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196 Countries Reaffirm Commitment to Paris Climate Deal, Isolating Trump Even More

196 Countries Reaffirm Commitment to Paris Climate Deal, Isolating Trump Even More

Nearly 200 countries reaffirmed their unequivocal commitment for the Paris agreement in the Marrakech Action Proclamation, demonstrating a show of strength amid fears that Donald Trump would withdraw from the climate deal. #COP22: Marrakech Action Proclamation expresses irreversible momentum on climate: https://t.co/u3rXOZThOx pic.twitter.com/lfSNBjXRhX — United Nations (@UN) November 18, 2016 “We call for the highest […]

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    Alaska Sees ‘Astounding’ Rise in Temperature as ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Planned for Arctic

    Alaska Sees ‘Astounding’ Rise in Temperature as ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Planned for Arctic

    As 2016 is set to be the warmest year on record, Alaskans are seeing an “astounding” rise in temperature. Throughout October, average temperatures in Alaska ran 6.7 degrees above normal. Alaska Village Votes to Relocate Due to Rising Sea Levels – EcoWatch https://t.co/dMxmJHjw2w @ukycc @EUClimateAction — EcoWatch (@EcoWatch) August 19, 2016 Barrow, the northernmost community […]

    Amy Goodman: What Would It Take for Trump to Pull Out of Paris Climate Deal?

    Amy Goodman: What Would It Take for Trump to Pull Out of Paris Climate Deal?

    The United Nations has announced that 2016 is very likely to be the hottest year on record, surpassing 2015, which had been the warmest year since records began. Meanwhile, Reuters reports president-elect Donald Trump is seeking quick ways to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris accord to combat climate change. Trump is a longtime climate […]

    Even Climate Denier Glenn Beck Calls Trump’s New Chief Strategist Steve Bannon ‘Terrifying’

    Even Climate Denier Glenn Beck Calls Trump’s New Chief Strategist Steve Bannon ‘Terrifying’

    Donald Trump’s selection of Steve Bannon as his chief strategist and senior advisor is “terrifying” for many reasons. Stories published under his watch as executive chairman of the alt-right website Breitbart News include racist, homophobic and sexist rhetoric and headlines. Not only that, Bannon’s role as the president-elect’s top White House advisor is a major […]

    John Kerry Visits Antarctica, Vows to Do ‘Everything Possible’ to Prevent Trump From Dismantling Paris Agreement

    John Kerry Visits Antarctica, Vows to Do ‘Everything Possible’ to Prevent Trump From Dismantling Paris Agreement

    U.S. Sec. of State John Kerry, while speaking in New Zealand Nov. 13, vowed to do “everything possible” to prevent president-elect Donald Trump from pulling the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement. #Trump Plans to Quit Paris Deal, Hires #Climate Denier for EPA Transition Team @EcoWatch https://t.co/b5ZlNbdHxs @350 @foe_us @Greenpeace — EcoWatch (@EcoWatch) November […]

    Trump Plans to Quit Paris Deal, Hires Climate Denier for EPA Transition Team

    Trump Plans to Quit Paris Deal, Hires Climate Denier for EPA Transition Team

    Donald Trump‘s advisers are exploring alternatives to bypass the four-year waiting period to back out from the Paris agreement, a member of the transition team told Reuters. The options include withdrawing from the parent treaty, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, entirely or issuing a presidential order to delete the U.S. signature from […]

    5 Reasons to Consider Moving to New Zealand Post-Trump

    5 Reasons to Consider Moving to New Zealand Post-Trump

    On election night, as the electoral map turned increasingly red, a swarm of Americans frantically searched the Internet for ways to flee Donald Trump‘s future presidential reign. So many of us visited Canada’s immigration site that it actually crashed. At the same time, the Guardian reported that the number of hits on New Zealand’s immigration […]