic Fires Continue; Climate Change Held Culpable
Another fantastic post by climate campaigner, Guy Ragen, from the Australian Conservation Foundation. Since it's extremely difficult to find an American media home for this excellent Aussie analysis,...
View ArticleGround Zero for the Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
This blog and video first appeared on NRDC Earthwire. Despite a promised veto from President Obama, the House passed a bill on Friday to authorize the proposed Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline. As...
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These Photos of Shelter Dogs As Famous Authors Are Awesome
I'm an English major, member of the Dog Writers Association of America, and big fan of animal rescue, so my heart did cartwheels when I heard about "Poetic Dogs." The project by Italian photographer...
View ArticlePoor Countries Commit to Climate Treaty, So Why Won't the GOP?
As the Republican Party assumes control of Congress, one of their top priorities is to roll back the Obama administration's recent advances in energy and climate policy. Climate change has long been a...
View ArticleWashington Needs to Be Shaken Up so the Next Generation of Americans Can Get...
Barbara Boxer is retiring from the Senate in two years. She advocated for what was right throughout her time in public service -- consistently, insistently and courageously. She represented all...
View ArticleA Wild Answer to Climate Change
Climate change science can be complicated, but its impacts can be stated very simply: Nature supports all life, and climate change is negatively affecting Nature's ability to produce that life support....
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'Green News Report' - January 13, 2015
The Green News Report is also available via... IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Keystone XL pipeline clears Nebraska court hurdle, moves to US Senate; Canada's tar sands and Arctic oil must remain in the...
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Time to Pull the Plug on a $30B Nuclear Fuel Boondoggle
It sounded like a good idea back in 2000. Two decades after the Cold War ended, the United States and Russia each agreed to dispose of 34 metric tons of weapons-grade plutonium -- enough for about...
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The Unexpected Way a Somewhat Disastrous Dog Rescue Made Me a Better Mom
In early 2011, a wonderful soul named Randall posted a narration on YouTube about the honey badger, putting the phrase "Honey Badger don't care" into virtual indelible ink. Shortly after we saw that...
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Texas Coal Plants Are Polluting the Air Across Several States
The Big Bend National Park and Guadalupe Mountains National Park in west Texas are places people visit when they want to reconnect with nature and visit rugged landscapes that remind them of what the...
View ArticleNow Is the Time for National Water Resource Policy
Water is our most precious natural resource and, yet, we abuse it and fail to effectively manage it. The Center for Neighborhood Technology, a not-for-profit organization based in Chicago that focuses...
View ArticlePortlandia: Tar Sands Fuel Exporter or Climate Champion?
What does bike-riding, climate-championing, granola-crunching, weird and wacky Portland, Oregon, have in common with the bleak, smouldering, poisonous mines of Alberta's tar sands? Well, depending on...
View ArticleWater -- A Privilege or Right?
Last October, a Detroit bankruptcy judge declared that there was no doubt that water was necessary for life, but that didn't mean there was an enforceable right to free and affordable water. He was...
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Timelapse: 10 Incredible Nights Under the Northern Lights
When it comes to bucket lists, seeing the Northern Lights normally sits pretty high up, but not everyone can find the time to trek far into the north to catch a glimpse. So with that in mind, we sent...
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