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Lipstick on a Pipeline: No Way 'Oil-Soaked' Congress Can Improve KXL
Written by Jon Queally | Common Dreams
Posturing of Senate Democrats with clever Keystone XL amendments does nothing to impress pipeline opponents. After winning back majority control in November's elections, Republicans in the U.S. Senate will begin the new congressional session on Tuesday by introducing a bill calling for the immediate approval of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.
In Utah, Tar Sands Opponents Who Engaged in Civil Disobedience Charged with 'Rioting'
Written by Jon Queally | Common Dreams
Stemming from a protest last year, six of those arrested for trying to shut down tar sands operation now face the possibility of years in jail. Of the 21 protesters arrested in July of last year in Utah for participating in a direct action aimed at stopping operations at the first tar sands mining operation in the United States, six have now been charged with 'rioting' by local prosecutors.
New Hope for the Climate Crusade
Written by Alexander Reed Kelly | Truthdig
A promising new legal framework called atmospheric trust litigation could compel local and state legislators to take action to protect the Earth by convincing courts that ecological protection is the responsibility of the government, held in its trust to ensure the survival of all generations to come.
Pope to Push for Action on Climate Change in 2015 for Action on Climate Change in 2015
Written by Deidre Fulton | Common Dreams
In March, pope will issue an 'encyclical' on the subject of climate change and human ecology to world's 1.2 billion Catholics. Pope Francis will take on global warming in 2015, with a lengthy speech on human ecology and climate change to the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, an address to the United Nations general assembly, and a summit of the world’s main religions, according to the Observer.
Skirting 'Halliburton Loophole,' EPA Slams Exxon with Fracking Fine
Written by Lauren McCauley | Common Dreams
Gas subsidiary hit with $2.3 million fine for construction-related damage to West Virginia waterways
Fracking Movement Wins As NY Bans Fracking
Written by Kevin Zeese | Popular Resistance
In a major victory for people who have been working to stop hydraulic fracturing for gas, known as fracking, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York announced a ban on fracking in New York State.
The Climate Talks Find an Enemy at COP20: The Fossil Fuel Industry
Written by Jamie Henn | The Huffington Post
The UN Climate Talks in Paris next December are shaping up be high noon for the fossil fuel industry.
Time is running out to fight climate change, Pope tells summit
Written by Andrea Miller
Tackling the problem of climate change is a serious ethical and moral responsibility, Pope Francis has told negotiators from around the world meeting for a climate summit in Lima, Peru.
Mark Ruffalo: 11-Year-Old Demands Climate Action With Vow of Silence Pledge
Written by Mark Ruffalo | EcoWatch
I am writing to tell you about a brave 11-year-old boy named Itzcuauhtli (eat-squat-lee). I first saw him in videos with his brother Xiuhtezcatl (shoe-tez-cot), performing hip-hop inspired by their love for the Earth and their indigenous roots.
'Not One Well!': Anti-Fracking Coalition Targets NY Gov. Cuomo over Gas Drilling
Written by Deidre Fulton | Common Dreams
Environmental and anti-fracking groups on Wednesday launched a new campaign targeting New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as his administration nears a final decision on whether to permit fracking in the state.
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Greenpeace projects call to save the planet on face of Huayna Picchu
Written by Hillary Ojeda | Peru This Week
Greenpeace projected “Act for the Climate! Go Solar!” on the Huayna Picchu temple of the Machu Picchu archaeological site today in light of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP 20).
As Walmart 'Wages War on Workers and Earth,' Green Groups Join Labor Fight
Written by Sarah Lazare | Common Dreams
'As people deeply committed to environmental and climate justice, we condemn Walmart as a climate criminal and we stand side-by-side with Walmart’s workers.'
Obama Stands Firm on Keystone XL, Veto Likely if Passed by Congress
Written by Anastasia Pantsios | Eco Watch
What is 'carbon neutrality' – and how can we achieve it by 2050?
