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Headline	Author	Published	Section
We don't need no thought control Schools should be talking about climate change solutions	Nathan Wyeth	25 Jan 2008	Gristmill
At some point in the 1980s or 1990s, environmental issues became hopelessly and depressingly politicized. By 'politicized,' I mean it stopped being acceptable to talk about environmental issues in, for instance, a high-school setting, in the same way that evolution was made into a controversial subject to talk about in many school settings. I'm not sure when I would pinpoint that this politicization really sunk in, but I'd be interested in what those who were around at ...
Topics: campus activism, climate, climate change mitigation, education, grassroots activism, politics (all these topics)

Focus the Nation, save the planet -- now! Eban Goodstein invites you to join in the largest climate teach-in ever	Guest author	10 Jan 2008	Gristmill
The following is a guest essay by Eban Goodstein. Goodstein is a professor of economics at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Ore., and director of Focus the Nation. ----- 'If there's no action before 2012, that's too late. What we will do in the next two to three years will determine our future. This is the defining moment.' -- Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change If these words don't get you off your butt ...
Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, education, grassroots activism, politics (all these topics)

The youth are back and badder than ever The real story at Bali	Youth Movement	06 Dec 2007	Gristmill
In 2005, at the U.N.'s Montreal Climate Negotiations, a ragtag but sizable delegation showed up at the conference, desperate to make sure that the world heard their call for climate action. The event proved to be a formative time for people involved in the youth climate movement, and many date its launch to that time. In a conference notable for acronyms and obscure policy jargon, the youth activism was like a breath of fresh air. While delegates bemoaned th ...
Topics: Bali 07, climate, climate change mitigation, energy, grassroots activism, greenhouse-gas emissions, international politics, politics (all these topics)

Fast to stop global warming September 4th event marks new phase in struggle for the planet	Glenn Hurowitz	30 Aug 2007	Gristmill
I'm incredibly excited about the September 4th Climate Emergency Fast being organized by the U.S. Climate Emergency Council and others. I've signed up and hope you will too, by clicking here. In one week, the number of fasters has grown from 395 to 795 and continues to multiply. Everyone I've talked to about it is instantly drawn to it; people seem to instinctively understand that we need to move beyond the polite letter-writing, lobbying, and yes -- blogging -- t ...
Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, grassroots activism, politics (all these topics)

Al Gore calls for civil disobedience Against climate polluters	Glenn Hurowitz	16 Aug 2007	Gristmill
From The New York Times's Nicholas Kristof ($ub req'd): I ran into Al Gore at a climate/energy conference this month, and he vibrates with passion about this issue -- recognizing that we should confront mortal threats even when they don't emanate from Al Qaeda. 'We are now treating the Earth's atmosphere as an open sewer,' he said, and (perhaps because my teenage son was beside me) he encouraged young people to engage in peaceful protests to block major new carb ...
Topics: Al Gore, climate, climate change mitigation, grassroots activism, politics (all these topics)

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