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Amazon Threatens to Fire Employees Who Speak out on Climate Crisis

Amazon Threatens to Fire Employees Who Speak out on Climate Crisis

Amazon employees who speak out about the climate crisis say they have been threatened with firing. Amazon Employees for Climate Justice (AECJ) said Thursday that the company’s legal and HR teams had questioned some of their members about public statements they had made urging Amazon to take climate action. Some also received emails saying they […]

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    Bill Maher to Donald Trump: It’s Time to Make Earth Great Again

    Bill Maher to Donald Trump: It’s Time to Make Earth Great Again

    Bill Maher is sick of billionaires’ obsession with Mars, more like “Mars-a-Lago,” he said. In a new animation produced by ATTN:, the popular talk show host of Real Time, discusses the perils of our planet, including how “climate change is killing us.” He talks about Trump’s new budget proposal, which slashes funding for the U.S. […]

    World’s Richest Launch ​$1 Billion ​Fund to ​Fight ​Climate ​Change, Invest in Clean Tech

    World’s Richest Launch ​$1 Billion ​Fund to ​Fight ​Climate ​Change, Invest in Clean Tech

    As President-elect Donald Trump‘s climate-skeptic/pro-fossil fuels cabinet takes shape, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Amazon chief Jeff Bezos, Alibaba founder Jack Ma and other very wealthy and very influential individuals have launched a $1 billion fund dedicated to clean energy innovation. Launching $1 billion investment fund for next generation energy technologies https://t.co/eWGZrcflaZ @btenergy @BillGates pic.twitter.com/SuNoLP5jz0 — […]