Tag: climate justice

The climate movement of the past will not win the struggle today.

"We have no choice but to take direct action to put our bodies on the line because petitions, sign-waving, and chanting—we tried that for the past 50 years and it hasn't worked, and we're out of time," said one arrested activist.

Honolulu has sued Big Oil over the costs of adapting to weather extremes—including bigger fire risks.

This ruling “may inspire similar lawsuits around the world.”

A judge in Montana has ruled in favor of a group of young people who had sued the state for violating their constitutional rights as it pushed policies that encouraged the use of fossil fuels.

‘Direct air capture’ of carbon pollution is still experimental, but a fossil fuel company is embracing it as a way to keep drilling.

"Leaving this industry with the power to profit without consequence is not only morally abhorrent—it's plainly ludicrous in the face of a climate catastrophe that threatens us all," said one campaigner.

A Q+A about the historical significance of the Juliana v. United States case and the challenges of climate activism in Alaska. 

The entire resource/energy problem is as simple to understand as it is hard to resolve.

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