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Catholic environmentalists are channeling the power of the Pope’s words into action.
Colleges argue that divestment is not financially responsible—but those who’ve already done it say the risk is minimal.
Negotiators have stopped trying to win a binding international agreement on carbon emissions. Now it’s up to the people to push our governments to action.
The leading strategies in the climate justice movement already resemble the Cold War policies of containment, roll-back, and isolation. But can they wear down the political power of the fossil fuel industry?
“Divest from fossil fuels and invest in a clean energy future. Move your money out of the problem and into solutions.”
The nurses’ unions focus on health gives them a unique perspective on climate change among organized labor.
“It makes me feel happy and inspired that we have people of all generations who are thinking that more drastic, extraordinary actions are necessary.”
The enormous event will provide support to world leaders who will be asking for climate action at this week’s United Nations summit.
Kicking the polluters out of the negotiations may sound like wishful thinking. But there is a precedent: the global effort to regulate the tobacco industry.
An incisive critique of the People’s Climate March comes with a list of ways to step up our game.
The world under the waves is under attack from climate change, overfishing, and pollution. But major marine sanctuaries are making a difference.
