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Why we need agroecology, now

On Monday, the Carbon Underground, Rodale Institute and Organic Consumers Association held a press conference featuring leading scientists to explain why cutting emissions alone won’t solve climate change, and how nurturing healthier soil is an essential p

Corporate-Smart Greenwash: Why we reject the Global Alliance on Climate-Smart Agriculture

Joint letter explaining why GACSA is unacceptable and will do nothing to mitigate climate damage. Climate-smart agriculture, promoted under GACSA, will only serve as a new promotional space for the planet's worst social and environmental offenders in agriculture.

People’s Climate March: The currency of movements

IATP's Tara Ritter is blogging from New York City as a participant of the People's Climate March.

Real solutions from agriculture at the People's Climate March

IATP’s Tara Ritter is blogging from New York City as she attends the NYC Climate Convergence and the People's Climate March. Saturday 9/20/2014

Sobering 2050 weather reports are dispatches from a warmer world

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is taking a new approach to engage the public on climate change: invite television weather forecasters around the world to release weather reports from the year 2050.

One rural community responds to climate change

This blog overviews the 2014 Stevens County Climate Dialogue.

Rural youth and climate: An invitation to attend the Morris Climate Dialogue

A student dialogue at the Morris Area High School set the stage for our 2014 Stevens County Climate Dialogue

Morris citizens to discuss responses to extreme weather in ﬁrst Rural Climate Dialogue, June 12–14

A “Citizen Jury” will come together June 12–14 in Morris, Minn. for an intense three-day deliberative forum to discuss risks posed by climate change and develop a shared, community-based response to changing weather patterns, extreme weather events, and their community.

No green jobs for you! Secret EU-US trade agreement threatens Minnesota’s solar rebate and other local green job programs

Negotiating text on the EU-U.S. trade agreement leaked by the Huffington Post exposes the European Union’s hypocrisy when it comes to renewable energy and climate protection.

What goes around comes around: U.S. trade agenda vs. climate and green jobs

On Friday, President Obama announced new commitments to support the solar industry and create green jobs. Too bad the President’s trade agenda didn’t get the memo.

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