Vaclav Smil Gets Real On Climate Activism — Part 1
A noted scientist says fantasy time is over. It’s time to get real about how to address the challenges of a warming planet.
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Keystone Cancellation Is A Hard-Won Victory For A Social Movement That Must Keep Pushing For…
Originally published by Union of Concerned Scientists, The Equation. By David S. Meyer, author & professor the University of California, Irvine. When TC Energy announced that it was cancelling its planned Keystone XL pipeline on June 9, management didn’t congratulate or even credit the tens of thousands of activists who’d battled against … [continued]
Alekz Londos Inspires Me
The main reason I love writing for CleanTechnica is that it is mission-driven, not profit-driven. Not to be overly critical, but other sites I see don’t often put a spotlight on everyday environmental activists.
Averting Climate Change Is Up To Us
Right now, we have the technologies to make big leaps in the fight for a future based on the principle of climate justice which puts the interest of its people first. What we need are decision makers who are willing to commit themselves to ambitious climate action and not postpone inconvenient processes to their successors.
20 Reasons Why 2019 Gave Us Climate Hope
Why did this year bring us climate hope? Advances in solutions and the truly unprecedented momentum the climate movement gained in just one year.
StartNext Plans Massive Direct Democracy Event In Berlin On June 12, 2020
On June 12, 2020, thousands of climate activists will gather in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium to simultaneously submit a series of petitions to the Bundestag. If any gather more than 50,000 signatures, the legislature is obligated to consider it and vote on it. Representative democracy in action.
Greta Thunberg Is TIME Person Of The Year
Greta Thunberg has been named TIME Person of the Year. Can young people prevent humanity from making the Earth uninhabitable?
Why Do Some Grown Men Hate Greta Thunberg?
Greta Thunberg just ripped off the bandaid of illusion that many have blinded themselves with in hopes that they can pretend all is well and will be well. The idea of climate change strikes fear into the heart of many and we react to fear in many different ways. Some, like Greta Thunberg, take it head-on and puts it right there in your face while demanding that you drop everything and solve it — or we die.
Want To Fight Big Oil, Pollution, & Corrupt Pollution-Pushing Politicians? Do This One Thing
Someone recently shared an interesting Vox article with a powerful title and superb subtitle. Those were:
I work in the environmental movement. I don’t care if you recycle.
Stop obsessing over your environmental “sins.” Fight the oil and gas industry instead.
This Is The 16-Year-Old Leading The Next Climate March
At just 16 years old, Climate Reality Leader Jamie Margolin is one of the 13 plaintiffs suing Washington State for failing to take adequate steps to fight climate change.
