Environment

We must transform our lethal energy system to one that sustains us, while creating genuine national and international security at peace with all of nature and humanity.

"Seed ownership by farmers has traditionally been an important agricultural practice, but profit-driven giant Monsanto is making our farmers disempowered and dependent!"

Yesterday's ruling by the Supreme Court "clears the way for our office to investigate Exxon's conduct toward consumers and investors."

"So, essentially, Nancy Pelosi is reviving a 10-year-old committee, the Select Committee for the Climate Crisis, but we find that it’s actually woefully and inexcusably short – falls short of what we need in this moment in terms of climate ambition in this crucial juncture in history."

"It's everything we feared."

The Sunrise Movement, composed of activists from high school age to their mid-20s, formed to challenge power in the form of targeted Congresspeople and to more broadly tackle the climate crisis in a loud but uniquely jubilant voice.

Blue states can take the lead on protecting water where it counts most: at the source. They can articulate an urgently needed national water vision.

"The Earth is getting hotter. And human activity is a major cause, period. We're not going to give time to climate deniers. The science is settled, even if political opinion is not."

We have to make decisions now which will literally determine whether organized human life can survive in any decent form.

This new select committee is simply a revival of an old climate panel but has even less authority than its predecessor.