Climate youth are winning victories in court that prove A) Exxon and the fossil fuel industry knew about climate change decades ago; B) lied about it an lobbied our state, local, and federal government to block change; And C) that makes them liable for damages caused to the climate and the livable future young people …
Read more “Montana Youth prove that Exxon Knew, and DOJ can make them pay”
Aug 15 update – Exciting news! In a “groundbreaking” decision, a Montana judge has ruled in favor youth plaintiffs in a case that pitted Youth vs the Montana Government and accused state officials of violating their right to a healthy environment. It’s the first time a youth climate trial of this kind has gotten a …
In case you missed it – President Biden gave an interview to the Weather Channel, released yesterday, in which he first seemed to forget whether he’d declared a climate emergency, and then when asked to clarify if he has issued an emergency declaration, Biden said: “Practically speaking, yes.” This is a lie. Biden has not …
Read more “Practically nothing – Biden still hasn’t declared a climate emergency”
August 15 Update – Former President, and current leader of the fossil fuel fascist party, Donald Trump was indicted along with 18 co-conspirators in Fulton County Georgia. This is a state-level case focussed on the coordinated racketeering to change the outcome of the 2020 election in that one state. It’s also the fourth indictment to …
Read more “New ¡Indictment!, same demand: Ban Trump from office under the 14th amendment.”
July 31 update – It’s official: July 2023 is the hottest month on record and this is clearly a climate emergency. World leaders are all calling for action – from the United Nations to the US Congress. But President Biden is stubbornly refusing to act, perhaps out of fear of offending the powerful and rich …
For more than 2 years, we’ve marched, rallied, protested, and risked arrest all to demand the Biden administration end the era of fossil fuels. Instead, the Biden Administration has approved permit after permit, pipeline after pipeline — all to the befit of the fossil fuel industry that’s raking in record profits and literally destroying the …
Read more “Meet us in NYC on Sept 17 for the march to end fossil fuels”
Welcome to the 2023 summer of climate chaos, the perfect time to declare a climate emergency. As I write this, Texas is beginning it’s third week of record-breaking heat, with temperatures in the triple digits across the south, west, and Mexico. Oregon and Montana are both grappling with lawsuits that lay the blame for recent …
Hidden in the fine print of the dirty debt ceiling deal we talked so much about last month was the latest version of an old injustice: While President Biden, Joe Manchin, and the fossil fuel fascists in the US house negotiated to cut spending on poor people and domestic programs like staffing at the EPA, …
From June 8-12 thousands of us took action to demand an end to the era of fossil fuels. It was amazing. There were more than 67 actions across 26 states – from a 300 person rally where nearly 100 people risked arrest in choking wildfire smoke to stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline outside the White …
Read more “Smoked, but not defeated, to end the era of fossil fuels”
June 7 update – As you’ve no doubt heard, the Northeast is blanketed in smoke from Western Canada’s wildfires. It’s led to some dramatic pictures of the New York skyline, terrible air quality that’s making people sick, and (re)awakened a lot of people to the need for urgent action on the climate crisis. RSVPS are …
Read more “Keep hope sharp like an axe, and let’s end the era of fossil fuels.”