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This is unintentionally hilarious. Conservatives love to argue
This is unintentionally hilarious. Conservatives love to argue that they dont think liberals are evil, just that they are wrong, whereas (they continu...

Experts say that Mr. Hagel’s increasingly prominent role in
Experts say that Mr. Hagel’s increasingly prominent role in pushing for a new global climate change treaty is a sign that the urgency of the issue i...

Excellent 3-minute video of Desmond Tutu speaking about the moral
Excellent 3-minute video of Desmond Tutu speaking about the moral urgency of addressing climate change. The human rights challenge of our time, he rig...

The effects of climate change will be “severe, pervasive and
The effects of climate change will be “severe, pervasive and irreversible” within the next few decades if countries burn more than just one-quarte...

The U.S. Conference of Mayors, a bipartisan group that represents
The U.S. Conference of Mayors, a bipartisan group that represents the leaders of 1,400 cities, each of which is home to at least 30,000 people, has ca...

The sun was nearly ready to slip beneath the forested ridge behind
The sun was nearly ready to slip beneath the forested ridge behind us, and we were in the one corner of Bear Island Lake that could catch its final ra...