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religious power
Religion gets behind fight against climate change 1
Posted 1 week ago Leaders from nine major faiths meet at Windsor Castle on Tuesday in an exceptional initiative that supporters predict will harness the power of religion in the fight against climate change. -
8 arrested at deadly Fisk Coal-Fired Plant
How green is Chicago? 0
Posted 1 week, 6 days ago On the same streets in the Windy City, where a young liberal Democratic activist named Francis Peabody peddled "smoke-free clean coal" in the 1890s, an estimated 400 Chicago residents marched to the infamous Fisk Generating Station coal-fired plant for the Chicago 350 Climate Action. -
stop your whining and do something!
Bill McKibben on International Climate Action Day 0
Posted 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Hundreds of thousands of people from around the world turned out for last Saturday’s International Day of Climate Action. The global climate event was organized by 350.org. Grist caught up with 350’s founder, writer Bill McKibben, in New York’s Times Square.
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Bill McKibben on International Climate Action Day 4
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Soggy in D.C.
Climate action in the shadow of the White House 5
Posted 2 weeks, 2 days ago
You had to be pretty dedicated to complete the 350.org climate action march in Washington, D.C. That's because participants had to slog down the streets of the nation's capital in a deluge.
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a climactic day
Thousands gather worldwide on day of climate protests 4
Posted 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Kicking off with thousands gathering on the steps of Sydney's iconic Opera House, global warming protests took place around the world Saturday to mark 50 days before the UN climate summit. Here's a round-up of the events.
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London Calling
Toward the language of excitement, opportunity, and potential 3
Posted 2 weeks, 2 days agoThere were a lot of at the 350 climate action in London -- fantastic. But there were also a lot of people NOT there, people whose Saturdays were business as usual -- shopping, drinking coffee, hanging out with friends. There are 8 million people in in the city -- why weren't they ALL here?!
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Olympic proportions
Oct 24, 2009 - Not just a global day of action; a historic turning point 6
Posted 2 weeks, 3 days ago
If you’re still looking for a good reason to venture out and take part in an International Day of Climate Action event on Saturday, try this on for size: the day of action won't simply be a landmark moment for the global climate movement; it could very well turn out to be a landmark moment in human history. And that's not an exaggeration.
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It Could Be Verse
Climate-news poem: Protest edition 1
Posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago
On the International Day of Climate Action, get out and tell the world that there's no rhyme or reason to allowing runaway climate change.
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Action pact day
Find an action. Shout 350. Tell us about it! 7
Posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago
There's still time to find the biggest, weirdest, adorablest, most inspirational, or flat-out nearest event for Saturday's International Day of Climate Action. Here are a few examples.
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Join the 350 Movement!
In Seattle, rallying ‘round the needle 2
Posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Scott Cooper, sustainability coordinator for EOS Alliance in Seattle, wants all his fellow Emerald City denizens to join him at the Space Needle this Saturday for International Climate Action Day.
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Cap-but-don't-trade
Groups use 350’s big day to fight cap-and-trade 12
Posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago
The open-door policy for the International Day of Climate Action this Saturday means not every group will be on-message.
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Could climate change spark the first worldwide grassroots movement? 2
Posted 2 weeks, 5 days ago Even as politicians dial down expectations for the December 7-18 U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen, analysts and activists detect a groundswell of anger, channeled through the Internet and voiced especially by the young, demanding action on global warming. -
A boy not in a balloon — or a genuinely ballooning effort to achieve 350 ppm?
What makes a good story? 0
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What a difference a day makes
Day of Climate Action shows power of web organizing. Join us! 2
Posted 3 weeks ago By Bill McKibben, Chip GillerThe 350.org campaign has gone viral in recent weeks, in the lead-up to the International Day of Climate Action. There will be more than 4,000 events in almost 170 countries on Oct. 24—pretty much every place that isn’t Burma or North Korea. Join author/activist Bill McKibben, Grist founder Chip Giller, and people around the globe to demand real climate action.
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Climate Citizens, Activate!
What will you do for International Day of Climate Action on Oct. 24? 5
Posted 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Got plans for Saturday, Oct. 24? Join up with climate-concerned citizens around the globe for the first-ever International Day of Climate Action, to demand that world leaders get moving in the fight against climate change. More than 3,000 events in 170 countries are in the works.
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Every corner of the globe 0
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Diving for the Maldives ... and climate action 0
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Where will you be on October 24th? 0
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Every day is climate action day...
A Savage way to save the world 3
Posted 3 weeks, 5 days ago
We can't save the world through keystrokes or oar strokes alone. As Roz Savage's example shows us, we gotta get outside and stand together to save the planet. Stand together, not just on Blog Action Day or on October 24, but every day, in little and big ways. That's how movements become reality.