Tag Archives: climate change
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Frackademic to ride Flying Unicorn of Climapocalypse to Washington
1March 5, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh
President Obama’s choice to appoint Dr. Ernest Moniz of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as the next Energy Secretary has …
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Pushing back the only way to move climate forward
Leave a commentFebruary 19, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh
You have to exercise your core muscles. That’s what any physical trainer worth his or her salt will tell you. …
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Tens of thousands join historic climate rally in front of the White House
Leave a commentFebruary 19, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh
There is no doorbell at the front gates of the White House–at least not for the public anyway–but the estimated …
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EcoSocialists join mass climate demonstration slated for Sunday in DC
2February 15, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh
350.org, the Sierra Club, and the Hip Hop Caucus have called a Forward on Climate Rally ”to tell Barack Obama …
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Planet or Profits?
Leave a commentFebruary 12, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh
As the largest climate demonstration in US history fast approaches, the below piece by Chris Williams outlines how the 1%’s quest …
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‘My struggle, is your struggle’ – Occupy Sandy’s collective recovery
Leave a commentFebruary 1, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh
It was Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, and the sound of pounding drums mingled with subway steel rattling underground, sending …
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Sandy Survivors asking, “Where is the city?”
Leave a commentJanuary 17, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh
Residents of Rockaway, Queens are demanding mold remediation for homes hit by Sandy. Click here to sign a petition in …
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As New York’s fracking moratorium nears expiration, activists vow civil disobedience
1January 11, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh
Hundreds of clenched fists were raised Wednesday afternoon at Albany’s Empire Convention Center. Behind a security checkpoint defended by state …
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From divestment to political power
6January 2, 2013 by Posted by Peter Rugh
Author Christian Parenti critiques 350.org’s fossil fuel divestment campaign in this article, originally published at Common Dreams in December. Below, …
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Communities hit by Sandy “form like Voltron” and fight back
1December 19, 2012 by Posted by Peter Rugh
The stakes are high for people in the Rockaways. More than month and a half after Superstorm Sandy, winter is …
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