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‘It’s the silver water serpent coming from the air to beat the black snake’
The Standing Rock Sioux tribe and other protesters of the Dakota Access Pipeline temporarily won their battle Sunday when the pipeline’s builder’s were denied a permit to continue construction underneath the Missouri River.
The defeat of an energy company by indigenous activists shows what nonviolent unity can accomplish.
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‘Green’ Obama’s dirty secret
President Barack Obama has staked his legacy on the environment, positioning his administration as the most progressive on climate change in US history. However, an obscure agency within his administration has quietly spoiled his record.
An investigation by the Guardian found that Obama’s authorization of US investment in dirty fuel around the world could cause as much harm to the planet as his other pro-climate initiatives did good.
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The result was a shock and the fallout will be dire. But the lesson of this election is clear: when people feel the system is broken, they vote for whoever promises to smash it.
That’s the take away from Guardian journalist Gary Younge after he spent a month in Muncie, Indiana, in the lead-up to the US election. His reporting was a collaborative effort with the community and the outcome highlights how Donald Trump won over middle America.
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In the past four months, millions of Americans compelled to oppose the actions of Donald Trump, his administration and other powerful forces for a variety of reasons have come to identify with the idea of resistance.
Other efforts around the globe are engaged in issues from politics to climate change, reproductive rights, workers’ rights, equality, immigration, racial justice and more.
The Guardian has launcheda new project,the Resistance Now, dedicated to covering the the people, ideas and actions pushing back against perceived threats to society. We hope you’ll follow along with us.
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Did US attorney general Jeff Sessions make false statements about his interactions with Russia while under oath? Yes, no, maybe? His words make his story hard to follow.
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Scott Pruitt, Donald Trump’s pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency, has been confirmed to his post. Pruitt, who has filed 14 lawsuits against EPA regulations and refused to release thousands of emails he exchanged with oil and gas executives, will be at the forefront of the United States’ forthcoming climate policies.
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