Warning labels on gas nozzles are a great way to start local campaigns all over the country. Something so dangerous should have a fancy ad promotion too, paid for with carbon taxes… Imagine great clouds of giant Greenhouse Gas dino-monsters, rising up from underground, cooking Earth in acid oceans, poison air and coal-black storms, blazing forests. […]
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During the Vietnam war, teenagers facing the draft were fighting for the right to vote. This week, teenagers some of whom are still too young to vote, fight for the right to a habitable future here on Earth, not too young to sue the federal government in court for a plan to protect nature and all generations to
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I hope you were able to get out and enjoy Easter in the sunshine, or volunteer to restore parks or clean beaches. So many activities to choose from on Earth Day and all of them good for your body and soul. Let\’s thank our student ambassadors who are hosting assemblies, cleanups or fairs this week. Some of
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[vimeo 67776236 w=500 h=281] TRUST 350 from Our Children\’s Trust on Vimeo. by James Hansen, 14 April 2014, cross-posted from Dr. Hansen\’s blog May 2 could be an historic day, as young people have their day in court, at 9:30 AM in the United States Court of Appeals in Washington, DC. This concerns the legal case that
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Ambassadors steal the show, \”Jared Diamond Speaks to the Young on Environmental Challenges\” the APRIL 4, 2014 episode of NPR\’s On Point with Tom Ashbrook. Listen here: OK, so the Ambassadors are not the guests; but they are briefly featured voices of a generation, and Jared Diamond is good company! The celebrated author of Guns, Germs,
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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh3EbJ-N52g&w=560&h=315] Use Your Power for Earth Hour and everyday! We are the generation that changes the world, because we have to. Everything that comes after us will be different because of what we do today. Thanks for being superheroes with us!
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If you want to make a difference in the struggle to stop global warming, to what extraordinary lengths would you go? How about 7 days roundtrip on a train? Beginning Thursday afternoon, March 26th, Port Townsend High School Students For Sustainability will ride the rails to Washington D.C. to lobby for climate action now! At
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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1mV_iEMjcY&w=560&h=315] This is beautiful. Governor Kitzhaber, listen to the voices of justice. With nothing to gain and everything to lose from coal export, our children ask only for a future and a clean Columbia River Gorge. Stop coal export and start a trend. Governor, you have an easy choice to make. Congratulations to all the
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NEXT Academy Saturday, March 1st, 9am – 5:30pm Neighborhood House, West Seattle 6400 Sylvan Way SW Sign up! Come learn to serve your community. Become a Climate Justice Ambassador. At this free day-long workshop, students (ages 8-14 years old) join an international group of 25,000+ young people worldwide founded by a 9-year-old boy in
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SIGN ZOE\’S PETITION TODAY! Public comment period extended until Monday at 5pm! We need more public comments to protect our children\’s future. https://www.change.org/petitions/gov-inslee-climate-workgroup-give-us-a-climate-plan-we-can-live-with You can also write an email directly to: workgroup@ecy.wa.gov Zoe and Wren left school early on Friday to get to Olympia in time to speak at the climate hearing hosted by Governor Inslee
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