Climate Justice and Coal’s Funeral Procession
About a month or so after the Capitol Climate action I wrote a movement strategy piece to reflect on its lessons. It is the cover story for the May issue…
Air Pollution Endangers Lives of Six in 10 Americans
One of the biggest culprits behind air pollution is – you guessed it – dirty coal plants (that would be all of them.) Global warming, acid rain, massive amounts of…
Mother Gunnoe: Mountaintop Removal Organizer Wins Goldman “Environmental Nobel” Prize
Last night Maria Gunnoe received a Goldman Prize for her work to end mountain top removal coal mining (MTR) – and protect her home. This is an issue that we…
I really don’t like Big Coal
I really don’t like Big Coal. I don’t like it when they blow the tops of mountains. I don’t like it when their power plants pollute local air and water….
44 Arrested at Duke Energy’s Headquarters
Community members engage in civil disobedience to prevent the construction of coal fired facility. This morning, the Cliffside Climate Action brought hundreds to Duke Energy’s headquarters in Charlotte North Carolina…
44 Arrested Protesting Cliffside Coal Plant
A few hours ago hundreds of protesters converged on the headquarters of Duke Energy in Charlotte NC to demand a stop to the construction of the Cliffside Coal-fired power plant….
Focus Earth on the Capitol Climate Action and Power Shift 09
A news clip coverage of the Capitol Climate Action and Power Shift 09 [youtube DiHhPBudZHs]
Why I might not invest in that coal plant after all
So there I was, thinking about this GREAT opportunity I just heard about to invest in a new coal-fired power plant. But then, just yesterday, our own special envoy for…
The “Green” Hypocrisy: America’s Corporate Environment Champions Pollute The World – 24/7 Wall Street
The “Green” Hypocrisy: America’s Corporate Environment Champions Pollute The World – 24/7 Wall Street. “Green is green as in the color of money” – Brand director of General Electric, Brandweek,…
RAN called out with 5 others for NOT taking a stand on climate change – when that stand was inadequate.
Integrity is everything when you’ve got limited resources and are committed to saving the world’s last remaining old growth forests, defending Indigenous rights, and stopping climate change. While we applaud…