UN climate body bids for 26% core budget increase Published on 27/03/2019Despite pressure from the likes of US and Brazil to rein in costs, the UN is seeking extra government funding to put the Paris Agreement into practice By Megan DarbyThe UN climate body needs 26% more money to meet its core commitments in 2020... Continue Reading →
act right now on climate change…
In this passionate call to action, 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg explains why, in August 2018, she walked out of school and organized a strike to raise awareness of global warming, protesting outside the Swedish parliament and grabbing the world's attention. "The climate crisis has already been solved. We already have all the facts and... Continue Reading →
there comes a point in a man’s or woman’s life…
"Some women/men draw a circle around themselves and protect those who are in it: Wife and children. Some women/men draw a bigger circle around themselves and protect more: Mother, uncles, aunts, grandchildren. Some women/men draw a big, big circle around themselves and protect many, many more. There comes a point in a woman's/man's life when... Continue Reading →
Green News Report
Host: Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen | Hands down, one of the best sources to obtain Climate News plus podcasts and more. The Climate News are posted on Tuesdays, however we are hoping that eventually it will be more often. They are are awesome and should be hoisted up as a primary source of primary... Continue Reading →
I’m asking you to get informed …
If you like to worry about things—and most people do—you are living at a great time. Climate change is coming, and it is coming right at you. Regardless of where you are on Earth, you will live to see your life or the lives of your kids and their friends change due to the... Continue Reading →
100 million barrels of oil every single day…
Today we use 100 million barrels of oil every single day. There are no politics to change that. There are no rules to keep that oil in the ground. So we can no longer save the world by playing by the rules, because the rules have changed. So we have not come here to beg... Continue Reading →
every segment of society…
Climate Change invaluable work requires this critical understanding: To be effective, change must involve every segment of society working at every level of action. There is no dichotomy between “grassroots” and a “top-down” approach. The climate crisis requires action at every level of society. – Ross Gelbspan
Green New Deal critics are making ‘fools of themselves’
Ocasio-Cortez says Green New Deal critics are making 'fools of themselves' “Historically speaking we have mobilized our country around war. It doesn’t need to be this way when the greatest existential challenge we face is climate change. We will have to mobilize our entire economy around saving ourselves and taking care of this planet.” “A... Continue Reading →
you’ve got to speak up…
speak up...
worth comparing rail to other modes of transportation on energy consumption and emissions…
Rail travel is cleaner than driving or flying, but will Americans buy in? Transportation represents a large portion – about 29 percent – of U.S. emissions, and the share has been rising in recent years. Rail proponents often argue that investment in trains and public transportation is a key part of making transportation cleaner, and... Continue Reading →
nor do we care…
We are part of nature; however we do not feel it nor live accordingly. Instead we see ourselves connected to the worlds of technology, money, consumerism, and entertainment. A mere one hundred years ago, most people knew where what they needed came from, and to a lesser degree where what they discarded went.... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 