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Al Gore Calls Head of World Bank a ‘Climate Denier’

Al Gore Calls Head of World Bank a ‘Climate Denier’

Yesterday, at a New York Times-organized climate change event that coincided with the United Nations General Assembly, former Vice President Al Gore said President Biden should work to remove World Bank President David Malpass, referring to him as a “climate denier,” reported The New York Times. Later, during a panel discussion, Malpass refused to respond […]

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    Al Gore Calls on Trump to Resign as Samoan PM Calls Out Climate Change Deniers

    Al Gore Calls on Trump to Resign as Samoan PM Calls Out Climate Change Deniers

    Government inaction on climate change and climate deniers were called out by former vice president Al Gore and Samoan prime minister Tuilaepa Sailele separately this week. Gore voiced his sentiment during an interview released Wednesday with Fox 11’s Good Day L.A. co-host Elex Michaelson. Sailele made the remarks at his speech Thursday in Australia. They […]

    Immersive Docu-Series Lets You ‘See’ Climate Change in Virtual Reality

    Immersive Docu-Series Lets You ‘See’ Climate Change in Virtual Reality

    In last year’s virtual reality (VR) film Melting Ice, viewers traveled with former Vice President and An Inconvenient Truth star Al Gore on a trip to Greenland to “see” and “experience” ice sheets diminishing, glaciers collapsing and melting ice becoming raging rivers. Now, and just in time for Earth Day 2018, directors Danfung Dennis and […]

    Apple Now Globally Powered by 100% Renewables

    Apple Now Globally Powered by 100% Renewables

    In its continued efforts to “combat climate change and create a healthier environment,” Apple announced Monday that its global facilities are now powered with 100 percent clean energy. All of the tech giant’s retail stores, offices, data centers and co-located facilities in 43 countries use renewable energy sources, upping the ante from 93 percent two […]

    New York Announces Nation-Leading $1.4B Investment in Renewables

    New York Announces Nation-Leading $1.4B Investment in Renewables

    New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently announced $1.4 billion in funding for 26 large-scale renewable energy projects across the state, the single largest commitment to renewable energy by a state in U.S. history. The awarded projects—including 22 utility-scale solar farms, three wind farms and one hydroelectric project—are expected to create more than 3,000 short- and […]

    14 Notable Climate Influencers of 2017

    14 Notable Climate Influencers of 2017

    This was a year of tug-of-war for the environment. With Donald Trump becoming president of the U.S. at a time when wildfires, hurricanes, and floods were devastating the country, it was challenging for scientists, activists and concerned citizens to get their voices heard. But several stood out as global leaders on climate and helped give […]

    WATCH LIVE: World’s Largest Social Broadcast on the Climate Crisis, 6 PM EST

    WATCH LIVE: World’s Largest Social Broadcast on the Climate Crisis, 6 PM EST

    Twenty-four hours of inspiring stories of regular people taking their future into their hands and taking action on climate. Twenty-four hours of eye-opening conversations with the business innovators, government leaders, scientists, community voices and more leading the fight for solutions all around the planet. Names like New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, California Gov. Jerry […]

    Join 24 Hours of Reality: Be the Voice of Reality on December 4-5

    Join 24 Hours of Reality: Be the Voice of Reality on December 4-5

    Twenty-four hours of inspiring stories of regular people taking their future into their hands and taking action on climate. Twenty-four hours of eye-opening conversations with the business innovators, government leaders, scientists, community voices and more leading the fight for solutions all around the planet. Names like New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, California Gov. Jerry […]