Oral arguments at the King County Courthouse in Seattle are done. Piper v. State of Washington youth plaintiffs and their attorneys are now holding a press conference about the status of their climate change case. #youthvgovWA (Find the live video from Our Children’s Trust below!) https://www.facebook.com/youthvgov/videos/2138278289548131/ Photo credit: Our Children’s Trust; Athena […]
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Thirteen kids are suing the state of Washington and its governor to protect their generation from climate change. The plaintiffs range in age from 7 to 17. Please read the article on Seattle’s KUOW.
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The Seattle City Council Monday resolved to maintain and develop the environmental standards of the Paris Agreement. Before the vote on Monday, 12th of June 2017 two Plant for the Planet Climate Justice Ambassadors spoke in support of this resolution. 15 year old CJA Jamie Margolin spoke out for labeling Gas Pumps with Warming Labels
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The Climate Justice Ambassadors at Plant for the Planet are taking action against Climate Change. With our Three Step Plan (Planting 1 trillion trees, Stopping Carbon Emissions, and fighting poverty with Climate Justice) we can bring the Climate back under control, but we need everyone to act now! We do not have time for the
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In their series PEOPLE V. CLIMATE CHANGE National Geographic gives us the latest update on Plant for the Planet: \”Teenager Is on Track to Plant a Trillion Trees\”. As you know, Felix isn\’t doing this by himself, but he certainly started our powerful movement for trees at age 9. Read more…
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Jamie Margolin Writer, activist, aspiring politician & Plant for the Planet Climate Justice Ambassador “I’m 15-years-old and scared about what rising carbon levels mean for my generation. Currently, there are two bills in Washington’s Legislature that propose targets for reducing carbon levels — but they have critical differences.” Read more on huffingtonpost.com
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July 14th, 2016 24 people have fasted for 3 days in advance of today\’s public hearing on Washington\’s Department of Ecology Inadequate Draft Clean Air Rule! Please come and speak out! Current information is available from this Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WAClimateKids/ Here are various news media articles about the fasting and today\’s events: KUOW: http://kuow.org/post/inslee-carbon-cap-critics-protest-fast-capitol-steps Cascadia Planet: http://cascadiaplanet.blogspot.com/2016/07/hungry-for-climate-justice-fasting-at.html The Stranger: http://www.thestranger.com/slog/2016/07/12/24334414/sixteen-people-are-fasting-on-the-capitol-steps-to-protest-the-governors-draft-clean-air-rule
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Aji had to roll out of bed in the middle of the night to record this interview with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now. Along with Julia Olson, director of Our Children\’s Trust, Aji describes the 2 lawsuits in which he is a plaintiff suing for #ClimateRecovery on behalf of all living things. Watch to the
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21 young Plaintiffs assert the U.S. government violated their constitutional rights to life, liberty, and property by allowing and facilitating the exploitation of fossil fuels. The youth asked the court to order the federal government to give them a science-based national climate recovery plan. They sued 9 agencies including the Obama Administration. Turns out the
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[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7-XQoSphb8&w=560&h=315] “You are the future generation. You are the ones who are going to have to deal with this mess that everybody else behind us has gotten us into!” says ten-year-old Grace from Seattle. On Earth Day, HBO aired SAVING MY TOMORROW PART THREE, the latest in a six-part series on children taking action to
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