On April 12, President Biden raised prices for fossil fuel companies who drill or mine on public lands. The day before Biden’s announcement, Trump held a private dinner at his Mar-a-Lago Club and resort with two dozen fossil fuel barons, including executives from Chevron, ExxonMobil, and more – the event raised huge sums of money …
April 21 update – Tune in with us for a livestream of the rally at 1pm Eastern! You can watch live through our Facebook page, or on Our Children’s Trust’s Instagram! More info below if you need a reminder! April 10 invite: The brave young plaintiffs in Juliana v US, aka the Youth v Gov …
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For the last four years, we’ve been telling you about the Juliana v. United States climate case, in which 21 young Americans are suing the federal government for the right to a safe habitable climate under the Constitutions guarantee of “life liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” We’ve been calling on President Biden — the …
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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 …
By this point, you probably know that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and now Threads, spends a lot of time spying on you. Chronicled in books like The Age of Surveillance Capitalism and the Netflix docu-drama The Social Dilemma, the problem of social media spying on us, selling our personal information to unscrupulous …
Read more “Is social media giant Meta spying on you for fossil fuel fascists?”
It’s no secret that, for years, climate denial has been running rampant online and in the media. Newspapers, cable networks, and especially social media companies, have been taking huge sums of money from the fossil fuel industry to spread disinformation and misinformation on climate change. In exchange, policy gets stalled, voters are confused and misled, …
Read more “Media and big tech are lying about climate denial”
On June 15 The Supreme Court ruled that the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) can cross under the Appalachian Trail in the George Washington National Forest. Doing so removed a major obstacle to the project, but did not provide a clear path to how or when the project can be completed. A thicket of lawsuits persists …
Read more “Tell FERC to make the Atlantic Coast Pipeline History!”
On Feb 24, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case to determine if the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) can cross the Appalachian trail. This is the first time the Supreme Court has heard a case about a pipeline in years. And the first chance in years to put a meaningful check …
I just want to write you a quick update on Brett Kavanaugh: Trump’s anti-environment, anti-worker, anti-woman nominee to the Supreme Court. First, and this is important, it’s not too late to stop this nomination. In fact, we may be getting closer to beating Trump and Kavanaugh. BUT we can only do that if we keep …