In the face of both COVID-19 and the climate crisis, we urgently need to shift from a culture of war to a culture of care.
Read moreClimate Justice
In order to avert a climate catastrophe, we must transition away from fossil fuels to a clean energy economy. On both a domestic and a global level, climate change hurts poor people and communities of color first and worst, so we seek solutions that center economic and racial justice as critical components of addressing climate change.
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COVID-19 ‘Shock Doctrine’ Has Begun
We need a collective response to the coronavirus crisis to bring out the best of humanity.
Read moreCruel Immigration Policies Make the Pandemic Worse
Warehousing people in unsanitary conditions and then deporting them to poor countries is a recipe for contagion.
Read moreDon’t Use Coronavirus to Bail out Oil and Gas Companies
The fossil-fuel industry’s problems were self-inflicted, and it’s barreling us toward the next crisis.
Read moreFive Ways Using Stimulus Funds for Energy Efficiency Would Reduce Inequality and Protect the Planet
Any economic stimulus package must include an initiative to retrofit homes and public buildings for low-income communities and communities of color.
Read moreIf You Think Coronavirus Profiteering Is Bad, Wait Till the Climate Heats Up
From coronavirus testing to treating health impacts of climate change, universal healthcare and publicly owned production of medicine are key to adaptation.
Read moreFacing a Global Coronavirus Pandemic, Trump Keeps Militarizing America
As fears of a coronavirus pandemic grow, the exact agencies best suited to protect Americans from disease outbreaks are starving for funds.
Read moreWhen It Comes to Sustainability, Amazon Delivers… Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Amazon profits from helping oil and gas companies destroy the planet more frugally. Jeff Bezos’ $10 billion climate fund must be viewed in this context.
Read moreTrump’s 2021 Budget Keeps Ignoring the Climate Crisis
A reframing of our national priorities is overdue—it’s well past time to put people and planet over the Pentagon.
Read moreBraggadocio in the White House, Carcinogens in Our Neighborhoods
In Trump America, science no match for ‘free market’ fundamentalists and CEOs chasing windfalls.
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