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Climate Activism
Forget the GOP Plan. Climate Activists Want $10 Trillion for Infrastructure.
The Sunrise Movement wants to put millions of young people to work combating the climate crisis.
As Biden Issues Groundbreaking Climate Orders, Activists Push to Ban Fracking
The orders signal that progressive organizers may see some demands for racial and environmental justice realized.
Schumer Calls on Biden to Declare a Climate Emergency as Ice Loss Accelerates
Declaring a climate emergency allows Biden to allocate funding to clean energy and suspend activities like oil drilling.
Biden’s First Climate Actions Are a Result of Years of Indigenous Activism
Indigenous activists emerged as leaders of a climate movement that put increasing pressure on Joe Biden.
World Is “Speeding in the Wrong Direction” on Climate, Says Greta Thunberg
The world is not doing enough to keep global heating below 2 degrees Celsius -- the goal of the 2015 Paris agreement.
Direct Action Can Beat Fossil Fuels When Democrats Won’t
Direct resistance to fossil fuels is the shortest and surest path to a renewable energy transition.
To Turn Fear to Action, We Must Confront the Emotions of the Climate Emergency
Climate activist Margaret Klein Salamon discusses the organizing power of connecting emotionally over climate disaster.
Activists Resist Frantic Pipeline Development in Trump’s Final Weeks
As the latest round of construction begins on long-disputed lines, hundreds of activists are continuing to resist.
AOC and Cori Bush Join Protest Outside DNC to Push Biden on Climate Action
Activists staged an occupation outside the DNC in support of the Green New Deal and a lobbyist-free cabinet.
We Won’t Win the Climate Fight Without Youth Leadership
Climate activist Jamie Margolin says her guide for youth activism, "Youth to Power," has much to offer adults, too.