Huffington Post : FAMINE – A Reason to March on Earth Day
Written by: Alan Singer 04/20/2017 06:40 am ET Saturday April 22, 2017 is Earth Day. There are marches planned in over 500 cities in defense of science, in favor of […]
Join Earth Day to May Day Actions Across the Country!
We’re down to the wire and adding new events every day and sometimes every hour. If you have an event happening between Earth Day and May Day add it to […]
THINK PROGRESS : This Koch-backed group invites you to celebrate fossil fuels this Earth Day
Originally Published at Think Progress By Kiley Kroh & Josh Israel One thing Earth Day celebrations have been lacking is a recognition of fossil fuels — at least according to the Independence […]
MOTHER JONES: Turns Out You Can’t Confirm Someone Who Wants to Destroy the EPA Without Angry Voters Showing Up
Originally published at Mother Jones by Rebecca Leber on February 23, 2017. Turns Out You Can’t Confirm Someone Who Wants to Destroy the EPA Without Angry Voters Showing Up “Why […]
SOCIALIST WORKER: Trump’s “America First” puts the planet last
The new administration’s obsession with restarting the Dakota Access Pipeline shows the tough challenges ahead for the environmental movement, writes Michael Ware.
NPR: Fearing Climate Change Policy Under Trump, STEM Group Works To Get Scientists Elected
Scientists across the country are planning to go to Washington — and take office. Shaughnessy Naughton is the founder of 314 Action a non profit that helps scientists run for office.
COMMON DREAMS: Water Is Life – The Story of Standing Rock Won’t Go Away
The Dakota Access pipeline is set and oil will flow. But this is not the only fight about water, and Standing Rock is only one chapter somewhere in the middle of a long story.
TALK NATION RADIO: John Burroughs on Using Law Against Climate and Nuclear Dangers
John Burroughs is Executive Director, Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy (www.lcnp.org), based in New York City. He represents LCNP in Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review proceedings, the United Nations, and other international forums. He was a member of the Marshall Islands international legal team in its nuclear disarmament cases in the International Court of Justice. He’s the author of numerous publications related to nuclear weapons including contributing to a report called The Climate-Nuclear Nexus, which we discuss.
ALTERNET: Democracy & Climate at Stake as Ohio Citizens Clash With State Secretary in Fight to Ban Fracking
For years, local Ohioans have been told by courts and elected officials that they have no control over fracking—”it is a matter of state law.”
However, groups of determined residents are refusing to accept this argument, taking steps to establish local democratic control over what they see as vital societal questions of health, safety and planetary survival. But not without resistance from their own governments.
DEMOCRACY NOW: Inaction on Climate Change Could Cost Millennials $8.8 Trillion in Lifetime Income
A new study has found that without action on climate change, the millennial generation as a whole will lose nearly $8.8 trillion in lifetime income dealing with the economic, health and environmental impacts of climate change. The study, “The Price Tag of Being Young: Climate Change and Millennials’ Economic Future,” was produced by NextGen Climate and Demos. We speak to Heather McGhee, president of Demos and Demos Action.