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Changing Climate : Denmark Becoming Police State?
Above, a Danish policeman arrests a demonstrator at Copenhagen climate change summit. Photo from AP. Below, detained demonstrators are seen lined up on a street during mass arrests. Photo by Thibault Camus / AP.Changing winds in Denmark:Preventive detention and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Copenhagen, Denmark, Direct Action, Environmental Groups, European History, Global Warming, Social Protest, United Nations
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Amy Goodman : Take Me to Your Climate Leader
Photo from NASA. In a freshly released report on Tuesday, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) stated that 2000-2009 was the warmest decade ever on record. While the WMO has warned the world about this dire situation before, this new analysis … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Democracy Now, Denmark, Environment, EPA, Global Warming, Social Action, United Nations
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Rebecca Solnit : Reflections on Fanaticism
John Brown depicted in detail from a mural by John Steuart Curray titled “Tragic Prelude,” in the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka.Today’s fanatic, tomorrow’s saint It’s popular to think that the world gets changed by nice people, but the lives … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Climate Change, Extremism, Globalization, Philosophy, Religious Fanaticism, Slavery, Social Activism
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Afghanistan Escalation : Footprint We Can’t Afford
Ecological footprint. Image from Sprayblog.Escalation in Afghanistan:What’s the carbon/health footprint of another senseless war? By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / November 30, 2009 The Afghan War may now doom our ability both to cope with the global climate … Continue reading
Turk Pipkin : A Simple Truth… or Two
Turk Pipkin with students at Mahiga Primary School in Kenya.One Peace at a Time:A simple truth… or two By Turk Pipkin / The Rag Blog / November 30, 2009 With the problems of the world appearing more challenging with each … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Charity, Climate Change, Developing World, Environment, Film, Filmmakers, Nobel Prize, Nonprofits, Sustainability, The World, Third World, Turk Pipkin, Willie Nelson, Youth
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BOOKS / The Great Turning : From Empire to Earth Community
The Great Turning: Moving in a radical new direction By Alex Knight / The Rag Blog / November 25, 2009 We stand at a critical moment in Earth’s history, a time when humanity must choose its future. As the world … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Capitalism, Climate Change, Community, Imperialism, Progressive Movement, Revolution, Social Change
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Robert Jensen : War, the Ecology, and the Quest for Justice
Professor Robert Jensen.War, ecological crises, and the quest for justice:An interview with Robert Jensen If you feel overwhelmed, it’s because we face an overwhelming situation. By Calvin Sloan / The Rag Blog / November 3, 2009 [The following is an … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Austin, Capitalism, Climate Change, Ecology, Energy Crisis, Journalism, Peace Movement, Social Change, UT-Austin
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Biodiversity and Global Change : Carbon in the Soil
Insights from soil carbon research: Scientists analyze interactions with climate change and land management to address food, fuel, water and fiber needs. By Alison Grantham / October 18, 2009 Nearly 300 soil scientists from 33 countries gathered last week in … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Scientific Research, Sustainability
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Tipping Point : New Research on Climate Change Says We’re Getting Close
Illustration by Guy Billout / Mother Jones.New methods of scientific research showCO2 levels way beyond ‘natural fluctuation’ It is undeniable that CO2 levels have risen and fallen in the past. It is also undeniable that there is a point beyond … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Global Warming, Scientific Research, Social Action
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Climate Change Legislation : Too Hot to Handle?
Congress and climate change: enough to blow your stack.Obama, Congress and climate change legislation Most environmental groups and leaders supported the House effort… but were quite critical of the Obama Administration’s many concessions to greenhouse gas-producing industries that are responsible … Continue reading
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Tagged Cap and Trade, Climate Change, Congress, Environment, Environmental Regulation, Global Warming, Obama Legislation, pollution
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NASA Scientist, Actress Hannah, Arrested in Coal Mining Protest
Actress Darryl Hannah is arrested by West Virginia State Police Tuesday, June 23, 2009 following a mountaintop removal mining protest in Naoma, W.Va. She was among several hundred protesters who held a rally outside Marsh Fork Elementary school that sits … Continue reading
Climate Change Legislation : Landmark Energy Bill Faces Major Challenge
Illustration by KAL / The Economist. The Energy Bill… sets us on two important courses: major support for development of alternative energy, and establishment of a cap-and-trade system to reduce emissions 80 percent by 2050. By Thomas Cleaver / The … Continue reading
