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28 Activists Arrested at Kinder Morgan Pipeline Construction Site

28 Activists Arrested at Kinder Morgan Pipeline Construction Site

Despite a court-ordered injunction barring anyone from coming within 5 meters (approximately 16.4 feet) of two of its BC construction sites, opponents of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion sent a clear message Saturday that they would not back down. Twenty-eight demonstrators were arrested March 17 after blocking the front gate to Kinder Morgan’s […]

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    Paris Considers Suing the Fossil Fuel Industry

    Paris Considers Suing the Fossil Fuel Industry

    By Rachel Hubbard Tuesday, the city of Paris has said it will explore the possibilities of suing the fossil fuel industry. In response to the city’s recent climate damage including massive recent floods, Paris is considering taking this action following in the footsteps of New York and other U.S. cities. Paris made the commitment to […]

    A Climate Resistance Game Plan for 2018

    A Climate Resistance Game Plan for 2018

    By Jamie Henn Let’s talk for a moment about how the climate movement is going to fight back in 2018. But first, a public service announcement. This Jan. 31, movement leaders like the one-and-only Bernie Sanders, 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben, Rev. Lennox Yearwood of the Hip Hop Caucus, Jacqueline Patterson of the NAACP, and more, […]

    New York Takes Giant Step to Divest From Fossil Fuels

    New York Takes Giant Step to Divest From Fossil Fuels

    New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer released separate plans on Tuesday to divest state and city pension funds from coal, oil and gas companies. Environmentalists are celebrating this major win in the global movement for fossil fuel divestment, as the state and city’s public pension funds are among the […]

    California Wildfires: Thomas Fire Could Become Largest in State History

    California Wildfires: Thomas Fire Could Become Largest in State History

    More than 8,400 firefighters are battling the Thomas Fire raging in Southern California’s Pacific coast. The massive blaze, which charred 270,000 acres, destroyed 1,024 structures and took the life of 32-year-old Cal Fire engineer Cory Iverson, is officially the third largest wildfire in state history. Notably, the Thomas Fire—now 45 percent contained—could potentially take the […]

    Why Pipeline Opponents Cheered Monday’s Keystone XL Approval

    Why Pipeline Opponents Cheered Monday’s Keystone XL Approval

    Yes, it’s true that the Nebraska Public Service Commission voted Monday to approve the long-gestating Keystone XL (KXL) tar sands pipeline. But don’t score it as a win for TransCanada—or as a “boost for Trump“—just yet. That’s because the commission approved the “mainline alternative route,” and that’s not the route that the pipeline operator wants. […]