Fourteen Alleged Magical Prope...

Jul 28, 2017 by

[Translate] Rmi Outlet Plug Into New Ideas Amory Lovins   ROCKYMOUNTAININS.ORG As the U.S. electricity sector awaits the release of a...

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“TALK IS CHEAP”: G...

Jul 6, 2017 by

“TALK IS CHEAP”: G20 TOLD TO END PUBLIC SUBSIDY OF ALL DIRTY FUELS BY 2020

[Translate]   Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams | Report   A new report reveals that public financing by the wealthiest governments...

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THE CHALLENGE OF DEFINING FOSS...

Jun 16, 2017 by

THE CHALLENGE OF DEFINING FOSSIL FUEL SUBSIDIES

[Translate]   Jocelyn Timperley, Carbon Brief | News Analysis (Image: LW / TO; Adapted: Jeff Franklin; Damien Gadal) Just over a year...

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Why Small-Scale Farming Is Our...

Apr 19, 2017 by

Why Small-Scale Farming Is Our Best Hope for Restoring Rural America

[Translate] Local Peace Economy There is nothing inevitable about the demise of rural America. By Sarah van Gelder / AlterNet Photo...

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Trump’s Energy Agenda Ha...

Dec 15, 2016 by

Trump’s Energy Agenda Has Been Revealed— and It’s Totally Terrifying

[Translate] Environment Fourteen policies collectively amount to a fossil fuel industry wish list. By Nick Surgey / Center for Media...

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Here’s How We Can Really...

Nov 26, 2016 by

Here’s How We Can Really Protect America

[Translate] A progressive argument for an American Brexit. By Thom Hartmann / AlterNet From Thomas Friedman to Barack Obama, from...

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HOW MUCH DOES THE WORLD SPEND ...

Jun 15, 2015 by

[Translate] By Heather Smith   GRIST The folks at the IMF – yes, that great Satan of the ’90s  – just released a working paper on how...

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BIG OIL GETS $10 MILLION FROM ...

May 18, 2015 by

BIG OIL GETS $10 MILLION FROM TAXPAYERS EVERY MINUTE (VIDEO)

[Translate] TRUTHDIG zooboing (CC BY 2.0) Governments give fossil fuel companies $5.3 trillion in subsidies every year—the equivalent...

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Our crazy farm subsidies, expl...

Apr 20, 2015 by

Our crazy farm subsidies, explained

[Translate] By Amelia Urry   GRIST Nearly every industrialized nation on Earth subsidizes agriculture to some extent. It’s a way to...

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Spain Got 47 Percent Of Its El...

Apr 2, 2015 by

Spain Got 47 Percent Of Its Electricity From Renewables In March

[Translate] by Emily AtkinCLIMATE PROGRESS People visit the Santa Coloma de Gramenet cemetery, outside Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Nov....

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Turns out the world’s first “c...

Mar 31, 2015 by

Turns out the world’s first “clean coal” plant is a backdoor subsidy to oil producers

[Translate] SaskPower CCS By David Roberts GRIST The world’s first “clean coal” plant — that is, the first full-size coal-fired power...

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4 Ways Corporations Owe Us, Bi...

Mar 30, 2015 by

4 Ways Corporations Owe Us, Big Time—And How They Can Pay Us Back

[Translate] Corporate greed has reached its limit. It does not have to be this way. By Paul Buchheit / AlterNet   The distorted...

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