Climate Action/”Blockadia”
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Declare Climate Crisis a Public Health Emergency, Health Organizations Urge Federal Parties
Nearly two dozen organizations representing more than 300,000 Canadian health professionals are out with a call for all the country’s political parties to treat ... -
CanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourEnergy PoliticsMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Non-Partisan Campaign Helps Teens Shift Their Parents’, Grandparents’ Voting Priorities
A Toronto mother and entrepreneur has launched CoVote, a non-partisan effort to help teenagers shift their parents’ and grandparents’ perspective on their vote in ... -
Big Investment Funds BlackRock, Vanguard Resist Shareholder Resolutions for Climate Action
Two of the biggest investment funds in the United States, BlackRock Inc. and Vanguard Group, are consistently voting against shareholder resolutions calling for faster, ... -
Boris Johnson’s Dad Declares for Rapid Carbon Cuts After UK PM Dismisses Protests
The dinner table conversation in one of the UK’s most famous households just got a whole lot more interesting, after Stanley Johnson, father of ... -
Extinction Rebellion Bridge Blockades Draw Attention, Produce Irate Drivers
Snarled rush hour traffic, irate drivers, the occasional fistfight and thrown bicycle, hundreds of arrests, and mostly satisfied protesters were the main results after ... -
CanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Energy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
Election Wrap: #VoteScience Week Kicks Off, Carbon Tax Fades as Election Issue, and Fossil Ad Works Around Election Advertising Rules
With just two weeks to go in Canada’s federal election, a week of national leader’s debates gets under way tonight, Evidence for Democracy kicked ... -
Batteries/StorageClimate Action/"Blockadia"CoalElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
U.S. Utility Aims to Save $600 Million Over 20 Years by Replacing Coal with Cheaper Renewables
Big U.S. utility PacifiCorp is laying out a strategy that relies heavily on solar, energy storage, and wind and speeds up the phaseout of ... -
Tech Companies Decarbonize Their Operations, But Still Sign Lucrative Deals with Big Oil
Big tech companies like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft may be taking promising steps to cut their own greenhouse gas emissions. But they’re a lot ... -
Climate Action/"Blockadia"Culture, Curiosities, & HumourEuropeMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOil & GasPost-Carbon Transition
Royal Shakespeare Company Cancels Partnership with Colossal Fossil BP
The iconic Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon has asked colossal fossil BP to exit stage right, after sponsoring the theatre since 2011. -
More Than 10,000 Attend Environment Debates in 95 Ridings Across Canada
More than 10,000 voters attended nearly 100 all-party environment debates last night in federal ridings across the country. Ottawa Centre took early honours as ... -
Climate Action/"Blockadia"Energy PoliticsHuman Rights & MigrationMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionPost-Carbon TransitionUnited States
Dismantling Climate Icon Culture: Make the Story ‘About Greta’s Facts, Not Her Face’
The “climate icon culture” surrounding #FridaysForFuture founder Greta Thunberg has Heated publisher Emily Atkin thinking the focus for the wider climate community “should be ... -
CanadaClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsFirst PeoplesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionPost-Carbon Transition
One Million Rally Across Canada, 7.6 Million World-Wide, as Thunberg Addresses #ClimateStrike March in Montreal
An estimated one million Canadians took to the streets Friday for youth-led #ClimateStrike marches and rallies in many dozens of communities across the country, ...
