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Yeah Energy Revolution! Today at dead noon Al Gore sauntered up to the national media and made some pretty hot comments Read the whole speech here, but here are my highlights: “I don’t remember a time in our country when so many things seemed to be going so wrong simultaneously. Our economy is in terrible shape…gasoline [...]Yeah Energy Revolution! Today at dead noon Al Gore sauntered up to the national media and made some pretty hot comments Read the whole speech here, but here are my highlights: “I don’t remember a time in our country when so many things seemed to be going so wrong simultaneously. Our economy is in terrible shape…gasoline [...]

Repost from RAN’s Blog posted by Becky in Global Finance, RAN General on July 16th, 2008 Last Friday found me up Kayford Mountain in West Virginia, gazing at a horrific Mountaintop Removal site and wishing that Ken Lewis, CEO of Bank of America, were by my side. I had just spent all of last week in [...]Repost from RAN’s Blog posted by Becky in Global Finance, RAN General on July 16th, 2008 Last Friday found me up Kayford Mountain in West Virginia, gazing at a horrific Mountaintop Removal site and wishing that Ken Lewis, CEO of Bank of America, were by my side. I had just spent all of last week in [...]

By Anna Rose and Amanda McKenzie, Co-directors of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition. The federal government released its green paper on the emissions trading scheme today.“It is impossible for Australia to be in front of the world in tackling climate change”, stated Climate Change Minister, Penny Wong. This is hardly the inspiration or hope for [...]By Anna Rose and Amanda McKenzie, Co-directors of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition. The federal government released its green paper on the emissions trading scheme today.“It is impossible for Australia to be in front of the world in tackling climate change”, stated Climate Change Minister, Penny Wong. This is hardly the inspiration or hope for [...]

Young people are crucial in the global transition from dirty to clean energy. We also must play a pivotal role in re-envisioning and re-inventing our society to fully harness the potential within a clean energy future. If there is one idea that serves as our core identity and our rallying cry it is this: young [...]Young people are crucial in the global transition from dirty to clean energy. We also must play a pivotal role in re-envisioning and re-inventing our society to fully harness the potential within a clean energy future. If there is one idea that serves as our core identity and our rallying cry it is this: young [...]

Written by Natasha Fast At Energy Justice Georgia Summer Retreat last weekend in Sandersville Georgia, 20 youth from seven state colleges and universities from around the state came together to discuss and strategize how to approach dirty energy issues in the southeast. In addition to the 850 MW coal-fired power plant proposed for Sandersville and the [...]Written by Natasha Fast At Energy Justice Georgia Summer Retreat last weekend in Sandersville Georgia, 20 youth from seven state colleges and universities from around the state came together to discuss and strategize how to approach dirty energy issues in the southeast. In addition to the 850 MW coal-fired power plant proposed for Sandersville and the [...]

Just a quick update to let you know that protests continued yesterday and today in Newcastle, Australia, the world’s biggest coal export port. Yesterday, nine young climate campers from across Australia stopped work at the Koorgang coal loader. Four locked on to the fourth coal conveyor belt at Koorgang coal export terminal in Newcastle. Five [...]Just a quick update to let you know that protests continued yesterday and today in Newcastle, Australia, the world’s biggest coal export port. Yesterday, nine young climate campers from across Australia stopped work at the Koorgang coal loader. Four locked on to the fourth coal conveyor belt at Koorgang coal export terminal in Newcastle. Five [...]

Last week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) reversed its previous ruling on large-scale concentrated solar facilities in the southwest. After placing a 22-month moratorium on solar facilities to conduct an environmental impact study, the BLM found that most of the public wasn’t really behind them. The initial complaint came after – get this – [...] Last week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) reversed its previous ruling on large-scale concentrated solar facilities in the southwest. After placing a 22-month moratorium on solar facilities to conduct an environmental impact study, the BLM found that most of the public wasn’t really behind them. The initial complaint came after – get this – [...]

Right now I’m feeling so excited and happy about what happened today in Newcastle, my hometown in Australia. Around 1,200 people today took direct action to stop the disastrous environmental impact of the world’s biggest coal port in Newcastle. The spirited and colourful protest was made up of a diverse mix of people including families, [...]Right now I’m feeling so excited and happy about what happened today in Newcastle, my hometown in Australia. Around 1,200 people today took direct action to stop the disastrous environmental impact of the world’s biggest coal port in Newcastle. The spirited and colourful protest was made up of a diverse mix of people including families, [...]

The controversy over the I-5 expansion project known as the Columbia River Crossing took a theatrical turn on Wednesday, as politically charged street performance took center stage outside a packed city hall. Meeting attendees were greeted with a fake check point just past an area marked off by “Global Warming Crime Scene” tape. Decked out in [...]The controversy over the I-5 expansion project known as the Columbia River Crossing took a theatrical turn on Wednesday, as politically charged street performance took center stage outside a packed city hall. Meeting attendees were greeted with a fake check point just past an area marked off by “Global Warming Crime Scene” tape. Decked out in [...]

Billionaires from across North Carolina converged on Bank of America branches in Asheville, Chapel Hill, Charlotte and Raleigh in a stunning show of support for the bank’s coal investments. Sipping “dirty martinis” made with coal and holding signs with slogans like “More profit, less mountains” and “Our bottom line is the bottom line,” the Billionaires for [...]Billionaires from across North Carolina converged on Bank of America branches in Asheville, Chapel Hill, Charlotte and Raleigh in a stunning show of support for the bank’s coal investments. Sipping “dirty martinis” made with coal and holding signs with slogans like “More profit, less mountains” and “Our bottom line is the bottom line,” the Billionaires for [...]