Tag: climate justice
Mother Earth vs. capitalism, private property & rapture fundamentalists
The great insight from the last century or so: imperial powers profit more from exploiting natural resources than bashing foreign heads.
Green New Deal “climate kids” should hijack the impeachment conversation
"If Democrats are unwilling to do the right thing and assist at that suicide, today’s real grownups—you climate kids—must embarrass them into doing so."
UN chief: ‘Climate change is running faster than what we are’
The world is not on track to achieve the objectives defined in the Paris Agreement.
Ireland becomes second country to declare climate emergency
"It is justified that a level of urgency be injected into this debate."
How climate change will affect real lives — now and in...
To better understand future climate projections, let’s look at how they may play out in the life of someone born in 2000.
George Monbiot on UK climate emergency & the need for rebellion...
“We are witnessing an unprecedented upsurge of climate activism, with groups like Extinction Rebellion forcing the politicians in this building to listen."
Elizabeth Warren says she will ban oil and gas drilling on...
"It is wrong to prioritize corporate profits over the health and safety of our local communities."
With youth climate actions backed by leading experts, latest round of...
"We can change it all if we want it all, and we do."
We need an ecological revolution
To save the long-term future for our children and grandchildren, and for all the other creatures with which we share the gift of life, we must overcome the inertia of our institutions and our culture.
Bernie Sanders pledges to offset campaign travel costs; first 2020 presidential...
“Bernie Sanders is a champion in the fight for climate justice and, like him, we know we need to address our emissions through action, not just rhetoric.”
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What July 5th taught me that July 4th never did
Real freedom doesn’t come wrapped in patriotic speeches or military parades, it comes through struggle, sacrifice, and the refusal to bow to empire, no matter what form it takes.
Ireland becomes sixth European country to end use of coal ahead of schedule
Ireland became the sixth country in Europe to end its use of coal with an additional 23 European countries committing to a cleaner energy future.
U of Florida Law School: Where racism and originalism converge
Preston Damsky, a law-school prize for an essay written for the judge's seminar, argued that the Constitution was originally intended only for white people and therefore even today non-whites could not claim their Constitutional rights and privileges.
Ugliest of ugly Americans, desperate for face-saving charades, exports chaotic, boorish pestilence abroad
Stuntery, like putz-ery, is readily undone and when it flops, it turns against itself.
Trump-Musk foreign aid cuts could cause 14 million deaths by 2030, study warns
Researchers say slashing 83 percent of USAID programs threatens to erase two decades of global health gains, with children under five accounting for one-third of projected fatalities.