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When Climate Striking Stops ‘Sparking Joy.’ What Comes Next?
When Climate Striking Stops ‘Sparking Joy.’ What Comes Next? Youth activists pause to plan a fresh wave of action. On a cold Friday in Winnipeg two weeks ago, ten people gathered in a circle outside city hall singing “Happy Birthday.” They were celebrating the one-year anniversary of the city’s first student climate strike. “We’re all […]
The Extinction Rebellion’s Direct-Action Climate Activism Comes to New York
THE EXTINCTION REBELLION’S DIRECT-ACTION CLIMATE ACTIVISM COMES TO NEW YORK THE NEW YORK CHAPTER of Extinction Rebellion held its first planning meeting on Thursday. Incensed and terrified by the accelerating climate crisis, activists gathered in Manhattan to discuss how they might replicate some of the successes the direct-action group has had in the United Kingdom. […]
The 1.5 Generation
Grist / Amelia Bates The 1.5 Generation My generation is radically remaking climate activism. Will it be enough? My generation, the millennials, will never know a time when climate change wasn’t a grave threat. Back in 1988, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere crossed the 350 parts per million level when I was still watching Sesame […]
Climate Strange
Climate Strange The eco-obsessed often get labeled as weirdos — even by their peers. Weird, however, is looking better and better. Alec Mitchell doesn’t like praise for what he’s doing. Not for loaning out reusable coffee mugs at farmers markets, nor running a compost collection service on a bike, nor renting out dishware at events […]
The Paris Climate Talks Don’t Matter
The Paris Climate Talks Don’t Matter The COP21 climate talks began on Monday in Paris. Leaders around the world are seeking a legally binding restriction on emissions, hoping to save future generations from near-certain environmental collapse and catastrophe. But these talks won’t change a thing. “Can the earth be saved by bureaucrats in long meetings, […]
After the encyclical, lessons for climate activism?
After the encyclical, lessons for climate activism? Note: This blog is based on and extends a short presentation at aLighter Footprints climate action group monthly meeting in Melbourne on 24 June. Washington Post advertisement When I first heard early this year about the forthcoming papal encyclical on nature and climate change, my first reaction was that this […]
Climate Summit of the Americas begins in Toronto
Climate Summit of the Americas begins in Toronto Kathleen Wynne, Al Gore to speak at conference Protesters blocked a downtown intersection with yarn amid a demonstration outside a major climate-change conference in downtown Toronto on Wednesday. The demonstration shut down the intersection of Front and York Streets, outside the Fairmont Royal York, where the two-day Climate Summit […]
Peak oiler? Not Catholic? You should still stand with the pope on climate
Peak oiler? Not Catholic? You should still stand with the pope on climate I get it, you believe in peak oil. So do I, despite gas at $2.50 a gallon. But peak oil is no excuse for either you or me to just sit around waiting for the final oil crash to make the climate problem moot by […]
Want to Change the Future? Pay Attention to the Past.
WANT TO CHANGE THE FUTURE? PAY ATTENTION TO THE PAST. From Mandela to MLK to McKibben, history offers lessons aplenty for climate activists We all know the plotline: Single-minded, passionate activists attempt to take on immense money and power, hidebound ideology and bureaucratic paralysis to turn the tide on the most important issue ever. We […]
