History shows that in most cases, a destructive human activity is halted only after great harm has already been done.
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Climate activist Thunberg dismisses Treasury secretary’s mockery
Mnuchin had a day earlier dismissed Thunberg’s suggestion that governments and companies cut back dramatically on fossil fuels with a condescending barb.
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Earth just had its hottest decade on record
Two U.S. agencies say the decade that just ended was also capped off by the second-warmest year on record.
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Joaquin Phoenix, Martin Sheen join Jane Fonda’s final D.C. climate protest
Before being led off by cops, Phoenix addressed the crowd and took aim at the meat and dairy industry.
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Mainer among 4 activists arrested trying to block coal-carrying train
The group Climate Disobedience Center has held several protests recently trying to stop coal shipments to the power plant in Bow, New Hampshire.
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Maine Compass: Post-Madrid high hopes overshadowed by big polluters’ failure to make real progress
It is going to require a lot of work o get the world to net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg is Time ‘Person of the year’
The 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Thunberg is the youngest person to be named Time’s ‘Person of the year.’
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Greta Thunberg says voyage ‘energized’ her climate fight
Climate activist Greta Thunberg landed in Portugal after a three-week voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Maine Compass: U.S. future role in climate fight uncertain as U.N. summit nears
The U.S. will be able to leave the Paris accord Nov. 4, 2020. What will that mean for the other countries at next week’s gathering?
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In Florida and elsewhere, Republicans face pressure over climate change
While .Trump and his administration reject the threat of climate change, leading Republicans in Florida and other states find themselves under political pressure to address the immediate impacts.