Largest US Climate Rally Ever Feb. 17th: Why I’m Taking Action and How You...
Chances are that if you are reading this, you will know how I feel about the Tar Sands in Alberta, Canada. This oil extraction method is intensive and causes irrevocable damage to the environment. The...
View ArticleJoin the Week of Action to Stop Tar Sands Profiteers, March 16 – 23
A week of action to stop tar sands profiteers is planned for next month, and Global Exchange is proud to be sponsoring this call for action. Here’s more about it from Ramsey Sprague of...
View ArticleCan’t Stop, Won’t Stop: Activists Showed Up in DC at Largest Climate Rally in...
Carleen Pickard at Climate Rally DC After months of organizing and momentum building, between 40- 50,000 climate activists showed up in Washington, DC at the largest climate rally in the history of the...
View ArticleBeat the Heat This Summer: We Topped 400 (Parts Per Million of C02), Now What?
350.org in Australia It took a couple of years for the number to stick: 350. Its the number (parts per million of C02) that we need to maintain if we want to save our lovely planet. But this weekend...
View ArticleStopping the Tar Sands – In a Good Way
Photo credit: Zack Embree I’d been to the tar sands before. In 2008, I was part of a small group of B.C. activists who went to Fort McMurray who wanted to see the devastation for ourselves, and return...
View ArticleFlower Power vs. Dirty Energy at Chevron Refinery
Photo Credit: Noah Chandler The following post was written by Global Exchange Development Associate, Jessica Nuti. Exactly one year ago today during our weekly staff meeting, Global Exchange staff and...
View ArticleKXL: Now the Clock is Really Ticking
Today the U.S. State Department released the long-anticipated Environmental Impact Statement of the Keystone XL pipeline proposal. Now, President Obama has 90 days to make a decision on approval. While...
View ArticleThere’s More than One Dirty Pipeline
The organizing around stopping the Keystone XL Pipeline has been nothing short of incredible. Across the country, people have come together to stop this devastating project. We’ve encircled the White...
View ArticleWhy I’m Boarding the People’s Climate Train
It’s time we all got on board with a people-powered climate plan. The People’s Climate Train is pulling out on September 15 from the San Francisco Bay Area and will arrive in New York City on...
View ArticleKeystone XL: From Veto to Victory
Today marks an important victory and milestone to stop the Keystone XL pipeline. President Obama did as he promised and vetoed the Keystone XL bill recently passed by Congress. While we celebrate, it...
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