activism
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What is the Call to Action on Climate?
Today I got a call from a rock concert producer. “We care about climate. We want to get the audience to act. What is the call to action?” This is a deceptively simply question, but it’s also THE question of our age. Meanwhile, I’ve been asked “what should I do?” by audience members, by […]
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Ask Umbra event tonight with The Yes Men and No Impact Man in NYC
If you hearing a voice in your head saying, "Charge!" your inner superhero may be looking for an outlet.
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Climate scientists say enough is enough and mobilize an army
Scientists now realize the facts don't speak for themselves and plan to take on climate change deniers.
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Tuning out California's Prop 23 with a song
The fight to keep California's global-warming law intact takes a turn for the musical. Here's a little ditty clean-energy advocates are hoping California voters will be whistling on their way to the polls.
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Environmentalists Need to Reclaim Economics
My book entitled, What Environmentalists Need to Know About Economics, comes out this week. The aim is simple: to show in a concise and clear manner why economic reasoning and analysis is crucial for solving the world’s major environmental problems. But there is a subtext: environmentalists have often been wary of economics and dismissed economic […]
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Forget the Tea Party. Join a Work Party.
Join 350.org and Bill McKibben on Sunday for the most widespread day of civic engagement on any issue at any time in the planet's history.
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What climate activists could learn from the anti-slavery movement
Climate activists who are discouraged by recent failures of worldwide leaders can find inspiration in the successes of the abolitionist movement.
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D'juno actress Ellen Page wants to plant an idea in your head?
We don't usually include earnest video pleas among the usual snark of The Grist List, but for the adorable actress Ellen Page, we'll make an inception to the rule. Watch her video message!
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Appalachia rises: Let's do the same
Media reports of the massive and important One Nation Working Together demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial yesterday reported on its diversity, the mix of cultures, and issues represented. Indeed, when compared to the Tea Party/Glenn Beck, virtually-all-white event on August 28, the contrast is striking. This isn’t surprising, of course, given that the Tea Party […]
