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There Has Never Been A Better Time To Become A Climate Activist Than Now. Here’s Why

September 18, 2019 admin activism, climate change, fridays for future, GERMANY

Credit to Author: The Beam| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 19:05:54 +0000

For our planet to remain habitable, we have to change everything. To move away from fossil fuels, we have to transform the way we eat, commute, live, consume, and travel. And we have to raise our voices — not just the youth, but people of all ages. In order to save our future, we have to become climate activists. The timeframe has been set a long time ago and we are approaching its end with increasing pace

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The Environmental Movement Needs to Reckon with Its Racist History

September 13, 2019 admin activism, climate change, environment, Environmentalism, green movement, Indigenous, RACE, tipping point

Credit to Author: Julian Brave NoiseCat| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 15:42:07 +0000

Because racism in environmentalism hasn’t gone away, and it’s holding the movement back.

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The Right To A Future

September 12, 2019 admin #ourclimatefuture, activism, climate change, co2 emissions, Fossil Fuels, greta thunberg, HEALTH, naomi klein, policy & politics, renewable energy standards, research, the intercept, Water

Credit to Author: Daryl Elliott| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 17:34:35 +0000

Greta Thunberg, the famous Swedish climate crisis activist, recently landed upon the American shore in a solar-powered boat. She did not want to fly due to the pollution caused by airplanes

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5 Myths About The Green New Deal (Videos)

August 22, 2019 admin activism, climate change, Congress, Democracy, green economy, green new deal

Credit to Author: Years of Living Dangerously| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 03:57:34 +0000

It’s still early days for the Green New Deal, a ten-year policy that aims to solve climate change at the pace and scale the crisis demands. Earlier this year, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey introduced a non-binding resolution to Congress. The goal of the resolution is to lay out the scope of the plan’s ambitions, but the nitty-gritty of the policy details are still to come.

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This 14-Year-Old Climate Activist Is Giving Up School to Save the World

August 15, 2019 admin activism, alexandria villasenor, Climate, climate change, greta thunberg, video, young climate strike

Credit to Author: Emma Fidel| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 19:06:04 +0000

“World leaders have failed us,” says 8th grader Alexandria Villaseñor.

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CHR to gov’t: Best reply to activism is to act on grievances

August 14, 2019 admin activism, Activists, anti-subversion act, CHR, Commission on Human Rights, Jacqueline de Guia, Latest News Stories, Nation

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 12:29:37 +0000

Rallyists hold program near CHR office before People's Sona 17

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) challenges the government to address grievances brought up by legitimate organizations instead of going after activists. “In the end, the best response to dissent is to effectively address legitimate grievances, and demonstrate that the government is working to the best interest of every Filipino, thereby also […]

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CPP tells Bato, Albayalde: Country would be worse without student activism

August 9, 2019 admin activism, Communist Party of the Philippines, CPP, Latest News Stories, Nation, New People's Army, Philippine National Police, Philippine news updates, Senate, senator ronald dela rosa

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 12:38:19 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has insisted that the Philippines would be in a far worse situation without student activism, amid claims that progressive groups kidnap and brainwash university students. CPP was reacting to assertions by former Philippine National Police chief and now Senator Ronald dela Rosa and incumbent chief […]

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