DeSmogBlog

MARCH 25, 2020

Surgeons General, recently filed supporting briefs backing a youth climate lawsuit against the federal government because, like the current coronavirus pandemic, the climate crisis poses “unprecedented threats to public health and safety.”. Tags: public health Juliana v. United States air pollution COVID-19 coronavirus

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Read time: 7 mins On Wednesday, September 23, several members of Congress introduced a resolution in both houses that supports the principles and demands of the 21 youth suing the U.S. Tags: Congress climate lawsuits Juliana v. government in the landmark constitutional climate case Juliana v. United States.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 28, 2019

The 16-year-old has become the face of youth climate action, going from a lone child sitting outside the Swedish parliament building in mid-2018 to a symbol for climate strikers — young and old — around the world. Their actions or inactions will determine how much more vocal youth will become in 2020.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Tags: Australia climate lawsuits youth climate lawsuits Sussan Ley Laura Kirwan

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 13, 2019

From youth groups to indigenous people, civil society has been more riled than in previous years, as the disconnect grows between momentum on the streets and the slow progress of the negotiations. Tags: Friends of the Earth climate activism oil change international UN climate talks COP25

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Front And Centered

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The project started with the support of a technical advisory group (TAG) and fundraising by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). rural, disabled, youth), including housing, food, healthcare, dignified work, social mobility.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

And, of course the heroic responders to all these events, not to mention an entire generation of youth who fear their future is being stolen before their eyes, marching in the streets. It placed the price tag at up to 10.5 So many people and stories. But lately, I’ve been following the money. percent of GDP by 2100.

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Front And Centered

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Defenders of Wildlife | Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition / TAG | E3 Washington | Earthjustice | Earth Ministry . Mason County Climate Justice | Mother Africa | Native Youth Leadership Alliance . Climate Reality Project – Snohomish County Chapter | Community Alliance for Global Justice.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

And, of course the heroic responders to all these events, not to mention an entire generation of youth who fear their future is being stolen before their eyes, marching in the streets. It placed the price tag at up to 10.5 So many people and stories. But lately, I’ve been following the money. percent of GDP by 2100.

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Green Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The biggest opportunity was the idea of influencing youth outside of my environmental science classroom. This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Curriculum , Environmental Literacy , Environmental Principles and Concepts. What kinds of new opportunities became available to you when you were on the Curriculum Commission?

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

And, of course the heroic responders to all these events, not to mention an entire generation of youth who fear their future is being stolen before their eyes, marching in the streets. It placed the price tag at up to 10.5 So many people and stories. But lately, I’ve been following the money. percent of GDP by 2100.

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Green Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Another reason is getting a call to action from youth. Youth have really made it clear in the last couple of years that this is an important issue. It’s important enough that youth across the world are walking out of classes and saying, “You must teach us about climate change. We need to respond as well. That’s one reason.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Read time: 13 mins Earlier this year a pair of judges on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided to dismiss the groundbreaking American youth climate change lawsuit Juliana v. United States youth climate activism Trump Administration climate change Mainstream Media Tags: Juliana v. United States.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 24, 2020

Read time: 9 mins When a pair of Ninth Circuit Court judges ordered dismissal of a landmark youth climate change lawsuit last week, they concluded that the U.S. government may be harming the nation’s youth through its fossil fuel-based energy policy, but that courts cannot stop that harm. Tags: Juliana v.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

A scathing speech by Swedish youth activist Greta Thunberg and the passing presence of President Trump upstaged presentations from world leaders, who in some cases did announce pledges to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 but overall failed to offer visionary solutions for the rapid transition away from fossil fuels.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

She likes to tag her thoughts on this subject #BlackLivesMatter, arguing that climate action — which she distills to “turning off all the fossil fuels immediately” — will kill a billion Africans, all while refusing to engage with the fact that African climate activists are being arrested at an alarming rate. The biggest threat?

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Front And Centered

MARCH 30, 2023

We are an overseas member organization of GABRIELA Philippines and a member of BAYAN Seattle, a multi-sectoral alliance of Filipino youth, students, women, and migrants. We will be screening a new film she helped produce called Migrant Women Rise: Stories of Red-tagged Overseas Filipino Workers ( watch the trailer ).

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