by Hendrik | Dec 28, 2016 | Blog Post, Build The New, Energy Democracy, It Takes Roots
Twenty-four U.S. states called on Trump to “kill the Clean Power Plan” and issue an Executive Order to stop the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from proposing similar legislation in the future. While the Clean Power Plan and EPA are far from perfect,...
by Hendrik | Nov 23, 2016 | Blog Post, Energy Democracy, It Takes Roots
November 19th, 2016 This COP22 nicknamed the “Action COP” was meant to focus on the implementation needed to get the Paris Agreement to limit global temperature rise to below 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Close to 200 countries and 25,000 people came...
by Hendrik | Nov 10, 2016 | Blog Post, It Takes Roots, Move The Money, Our Power
We are reaching out to you, CJA member and allies, to respond to the many messages we have received expressing feelings of disbelief, anger, mourning, and real fear as a result of the elections and Trump’s 100 day plan. In this difficult moment, let us remember...
by Hendrik | Nov 7, 2016 | Blog Post, Fight The Bad
The Climate Justice Alliance stands in solidarity with the Landless Workers Movement (MST) and calls for an end to the state violence being wielded against them. On November 4, police raided the Escola Nacional Florestan Fernandes (ENFF) in Guararema, Sao Paulo. The...
by Hendrik | Sep 23, 2016 | Blog Post, Energy Democracy, Fight The Bad
Dear AFL-CIO President Trumka and Our Sisters & Brothers in the Labor Movement: In 2013, on the eve of the AFL-CIO convention we wrote a letter to you calling for a dialogue between environmental justice organizations and the AFL-CIO. Although our communications...
