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Millennials Ditch Trump Over His Stance on Climate Change

Millennials Ditch Trump Over His Stance on Climate Change

Voters across the political and demographic spectrum find Trump increasingly objectionable and Millennials in particular are refusing to support the Republican nominee because of his position on climate change. While a USA Today / Rock the Vote poll just released shows that Clinton is “trouncing Trump 56 percent – 20 percent among those under 35,” […]

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    Clinton Promises Action on Climate Change at Historic DNC Acceptance Speech

    Clinton Promises Action on Climate Change at Historic DNC Acceptance Speech

    Accepting her nomination for president on Thursday, Hillary Clinton said she is “proud” of the Paris agreement and promised to hold every country accountable to their commitments to climate action, including the U.S. @HillaryClinton She also hit at Donald Trump for his climate denial. “I believe in science,” she said with a laugh to thunderous […]

    Bill McKibben: The Real Work Begins Nov. 9

    Bill McKibben: The Real Work Begins Nov. 9

    The Democratic and Republican conventions are history and the epochal 2016 election is now before us. My general theory is less talk and more action, so I hope you’ll join me in taking this climate pledge, one that will power our efforts into the fall. People’s Climate March in New York City, Sept. 21, 2014. […]

    Climate Change Takes Center Stage at DNC

    Climate Change Takes Center Stage at DNC

    Climate change took center stage at the Democratic National Convention last night thanks to a short film by James Cameron and remarks by multiple prominent politicians on the issue. The film, Not Reality TV, knocks Donald Trump‘s climate denial and tells the stories of Americans affected by climate change. Watch here: “As Americans, we face […]

    Fracking Pipeline Puts Tim Kaine’s Fossil Fuel Industry Ties to the Test

    Fracking Pipeline Puts Tim Kaine’s Fossil Fuel Industry Ties to the Test

    By Alleen Brown Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Tim Kaine is facing pressure from landowners in his home state of Virginia to stand against the planned Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which would carry fracked gas from Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia to mid-Atlantic markets. He’s made some moves in that direction: he’s held private meetings with […]

    Trump Doubles Down on Climate Science Denial Live on FOX

    Trump Doubles Down on Climate Science Denial Live on FOX

    By Sierra Club Political Committee Donald Trump doubled down on his fringe climate change conspiracy theories on FOX news (watch at minute 4:00) late last night, confirming that he still believes it is a “hoax” when pressed by Bill O’Reilly. Trump’s continued dismissal of science would keep him isolated on the world stage, where every […]

    Bernie Sanders: ‘This Election Is About Climate Change’

    Bernie Sanders: ‘This Election Is About Climate Change’

    The issue of climate change received a fair amount of attention on the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC). Bernie Sanders reaffirmed his endorsement of Hillary Clinton, saying, “This election is about climate change, the greatest environmental crisis facing our planet, and the need to leave this world in a way that is […]

    10,000 March in Philly Calling for a Clean Energy Revolution

    10,000 March in Philly Calling for a Clean Energy Revolution

    At high Noon Sunday, with temperatures heading toward 95 degrees, I’m confident I was not the only one preparing to march through the streets of downtown Philadelphia who recalled that old elementary-school story about the wig-wearing drafters of the Declaration of Independence huddled inside of Independence Hall on a sweltering July day. In fact, on […]