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Posted in [LOS ANGELES](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles). ## [Biosphere Collapse?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19030-biosphere-collapse) Today: Following Paris ’15, global banks have invested $1.9 trillion in fossil fuel projects. Not only that, global governments plan to increase fo… --- [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/component/ajax/?p=cache/80/102a-80c1e071.png&src=images/stories/Dec-2019/102a.png&thumbnail=1200,800,&hash=9be9a264) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19029-highland-park-neighborhood-council-still-stuck)### [Highland Park Neighborhood Council - Still Stuck](https://mail.citywatchla.com/los-angeles/19029-highland-park-neighborhood-council-still-stuck) Written by Tony Butka on December 19 2019. 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