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The good, the bad, and the opportunity for climate action in Washington

by Kelly Hall on

Climate policy is not a single undertaking. We need many solutions working together, building on the success of clean electricity to end our reliance on fossil fuels in our buildings and our transportation. 

Seven million reasons for hope

by Devon Downeysmith on

Seven million people hit the streets in a historic climate protest; the United Nations IPCC issues a newly dire assessment. So we know both where we are headed–and how to choose a different course. 

Gen Z doesn’t want your climate hope—they want you to act. Here’s how.

by Izzy Goodman on

Last week's Climate Strike brought me to tears—did you feel the same? How will we respond to this moment?

Trump's attack on Clean Cars must not, and will not, stand

by Joëlle Robinson on

US states and previous federal administrations (from both parties) have worked hard to protect our air quality and our climate. Now let's stand together  and defend against Trump's recklessness.

Strategy and action in the age of climate consequences

by Gregg Small on

President Trump’s EPA wants to nullify states’ ability to set their own standards on tailpipe pollution—an action that would impact not only California but all other states working to address global warming. How can our work make a difference when the federal government is trying to roll back progress that even Ronald Reagan defended decades ago, and that many automakers now want to keep on the books?

Climate strikers believe in—and will fight for—a clean energy future

by Devon Downeysmith on

A movement led by young people gets ready for a week of climate action

Follow the (young) leaders

by Ross Macfarlane on

Time to show overwhelming support for equitable and urgent climate action! The youth behind tomorrow's climate sttike are leading the way to a better future–let’s have their backs.

What kids did this summer: prepared for climate strike

by Madeline Goodwin on

A global climate movement is gaining momentum, and youth are leading the way.

Climate Strike: we were all kids once—let’s show up for them

by Joëlle Robinson on

We CAN act together to slow climate change and mitigate the harms we and others will face...we MUST take the reins of responsibility and do everything we can to leave behind our reliance on fossil fuels...and, by taking action together, we WILL accelerate our transition to an equitable clean energy future.

AAA Gets a Triple "F" on Climate Policy

by Meredith Connolly on

The end of Oregon’s 2019 legislative session exposed some of the egregious corporate lobbying in Salem that blocks climate action – sometimes in public, but many times behind the scenes in the halls of the State Capitol. One of those companies is the American Automobile Association (AAA) of Oregon.  Yes, the same AAA that you call for a lifeline when your car breaks down – but apparently that lifeline doesn’t extend to the climate emergency we’re currently experiencing.

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Earth Week in a time of monsters

“The old world is dying,” Antonio Gramsci wrote in 1930, “and the new world struggles to be born. Now is the time of monsters.” Today’s intersection of monstrous planetary crises has a name and a face: the Trump administration, with fossil fuel interests pulling strings behind the scenes.