How big was the global climate strike? 4 million people, activists estimate.
It was likely the largest climate protest in world history.
I hope thata CAN will help "turn it around" by supporting Bill 897 to stop logging on public land in Massachusetts. One of the single-most important things we can do, according to the most recent IPCC report, is to protect our forests. Seems like a no-brainer to support Bill 897. Please.
TV News coverage from the 9/20 Springfield vigil
Climate protests planned around the world today
Walkouts, rallies, and marches are happening across the world for a global day of climate action.
End #deforestation for private profit in Mass State Forests. Mature forests absorb 30% of 9.4 gigatons of carbon humans emit. #ClimateStrikeMA petitions.moveon.org/sign/statement-of-support-1
Some people just don't get it...
End #deforestation for private profit in Mass State Forests. Mature forests absorb 30% of 9.4 gigatons of carbon humans emit. #ClimateStrikeMA petitions.moveon.org/sign/statement-of-support-1
What To Know About Friday’s Youth Climate Strike In Boston
Organizers estimate 10,000 people from across Massachusetts will participate in a rally at City Hall Plaza and a march to the State House.We also need the state to stop logging in State forests, as recommended by the IPCC. These trees are sequestering carbon and make a huge contribution to slowing climate change. Ask your state rep. to work for H897,
End entanglements with the military industrial complex. To not do so is to refuse to be realistic about the US military’s contribution to climate change which is significant. It’s the elephant in the room that can no longer be ignored.
Guess there are no speakers on how human population growth is affecting the climate?
US Climate Strikes | September 20, 2019
On September 20, three days before the UN Climate Summit in NYC, young people and adults will strike all across the US and world to demand transformative action be taken to address the climate crisis. Millions of us will take the streets to demand a right to a future, and we’re inviting you to #st...
It's been said that "trees are our climate saviors" but not unless we save the trees! Support H.897. Don't let other state forests suffer the devastation Wendell State Forest has suffered.
Money Is the Oxygen on Which the Fire of Global Warming Burns
What if the banking, asset-management, and insurance industries decided to move away from fossil fuels?Great article about climate strike in today’s gazette.
Why young people are striking Friday: ‘I won’t go to school and act like everything is normal’
NORTHAMPTON — On Friday, many students will skip school for a trip to Boston — but it’s not for fun.The students, along with many adults, will attend the youth-led Boston Climate Strike to demand action on climate change. The strike includes a rally...
How to be Young in a Climate Emergency
A letter to those getting ready to march.Thank you, Jackie Ballance: well-said.
Jackie Ballance: When it comes to our climate, there’s no more time to waste
Last October’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report shocked us with its dire warning that we then had 12 years at the very most to stop burning the fossil fuels that threaten life on earth. Subsequent reports suggest that we have much...
Proposed state law would put solar panels on new homes, commercial buildings
Legislators filed joint bills in the Senate and the House that if passed would require nearly every new commercial and residential building to be
And please show up in Boston on Tues;l Sept. 24, 1PM, Hearing Room B-1, State House, to speak for H 897, a moratorium on logging in state forests. The IPCC states that next to banning fossil fuels, the best thing we can do is to leave trees and let them continue to sequester carbon.
The big blue gap in the Green New Deal
4 ways the ocean can play a key role in healing the climate and rebuilding the economy
Perspective | Why we still need climate optimism
Tempting as defeatism may be, there are practical reasons not to jump on the bandwagon with Jonathan Franzen.Climate realism seems best. We can lessen the impact IF we act now! ☝️
Optimism but not apathy..
Chris Riddle: Supports fee for carbon-based fuels
In the Aug. 21 Gazette, you reported that the Gazette was joining Covering Climate Now, a joint effort by media to upgrade their reporting on climate change, particularly in the light of the upcoming U.N. Climate Action Summit. You asked for...