The Biden administration is on the verge of breaking their climate promises, again. We’ve already told you about the disastrous decision to permit the Willow Arctic Oil project, which there’s still time for the Administration to reverse, if they’re serious about climate action. But now there’s news from the so-called G7 meeting, this is a …
As we’ve told you, President Biden approved the Willow Arctic Oil project – a verified climate bomb that will blow all his promises, and to the Paris Climate Accords goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C to smithereens. We also got word today that while quick legal action has helped delay the project, an initial …
Read more “Willow can still be stopped, but only by political power.”
Good news for people who like bad news for coal and fossil fuels: For the first time, New England’s last coal-fired power plant without a shutdown date — the one in Bow, NH that we’ve told you about before — has failed to win funding at a “forward capacity auction” for 2026-27. This is a …
The US Congress is voting RIGHT NOW on Republicans’ the Republican fossil fuel bill known as H.R.1. Click here or call 833-971-2490 to get connected to your member of Congress and tell them to vote NO! The bill is a classic giveaway to the fossil fuel industry and polluters: Faster permits for pipelines, more subsidies …
Read more “Call Now to stop H.R.1 the Republican Polluters over people act”
What a week last week was! Hopefully you came to at least one of the many protests, rallies, demonstrations, actions, strikes, and jail support events last week – and therefore got at least some of this first hand. But just in case you missed something (and there was a lot, so don’t feel bad) here’s …
In light of the recent upheavals in the banking sector and the greater concentration of deposits in the large Wall Street banks, now more than ever we need to demand that these banks use their power and funds responsibly. The banks must manage both financial risks and climate risks; indeed climate risks ARE financial risks. …
Read more “TODAY is the 3.21.23 Day of Action to Stop Dirty Banks!”
Today, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released their latest and most comprehensive #ClimateReport. You can read it here. It’s bad. The IPCC has clearly and repeatedly sounded the alarm that countries must meet their promise to keep global warming below 1.5ºC in order to protect people and the planet. And they …
Read more “Breaking #ClimateReport news: 110% more climate chaos forecast”
For more than a year, Starbucks workers have joined together, raised their voices, cast ballots and gone on strike to demand Starbucks respect their right to a union. Workers are asking for simple things, like a voice in their workplace over pay and scheduling. Starbucks, which posted $3.3 billion in profits last year, has responded …
Read more “This Wednesday, stand with Starbucks workers for people and planet”
This Tuesday, March 21, is our big day of action to demand banks stop funding climate chaos. I’m on my way to DC, to join Sierra Club Director ben Jealous and Third Act founder Bill McKibben for a “rocking chair rebellion” by older activists, backed up by plenty of art, music, and direct action in …
Read more “Are you ready to break up a big, dirty bank this week?”
Today Joe Biden approved the Willow Arctic Oil project in Alaska. It’s an outrage. An act of utter political cowardice. And it destroys any hope Biden had of achieving his promises to stop fossil fuel extraction on public lands, or cut global warming pollution 50% by 2030. But this is not the end of the …
Read more “Betrayed by politicians, take to the streets and hit the fossil banks where it hurts”