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Rally in Richmond CA August 3rd

19 Jun 201319 Jun 2013
Mobilize: The Next BIG Rally [in the SF Bay Area] Plan, Fund and Spread the Word (Save the Date) Saturday, August 3 [Richmond, CA]  Remember the Richmond Chevron refinery fire last…
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Passing 400

12 May 201312 May 2013
350.org had to start a new page, with some reactions to the rather alarming news from Mauna Loa.  Here are some choice quotes: "On May 9th, for the first time…
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Tell the UK Government to Stop Biofuelling Deforestation

31 Jan 2013
SoS: Urgent: Tell the UK Government to Stop Biofuelling Deforestation from Sumatran Orangutan Society The UK Government is offering subsidies to energy companies to burn palm oil in power stations,…
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Climate Emergency Petition

6 Sep 20126 Sep 2012
The Climate Emergency Petition calls on the presidential candidates of the two largest political parties in the USA to publicly acknowledge the climate emergency and commit to hosting a summit within their first…
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‘Contagion’ Connections: How Links Among Humans, Animals And The Environment May Be Spawning A New Class Of Infectious Diseases

30 Sep 2011
'Contagion' Connections: How Links Among Humans, Animals And The Environment May Be Spawning A New Class Of Infectious Diseases. I haven't seen the movie, but this article provides another reminder…
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The Sound of a New Green Economy

2 Sep 2011
From the Green for All team, a video that sums up the argument for the new Green Collar Economy:
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The Attacks on Climate Science Education Are Picking Up Steam | Chris Mooney

16 Aug 201120 Aug 2011
The Attacks on Climate Science Education Are Picking Up Steam And I thought teaching about human evolution was fraught with peril.  Now this... What’s currently seeping into classrooms across the…
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Plan B Updates – 99: A Fifty Million Dollar Tipping Point? | EPI

10 Aug 201110 Aug 2011
A bright  bit of happy news burning through the sooty smokestack emissions: At a press conference on July 21, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that he was contributing $50 million…
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Thirsty for Answers

2 Aug 20112 Aug 2011
NRDC: Thirsty for Answers: Preparing for the Water-related Impacts of Climate Change in American Cities Heard about this during an episode on the Diane Rehm Show on adaptation to climate change.…
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Twelve year old Severn Suzuki speaking at the UN Earth Summit (1992) « Critical Docs

20 Jul 201120 Jul 2011
Came across this on a kind-of wikiwalk... just... wow.  It's still mostly in "Litany" mode, but I think this is getting at what I meant by the way the stories…

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