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April 11, 2018

Peak Whiteness: 6 things you’ll never catch Black people doing

Listen, there are certain truths in life. One of them is that white people do things that no Black person…
November 17, 2017

Pharrell Williams has no time for people who deny climate change

SHANGHAI (AP) — Pharrell Williams is using music to sound the warning about climate change.
November 30, 2015

President Obama, Vladimir Putin meet briefly during global climate talks

LE BOURGET, France (AP) — President Barack Obama urged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday to decrease tensions with Turkey,…
December 23, 2014

Five issues President Obama took on by himself in 2014

HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama had high hopes for 2014. Years of waiting for Congress to come around to
May 6, 2014

Obama unveils major climate change report

MSNBC -- The White House unveiled a sweeping report on the effects of global warming in the United States and…
February 15, 2014

President Obama seeks $1 billion to fight climate change

MSNBC - President Obama announced on Friday that he wants Congress to authorize $1 billion in new spending on the…
October 10, 2013

The 5 things Congress should be working on

OPINION - The government shutdown in full effect, and not much is getting done in Washington these days...
June 25, 2013

Obama aims to tackle pollution, climate change: ‘We need to act’

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama declared the debate over climate change and its causes obsolete Tuesday as he announced…
June 18, 2013

Does climate change disproportionately do harm to African-Americans?

theGRIO REPORT - The weather is big news in America. And according to many climate scientists extreme natural disasters will…
May 26, 2013

Despite natural disasters like Moore, black pastors tread lightly on climate change

theGRIO REPORT - Some are asking whether beyond aid, churches should be confronting what many scientists believe are the root…
February 13, 2013

Obama's State of the Union: 10 takeaways for black America

SLIDESHOW - President Obama hit the road Wednesday to stump for the ideas he outlined in his first State of…
November 1, 2012

NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg endorses Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg backed President Barack Obama over Republican Mitt Romney on Thursday, saying the…
July 30, 2011

From the Bronx to Botswana: Making a climate change connection

OPINION - Today, a new challenge faces communities of color everywhere, and that challenge lies at the intersection of a…
June 22, 2011

Al Gore: Obama lacks 'bold action' on global warming

WASHINGTON (AP)- In a 7,000-word essay for Rolling Stone magazine, Gore says President Barack Obama has failed to make substantial,…
January 25, 2011

What you won’t hear in the State of the Union

OPINION - The predicted mixed message will give the White House room to define the real message going into this…
December 24, 2010

EPA moves unilaterally to limit greenhouse gases

WASHINGTON (AP) - Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson said the aim was to better cope with pollution contributing to…
November 18, 2010

Why blacks may be biggest victims of climate change

theGRIO REPORT - The problems urban areas already face, like pollution, over-development, and inadequate infrastructure, could exacerbate climate change's effects...
August 28, 2010

Katrina's lessons still not learned 5 years later

OPINION - Without a shift in how energy policies are made and by whom, our disastrous trajectory toward peril will…
June 29, 2010

Senators willing to scale back their energy bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - Sens. John Kerry and Joe Lieberman made the comments after meeting at the White House with fellow…
May 4, 2010

Oil spill puts people of color on slippery slope

OPINION - People of color in the U.S. and around the world have the most to lose with climate change...