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Eight Young Women Leaders in Environmentalism You Should Know

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Varshini Prakash , Executive Director, Sunrise Movement. “Today in Washington, D.C., Twitter: @melodyczhang. Active support is a whole range of things.

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Black lives matter. Now we do the work.

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. • @greengirlleah – Leah Thomas, intersectional environmental activist. • @mspackyetti – Brittany Packnett Cunningham, co-founder of Campaign Zero and co-host of Pod Save the People podcast. • @varshiniprakash – Varshini Prakash, co-founder of Sunrise Movement. • @antiracismctr – American Univerisity’s Anti-Racism Center.

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Open Letter Warns Us to Stop Wasting Time and Act Now

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Vandana Shiva, Indian Scholar and environmental activist, Right Livelihood Award Laureate Jennifer Morgan, Executive Director Greenpeace International Beatrice Fihn, Executive Director of International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Chrissy Hynde, Artist Tasneem Essop, Executive Director of CAN International Varshini (..)

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What the Kamala Harris VP Pick Means for Biden’s Energy and Climate Platform

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On Tuesday, Varshini Prakash, co-founder of Sunrise Movement, a youth-led environmental group that has championed a Green New Deal, recognized Harris’ willingness to incorporate feedback. continues to reckon with its legacy of racism.

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Online Event - VERGE Energy Conference

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Without Congress, what can Biden do to stem the climate crisis?

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“Our democracy is broken when one man who profits from the fossil fuel industry can defy the 81 million Americans who voted for Democrats to stop the climate crisis,” Sunrise Movement Executive Director Varshini Prakash said in a statement. That’s the only way he can salvage his presidency and save our generation.”.

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Global Briefing: President Biden mulls climate emergency declaration

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"Today, Biden said that climate change is an emergency, but we are sick of watching this administration fail to treat it as such," said Sunrise Movement executive director Varshini Prakash in a statement. "We