Tag: climate action
Trump can’t hold back the tide of climate action
Market forces, state and local action, and strong social movements could blunt the impacts of a denialist White House.
Four years of Donald Trump could sink the planet
If Trump isn’t going to pare CO2 emissions significantly, then the US alone could cook the planet, even if China and others act more responsibly.
The lawsuit that could save the planet
With Donald Trump proposing to undo nearly all of President Obama's climate legacy, hope for a safe climate future may rest in the hands of the courts.
Young people express disbelief at older generation’s Trump and Brexit choices,...
There is a sense that, if needs must, this is a generation ready to take the future into their own hands
6 ways governments around the world are taking climate action
A surge in political momentum like this, from so many nations at once, gives us hope for a sustainable future.
7 Solutions to the Climate Crisis
How we create energy with renewables is important. How we store this energy—so we can use it when needed—is just as critical.
Koch Brothers Struggle to Block Climate Action in State Legislatures
The Koch groups have been targeting state budgets as a vehicle to protect polluter interests, with limited success.
Clinton’s Troublesome Record On Climate
Overall, Clinton's leadership has involved strong ties to corporations deeply vested in climate inaction, and the apparent execution of their climate agenda.
3 Reasons the Historic U.S.-Canada Commitment to Curbing Methane Emissions Is...
There is a reason we held a Climate Reality Leadership Corps training in Toronto last year: Canada is a crucial player in the climate fight.
Bill McKibben Arrested + 56 Others in Ongoing Campaign Against Proposed...
The total number of arrests in the 17-month-old civil disobedience campaign has now surpassed 500.
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Trump accused of weaponizing Social Security and immigration system to target immigrants and silence...
Critics warn of authoritarian overreach as Trump administration marks immigrants as “dead” to force deportation and targets lawful residents for protected political speech.
House passes bill to shield Trump from legal accountability, restricts judges from halting unconstitutional...
Republicans push sweeping limits on judicial authority after courts repeatedly block Trump’s executive actions as unlawful or unconstitutional.
Trump faces Palestine
The legacies of colonialism and the set of ideas behind that Act of 1688 are still with us and continue to target formerly colonized (and still colonized) peoples.
Revealed: Meat industry behind attacks on flagship climate-friendly diet report
New evidence seen by DeSmog suggests this surge of outrage against the report was stoked by a PR firm that represents the meat and dairy sector.
This chart explains why Trump backflipped on tariffs. The economic damage would have been huge
The answer is simple: the economic cost to the U.S. was too high.