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'Youth and Workers Uniting Behind This Crisis': German Labor Union Urges 2 Million Members to Join Global Climate Strike
"This is leadership. Who will follow? The world is watching," said 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, referring to next month's global climate strike happening Sept. 20-27.
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Polish Climate Movement Stages First Mass Civil Disobedience Against Coal
35 climate defenders peacefully stormed the Kopalnia Tomisławice open-pit coal mine earlier this month in Poland, part of a wave of climate activism that signals a movement coming to maturity.
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The ‘Summer Uprising’ and the Meteoric Rise of Extinction Rebellion
Hailed as heroes by those with an environmental conscience, the protestors are succeeding in driving climate change to the forefront of public awareness and piercing the bubble of denial.
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Green Party Surges In Britain, Winning Hundreds of Seats Amid Climate Protests
The Tories and Labour lost badly in recent local elections as the Green Party gained 265 seats to emerge as one of the biggest winners – reflecting people's growing priority to save the planet.
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World Youth Strike Demands Immediate Action on Climate Change
The global Youth Climate Strike will have its official coming out party this Friday, March 15, when tens of thousands of young people worldwide skip school to protest climate inaction.
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'Whoever You Are, Wherever You Are, We Need You': 15-Year-Old Greta Thunberg Calls for Global Climate Strike
"Science has clearly told us that we need to act now to keep the planet within 1.5 degrees of warming," the young climate activist said in calling for a day of global action on Friday.
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'We Have A Duty to Act': Hundreds Ready To Go To Jail Over Climate Crisis
A group of concerned citizens calling themselves Extinction Rebellion is planning a campaign of mass civil disobedience this month to force action on climate change.
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Rise for Climate: Thousands March Across U.S. to Protest Environment Crisis
Tens of thousands of people took part in nationwide marches on Saturday, calling for a swift transition to renewable energy in order to stave off the various perils of climate change.
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8 Lessons for Today’s Youth-Led Movements From a Decade of Youth Climate Organizing
Like all large movements, youth climate activism has had its successes and setbacks, its enormously inspiring moments and others when it failed to live up to its ideals.
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As New Pipelines Get Built, More People Are Standing In the Way
From lockdowns and physical protests to legal challenges and other creative tactics, citizens are stepping up to hold pipeline companies accountable for their actions, and for their lies.
