Tag: environment
Making Global Climate Change Local
At the Sanders Institute Gathering, Abdul El-Sayed, the runner-up in Michigan’s Democratic 2018 governor’s race primary, talks about how to bridge fights for environmental health and justice with the global fight to reduce carbon emissions…
Global Carbon Emissions Set to Hit Record High in 2018
From COP24 in Poland, Greenpeace USA’s Naomi Ages says that carbon emissions are set to rise by 2.7% in 2018 due to more coal use in Asia, and that to combat this trend nations need…
Young Climate Activists Storm Capitol Hill Demanding A Green New Deal
Over 140 were arrested in protests calling for Democratic leaders to create a plan to decarbonize the economy Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This…
2018: A Year of Climate Devastation and Resistance
TRNN revisits the the apocalyptic extreme weather, dire reports, and resistance to climate inaction we saw in 2018. Help us make real climate news in 2019 Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our…
Legislators Reintroduce Bill to Save People from Losing Homes Over Water Bills
Senator Mary Washington and Delegate Nick Mosby reintroduced the Water Taxpayer Protection Act to protect Baltimoreans from losing their homes and churches over high and inaccurate water bills. Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help…
Over 600 Groups Call for a Green New Deal
Tom Goldtooth of Indigenous Environmental Network says that a Green New Deal must reject corporate takeover and center indigenous and frontline communities Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at…
Water Rate Hike Sparks Questions About Accountability
Baltimore approves another 30% increase to water bills over the next three years despite demands for cityāand corporateāaccountability Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This…
Bill McKibben: The Fossil Fuel Industry Has Money, But We Have Movements
At the Sanders Institute Gathering, Bill McKibben says that a Green New Deal must address climate change, immigration, and unemployment, or we’re headed “if not to Hell, then to a place with a very similar…
Another County Just Banned New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
Climate justice advocate Anthony Rogers-Wright explains why a growing number of jurisdictions are saying no more fossil fuel extractions. Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer:…
There Still Is Time to Limit Global Temperature Rise To 1.5 Ā°C
Dr. Christopher Smith of Leeds University explains that meeting the goals of the Paris climate accord remains possible if we end meat consumption and build no new fossil fuels infrastructure Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories…
A Green New Deal for India?
A new report from the Political Economy Research Institute puts forth a proposal to boost equity while lowering carbon emissions. Shouvik Chakraborty, an author of the report, explains. Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help…
The Green New Deal Must Take on the Fossil Fuel Industry
Greenpeace’s Janet Redman says the Green New Deal proposal from Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Markey is a step towards unprecedented climate action, but that it must mandate a phase-out of oil, gas, and coal Visit…
Climate Justice Advocates Testify At House Committee Hearing
In their first hearing since Democrats claimed Congress, the House Natural Resources Committee heard from climate advocates. We sat down with one witness, Climate Justice Alliance’s Elizabeth Yeampierre. Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help…
Teen Environmental Activist Tells Congress to Stop Putting “Profit Over People”
Nadia Nazar, a 16-year-old leader of youth environmental organization Zero Hour, responds to a representative dissing the Green New Deal and explains the role of youth in fighting climate change Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories…
Why the Green New Deal Includes a Jobs Guarantee
Pavlina Tcherneva, one of the economists behind the idea, explains how it can fight the climate crisis and promote economic stability for American Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating…
Protestors Storm Mitch McConnell’s Office Demanding a Green New Deal
250 youth with the Sunrise movement confronted the Senate Majority Leader about his decision to fast-track a Senate vote on the Green New Deal resolution Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work…
Why A Housing Guarantee Should Be in the Green New Deal (2/2)
In part 2, Daniel Aldana Cohen, a sociologist and writer for Jacobin Magazine, explains why the Green New Deal must tackle the housing crisis with a plan to build 10 million zero-carbon homes Visit https://therealnews.com…
A Climate Sociologist Explains the Green New Deal (Pt 1/2)
Daniel Aldana Cohen, a sociologist and writer for Jacobin Magazine, explains why the Green New Deal must harness and expand the power of the public sector, and why its proponents cannot cut deals with the…
Most US Coal Ash Sites are Contaminating Nearby Groundwater
Coal ash is contaminating water across the nation with toxic chemicalsāand Maryland is home to to one of the most polluting sites, according to a new study Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support…
Kids Around the World Cut Class for Climate Justice
Students in over 100 countries skipped school and took to the streets to demand serious climate policy from world leaders Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…
Toxic Coal Ash Afflicts Puerto Rico And The Dominican Republic
Environmental Attorney Ruth Santiago talks to TRNN about litigation against American energy giant AES Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational…
EU Plastics Ban: “Doesn’t Go Far Enough”
Jerri-Lin Scofield and Jonathan Latham argue that EU plastics ban is far too limited and that recycling plastics does not deal with the main problem these materials cause Subscribe to our page and support our…
Canada is Warming at Twice the Rate of the Globe, Says New Report
Greenpeace Canada analyst hopes study serves as a wake-up call for Trudeau government, but says “You can’t wake up a man who’s only pretending to be asleep” on climate change Subscribe to our page and…
Does Baltimore Need a Green New Deal?
The Sunrise Movement’s Baltimore hub held a town hall on how a federal Green New Deal could help Baltimoreāespecially Baltimore’s most vulnerable residents Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer:…
The Politics of a Public Health Failure, and the Way Forward
TRNN’s Marc Steiner talks to a social futurist about how progressive governing creates a future for us all in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Producer: Marc Steiner Video Editor/Visual Producer: Cameron Granadino Chase Producer:…
New generation of believers try to tackle climate change skepticism in Evangelical churches
Evangelical Christians are the group that is most skeptical of climate change, data shows, but a new generation of believers inside the church is trying to change their minds. Young activists are trying to fight…
Arizona governor moves to end farming deal with Saudi company
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has moved to end a farming deal with a subsidiary of a major Saudi dairy company. Since 2015, Fondomonte has pumped huge amounts of groundwater from beneath the earth’s surface to…
