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Commentary: How To Turn the Tide on Climate Change?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 12, 2021
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Commentary: How To Turn the Tide on Climate Change?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The data is not surprising. A Washington Post-ABC News poll that ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The data is not surprising. A Washington Post-ABC News poll that sound that even though Americans are really starting to feel the impact of climate change, “Ame ...

November 12, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Our Humanity Is on the Line

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|Date: November 11, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Our Humanity Is on the Line

By Juliette Beck Glasgow -- a working class city of a million inhabitants located on the west coast of Sc ...

By Juliette Beck Glasgow -- a working class city of a million inhabitants located on the west coast of Scotland, known for being cold and damp, has given us a warm welcome. Workers had strewn banners ...

November 11, 2021
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The Green Bank: Benefits the Climate

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|Date: August 15, 2021
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The Green Bank: Benefits the Climate

by Mark Dempsey SACRAMENTO, CA – One of the most avid environmentalists I know recently sent me a Volt po ...

by Mark Dempsey SACRAMENTO, CA – One of the most avid environmentalists I know recently sent me a Volt podcast about the proposal for a "Green Bank" in the Biden infrastructure bill. The written intro ...

August 15, 2021
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Commentary: The IPCC States the Obvious, but Too Many Have Their Heads in the Sand

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 12, 2021
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Commentary: The IPCC States the Obvious, but Too Many Have Their Heads in the Sand

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor In a way, the latest report from IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor In a way, the latest report from IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) this week states the obvious. We need only look outside, see our own community ...

August 12, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: It’s Happening, It’s Bad – Is There Anything We Can Do at This Point?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 18, 2021
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Sunday Commentary: It’s Happening, It’s Bad – Is There Anything We Can Do at This Point?

By David M. Greenwald Does anyone seriously question whether climate change is happening at this point? ...

By David M. Greenwald Does anyone seriously question whether climate change is happening at this point? Maybe I will rephrase that slightly, does anyone, who is serious, question whether climate chan ...

July 18, 2021
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Guest Commentary: ‘WATERPALOOZA WEEKEND’ Highlights Valley and State’s High Stakes ‘Water Wars’ and ‘Soul of the Delta’

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|Date: May 20, 2021
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Guest Commentary: ‘WATERPALOOZA WEEKEND’ Highlights Valley and State’s High Stakes ‘Water Wars’ and ‘Soul of the Delta’

By Bob Saunders Special to The Vanguard SACRAMENTO, CA – There have been, for more than a century in Cali ...

By Bob Saunders Special to The Vanguard SACRAMENTO, CA – There have been, for more than a century in California, huge political battles fought at the State Capitol and throughout the state for water. ...

May 20, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Michael Moore’s ‘Planet of the Humans’ Documentary Peddles Dangerous Climate Denial

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|Date: May 09, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Michael Moore’s ‘Planet of the Humans’ Documentary Peddles Dangerous Climate Denial

The YouTube film offers outdated and wildly misleading information on renewable energy, sacrificing progr ...

The YouTube film offers outdated and wildly misleading information on renewable energy, sacrificing progress in pursuit of unachievable perfection. By Dana Nuccitelli Environmentalists and renewable e ...

May 09, 2020
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My View: Why Wait Till 2045 for Carbon Neutrality

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 25, 2020
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My View: Why Wait Till 2045 for Carbon Neutrality

This week in an event probably overshadowed by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the mayors of Sacramento and ...

This week in an event probably overshadowed by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the mayors of Sacramento and West Sacramento—Darrell Steinberg and Christopher Cabaldon, respectively—came forward with a dr ...

April 25, 2020
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Commentary: Extreme Weather, Fires, Climate Change

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 02, 2020
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Commentary: Extreme Weather, Fires, Climate Change

I recently had an interesting conversation with a long-time firefighter, and naturally the conversation t ...

I recently had an interesting conversation with a long-time firefighter, and naturally the conversation turned to that of climate change. In many ways, firefighters are on the front lines of the clim ...

January 02, 2020
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Low Impact Development, High Impact Environmentalism

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|Date: December 24, 2019
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Low Impact Development, High Impact Environmentalism

by Mark Dempsey Most environmentalists do not request the economy halt so no harm would come to the envir ...

by Mark Dempsey Most environmentalists do not request the economy halt so no harm would come to the environment, instead advocating minimizing development impacts. It's possible to cut vehicle miles t ...

