Environment
Who needs biodiversity?
November 1, 2017Under Trump, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has denied protection to no less than 25 species of wildlife endangered by global warming.
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If there’s a “war on coal,” coal already lost
October 27, 2017The real challenge now is not how to save coal, but how to ensure that new, green energy jobs are created, and support is given to communities that have long relied on mining.
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“No jobs on a dead planet”: A just transition to the new economy
October 25, 2017Hovering over the proceedings of the AFL-CIO convention is the specter of the new economy, a rocky dystopia littered with the debris of traditional industries, professions, and neighborhoods.
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Brazil: Oligarchy versus the Amazon rainforest
October 20, 2017The accelerated pillage of Amazonia has made Brazil the world’s role model for environmental destruction.
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Smoke, ash from wildfires blanket California cities
October 11, 2017At least 17 people have been killed, and families are frantically searching for more than 180 people who have been reported missing.
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