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Colorado’s “Raise the Bar” Ballot Initiative
“Raise the Bar” would make it harder for people to bring ballot measures up for a vote in Colorado. It is part of a multi-year oil and gas-funded campaign to…
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Exxon and the Oil Industry Knew About the Climate Crisis
#ExxonKnew about climate change for decades, yet fueled a colossal denial machine to block any meaningful action to confront it. Now, thousands of us are fighting back.
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The Climate Change Costs of Offshore Oil Drilling
Download the full report — The Climate Change Costs of Offshore Oil Drilling. The Obama administration has proposed an expansion of offshore oil and gas leasing, with new lease sales…
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We Don’t Care About the Young Folks
The Young People — it’s a label I’ve seen used to dismiss an entire generation as hopelessly naive and ignorant. The Young People don’t know how to communicate; they’re…
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#MyDemocracy Puts People Above Polluters
I’d already been suspended from the bridge for nearly 30 hours. I was sore, I’d barely slept, and the unusually hot Portland sun had me sweating in my protective gear.…
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Corporate Welfare for Coal
Download the full report — Corporate Welfare for Coal: The biggest coal mining companies depend on subsidized federal coal, even as they attack federal climate and clean air policies The coal industry…
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When Climate Disaster Hits Home
I felt compelled to help with this film to show the world what extreme weather — likely linked to climate change — can do to a community. In this case, it…
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Monsanto, Student Activism, and a New Normal
After a long Wednesday of classes, I tossed my backpack onto the kitchen table and decided to check my emails one last time before cooking dinner. Scanning my inbox, I…
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Remembering Ken Saro-Wiwa
There are moments in life when something so shocking, so seemingly impossible happens, that you forever remember where you were and what you were doing when you heard about it.…
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There’s Never Been a Better Time to Join the Environmental Movement
The author of this article is a Greenpeace volunteer group leader. To get involved and volunteer with Greenpeace, check out Greenwire. When I was little, I remember telling my parents that I…