The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
Climate Change
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If You're Concerned About Climate Change, Change Where You Bank!
Wall Street is destroying the planet with our own savings — so let's move them, away from megabanks and into community banks and credit unions.
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People’s Climate March draws 200,000 protesters as Trump flees to coal country
What environmental protest?
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100,000 & Counting For People’s Climate March On Washington On April 29
Attacks on U.S. citizens, communities, and the planet cannot continue.
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Greenland Naked: Earth's Biggest Island Gives the Extraction Industry a Hard On
Climate change has Greenland in its grip like no other nation – and the relationship between the planet as a whole, and a single country, is unique in the annals of civilization’s history.
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Trump’s EPA Moves to Dismantle Programs That Protect Kids From Lead Paint
Environmental Protection Agency officials are proposing to eliminate two programs focused on limiting children’s exposure to lead-based paint, which is known to cause damage to developing brains and nervous systems.
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Hundreds of Clean Energy Bills Have Been Introduced in States Nationwide This Year
A state-by-state look at proposals dealing with renewable energy reveals bipartisan collaboration for cleaner electricity, as Republican backlash in Washington grows.
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From Europe to China to India, Uncertainty and Fear Over Trump's Climate Rollback
"We regret the U.S. is rolling back the main pillar of its climate policy, the Clean Power Plan. It remains to be seen by which other means the United States intends to meet its commitments under the Paris Agreement."
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"Our Water, Our Right": 10 Global Struggles for Public Water
On this World Water Day, March 22, we bring you 10 inspiring stories of communities and cities working to reclaim public control over water and wastewater services from major private water multinationals.
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American Indians Gather (Occupy) in D.C. for 4-Day Protest Against Trump, Dakota Access Pipeline
Starting Tuesday, tribal members and supporters plan to camp each day on the National Mall, with teepees, a ceremonial fire, cultural workshops and speakers, culminating with a Friday march on the White House.
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Pakistan's Billion Tree Tsunami: How A Reforestation Campaign Is Tackling Climate Change
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is spending millions of dollars on a far-sighted project: the country’s largest ever tree planting campaign, aimed to offset the country’s shrinking forest cover and soak up high levels of CO2.