Climate Action

It's Climate Change That Threatens Our Way of Life -- Not the Actions We Need to Take to Solve It

Kelly Rigg | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Green, Earth Day 2012, Climate Change, Earth Day, Climate Action, Rio Earth Summit, President Obama, Green News

What would I actually say to convince them to start fighting for our children's future, rather than the profits of the fossil fuel companies? What would it take to penetrate that armor of business and politics as usual, and wake them up?

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Jewish Inaction On Climate Change Is Unacceptable

Joelle Novey | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Green Faith, Climate Change, Judaism, Eco-Judaism, Keystone XL Pipeline, Climate Action, Climate Change and Jews, Keystone XL Protests, Keystone Pipeline, Jewish Environmentalism, Jewish Activism, Jewish Social Justice, Slidepollajax, Religion News

In this critical moment of confronting irreparable damage to our Earth, it's high time for Jewish leaders to stop wondering which climate-polluting projects may be in some short-term Jewish interest.

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US Chamber of Commerce: Shoot the Messenger Whatever the Cost

RP Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Mckibben, US Chamber of Commerce, Wes Jackson, Climate Action, Naomi Klein, Green News

The Chamber will ultimately fail in its attempt to shoot the messengers, because the messengers are not the McKibbens and the Kleins of the world, but rather they are the melting icebergs.

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Tim DeChristopher's Speech After Guilty Verdict for Climate Civil Disobedience

Jamie Henn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Tim Dechristopher, 350.Org, Civil Disobedience, 350ppm, bidder70, Climate Change, Climate Action, Green News

Tim's words are reminiscent of the heroes of other social movements that used civil disobedience to achieve their ends. And they're a challenge to all of us working to solve the climate crisis.

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The Clean Energy Road to 2035 Paved by the Hard Work of Local Governments

Martin Chávez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stast of the Union, Counties, Green Jobs, Green News, Climate, President Obama, Climate Action, Los Angeles, Clean Energy, Green Energy, President Obama and Administration, Mayor Patrick Hays, Mayors, Local Governments, Epa, Energy Efficiency, County Executives, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Green Techology, State and Local Government, Sustainability, Gainesville, Cities, North Little Rock, Pegeen Hanrahan, Green News

Transforming America's energy mix to be fueled by 80 percent clean sources by 2035 will undoubtedly be a significant challenge. How challenging it will be, exactly, depends partly on the way we define "clean energy."

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Fred Upton: Big Oil Brown-Noser?

Gene Karpinski | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fred Upton, Global Warming, Clean Air Act, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Epa, Top Contributors, Jane Harman, American Petroleum Institute, House of Representatives, Climate Action, Mi-6, Glenn Beck, Green News

Despite advocating for environmental causes in the past, Fred Upton's actions in recent months indicate that his legacy will be that of a person that puts polluter interests ahead of the public.

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Life On Planet Eaarth: An Interview With Environmental Activist Bill McKibben

Rabbi Or Rose | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jewish New Year for Trees, 350.Org, American Environmental Writing, Bill Mckibben, Tu B'Shvat, Climate Action, Global Climate Change, Jewish Environmentalism, The End of Nature, Bill McKibben Eaarth, Green Faith, Religion News

Bill McKibben is a leading American environmental writer and activist. As part of my preparation for Tu B'Shvat, I spoke with him about his current environmental thinking and work.

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After the Ruin of the Midterms, Is There Hope From Down Under?

Peter Boyer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green News, cop16, Cap and Trade, Carbon Tax, Australia, Global Warming, Climate Change, Climate Action, Green News

The US mid-term elections brought the global climate campaign to its knees, but as November drew to a close we in Australia got the most promising signal for a long time that our own national leadership is beginning to take climate policy seriously.

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Rahm, Carol, Tom, Luis and Rev. Meeks: Chicago's Next Green Mayor Will Join Sunday's Clean Air Race

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Representative Luis Gutierrez, Dirty Coal, Tom Dart, Rahm Emanuel, Mayor Daley, Climate Action, Chicago, Carol Braun, Clean Energy, Joe Moore, Coal, Coal-Fired Plants, Chicago News

All candidates in Chicago's mayoral race have one thing in common: Like millions of afflicted Chicago residents, they're all breathing the same canker...

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Climate Backslide! As Public Opinion Moves One Way, Politicians Go The Other

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: G8, g20 Pittsburgh, BP Oil Spill, US President Barack Obama, Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Climate Action, Fresh Air Center Bonn, World Leaders, Fossil Fuel Dependency, g20, Tcktcktck, Stephen Harper, Green News

Despite BP's ongoing colossal oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico, the G20 remains unwilling to take action to break the world's addiction to dirty energy.

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350.org's International Day Of Climate Action On October 24th: Everything You Need To Know

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, 350.Org, Climate Action, October 24th Day of Action, Climate Change, 350.Org Day of Action, International Day of Climate Action, Bill Mckibben, Green News

October 24th, 2009 is a very important day -- 350.org has organized an international day of climate action, to show the world's leaders that there is ...

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International Day Of Climate Action: The Most Creative 350 Photos

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Check out these amazingly creative photos from 350.org's international day of climate action, to show the world's leaders that there is a global movem...

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Organizing The Biggest Day Of Action The World Has Ever Seen

Bill McKibben | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blogger Action Day, Climate Change, No Impact Week, International Day of Climate Action, 350.Org, Bill Mckibben, No Impact Project, Climate Action, Green News

There are big climate actions organized for almost every city on earth on October 24th. If we can build this wave, we have a chance of making real, not token, change in the Senate, at Copenhagen, and beyond.

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350's International Day Of Climate Action: The World Shows Support (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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These photos say it all! People around the world are coming together to support the International Day of Climate Action, and they are showing support ...

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5 Ways To Organize for a Meaningful International Day of Climate Action on October 24

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Climate Change, International Day of Climate Action, 350.Org, Activism, October 24th Events, Climate Action, Green News

October 24 is the International Day of Climate Action, and if you haven't heard about it (where have you been?), it's time to start getting involved....

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Capitol Power Plant Protesters Claim "Victory" (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Capitol Power Plant, Slideshow, Pollution, Coal, Climate Change, Climate Action, Green News

Coal protesters outside the Capitol Power Plant yesterday claimed victory and nobody was arrested. The day was heavily photographed and twittered. G...

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