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In Partnership With The citizens of St. Tammany Parish have spoken, and spoken loudly. They don't want Helis fracking wells in their community. The negative effects of fracking on the natural environment and public health are bad enough, but the fact that these wells would be located next […]
Re-zonings have resulted in devastating effects to communities through gentrification, displacement and reductions in community cohesiveness. The rich cultural legacy of Sunset Park must be retained and all zoning considerations need be taken off the table for our working waterfront. In Partnership With […]
I just got back from the 2014 Bioneers Conference in Marin County, California. The only thing more beautiful than the picturesque setting of the conference's location was the flow and exchange of ideas for how to curb Climate Change and shift our mode of thinking and behaviors to a more sustainable reality. I had the opportunity to meet and speak with Naomi Klein throughout the […]
I always try my best to observe the Buddhist precept of letting the past remain where it was and embracing the present where it is. But I have to admit that I am still flying from the success of the People’s Climate March. Nonetheless, I personally have not honored the success of the march by celebrating, for me the success […]
Friends: It’s usually quite hard to render me speechless, to leave me in a state where I am of few words. Yet I have only one word to describe what I experienced yesterday…WOW!!! When I interviewed Caroline Murray, Lead Organizer for the People’s Climate March, this past Thursday (Please check our website/Facebook page for extended footage of the interview soon), she indicated […]
Actioneers: There’s a profound buzz traversing New York City and it’s being generated by anticipation of the People's Climate March, which will descend upon the City on September 21. While the march itself is occurring in ten days, preparations, mobilizations and all the pomp and circumstance in between are already well underway. Yesterday I attended two exciting and significant events leading […]
Friends: There’s a mighty tree that has been growing in Brooklyn, New York for some time now; and they have been and will continue to be an undeniable force and voice for Climate Justice. That tree and voice is UPROSE. UPROSE is Brooklyn’s oldest Latino community based organization, founded in 1966. Today, they are a nationally-recognized intergenerational and multi-racial/cultural community organization […]
Now that you’ve created your petition, do you want to learn to take it to the next step? Sign up here for a live web training Thursday night with Field Organizer Jesse Bacon. […]
On Wednesday June 4, workers around the country were rising up to demand that Walmart acknowledge what the Walmart economy really looks like. Environmental Action was there too, making sure that what the Walmart economy means for the planet was shared across social media. Check out the page by clicking here. […]
The event is Wednesday, May 7, at 3:30 p.m. Sign up below to let us know you can attend. Loading… Haven't signed the petition to Walmart calling it for greenwashing? Click here to do so. […]