'The impossible has already happened': what coronavirus can teach us about hope
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The long read: In the midst of fear and isolation, we are learning that profound, positive change is possibleAnd So It Begins: World’s 11th-Biggest Economy Pitches Renewable Energy For COVID-19 Recovery
And So It Begins: World’s 11th-Biggest Economy Pitches Renewable Energy For COVID-19 Recovery
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The COVID-19 outbreak has provided one last opportunity for fossil fuel stakeholders to beat back the renewable energy revolution. One especially interesting example is the notorious Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline. The once-dormant project suddenly sprang into action last week, while protesters....
Jackie Ballance: When COVID-19 ends, let climate take urgency
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I just Googled “Business as usual = death,” and two overwhelming categories filled the screen: both the coronavirus pandemic and the climate emergency had multiple hits.It seems to me that since “business as usual” is on pause due to the virus, when...
Exxon May Crush Bailout Hopes for Suffering Fracking Companies
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The Washington Post reported March 10 that the Trump administration was considering some type of financial help for the failing U.S. shale oil and gas industry, “as industry officials close to the administration clamor for help.” Those officials — billionaire shale CEO Harold Hamm was likely a...
Federal Judge Tosses Dakota Access Pipeline Permits, Orders Full Environmental Review
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Today, a federal judge tossed out federal permits for the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL), built to carry over half a million barrels of Bakken crude oil a day from North Dakota, and ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a full environmental review of the pipeline project.YESSS!
Coronavirus pandemic shows we need new ways to look after the Earth and each other
Coronavirus pandemic shows we need new ways to look after the Earth and each other
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Grassroots climate movements are building the resilience and self-determination of communities, making them better equipped to handle the crisisAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez on How to Build a Green New Deal
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on How to Build a Green New Deal
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The congresswoman on her vision for a post-fossil-fuel future and an economy that works for working people
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If We’re Bailing Out Corporations, They Should Bail Out the Planet
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As companies pursue government assistance to endure an economic slump prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, Democrats have the power to make any bailout depend on promises to meet the targets set in the Paris climate accord.
Welcome to WMA Community Mutual Aid
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Welcome to the Western Massachusetts Community Mutual Aid network! In these scary and uncertain times, it’s important that we show up for each other and remember that we are not alone.
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Where the Virus and Climate Intersect
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Should Airline Bailouts Come With Conditions? And, Climate as a ‘Threat Multiplier’
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South Korea became the first country in East Asia whose ruling political party publicly announced climate manifestos and embraced the idea of a comprehensive Green New Deal.Oil Change International response to Trump’s announced SPR purchase - Oil Change International
Oil Change International response to Trump’s announced SPR purchase - Oil Change International
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With his announcement of purchasing oil to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Donald Trump has once again put the interests of oil and gas executives ahead of the interests of people and communities.Look what they're up to while the country is in disruption 🧐
Shock Doctrine, anyone?
Delayed Senate Energy Bill Promotes LNG Exports, 'Clean Coal' and Geoengineering
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The huge bipartisan energy bill currently stalled in the Senate would fast-track exports of fracked gas, offer over a billion dollars in subsidies to "clean coal" efforts and make available hundreds of millions in tax dollars for a geoengineering pilot project.
Columnist John Paradis: Why warm winter weather is depressing
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When I get depressed, I do two things — I eat and run. I’ve been eating a lot. I’m in good company. The stress of our times is causing more of us to eat and drink more, according to the medical community.Unfortunately, and probably because of all the...
If $1.5 Trillion Exists to Bail Out Wall Street from Coronavirus, We Can Fund Actual Needs for All
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The Federal Reserve just injected $1.5 trillion into the banking system to prop up crashing markets spooked by the coronavirus pandemic. Don’t let anyone ever tell you that our government can’t afford to provide nice — and necessary — things for all of us.