By JULIA CONLEY “This funding undermines climate justice, fueling the continued disproportionate harms of the fossil fuel industry on marginalized communities worldwide.” Arguing that accepting...
Archive for category: Climate Strike
Why I Quit Being a Banker to Join Extinction Rebellion
By ANDREW MEDHURST by OpenDemocracy.net For almost 30 years, I worked on the trading floors of banks around the world—mainly in London, but also Hong...
Hot Planet Made Deadly South African Floods Twice as Likely: Climate Scientists
By JESSICA CORBETT “We need to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to a new reality where floods and heatwaves are more intense and...
Hawaii Youth Launch Landmark Climate Case Targeting Transportation Pollution
By KENNY STANCIL “The Hawaii Department of Transportation has been a flat tire in our transition to a decarbonized future for too long. With this...
Young Europeans Sue to Stop Treaty That Fossil Fuel Giants Use to Foil Climate Action
By KENNY STANCIL “It just can’t be that the fossil fuel industry is still more protected than our human rights,” said a 17-year-old German whose...
The Time Is Now for a People-Powered Backlash
By BILL MCKIBBEN The Supreme Court’s decisions are insanely unpopular; we have to make that matter.A reasonable reaction to the week’s Supreme Court rulings,...
Rejecting ‘Business as Usual’ While Planet Burns, Students Vow to Occupy Schools Worldwide
By JULIA CONLEY Students from around the world announced [in July] their intention to “disrupt business as usual” at their universities and schools this...
‘Stand With Us’: Indigenous Line 3 Opponents Seek Allies to Fight Tar Sands Pipeline
By Brett Wilkins “We need everyone who can to come to the frontlines in support. We need those who can’t come here in person to...
‘Do What the Science Demands’: Biden White House to Be Given ‘Climate Clock’ Ahead of Global Summit
By Julia Conley “We’re not only sending a message that we’re running out of time, but that there is still time to act...
US Farmers and Food Justice Groups Declare ‘Solidarity’ With Indian Farmer Protests
By Brett Wilkins “We stand with India’s farmers! Now let’s connect the dots between the forces of neoliberalism that stifle farmers, from India to the U.S.”...
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