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Why We Find It So Hard to Act Against Climate Change
by George Marshallposted Dec 01, 2009 - Solving the “It’s not my problem” problem. A psychologist on what keeps us from coming to terms with the climate crisis.
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The Story of Cap & Trade
by Annie Leonardposted Dec 01, 2009 - Annie Leonard's newest video asks tough questions about who cap & trade really benefits—and what effect it would really have on climate change.
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The Climate Justice Movement Breaks Through
by Mark Englerposted Dec 01, 2009 - Direct Action Heats Up. As the urgency of the crisis grows, so do the world’s climate justice movements.
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How to Break the Climate Stalemate Between the Global South and the North
by Gopal Dayaneni, Mateo Nubeposted Dec 01, 2009 - Rich and poor countries are in this together. If either fails to step up, the planet is in trouble. A climate deal must take into account the Global North’s responsibility for nearly 70 percent of greenhouse pollution and the Global South’s need to move out of poverty. The North must cut back sharply on emissions while the South leapfrogs over the industrial age to clean-energy prosperity.
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Who's Polluting the Climate Conversation?
by James Hogganposted Dec 01, 2009 - The money, CEOs, and Astroturf groups behind the climate deniers.
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There's Still Enough Time to Avert Climate Chaos
by Sarah van Gelderposted Dec 01, 2009 - Editor Sarah van Gelder's introduction to Climate Action, the Winter 2010 issue of YES! Magazine.
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Fight Climate Change: Live the Good Life
by Colin Beavanposted Dec 01, 2009 - Low-carbon living isn’t a sacrifice. Colin Beavan says it’s the good life.
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Towns Rush to Make Low-Carbon Transition
by Tara Lohanposted Dec 01, 2009 - More and more neighborhoods are making the transition to a climate-friendly community. Has yours?
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Climate Solutions from South Africa, Kenya, and Bangladesh
posted Dec 01, 2009 - In Copenhagen, the question of climate equity will be contentious. But communities in the Global South aren’t waiting for an international agreement. They are turning to sustainable, climate-friendly solutions to address a problem they did little to create, but must nonetheless help to solve.
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Climate Hero Kumi Naidoo
by Kate Sheppardposted Dec 01, 2009 - Kumi Naidoo is building a global movement to force world leaders to adopt a binding agreement on climate change. He is executive director of Greenpeace International and has led TckTckTck, a global campaign for climate action.
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Climate Hero Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins
by Kate Sheppardposted Dec 01, 2009 - Green For All organizes minority and low-income communities to press for green jobs and mobilizes their grassroots power into a national force for an inclusive, clean-energy economy.
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Climate Hero Rev. Canon Sally Bingham
by Kate Sheppardposted Dec 01, 2009 - She founded the Regeneration Project, which has helped more than 10,000 congregations around the country become greener and more energy-efficient.
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Climate Hero Clayton Thomas-Müller
posted Dec 01, 2009 - Clayton Thomas-Müller is working to keep corporations from privatizing the atmosphere, as they have privatized the land and exploited the natural resources that once belonged to the First Nations of Canada.
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Climate Direct Action Camp
posted Nov 16, 2009 - In June 2008, activists gathered in Montana for the Climate Ground Zero Citizens Direct Action Training Camp, where they learned skills including the history and practice of nonviolent direct action, campaign strategy, and community organizing.
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Public Attitudes, Knowledge, and Values Around the Climate
posted Nov 13, 2009 - "The Energy Learning Curve", a Public Agenda poll, and additional polling data show America's changing attitude to climate action.
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