updated Sat. September 17, 2022
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charlestonchronicle.net
March 23, 2018
We tend to live in urban areas and because heat gets trapped in urban areas and pollutins get trapped in urban areas the effects of climate change and global warming are more acute in our communities. And without an administration that's sensitive to those needs, we have a lot of problems.” The best wayÃâà...
The Federalist
March 23, 2018
Kids from kindergarten through college are prime targets for the climate change fear promoters' propaganda. Politicians, academia, Hollywood, and global warming activists have focused on kids, feeding them a steady diet of fear and doom, using vulnerable children to promote climate fears. The mediaÃâà...
The Michigan Daily
March 23, 2018
Kumi Naidoo, newly-appointed secretary general of Amnesty International, gave a talk at the Ford School of Public Policy Thursday afternoon on economic inequality, climate change and the role the U.S. plays in global justice. Naidoo, a South African human rights activist, will succeed Salil Shetty in AugustÃâà...
CapeNews.net
March 23, 2018
The Reverend James M. Antal, a fiery, compelling climate change activist whose “day job,” as he called it, is minister and president of the Massachusetts Conference, United Church of Christ (the closest thing the Congregational Church has to a bishop), was introduced last, and stepped up to the lectern.
Billings Gazette
March 20, 2018
BILLINGS — An Oregon climate change activist, who was convicted of illegally shutting down a crude oil pipeline as part of a multi-state protest, ... Activists simultaneously targeted other pipelines in Washington state, North Dakota and Minnesota, using civil disobedience to urge a halt to the use of tarÃâà...
Thomson Reuters Foundation
March 16, 2018
Hollywood loves nothing more than dystopia and disaster: Deep Impact. Armageddon. Dante's Peak. Contagion. But the real dystopia is creeping up on us through climate change. The real disaster movie is the slowly unfolding global warming. We are the stars of this movie – but not all of us realise it justÃâà...
Toronto Star
March 16, 2018
When she first started learning about climate change from one of her elders, Fawn Sharp was invited on a helicopter flight over the Olympic ... She drew on the experiences of Indigenous tribes, scientists and activists and asked her 24 students to face the reality that there is no easy fix — that “this is such anÃâà...
Brandeis University
March 16, 2018
What strategies do artists use to engage with climate change? Beyond appealing to our senses and emotions, how do they invite us to think about our world and the way it works – or doesn't? How do they get beyond politics and straight-out activism in order to speak to us on a personal level? The online platform ArtistsÃâà...
WAMU 88.5
March 16, 2018
Despite this record-breaking production, climate change activists campaigning to move away from fossil fuels say they are making progress. Here's the idea underpinning the “keep it in the ground” movement: To address climate change, activists say known reserves of fossil fuels will have to be leftÃâà...
Mongabay.com
March 15, 2018
A new study finds that people who do not have “biospheric concerns” are unconvinced by climate change arguments that hinge on such avatars as polar bears, coral reefs and pikas. Researchers suggest policymakers, activists and the media must choose stories that hit closer to home, by focusing on theÃâà...
Slate Magazine
March 15, 2018
He's spent millions on an impeachment ad campaign and will begin a national town hall tour on the subject Thursday night in Columbus, Ohio. Last week, I scheduled an interview with Steyer to talk about the state of climate politics. When we spoke, Steyer talked about how to bring climate change back toÃâà...
New Vision
March 13, 2018
Ayeni emerged as a new face of the campaign against climate change at the end of last year when he conquered 320km from Kampala to Kapchorwa. ... is caused by emissions such as carbondioxide from production processes, which trap heat escaping to the atmosphere, thereby causing global warming.
New Republic
March 8, 2018
The recent success of the gun control movement in the corporate space is instructive for progressive activists of every stripe today. But this is especially true on the issue of global warming. Like gun control, climate action has sweeping public support but not enough in Washington. Both issues are a matterÃâà...
CleanTechnica
March 8, 2018
Do you know the sources that are used to generate electricity for your home and town? I have to admit that, until a couple of years ago, I wasn't aware. So I did what every inquiring US mind would do: I did a Google search. Here's what I found. “The electricity consumed in Rhode Island homes, businesses,Ãâà...
Charleston Post Courier
March 7, 2018
Martinez, whose dad is an Aztec Indian and whose mom is an environmental and social activist, started his own journey of activism at the young age of 6. ... to fight," said Martinez, who also is the youth director of Earth Guardians, a tribe of young activists across the globe stepping up to defend the planet.
Science Daily
March 1, 2018
We wanted to test if this humorous approach could be used to engage young people in climate change activism." The study, "Pathways of Influence in Emotional Appeals: Benefits and Tradeoffs of Using Fear or Humor to Promote Climate Change-Related Intentions and Risk Perceptions," published in theÃâà...
Refinery29
December 31, 1999
United States case, in which a group of kids are suing the U.S. government for failing to take action on climate change. ... From the resilient indigenous youth who led the #NoDAPL movement, to the young people sueing our governments over climate change, we are a movement of activists who will not takeÃâà...
