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The Hunt for Accountability, From Rio to Doha
Before I started my graduate studies in August, I was campaigning incessantly with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to drive the Rio+20 Earth Summit process towards…
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Paleo-what?: Introducing the Ancient Climate Record into Modern Negotiations
s the COP18 in Doha cranks along into its second week, onlookers follow the proceedings and ponder how the results of continued negotiation will affect…
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The Lightning of Catatumbo
It’s no secret that the world’s corals are threatened by warm, acidic oceans. Are subsistence fishermen part of the problem, or part of the solution?
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New Zealand’s ultimate “COP Out” of the Kyoto Protocol
New Zealand’s government announced in a statement on Nov.9 that it is not in the country’s interests to be “stuck in the Kyoto space for another eight…
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A new smart phone app seeks to hold climate negotiators accountable
This week negotiators from around the world will meet in Doha, Qatar to once again hem and haw their way through an international climate conference. …
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A Garden in the Heart of Doha
I was one of many surprised when Qatar was chosen to host this year’s COP. Qatar is the world’s largest liquefied natural gas producer and home…
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Dealings from Doha: What’s Going on at COP18?
The latest round of UN climate change negotiations is under way in Doha, Qatar. Will COP18 produce a powerful new climate treaty — or just…
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Paying for Prevention: Dr. Ivonne Baki on Ecuador’s Novel Conservation Plan
Ecuador has asked the international community to put it’s money where it’s mouth is. Dr. Ivonne Baki talks to Sage about her country’s audacious plan,…
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Where the Land Meets the Waves: Japanese Fishers a Year After the Tsunami
The tsunami of 2011 devastated the northern Japanese fishing fleet. Daniel Hoshizaki traveled there to talk to local fishers about the process of recovering from…
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Should We Frack? Tom Wilber Reports, You Decide
In “Under the Surface,” journalist Tom Wilber asks whether we should frack — but leaves the answer up to his readers.
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Fracking Goes to Court: Will State or Local Government Determine America’s Energy Future?
Do state governments have the right to decide where fracking wells go, or do the towns themselves get to call the shots?
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Greening The Hill
What are high school students and ex-convicts doing in the same volunteer program? Restoring a neighborhood, one swing of the sledgehammer at a time.
