Friday, December 1, 2023

Tag: climate strike

Bernie Sanders joins Des Moines climate strike, young people in 20...

"If we have the courage to take on the fossil fuel industry and other special interests, if we have the courage to pass a Green New Deal, we can create up to 20 million good-paying jobs transforming our energy system.”

‘It’s our future’: Meet the youth activists behind Fridays for Future...

"It is a very important issue for us because it’s us against our future. We either do something now or we don’t have a future."

Four Climate Scientists on How to Take On Climate Change Today

“Hope calls for action; action is impossible without hope. ”― Rebecca Solnit,  Hope in the Dark  Talk about ecological and climate...

Over 2000 scientists across the globe pledge to join today’s climate...

The Global Climate Strike kicks off today and will continue until September 27th. Over 2000 scientists from 40 countries will be joining...

NYC public schools to excuse climate strikers

The New York City public schools will allow their 1.1 million students to skip school for Friday's global climate strike, The New York Times...

Global climate strike: Kids are demanding action, but will adults act?

The Global Climate Strike on Friday, September 20, is expected to draw millions of people across 150 countries in what is poised...

This climate strike is part of the disruption we need

Business, as usual, is what’s doing us in. We live on a planet that finds itself rather suddenly in...

Green Party wins record support in EU elections as youth-led climate...

The next president of the European Commission will likely be Bas Eickhout of the Dutch Green Party.

This 16-year old is taking the school climate strike to the...

May 24 is the second global “Fridays for Future” strike modeled after climate activist Greta Thunberg’s weekly demonstrations outside the Swedish parliament building.

Why students of color are stepping up to lead climate strikes

The youth-led movement builds on the momentum of the increasingly Black and Brown leadership behind the Green New Deal.

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GOP rejection of Hunter Biden’s public testimony offer sparks democratic outcry

Democratic leaders criticize House Oversight Republicans for declining Hunter Biden's offer to testify publicly, exposing the tension and political drama within the ongoing impeachment probe.

AOC condemns $20 million bribe in Michigan’s political landscape as a stark indicator of...

A political development involving U.S. Senate candidate Hill Harper and U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib, has cast a stark light on what many progressive lawmakers see as the corrupting influence of money in American politics.

The veiled threat of fiscal commission as gateway to Social Security and Medicare cuts

In a controversial move, the GOP-led House Budget Committee's hearing to establish a fiscal commission raises alarms for potential cuts in Social Security and Medicare, sparking widespread criticism and concerns for the future of these essential programs.

Big Meat’s aggressive campaign at COP28 a strategic push to influence climate policy

The aim is clear: To disseminate a pro-meat message throughout the summit, countering growing environmental concerns.

Right-wing mayhem regorges Social Darwinism, poster child for scandalous, authoritarian bunk

History does not repeat, but in this case it emphatically rhymes. With Trumpist war cries for his New Nazism, we cannot avoid the obvious parallels.