Americans are getting wise to the threats posed by the lightly regulated facilities competing with humans for resources.
"Pope Francis spoke plainly and with clarity about the climate crisis," said one environmental advocate.
Lobbyists and lawmakers have coordinated to enact new laws that increase criminal penalties for peaceful protests
First, the obvious answer: oil kills. And the air travel industry is very, very oily. Aviation is by far the mode of transport with the biggest climate impact. If aviation was a country, it would be one of the top 10 emitters.
Bang! Now what?
Some of 61 defendants charged also face money laundering and domestic terrorism charges for environmental protests
"The March to End Fossil Fuels isn't a request," one organizer said "It's a demand for President Biden to enact actionable solutions that match the scale of the crisis at hand."
"Around the world, people are uniting to wrest power and resources away from reckless fossil fuel companies," said one campaigner. "The window to act is short—but there is still time to create enormous positive changes."
The Inflation Reduction Act would not have happened without the movement for a Green New Deal, but it shouldn’t be confused for one. The climate left now faces a novel problem: how to deal with having won something—and keep fighting for more.
The decades-long persecution of Forest Defenders
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