Environment
GOP out to sabotage climate talks in Paris
December 9, 2015This is an effort to undermine the Obama administration's credibility and to sabotage COP 21's potential for success in Paris.
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Cuba and U.S. seal deal on defense of the environment
December 7, 2015The agreement streamlines procedures to make it easier for U.S. and Cuban scientists to work toward the biological resources of both countries.
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At Paris Trade Union Forum: A call to ban fracking worldwide
December 4, 2015Over 40 percent of natural gas comes from shale gas, which is such a driver for climate change because of methane -- 120 times more powerful than carbon.
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COP 21: Unions sow the seeds of labor to yield green jobs
December 3, 2015Labor leaders presented real plans and logical solutions for creating clean jobs that sustain the labor movement and reduce or eliminate harm to the environment.
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At COP 21, indigenous people wield voices in fight for justice
December 3, 2015The Indigenous Environmental Network focuses on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, calling for moratoriums on new fossil fuel development, and fighting against "false solutions," like fracking and nuclear energy.
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