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Top Republican Finally Acknowledges Human-Caused Climate Change

BY: Lee Temple
November 18, 2014
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Originally posted at Yahoo! Finance Sen. John Thune (R-SD), chair of the Senate Republican Conference, admitted in an Fox News interview on Sunday that human activity has likely caused some climate changes. This is a big step, though in the same segment Thune expressed negative feelings on the US-China climate…

Recommended Website: Avaaz.org

BY: Lee Temple
November 18, 2014
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Avaaz—meaning “voice” in several European, Middle Eastern and Asian languages—launched in 2007 with a simple democratic mission: organize citizens of all nations to close the gap between the world we have and the world most people everywhere want. Avaaz empowers millions of people from all walks of life to take…

New Battery Could Propel the Renewable Energy Market

BY: Lee Temple
November 18, 2014
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From UPI by Brooks Hays One of the largest obstacles to the viability of renewable energy, like wind and solar power, is the process of storing and transporting the power once the energy’s been converted to electricity. That obstacle has shrunk in recent years, as technology has improved. Now, a…

Bill McKibben–The Big Climate Deal: What It Is, and What It Isn’t

BY: Lee Temple
November 13, 2014
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By Bill McKibben, originally posted at Huffington Post, and reposted here from 350.org. 1) It is historic. John Kerry was right to use the phrase in his New York Times oped announcing the deal: for the first time a developing nation has agreed to eventually limit its emissions, which has…

U.S. and China Reach Climate Accord After Months of Talks

BY: Lee Temple
November 13, 2014
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Original post at The New York Times by Mark Landler China and the United States made common cause on Wednesday against the threat of climate change, staking out an ambitious joint plan to curb carbon emissions as a way to spur nations around the world to make their own cuts…

100+ Arrested At Beyond Extreme Energy’s Week-Long Protests At FERC

BY: Lee Temple
November 11, 2014
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Originally posted at Popular Resistance, by Anastasia Pantsios As the participants in the Great March for Climate Action ended up in Washington, DC, on Nov. 1 after a six-month trek across the country, they joined with other environmental groups to launch a week of action under the banner Beyond Extreme Energy. The actions revolved around…

Maui GMO Farming Ban Squeaks By

BY: Lee Temple
November 5, 2014
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Opponents of the measure, including Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences, raised a historic $7.9 million to defeat the bill, more than any campaign in Hawaii’s history. Originally posted at Maui Civil Beat By Anita Hofschneider A Maui County ballot initiative to temporarily ban genetically engineered crops narrowly passed Tuesday following one…

U.N. Panel Issues Its Starkest Warning Yet on Global Warming

BY: Lee Temple
November 4, 2014
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Originally published at The New York Times by Justin Gillis, Nov. 2, 2014. The gathering risks of climate change are so profound that they could stall or even reverse generations of progress against poverty and hunger if greenhouse emissions continue at a runaway pace, according to a major new United…

Book Recommendation: It All Turns On Affection

BY: Lee Temple
November 4, 2014
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When he accepted the invitation to deliver The Jefferson Lecture—our nation’s highest honor for distinguished intellectual achievement—Wendell Berry decided to take on the obligation of thinking again about the problems that have engaged him throughout his long career. He wanted a fresh start, not only in looking at the groundwork…

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