Activism

All forms of advocacy, esp. environmental groups.

September 22, 2024 to September 29, 2024

Climate Week NYC

This annual event is hosted by Climate Group, in partnership with the United Nations General Assembly. This year, ~600 events and activities will take place in New York City. For those unable to attend in-person, key sessions will be streamed. Some wholly digital events are also available.

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Making Sense of Jewish Perspectives on the Climate Story

American Jews are heavily involved in climate action in both the political and civic realms. But current events in Israel and Gaza can make it hard for U.S. journalists to cover environmental stories important to Jews at home or abroad. Jewish freelancer Ethan Brown on differences and synergies between Israeli and American Jewish environmentalism and how to approach stories within each community.

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"Nonprofit Law Center Asks EPA to Take Over Water Permitting in N.C."

"The unprecedented move highlights regulatory tensions between Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, and an environmental rule-making commission controlled by appointees of Republican state legislative leaders."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/29/2024

Apache Group Carrying Petition to Supreme Court to Stop Mine on Sacred Land

"The prayer journey will pass through other tribal communities threatened by resource extraction while trying to stop a mine that claims it could satisfy a quarter of the U.S. demand for copper."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/23/2024
September 5, 2024

Yale Center for Environmental Communication: Climate Activism Without Burnout

Join the Yale Center for Environmental Communication for a conversation with Dr. Laurie Santos on how the climate community can apply scientifically validated strategies to work more effectively and avoid burnout. Noon-1:00 p.m. ET.

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"La. Advocate Leading Fight Against Ammonia Plant: ‘I Already Feel Ignored’"

"It wasn’t Kimbrelle Eugene Kyereh’s intention to become a community leader when she moved back to her hometown of St. Rose, Louisiana in 2017. But it’s the role she felt she had to take when she learned a petrochemical company had plans to build a $4.6 billion blue ammonia plant in her predominantly Black community."

Source: Floodlight, 08/22/2024

Groups Say They’re Shut Out Of Plastics Treaty Talks In Bangkok

"Experts meet in Bangkok this week to advance what would be the first international treaty to tackle the surging problem of plastic pollution. Final treaty negotiations take place in South Korea in November. Yet most of the people who have been closely tracking the negotiations — environmentalists, tribal leaders and residents from communities hard-hit by plastic production and waste — are shut out of the talks in Bangkok."

Source: AP, 08/21/2024

"Climate Groups Begin $55 Million Ad Campaign for Kamala Harris"

"Several organizations focused on combating climate change joined forces on Monday for a $55 million advertising campaign in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, embracing what they describe as the economic upside of the Democratic Party’s environmental efforts."

Source: NYTimes, 08/20/2024

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