Hurricane Matthew wasn’t an ordinary storm. It killed more than a thousand people in Haiti and at least 20 in the U.S. Its trail of widespread devastation was shocking and it will take the affected regions time to recover. But while 1.5 million people were being asked by Republican governors to head to safety for […]
Though moderator Lester Holt did not ask a specific question on climate change during the first presidential debate last night, Rolling Stone said, “Trump’s big debate lie on global warming” became the “most important exchange of the night.” After just 18 minutes of the debate, conversation between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump quickly transitioned to […]
By Ryan Schleeter From Hillary Clinton’s viral “shimmy” to Donald Trump’s expansive vocabulary, we all just processed a lot. Let’s break it down. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton faced off in their first presidential debate on Sept 27 at Hofstra University.Michael Vadon, Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons The Bonkers 1. That time that Trump essentially […]
With more than 100 million Americans expected to watch the first presidential debate tonight, there are growing calls to question the candidates‘ stance on climate change. Who's a #Climate Champion and Who's a Climate Disaster? https://t.co/3vuqHlqbWu @sierraclub @NRDC_AF @NextGenClimate @NRDC @greenpeaceusa — EcoWatch (@EcoWatch) September 23, 2016 Lester Holt “owes it to future generations” to […]
By Khalid Pitts, Sierra Club Political Committee This is it. This is the homestretch. It’s just under 50 days until the election, which means it’s time to put up or shut up—and the Sierra Club is doubling down. It’s hard to look at the stakes in this election and not want to jump in the […]
In the latest episode of Zach Galifianakis’ web comedy series, the comedian and star of The Hangover trilogy invited Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to sit Between Two Ferns to answer some questions no one else would dare ask her on camera. The show is anything but serious and gave Clinton the opportunity to showcase […]
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump spoke to a crowd of fossil fuel industry executives at the Shale Insight conference in Pittsburgh Thursday making it clear that he is continuing to push a fossil fuel agenda. “America is sitting on a treasure trove of untapped energy—some $50 trillion in shale energy, oil reserves and natural gas […]
By Paula Caballero UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon hosted a special event at which 31 countries officially joined the Paris agreement on climate change, bringing the total to 60 countries representing 48 percent of emissions that have now officially joined. This brings the agreement close to the threshold of 55 countries representing at least 55 percent […]
During his final UN General Assembly address, President Obama pressed for a “sense of urgency” in bringing the Paris agreement into force and for scaling up ambition on climate action. He also called for more clean energy investment in developing countries. According to the United Nations, 30 countries are expected to formally join the Paris […]
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