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Sonoma County Climate Activist Network (SoCoCAN!)
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Sonoma County Climate Activist Network (SoCoCAN!) is a strong and active network of 50+ local climate activist groups and over 300 individuals working together to address and reverse climate change. Sonoma County, CA. Join us: https://sonomacountycan.org
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Brazil’s Climate Record: Lula Gov’t Reduces Deforestation, Boosts Oil & Gas Production www.democracynow.org/2025/11/18/b...
Brazil’s Climate Record: Lula Gov’t Reduces Deforestation, Boosts Oil & Gas Production
As we broadcast from the United Nations climate summit in Belém, we look at Brazil’s contradictory climate policies. The Lula government has reduced deforestation in the Amazon while also approving oi...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Indigenous Leaders Demand Greater Role at U.N. Climate Talks www.democracynow.org/2025/11/18/e...
Indigenous Leaders Demand Greater Role at U.N. Climate Talks
We speak with one of the Indigenous leaders at the U.N. climate summit in Belém for the climate negotiations, in greater numbers than ever before, taking center stage at COP30. They are calling “to en...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Kumi Naidoo on COP30, Why Rich Nations Must Pay a “Climate Debt” & Trump’s Gaza Plan www.democracynow.org/2025/11/18/c...
Kumi Naidoo on COP30, Why Rich Nations Must Pay a “Climate Debt” & Trump’s Gaza Plan
As Democracy Now! broadcasts from the COP30 U.N. climate summit, we speak with Kumi Naidoo, the longtime South African human rights and environmental justice activist who is president of the Fossil Fu...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Report from COP30: Thousands March in Indigenous-Led Protest at Brazil Climate Talks “in Defense of Life” (video)
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Report from COP30: Thousands March in Indigenous-Led Protest at Brazil Climate Talks “in Defense of Life”
To kick off our week of coverage from the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, we play video of a major protest that took place Saturday, when tens of thousands of people took to the streets of the host ci...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Protect the Amazon, Tax the Polluters: Climate Activists Demand Action at COP30 in Belém, Brazil www.democracynow.org/2025/11/17/c...
Protect the Amazon, Tax the Polluters: Climate Activists Demand Action at COP30 in Belém, Brazil
Democracy Now! is broadcasting from the U.N. climate summit in the Brazilian rainforest city of Belém, near the mouth of the Amazon River, where the COP30 summit has entered its second week of negotia...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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“Just Transition”: Polluting Countries Must Take Responsibility for Extreme Climate Change (video)
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“Just Transition”: Polluting Countries Must Take Responsibility for Extreme Climate Change
With negotiations in their second week here at the COP30 climate conference in Belém, Brazil, we get an update on the United Nations talks from Asad Rehman, chief executive of Friends of the Earth. He...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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ICAatCOP30 Weekly Round-up

Indigenous Climate Action - Edmonton, Alberta
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ICAatCOP30 Weekly Round-up — Indigenous Climate Action
Week 1 Highlights We are diving into week two of ICA at COP30. A lot happened last week and we’ve collected a high level round-up in case you missed anything along the way!
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November 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Rich Countries at COP30 Are Robbing the Global South of Climate Financing
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"Loans, accounting tricks, private investment, and meager pledges undermine a key tool for addressing climate crisis."
Rich Countries at COP30 Are Robbing the Global South of Climate Financing
Loans, accounting tricks, private investment, and meager pledges undermine a key tool for addressing climate crisis.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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People’s Summit Begins in Brazil as an Alternative to COP30
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"The People’s Summit began on Nov 12, in Belém, Brazil, as a space for resistance and an alternative proposal to the official discussions of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30)."
People’s Summit Begins in Brazil as an Alternative to COP30
November 12, 2025 The People’s Summit began on Wednesday, November 12, in Belém, Brazil, as a space for resistance and an alternative proposal to the official discussions of the 30th United N…
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November 19, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Women Who Manage Climate Disasters Are Generally the Last to Get Funding
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Women Who Manage Climate Disasters Are Generally the Last to Get Funding - PassBlue
Women Who Manage Climate Disasters Are Generally the Last to Get Funding - PassBlue
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November 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Environmental Access for All featuring Mount Pisgah Arboretum (video)
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"Mount Pisgah Arboretum has been offering invaluable environmental education to the Eugene community since 1973."
