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The Story of Citizens United v. FEC (2011)
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Season Two launches on March 1st with The Story of Citizens United v. FEC, an exploration of the inordinate power that corporations exercise in our democracy, second in a series by Annie Leonard, The Story of Stuff.

EarthSayer Annie Leonard
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Answering Climate Change Skeptics by Naomi Oreskes
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A presentation based off of her recent book, Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscure the Truth about Climate Change. Naomi Oreskes, author and professor of history and science studies, University of California, San Diego.

From the University of Rhode Island's Spring 2010 Vetlesen Lecture Series, People and Planet Global Environmental Change. March 2, 2010.

Click book cover to order the book from Amazon.com.

EarthSayer Naomi Oreskes
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The American Denial of Global Warming by Naomi Oreskes
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Polls show that between one-third and one-half of Americans still believe that there is "no solid" evidence of global warming, or that if warming is happening it can be attributed to natural variability. Others believe that scientists are still debating the point. Join scientist and renowned historian Naomi Oreskes as she describes her investigation into the reasons for such widespread mistrust and misunderstanding of scientific consensus and probes the history of organized campaigns designed to create public doubt and confusion about science. Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science"

EarthSayer Naomi Oreskes
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Kumi Naidoo Scales Cairn's Arctic Oil Rig
Static PreviewWatch this amazing video of Kumi Naidoo - the global head of Greenpeace - braving freezing water fired from water cannon to scale a massive Arctic oil rig. See the action and hear from Kumi about why he chose to make a brave personal stand against the madness of Arctic oil drilling. Right now, Kumi remains in custody in a Greenlandic jail.
EarthSayer Kumi Naidoo
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The Right Thing To Do by William Rees
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UBC Professor William Rees argues that climate change is the largest collective threat humankind has ever faced as we are now a global culture. Individual choices to reduce their eco-footprint will not have a huge effect. Sustainability is not about acting alone, but is a collective enterprise so we must make our cities so it is possible for our citizens to live a sustainable life. We are all on the Titanic together.

EarthSayer William Rees
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UK Climate Change Public Awareness Advertisement
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This is the UK Government TV Advertisement on climate change which is the subject of an investigtion after the government agency regulating advertising received hundreds of complaints that it is a form of political advertising, not a public service campaign.

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Sen. Kerry on New Climate Bill
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Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) shared some of the outlines of the anticipated Kerry, Graham, Lieberman climate bill today, telling Clean Skies News that the comprehensive bill will be unveiled sometime soon. (February 2010)

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EarthSayer Senator John Kerry
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Why the Number 350 for Climate Change
Static Preview350 is the most important number in the world. This number is the safe line for our global climate and a start line for a global movement. Join 350.org to take action in your community, engage our world's leaders, and build an international movement to solve the climate crisis.

Visit http://www.350.org to join the movement.
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The Urgency of Combating Climate Change
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Then President-elect Barack Obama in a speech (video) to the Global Climate Summit, November 18-19, 2008 Beverly Hills, California, promising "a new chapter of American leadership on climate change."


See also, Climate Change Talks, President Obama, 2009, here.  He speaks on Climate Change, 2013, here. President on Carbon Pollution and Power Plants here, May 2014.

EarthSayer President Barack Obama
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