Environment

"Climate change is the defining issue of our time," say 350.org's executive director. "It is a crisis of democracy, justice, and human rights."

"This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to really change the direction of society. We do not have to go back to where we were, because times of crisis are also the time to change."

Coal companies and Big Oil like ExxonMobil and all those fracking companies are thus killing off a million Americans every five years.

"We must act and act boldly. Our earth is warming rapidly. We see this every day, in every part of the world."

Collaborative efforts between forest agencies and Indigenous communities are improving wildfire management by combining oral histories with long-term archaeological datasets, demonstrating the value of integrating an understanding of the past into solutions for a better future.

“If it’s extractive in nature, you are absolutely unwelcome.”

The youth movement is diverse and contains many political currents, but above all it is an expression of positive action, hope for the future, and readiness for far-reaching change.

Oil is behind both catastrophes, war and the climate disaster.

Landmark hearings at the International Court of Justice examine states’ responsibilities for climate harm, driven by Pacific Island nations on the frontlines of the climate crisis.

“Conservationists stand ready to compel an Endangered Species Act listing if viable wolf populations aren’t sustained in the face of these heavy-handed new methods.”