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It’s Time for Charles Koch to Testify About His Climate Disinformation Campaign

For more than two decades, Koch-controlled foundations spent more than $160 million to stymie government action on climate change. By Elliott Negin The U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee kicked off its investigation of the fossil fuel industry’s decades-long climate…

From a class at the University to the Congress. The history of the Rights of Nature in Mar Menor

We approached her by email with a question: How can the University contribute to the green movement beyond placing recycling bins in its facilities? And she answered us with a practical case: the ILP (Popular Legislative Initiative) that is now…

How Assam’s villages use traditional wisdom to guide climate preparedness

The interviews in this article were conducted face-to-face as part of field research between October and December 2021. By Moushumi Basu The northeastern Indian state of Assam is more affected by climate change than any other part of the country.…

Declaration of climate emergency: an answer to the new generations

Supreme Decree Nº 003-2022-MINAM declaring the climate emergency to be of national interest marks a path towards the future in our country, given the State’s recognition that we are facing an emergency, and this is very important because it highlights…

More Than Two Dozen Major Lawsuits Are Putting a Price Tag on the Climate Damage Caused by Fossil Fuel Companies

Governments across the USA are suing major climate polluters for the damage caused by their “intentional, reckless and negligent” actions. By Elliott Negin Four years ago, Boulder, Colorado, sued ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy—owner of the only oil refinery in the…

The Geopolitics Behind Spiraling Gas and Electricity Prices in Europe

Markets do not solve the problem of energy pricing. What is required is planning and long-term investments in infrastructure. By Prabir Purkayastha The current crisis of spiraling gas prices in Europe, coupled with a cold snap in the region, highlights…

There’s Only One Essential Role Humans Have on Earth—A Humbler Perspective Could Save the World

While the world’s oceans, nonhuman animals, and plants play starring roles in sustaining our ecosystem, why are we so bent on sabotaging it? I would like to introduce you to an alternative way of looking at this planet that we…

Nuclear arsenal and climate militarisation: An explosive mix

“…Don’t forget Of the rose of the rose Of the rose of Hiroshima The hereditary rose The radioactive rose Stupid and invalid The rose with cirrhosis The anti-atomic rose Without colour without perfume Without rose without anything”. (Vinícius de Moraes)…

COP26 from “Bla Bla Bla” to a Global Eco Civil Rights Movement

By Alejandro JARA WEITZMANN Dear friends, dear all, For two weeks we have been immersed in one of the most delicate forums for the future of mankind, vibrating with glimpses of hope but also danger along the road of complex…

Climate Change COP 26 – “Planet SOS” and Leaders Who Betrayed People’s Hopes for Sustainable Future

by Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD.   “Climate change” describes a change in the average conditions — such as temperature and rainfall — in a region over a long period of time. Earth’s climate is always changing over long periods of time and has been hotter and…

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