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Climate Strikers Demand Climate Justice On 'Historic' Day Of Protest
By Sophie Yeo
on
This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story.   Millions of children and adults are expected to stri...
uk/'I'm Worried for My Child's Future': Parents to Stand in Solidarity With School Climate Strikes
By Rich Collett-White
on
“They seem to think that children can’t have their own opinion and take action for what they know is right.” It’s a familiar refrain. A sense of not being listened to. Of being dismissed as naïve ...
us/Greenpeace Shuts Down Houston Ship Channel to Protest Oil Exports as Democratic Candidates Arrive in Texas for Debate
By Sharon Kelly
on
Today, as Democratic presidential contenders arrive for a major debate this evening in Houston, 22 activists from Greenpeace sought to shut down what they called the country’s “largest fossil fuel ...
uk/Introducing 'The New Climate Activism' Series
By Mat Hope
on
It has been a whirlwind year for climate activism. From Greta Thunberg's explosion onto the public stage at the annual UN climate negotiations in December 2018, to hitherto hidden masses shutting d...
us/As Aerial Footage of Devastated Bahamas Emerges, Campaigners Ask How Much Destruction and Death Before Global Climate Action Taken?
By Guest
on
Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams. Originally published on Common Dreams under CC BY-SA 3.0 US. As the National Hurricane Center announced Tuesday that Hurricane Dorian's core was “finally moving awa...
uk/Video — Are We Witnessing a New Era of Climate Activism?
By Mat Hope and Adam Levy
on
Extinction Rebellion and the global school strikes led by Greta Thunberg have ensured climate activism hit the headlines throughout 2019. But is any of this really new? Or is it just the same old p...
uk/Audio — 'We Have to Be Here': Inside Britain's New Climate Activism
By Soila Apparicio
on
In DeSmog UK's first ever audio feature, Soila Apparicio went to find out how the rise of XR and Greta has changed climate activism on the frontlines… If I asked you to picture a climate activist ...
uk/Extinction Rebellion and the School Strikes: The Rise of a New Climate Activism
By Sophie Yeo
on
I saw Greta Thunberg for the first time in Poland at the end of last year. It was during the early days of the Katowice UN climate negotiations. She was sitting in a makeshift TV studio, having her...
us/Another Death in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Brings Environmental Activists Together to Honor One of Their Own
By Julie Dermansky
on
On August 7, after Geraldine Mayho’s funeral, her body was laid to rest in the St. James Catholic Cemetery in southern Louisiana, across the street from a cluster of oil storage tanks. The tanks ar...
uk/'Everyone is in it Together': Running from the Lake District to Mongolia for Climate Action
By Sophie Yeo
on
How far would you go to tackle climate change? In Rosie Watson’s case, pretty far. In two weeks’ time, the 24-year-old activist will run from the Lake District to Asia in an attempt to change the ...

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Climate Strikers Demand Climate Justice On 'Historic' Day Of Protest
BySophie Yeo
on

This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story.   Millions of children and adults are expected to stri...
uk/'I'm Worried for My Child's Future': Parents to Stand in Solidarity With School Climate Strikes
ByRich Collett-White
on

“They seem to think that children can’t have their own opinion and take action for what they know is right.” It’s a familiar refrain. A sense of not being listened to. Of being dismissed as naïve ...
us/Greenpeace Shuts Down Houston Ship Channel to Protest Oil Exports as Democratic Candidates Arrive in Texas for Debate
BySharon Kelly
on

Today, as Democratic presidential contenders arrive for a major debate this evening in Houston, 22 activists from Greenpeace sought to shut down what they called the country’s “largest fossil fuel ...
uk/Introducing 'The New Climate Activism' Series
ByMat Hope
on

It has been a whirlwind year for climate activism. From Greta Thunberg's explosion onto the public stage at the annual UN climate negotiations in December 2018, to hitherto hidden masses shutting d...
Series: The New Climate Activism
Series: New Climate Activism
us/As Aerial Footage of Devastated Bahamas Emerges, Campaigners Ask How Much Destruction and Death Before Global Climate Action Taken?
ByGuest
on

Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams. Originally published on Common Dreams under CC BY-SA 3.0 US. As the National Hurricane Center announced Tuesday that Hurricane Dorian's core was “finally moving awa...
uk/Video — Are We Witnessing a New Era of Climate Activism?
ByMat Hope and Adam Levy
on

Extinction Rebellion and the global school strikes led by Greta Thunberg have ensured climate activism hit the headlines throughout 2019. But is any of this really new? Or is it just the same old p...
Series: The New Climate Activism
Series: New Climate Activism
uk/Audio — 'We Have to Be Here': Inside Britain's New Climate Activism
BySoila Apparicio
on

In DeSmog UK's first ever audio feature, Soila Apparicio went to find out how the rise of XR and Greta has changed climate activism on the frontlines… If I asked you to picture a climate activist ...
Series: The New Climate Activism
Series: New Climate Activism
uk/Extinction Rebellion and the School Strikes: The Rise of a New Climate Activism
BySophie Yeo
on

I saw Greta Thunberg for the first time in Poland at the end of last year. It was during the early days of the Katowice UN climate negotiations. She was sitting in a makeshift TV studio, having her...
Series: The New Climate Activism
Series: New Climate Activism
us/Another Death in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Brings Environmental Activists Together to Honor One of Their Own
ByJulie Dermansky
on

On August 7, after Geraldine Mayho’s funeral, her body was laid to rest in the St. James Catholic Cemetery in southern Louisiana, across the street from a cluster of oil storage tanks. The tanks ar...
Series: Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Communities at Risk
Series: Louisiana's Cancer Alley
uk/'Everyone is in it Together': Running from the Lake District to Mongolia for Climate Action
BySophie Yeo
on

How far would you go to tackle climate change? In Rosie Watson’s case, pretty far. In two weeks’ time, the 24-year-old activist will run from the Lake District to Asia in an attempt to change the ...

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