By Rachel Ramirez Adán Vez Lira, a prominent defender of an ecological reserve in Mexico, was shot while riding his motorcycle in April. Four years earlier, the renowned activist Berta Cáceres was shot dead in her home in Honduras by assailants taking direction from executives responsible for a dam she had opposed. Four years before […]
By Sarah Sax At the end of February, thousands of cleaning workers in Minneapolis marched in what’s believed to have been the first union-authorized climate strike in the United States. The protesters, many of them immigrants and people of color who have seen their communities harmed by everything from air pollution to drought, wanted their […]
This April 22, Earth Day turns 50. The world’s largest secular holiday approaches its golden anniversary in the shadow of two global crises. This year’s day is dedicated to climate action, and the celebration has moved online in response to the coronavirus pandemic. But Earth Day has a history of uniting people around the world to solve the major problems facing our […]
By Ken Kimmell The COVID-19 crisis has upended the world, threatening the health and lives of millions, shattering the global economy, and imposing an unprecedented physical isolation upon us. It has changed so much almost overnight, including how we advocate for action on an even bigger long-term threat — climate change. For this upcoming 50th […]
By Andrea Germanos A coalition of climate organizations strongly criticized President Donald Trump’s in-person Friday meeting with the chief executives of some of the biggest fossil fuel companies in the world, saying the industry that fueled climate disaster must not be allowed to profiteer from government giveaways by getting bailout funds or preferred treatment during […]
For EcoWatchers, April usually means one thing: Earth Day. But how do you celebrate the environment while staying home to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus? Luckily, the Earth Day Network has you covered. The organization announced in March that it would celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day with its first ever Digital […]
Update, April 20: This article has been updated to include the fact that the final Kentucky bill was amended to narrow the scope of the new penalties. In just two weeks, three states have passed laws criminalizing protests against fossil fuel infrastructure. Between March 16 and March 25, the governors of Kentucky, South Dakota and […]
One of the most significant, yet ignored, impacts of climate change is its disruption of the water cycle. The youth-driven climate movement provides examples of how to incorporate water into the climate agenda by raising awareness, encouraging advocacy and promoting innovation. World Water Day 2020 is focused on the interconnectedness of water and climate change. […]
By Nivedita Khandekar After decades of concentrating on economic development and insisting that global warming was mainly a problem for the more industrially-developed countries to solve, Indian industry is at last facing up to dangers posed to its own future by climate change. More than 40 organizations — including major industrial corporations such as Tata, […]
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