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Leader In Fighting Global Warming Won’t Be At Paris Conference Because He Is In Jail

Once labelled as the Indian Ocean's Mandela, Nasheed was deposed in 2012 and replaced by cohorts of the dictator that had previously ruled for 30 years.

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Can Bill Gates’ ‘Breakthrough Energy Coalition’ Become Truly Useful?

Bill Gates and other billionaires have announced a new cleantech research and development fund. But can it be truly useful?

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As Paris Climate Talks Kick Off, Beijing Issues Its Highest Smog Alert Of The Year

Beijing and New Delhi are engulfed in pollution.

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Hundreds Of Thousands March For Climate In Record-Breaking Day Of Action

Around the world -- and in Paris -- thousands took to the streets to demand action on climate change.

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The Paris Climate Talks Have Begun, And Obama Has Strong Words For Fellow Leaders

"A world that is worthy of our children. A world that is marked not by conflict, but by cooperation; and not by human suffering, but by human progress."

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Obama Is ‘Delusional’ For Saying Climate Change Is A Major National Security Threat, Fiorina Says

Fiorina's dismissal of the security threats of climate change ignores warnings from top security experts.

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The Global Economy Is A Ponzi Scheme: Black Friday, The Pope And The Paris Climate Talks

In his climate encyclical, the Pope warned of “an unethical consumerism bereft of social or ecological awareness.” On Black Friday, with the Paris climate just days away, let's look at how the global economic system is a Ponzi scheme.

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Paris Success Could Hinge On Local Commitments

Thousands of cities, states, regions, provinces, businesses, and non-governmental organizations have already started to move aggressively on climate change.

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Fracking Companies Have Been Getting Worse About Disclosing The Chemicals They Use

According to a recently published paper, fracking companies have gotten worse about disclosing the kinds of chemicals they are using.

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America’s Scientists To House Science Committee: Go Away

"Scientists should not be subjected to fraud investigations or harassment simply for providing scientific results that some may see as politically controversial."

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