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Climate Crisis
Today Is Far From the End. A Climate “General Strike” Is Coming.
On September 27, activists will walk out of school and work, suspend commercial activity and boycott banks.
Trump Cuts Emissions Standards While Accusing Homeless People of “Polluting”
Trump argued, bizarrely, that homeless people are supposedly polluting the oceans by dropping needles into storm drains.
Global Climate Action’s Biggest Obstacle Is US Foreign Policy
The U.S. must abandon its toxic climate imperialism and embrace the transition to a peaceful, sustainable planet.
Disabled People Cannot Be “Expected Losses” in the Climate Crisis
To tell the story of disability and climate change, we need to focus on structural violence -- not vulnerability.
Amnesty Head: Climate Crisis Is a “Death Penalty” for Humanity
Children shouldn't be punished for protesting climate injustice, Amnesty International's secretary general says.
We Cannot Afford to Gamble on Geoengineering to Achieve Net Zero
We cannot risk delaying climate action now in the hope that a technological fix will emerge.
Fracking Has No Place in a Livable Future
Fossil fuel apologists call fracked gas a “bridge fuel.” It's a bridge to planetary destruction.
Youth Activists Tell Washington “We’re Coming for You” on Climate Change
The time to rebel is right now, say organizers of the Youth Climate Strike.
Koch-Backed Republicans Want to Tax Your Electric Car
Charles Koch loves individual liberty -- except when individuals want to drive electric cars.
Climate Change Expected to Accelerate Spread of Sometimes-Fatal Fungal Infection
A new study predicts the range of valley fever will double in size.