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“How Dare You!” Greta Thunberg Rebukes World Leaders
“We will not let you get away with this,” the 16-year-old climate strike leader tells the UN Climate Action Summit.
Youth Indigenous Climate Activist Artemisa Xakriabá: “We Fight for Mother Earth”
Xakriabá spoke about increasing environmental destruction across Brazil during Friday's climate strike in New York.
Why We March: Voices From the Front Lines of Friday’s Climate Strike
As many as 4 million people took to the streets in hundreds of countries.
#ShutDownDC Protesters Blockade Capital Streets to Demand Climate Action
The action was timed to coincide with the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York.
Can Nuclear Power’s Deadly Waste Be Contained in a Warming World?
Nuclear reactors are highly vulnerable to radioactive meltdowns in an era of rising climate disasters.
US and Canadian Bird Population Dropped by Nearly 3 Billion in 48 Years
As bird populations dwindle, so do the chances of species survival.
As Arctic Sea Ice Disappears, What Happens to Ecosystems?
Record-setting low winter sea ice levels in the northern Bering Sea is impacting plankton, fish and other animals.
The Green New Deal Can Help Us Fight White Supremacy
A project of mass mobilization would provide us with a collective mission to heal a damaged Earth.
We Need Biodiversity-Based Agriculture to Solve the Climate Crisis
We can repair the Earth's ruptured carbon cycle by recarbonizing it with the living carbon of biodiversity.
Trump to Snub Climate Summit for Religious Freedom Meeting at UN
The White House booked a room so Trump could attend a gathering in the same building as the UN climate summit.