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Recovering the Commons: Inteview with Scholars on the Climate Justice Frontlines

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeff Biggers

Standing at the now infamous 7,500-acre mountaintop removal mine on Kayford Mountain in West Virginia, long-time scholars and activists Herb Reid and ...

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Message from Poznan: Time for Mass Mobilization to Stop Global Warming Emissions

Betsy Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Betsy Taylor

It's going to take a lot more than the... chaotic process I watched in Poznan over the past two weeks for us to cut global warming emissions as deeply and quickly as scientists say is necessary.

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What the Pew Center Believes

Elliot Diringer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Betsy Taylor, Copenhagen, UN Climate Conference, Climate Change, Pew Research Center, Green News
Elliot Diringer

The Pew Center believes that, for the sake of the planet and future generations, our goal must be a ratifiable treaty establishing fair and effective commitments for all major economies.

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Bold Climate Action: 1Sky Shows That Our Children Can't Wait

Betsy Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Betsy Taylor

Pundits wonder how much it might cost to fix things and whether pivoting to a green economy might hurt a few companies that line powerful pockets. And meanwhile, Greenland melts.

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