by Hendrik | May 4, 2017 | Blog Post, It Takes Roots
The discourse on climate change is transforming out of political necessity in a historic way. Climate justice is being coined by many of those that until now focused solely on reducing carbon as our hope forward. It is being lifted up as the solution to this...
by Hendrik | Mar 29, 2017 | Blog Post, Build The Bigger We, It Takes Roots, Move The Money
This week, Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) that will gut the Clean Power Plan, an action that will increase U.S. emissions, push for coal leasing on federal land, and accelerate the climate catastrophe for those fighting for their lives in the most...
by Hendrik | Jan 6, 2017 | Announcements, Blog Post
Angela Adrar, executive director of the Climate Justice Alliance, will be a speaker at this briefing next week, January 12. Read here for more information. January 12: Visionary Opposition in the Era of Trumpism Click here to RSVP January 12, 2017 12-1pm Eastern...
by Hendrik | Dec 31, 2016 | Blog Post, Build The Bigger We, Change The Rules, Change The Story, Fight The Bad, Move The Money
This winter, our member organizations gathered to finalize a visionary Four-Year Strategy for their frontline communities to lead us through a Just Transition to an Our Power economy that is based on sustainable, resilient, and regenerative, not extractive, systems....
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...
