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Changing Everything

Among climate change activists, solutions usually center on a transition to renewable energy. There may be differences over whether this would be best accomplished by a carbon tax, bigger subsidies for wind and solar power, divestment from fossil fuel companies, massive demonstrations, legislative fiat or some other strategy, but the goal is generally the same: […]

Filed Under: Climate Change Tagged With: big picture activism, climate change, globalization, localization, Naomi Klein, renewable energy, solar power, This Changes Everything, wind power

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