Environmental Access for All featuring Mount Pisgah Arboretum | HERBAL RADIO
YouTube video by Mountain Rose Herbs
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November 19, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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City Awarded “Charging Smart Gold” Designation for EV Readiness
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City Awarded “Charging Smart Gold” Designation for EV Readiness
In a major step toward a cleaner, more connected future, the City of Santa Rosa has earned national recognition for its advancement in electric vehicle infrastructure and policy.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Planned asphalt plant at family-owned Forestville quarry ignites environmental debate
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"700 residents mobilize as county review of controversial plant moves forward."
Planned asphalt plant at family-owned Forestville quarry ignites environmental debate
Sonoma County officials say the project is still years from a final vote, but the asphalt plant proposal has already divided Forestville.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Fast Fashion’s Hidden Peaks: How Our Wardrobes Build Mountains Abroad
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"As fast fashion churns out more clothes than the world can wear, mountains of textile waste are piling up around the world. Fast fashion drives pollution, labor abuses & what’s being done about it."
Fast Fashion’s Hidden Peaks: How Our Wardrobes Build Mountains Abroad - Eco-Cycle
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November 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Unbeknownst to Point Reyes ranchers, $10 million in restoration funds lined up by Nature Conservancy long before landmark deal
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Unbeknownst to Point Reyes ranchers, $10 million in restoration funds lined up by Nature Conservancy long before landmark deal
Lost in the rush of recent news about the future of Point Reyes is the story of how the state, at The Nature Conservancy’s behest, set aside millions of dollars for restoration of seashore la…
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November 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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A Year After the Summit of the Future, Future Generations Thinking Is Still the Answer
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"For our democracies to function we need to repair the social contract between generations and work toward such a shared vision of the future."
A Year After the Summit of the Future, Future Generations Thinking Is Still the Answer | Common Dreams
For our democracies to function we need to repair the social contract between generations and work toward such a shared vision of the future.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Rise: From One Island To Another (video)
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"Two indigenous poets - one from the Marshall Islands and another from Greenland - meet at the source of our rising seas to share a moment of solidarity."
Rise: From One Island To Another
Two indigenous poets - one from the Marshall Islands and another from Greenland - meet at the source of our rising seas to share a moment of solidarity.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Indigenous Rights and Sovereignty in National Climate Policies: A Systematic Analysis
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November 19, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Luther Burbank: The Plant Inventor
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Luther Burbank: The Plant Inventor
Luther Burbank was born in Massachusetts in 1849, the 13th of 15 children.  As a child, he had an interest in nature.  With an inheritance from his father, who died when Burbank was 18 ye…
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November 19, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Luther Burbank: The Plant Inventor
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Luther Burbank: The Plant Inventor
Luther Burbank was born in Massachusetts in 1849, the 13th of 15 children.  As a child, he had an interest in nature.  With an inheritance from his father, who died when Burbank was 18 ye…
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November 19, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Canada Is Home to the World’s Largest Solar Panel Mural: “A Bold Vision for the Future”
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Canada Houses the World’s Largest Solar Panel Mural
In Canada, an eco-friendly apartment building now features the world’s largest solar panel mural showcasing Indigenous artwork.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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After the Cut: Holding the Line on the Jess Project
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After the Cut: Holding the Line on the Jess Project
The Jess project on the Klamath National Forest was planned over a decade ago, however the commercial logging just wrapped up this season.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Trump Administration Cancels TERAS Grant, Harming Tribal Sovereignty, Electrical Reliability, and Green Energy
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Trump Administration Cancels TERAS Grant, Harming Tribal Sovereignty, Electrical Reliability, and Green Energy
On October 2nd, the Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought announced the Trump Administration would cancel approximately $7.5 billion in previously approved funding for green energy proj...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Newsom signs ban on ‘ultraprocessed’ food in California school lunches
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"Drawing comparisons to the MAHA movement, the bill will phase ultraprocessed foods out of schools in the state by 2032."
Newsom signs ban on ‘ultraprocessed’ food in California school lunches
Drawing comparisons to the MAHA movement, the bill will phase ultraprocessed foods out of schools in the state by 2032.
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November 16, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Ignore buzzwords and watch out for wool: how to choose more eco-friendly fabrics – and avoid greenwashing
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Ignore buzzwords and watch out for wool: how to choose more eco-friendly fabrics – and avoid greenwashing
From eco-polyester to ‘vegan leather’, not all so-called sustainable fabrics are what they seem. We asked the experts to demystify the marketing
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November 16, 2025 at 9:28 AM