December 24, 2019
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Finding Home after Paradise Burned

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|Date: November 10, 2019
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Finding Home after Paradise Burned

by Nick Buxton Just before dawn this last Friday (November 8), Carol Dyer climbed into her car and headed ...

by Nick Buxton Just before dawn this last Friday (November 8), Carol Dyer climbed into her car and headed two hours north to see what was left of a home she had left in a panic exactly a year earlier. ...

November 10, 2019
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Faced with Climate Activism, Law Enforcement Chooses to Crack Down on Protesters

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|Date: September 18, 2019
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Faced with Climate Activism, Law Enforcement Chooses to Crack Down on Protesters

By Vaidya Gullapalli Next Monday, the United Nations General Assembly convenes for a climate summit durin ...

By Vaidya Gullapalli Next Monday, the United Nations General Assembly convenes for a climate summit during which countries will describe their plans for slowing global temperature rise. In The Nation ...

September 18, 2019
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My View: Climate Crisis Coming Sooner Than We Thought

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 24, 2019
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My View: Climate Crisis Coming Sooner Than We Thought

The fires have attracted worldwide attention to the peril that could hit this planet if the Amazon succum ...

The fires have attracted worldwide attention to the peril that could hit this planet if the Amazon succumbs to an ecological disaster. But as a Washington Post editorial this week makes clear – this ...

August 24, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Power Outages the New Normal?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 09, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: Power Outages the New Normal?

California Wildfires There we were on Friday evening and suddenly the news is reporting that areas of Yol ...

California Wildfires There we were on Friday evening and suddenly the news is reporting that areas of Yolo County – specifically Winters and Davis – could have the power turned off on Saturday morning ...

June 09, 2019
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Ocasio-Cortez Fights Back against Charge of Elitism on Green New Deal, Climate Change

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 28, 2019
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Ocasio-Cortez Fights Back against Charge of Elitism on Green New Deal, Climate Change

While the Senate rejected the Green New Deal on Tuesday on a 57-0 vote, New York Representative Alexandri ...

While the Senate rejected the Green New Deal on Tuesday on a 57-0 vote, New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez laid out her vision of why this is needed and why concern for the environment i ...

March 28, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programs Are Key to Reaching Climate Resilience and Sustainability in the Agri-Food System

Posted by Leanna Sweha
|Date: March 08, 2019
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Guest Commentary: Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programs Are Key to Reaching Climate Resilience and Sustainability in the Agri-Food System

By Leanna Sweha There has been extensive discussion about climate change and the agri-food system, includ ...

By Leanna Sweha There has been extensive discussion about climate change and the agri-food system, including in the Green New Deal resolution, which was introduced last month in both the House and Sen ...

March 08, 2019
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Boos Follow Rep. Garamendi at Davis Town Hall on Climate Change; Lawmaker Won’t Sign onto Measure

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|Date: February 20, 2019
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Boos Follow Rep. Garamendi at Davis Town Hall on Climate Change; Lawmaker Won’t Sign onto Measure

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau DAVIS – Rep. John Garamendi seemingly wanted to talk abo ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau DAVIS – Rep. John Garamendi seemingly wanted to talk about everything – his life and accomplishments in state and federal politics, Trump, the military ...

February 20, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Real National Emergency

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 18, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Real National Emergency

President Trump may be on the verge of attempting to declare a national emergency on our borders, despite ...

President Trump may be on the verge of attempting to declare a national emergency on our borders, despite a lot of evidence to the contrary. At the same time, he is ignoring what appears to be the re ...

February 18, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: The Green New Deal Is a Call to Arms before It’s Too Late

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 10, 2019
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Sunday Commentary: The Green New Deal Is a Call to Arms before It’s Too Late

For the first time in what seems like a very long time, the left played offense this week. The roll ...

For the first time in what seems like a very long time, the left played offense this week. The rolling out of the Green New Deal has dominated political discussions in an era where President Tru ...

February 10, 2019
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Green New Deal Advocates Storm Rep. Garamendi Office, Demand Support for Climate Change Resolution

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|Date: February 09, 2019
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Green New Deal Advocates Storm Rep. Garamendi Office, Demand Support for Climate Change Resolution

By Crescenzo VellucciVanguard Sacramento Bureau DAVIS – “Green New Deal” community supporters bum-r ...

By Crescenzo VellucciVanguard Sacramento Bureau DAVIS – “Green New Deal” community supporters bum-rushed and occupied the district offices here of Rep. John Garamendi Friday – nearly 100 of them ...

February 09, 2019
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