by Deborah Phelan | Sep 18, 2023 | Climate Change
Polar experts warned last Friday that disappearing Antarctic sea-ice could have a devastating impact on the continent’s role in regulating planetary temperature. The level of sea-ice, which reflects sunlight back into the atmosphere and serves as a coolant to...
by Deborah Phelan | Sep 6, 2023 | Climate Activism, Climate Change
March to End Fossil Fuels The Global Fight to End Fossil Fuels takes place in New York City on September 15 and 17 to coincide with Climate Week and the UN Climate Ambition Summit. Demonstrations are also planned across the country and internationally. Information on...
by Deborah Phelan | Aug 26, 2023 | Climate Activism, Climate Change
Norweigan researchers recently conducted a study that revealed that anger was the most important catalyst for climate activism. The study predicted anger is seven times more likely than hope to promote active engagement. “The problem isn’t that people feel too scared...
by Deborah Phelan | Jun 16, 2023 | Climate Change
Fake Twitter bots designed to discredit November’s COP28 and greenwash this year’s sponsor, the UAE, are promoting the Emirates’ climate credentials, according to reporting in today’s New York Times. Sultan al-Jaber, the Emirati official presiding over this...
by Deborah Phelan | Jun 8, 2023 | Climate Change, Climate Justice
A week of actions to End Fossil Fuels kicks off with a powerful action in DC today to #StopMVP led by frontline Appalachians. Activists will be joined outside the White House by members of Congress, including Rep. Justin J. Pearson and Rep. Rashida Tlaib. Today’s...
by Deborah Phelan | May 23, 2023 | Climate Change, COP28
In a letter addressed to the UN secretary general, the European Commission President and the President of the United States, 133 MEPs, senators and representatives express their “profound concern that current rules governing the United Nations Framework Convention on...
