We are just days away from a historic, global event. On Friday, Sept. 20th, people from around the globe – students, moms, dads, teachers, scientists, doctors, CEO’s and retirees – will take action together. They will reach out across borders to address an issue that affects us all – protecting the health of our planet. […]
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People Taking Action for the Planet
Written by aluther · September 17, 2019 2:50 pm -
Is This Federal Commission Serving Public or Corporate Interests?
Earlier this summer the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an environmental review of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, just weeks after the Mountain Valley Pipeline was given the same treatment and setting the stage for both projects to be greenlighted for construction. This decision sparked outcry from a movement which says these projects will be […]
Written by Juliana Britto Schwartz · September 8, 2017 5:22 pm -
Exciting Announcement: Introducing ChangeClimate
New York Magazine recently published a sobering piece on the worst case scenario we could face because of climate change and it has everyone talking. Some critics of the piece argue that author David Wallace-Wells’ doomsday approach to the subject is not helpful, others take issue with some of the science he cites. But there’s […]
Written by Juliana Britto Schwartz · August 1, 2017 8:49 pm -
Want your governor to take action on climate? This toolkit is for you.
Since Trump decided to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, the Change.org community has been pushing state governors to reaffirm their commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. And on July 13-16, climate justice activists may get a chance to concentrate pressure on governors at the annual National Governor’s Association Summit in Providence, Rhode Island. […]
Written by Juliana Britto Schwartz · July 12, 2017 9:25 pm -
Meet Crystal, an Indigenous Pipeline Fighter in Texas
When Crystal Arrieta of El Paso, Texas, started fighting the construction of the Comanche Pipeline 8 months ago, she’d decided she was ready to risk arrest and jail time in order to protect her community.
Written by Juliana Britto Schwartz · July 6, 2017 9:11 pm -
Here’s how Change.org users are holding their cities to the Paris Agreement
With President Trump’s announcement on Thursday that the United States will pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement, lawmakers, corporate leaders and citizens across the country expressed concern that this decision puts our planet in grave danger. The Paris Agreement was a historic accord in which 196 countries committed to reduce greenhouse emissions, transition towards […]
Written by Juliana Britto Schwartz · June 6, 2017 8:23 pm -
One Student’s Global Movement to Protect Waters from Plastic Waste
By Kathryn Semogas, Change.org Canada Tyler Doose is an environmental science student at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He started “Protect Our Waters: Say No to Plastic Waste – a global movement to bring people who start similar petitions from different countries together. For Earth Day, I spoke with Tyler about why he hopes local voices […]
Written by Zoë Tersche · April 21, 2017 9:24 pm -
Planet Earth, We Have a Problem: Creating Awareness of EVs
For people who care about the planet, it seems beyond comprehension that an estimated 60 percent of Americans don’t know anything about electric vehicles (EVs) as we celebrate Earth Day 2017. That’s unfortunate, given how good they can be for the environment in reducing carbon emissions. It is alarming that at this critical time in our […]
Written by Joshunda Sanders · April 20, 2017 2:38 pm -
Whether or not the Dakota Access Pipeline is built, this movement is a victory
In his first few weeks in office Donald Trump has shown us that he intends to fulfill every single horrifying promise that he made on the campaign trail. During his first week in office, he signed an executive order to advance the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, both projects that have faced years of […]
Written by Juliana Britto Schwartz · February 14, 2017 8:44 pm -
Victory! Final Dakota Access permit denied
On Sunday, the Army Corps of Engineers denied the final permit for the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The Army Corps will be exploring alternate routes, and preparing an Environmental Impact Statement that could delay the pipeline for months, or years. The Standing Rock Youth have been campaigning for an outcome like this since […]
Written by Juliana Britto Schwartz · December 5, 2016 9:35 am