Written by Farhana Yamin | The Elders
"Achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 requires unprecedented political will and cooperation – but it's not impossible." Climate policy expert Farhana Yamin explains what becoming 'carbon neutral' means and how we can make it happen.
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Trump administration's voter suppression attempts ahead of midterms are not only 'morally wrong,' they're illegal +
Imagine going to the polls on Election Day and discovering that your ballot could be collected and reviewed by the… Read More
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ACLU Blueprints Offer Vision to Cut US Incarceration Rate in Half by Prioritizing 'People Over Prisons' +
ACLU Blueprints Offer Vision to Cut US Incarceration Rate in Half by Prioritizing 'People Over Prisons' Read More
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As Florence Makes Landfall, Poorest Once More Likely to Suffer Most From Storm's Destruction +
"These disasters drag into the light exactly who is already being thrown away," notes Naomi Klein Read More
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How about some good news? Kansas Democratic Representative advances bill for Native Peoples. +
How about some good news? Kansas Democratic Representative advances bill for Native Peoples. Read More
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How One Dying Man Changed The Debate About The Tax Bill +
What mattered was that he showed up — that he put himself in front of the people whose opinions on… Read More
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Democrats Just Won a Major Victory in Virginia +
On a night of Democratic victories, one of the most significant wins came in Virginia, where the party held onto… Read More
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Repealing the Jim Crow law that keeps 1.5 million Floridians from voting. +
A seismic political battle that could send shockwaves all the way to the White House was launched last week in… Read More
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Nuclear Weapons: Who Pays, Who Profits? +
In an interview with Reuters conducted a month after he took office, Donald Trump asserted that the U.S. had “fallen… Read More
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Sessions issues sweeping new criminal charging policy +
Attorney General Jeff Sessions overturned the sweeping criminal charging policy of former attorney general Eric H. Holder Jr. and directed… Read More
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Featured TPP, TITIP and TISA News
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Statement of Lori Wallach, Director, Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch on the Demise of the Trans-Pacific Partnership in the Lame-Duck Session of Congress +
The news that the White House and Republican congressional leaders have given up on passing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is… Read More
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No, Trump Didn’t Kill the TPP — Progressives Did +
If you read the headlines, Donald Trump’s election has killed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The headlines have it wrong. Read More
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"It's About Letting Giant Corporations Rig the Rules": Warren Skewers TPP +
Democratic senator from Massachusetts offers fresh criticism of trade deal in new video Read More
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WTO Authorizes Over $1 Billion in Sanctions Unless U.S. Guts Popular Country-of-Origin Meat Labels, Disproving Obama Claim That Trade Pacts Can’t Undermine Public Interest Policies +
Today’s World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling against the U.S. country-of-origin meat labels (COOL) that consumers rely on to make informed… Read More
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Trans-Pacific Partnership: Exporting U.S. Meat, Dairy, and Disease +
Negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership—a trade agreement between 12 nations—ended earlier this week. The likely passage of the agreement means… Read More
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Protesting Big Pharma 'Death Sentence,' Cancer Patient Arrested Outside TPP Talks +
'For thousands of women to die unnecessary of breast cancer because of the TPP is a horrible, cruel, premeditated, and… Read More
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Obama trade agenda inches toward passage with Senate vote on ‘fast track’ +
A razor-thin Senate vote Tuesday put President Obama on the cusp of claiming victory for his ambitious international trade agenda,… Read More
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Fast Track Down +
The Fast Track trade authority package was rejected Friday because two years of effort by a vast corporate coalition, the… Read More
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Shock: Congress Plots to Pay for Reviled TPP Deal by Raiding Medicare +
It just doesn't get more cynical than this. Note that we're talking about a bipartisan trade deal, thanks to 14… Read More
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Put Trade in the Spotlight
CWA devised a simple plan for which they were united suited: drag TPP out of the shadows and into the light - one city at a time - using a medium they understand intimately: Daily Newspapers!
Two CWA members - Dave Felice in Denver, CO and Madelyn Elder in Portland, OR have started the ball rolling. We just need to keep up the momentum.
