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Video: Millenials demand climate action

As our government fails to act on climate change, millions of young Americans are coming together as a powerful grassroots force.        

December 3, 2014 · 1 Comment

Mel Packer: We Seek Justice

Welcoming remarks to the Great Climate March in Butler, PA October 11, 2014, and Pittsburgh, PA October 14, 2014. We are gathered here to welcome the marchers to Pittsburgh, which … Continue reading

October 18, 2014 · 1 Comment

Harvey Wasserman: How We Win on Climate Change

‘New Orleans: The Seas Are Rising And So Are We.’  Okay, so we had this historic march a little while ago. It was…. …joyous, beautiful, exhilarating, inspiring, life-confirming…and in many … Continue reading

October 2, 2014 · Leave a comment

Video: Our Survival Depends On Keeping The Oil In The Ground

Humanity’s survival depends on not burning two-thirds of our global oil reserves, so we must act now by limiting fossil fuel extraction. The highly biodiverse Amazon basin is a keystone … Continue reading

September 21, 2014 · 1 Comment

Bill Moyers & Michael Winship: Climate Change You Can Believe In

The pain is only going to get worse for us and for future generations, unless we act now. Just as Sunday’s big People’s Climate March and next week’s UN global … Continue reading

September 21, 2014 · Leave a comment

Rebecca Solnit: The Wheel Turns, the Boat Rocks, the Sea Rises 

Change in a Time of Climate Change  There have undoubtedly been stable periods in human history, but you and your parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents never lived through one, and neither … Continue reading

September 19, 2014 · Leave a comment

Why We March: Stepping Forth for a Planet in Peril

On Sunday, September 21st, a huge crowd will march through the middle of Manhattan. It will almost certainly be the largest rally about climate change in human history, and one … Continue reading

September 15, 2014 · 1 Comment

UN: ‘We’re Running Out of Time’

Latest Greenhouse Gas Bulletin from World Meteorological Organization Says Greenhouse Gas Levels at Record High. As activists are mobilizing for what they hope will be “the largest climate march in history,” … Continue reading

September 15, 2014 · Leave a comment

Video: How the Pentagon is Bracing for Societal Collapse

Abby Martin interviews Dr. Nafeez Ahmed about a recent article he wrote for The Guardian concerning the Pentagon’s multimillion dollar project to study peaceful protest movements and prepare for the … Continue reading

August 15, 2014 · 1 Comment

Winslow Myers: Who Speaks for Earth?

Why are efforts to prevent collective destruction so rare? Few people remember them today, but there were significant global leadership initiatives in the 1980s against the proliferation of nuclear weapons. … Continue reading

August 11, 2014 · 1 Comment

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