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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What connects Trump’s likely arrest with the bank bailouts?
Let's start with multi-billionaire Peter Thiel, and follow the money.
Sanders unveils report debunking Starbucks’ claim to be a ‘progressive’ company
"Starbucks has engaged in the most significant union-busting campaign in modern history."
Fifth annual assessment of air pollution ranks cities, nations and regions around the world
The study confirmed that only six countries met the World Health Organization’s (WHO) updated safe levels of the deadly air pollutant, particulate matter (PM) 2.5.
English lawyers refuse to prosecute climate protestors in ‘declaration of conscience’
“Young lawyers are being placed in an impossible position. We’re being told by our firms and regulators it’s a professional obligation to act for fossil fuel projects, knowing that doing so will poison our own future and all of life on Earth."
How movements can keep politicians from selling out
By understanding how mainstream political culture co-opts elected officials, grassroots groups can help them resist.