Shell says it’s ending Alaska offshore oil exploration In a huge victory for the environment, Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it has decided to cease
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This morning, Pope Francis became the first leader of the Roman Catholic Church to address a joint session of the United States Congress. In his beautifully framed speech, firmly rooted in humanity’s universal progressive values, he urged Congress to act to address income inequality, the climate crisis, and immigration. He also called for the abolition of the death penalty.
LaunchMargaret Carlson: Republicans will tune out half of what Pope says
While it seems almost everyone is in thrall to the visiting pontiff, many in the Republican base dislike much of what he has to say:
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Watch the White House State Arrival Ceremony for Pope Francis (with speeches by President Barack Obama and His Holiness Pope Francis)
LaunchHillary Clinton opposes Keystone XL pipeline
Hillary Clinton opposes Keystone XL pipeline Former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton announced today she opposes the Keystone XL pipeline project,
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California’s Jerry Brown takes aim at oil companies over ‘highly destructive’ product Speaking at a conference near Lake Tahoe, California Governor Jerry Brown denounced oil
LaunchBarack Obama will become the first president to visit the Arctic this month
From the White House: “Later this month, President Obama will travel to Alaska and shine a spotlight on what Alaskans in particular have come to
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Yes, Mr. President, We Remade Our Atlas to Reflect Shrinking Ice: “The shrinking of the Arctic ice sheet in the 10th edition of the National Geographic Atlas of the World is one of the most striking changes in the publication’s history.”
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Nexen-owned pipeline spills an estimated five million litres of bitumen, sand and water in Alberta A pipeline at Nexen’s Long Lake oilsands project in northeastern
LaunchGeorge Lakoff: Pope Francis’ new encyclical is a model for how progressives should reframe
George Lakoff: Pope Francis’ new encyclical is a model for how progressives should reframe Linguist George Lakoff has posted a must-read discussion of the English
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Earth entering new extinction phase, new study finds A new study jointly conducted by three American universities has found that the Earth has entered a
LaunchJeb Bush: “I don’t get economic policy from my bishops or my cardinals or my pope”
I hope I’m not going to get castigated for saying this by my priest back home, but I don’t get economic policy from my bishops
LaunchScientists are coming up with ‘last ditch’ remedies to mitigate climate crisis
Scientists are coming up with ‘last ditch’ remedies to mitigate climate crisis With humanity making little progress combating the climate crisis, some scientists are toying
LaunchRepublican pledges $175 million to push party to take climate crisis seriously
Republican pledges $175 million to push party to take climate crisis seriously A North Carolina executive is pouring his own money into an effort to
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Politico takes an in-depth look at the success of the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign Republicans like Mitch McConnell of Kentucky have repeatedly and continually
LaunchSeattle port commissioners vote to ‘delay’ Shell: Ships still inbound
Seattle port commissioners vote to ‘delay’ Shell: Ships still inbound The Seattle P-I’s Joel Connelly reports on the fallout from today’s Port Commission meeting, at
LaunchRenewed grassroots push begins in the plains to block Keystone XL
Renewed grassroots push begins in the plains to block Keystone XL The New York Times reports on the organizing being done in South Dakota to
LaunchRight wing upset about Pope Francis’ planned call to action on climate crisis
The New York Times is once again giving conservative Catholic voices based in the United States a platform with which to attack Pope Francis. The
LaunchPresident Obama delivers Earth Day address from Everglades National Park
Excerpt from transcript: Here in the Everglades, you can see the effect of a changing climate. As sea levels rise, salty water from the ocean
LaunchHere’s what China closing coal-fired power plants means for emissions
Here’s what China closing coal-fired power plants means for emissions The world’s most populous country has decided to shut down a number of extremely dirty,
LaunchThe U.S. House “Anti-Science” Committee: What climate crisis?
The U.S. House “Anti-Science” Committee: What climate crisis? The Seattle Post-Intelligencer‘s Joel Connelly shares highlights from the opening address delivered by U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer
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