🌎 Together, we can Protect Our Planet
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Together, we can Protect Our Planet
Climate change poses an urgent and immediate danger to our environment, our planet, and the very future of life on Earth. We must stand strong in the face of these threats and take action to educate and empower our communities. Together, we can protect our environment, preserve the beauty and biodiversity of our planet, and ensure a sustainable future for all. Join us in defending our planet and fighting climate change-take action today!
Together, we can Protect Our Planet
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Protect Our Planet - News Briefs
Biden administration to award $3bn to US ports for climate-friendly improvements
The Guardian by Betsy Reed
Officials say they will improve and electrify port infrastructure at 55 sites nationwide while supporting an estimated 40,000 union jobs, reducing pollution and combating the climate crisis. … In February, the EPA announced two separate funding opportunities for US ports, a competition to directly fund zero-emission equipment and infrastructure and a separate competition for climate change and air-quality programs.
A solid majority of young Americans is very worried about climate change
Mother Jones By Nina Dietz
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A new study delving the emotional and psychological impact of climate change on 16,000 young Americans provides crucial empirical evidence for what until now “we’ve been relying on our intuition to tell us,” the study’s first author says. A clear majority of young Americans between the ages of 16 and 25 are either very, or extremely, worried.
Climate crisis caused half of European heat deaths in 2022, says study
The Guardian By Ajit Niranjan
Climate breakdown caused more than half of the 68,000 heat deaths during the scorching European summer of 2022, a study has found. Researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) found 38,000 fewer people would have died from heat if humans had not clogged the atmosphere with pollutants that act like a greenhouse and bake the planet. The death toll is about 10 times greater than the number of people murdered in Europe that year.
The Nation By Calvin Trillin
Can we count on you? In the coming election, the fate of our democracy and fundamental civil rights are on the ballot. The conservative architects of Project 2025 are scheming to institutionalize Donald Trump’s authoritarian vision across all levels of government if he should win. We’ve already seen events that fill us with both dread and cautious optimism—throughout it all, The Nation has been a bulwark against misinformation and an advocate for bold, principled perspectives.
In the Climate Change Era, Renting Is the American Dream
New York Times Opinion
As the Southeast begins to recover from back-to-back hurricanes, potential home buyers across the country should take notice of the billions of dollars in property damage from the storms, some of it uninsured. The tremendous loss in places such as Swannanoa, N.C., and Keaton Beach, Fla., shows that homeownership in a world of growing disaster risk is less of an asset than it once was. Homeownership is not simply a financial decision, but also a deeply emotional one.
Nightmare fuel: We asked researchers to name the scariest thing you should worry about
Denver Post By Elizabeth Hernandez
Don’t bee a problem Not to be a buzzkill, but people who keep honey bees might be doing more harm than good for the local environment, said Seth Davis, an entomologist and associate professor in Colorado State University’s Warner College of Natural Resources.
Solar power to the people: how the sun is bringing light - and TV - to Amazon villages
The Guardian By Flávia Milhorance, Isabel Alarcón, David Gonzalez, David González, Puerto Carreño
“In remote regions, the choice of solar energy has a universal consensus,” says Vinícius Oliveira, project leader at the Institute for Energy and the Environment (Iema), a nonprofit organisation promoting public policies on energy and transport. - October 29, 2024
People Power United’s Statement on Protect Our Planet
In response to recent MAGA shenanigans to enact Project 2025 and harm our environment, People Power United - a progressive grassroots group - issued the following statement:
“Our planet is under attack as the MAGA agenda seeks to reward the rich and powerful at the expense of our environment. Climate change poses an urgent and immediate danger to our environment, our planet, and the very future of life on Earth. We must stand strong in the face of these threats and take action to educate and empower our communities. Together, we can protect our environment, preserve the beauty and biodiversity of our planet, and ensure a sustainable future for all. There is no power like that of the people, and People Power United stands ready to protect our communities against any and all injustices,” said Laurie Woodward García of People Power United.
People Power United will continue to oppose such harm to our community and champion civil rights for all.
Join us to build People Power! Together, we can champion our rights, freedoms, and democracy, hold our leaders accountable to the people's will, and inspire voters to make a meaningful difference.
Laurie Woodward Garcia (paid with hugs and kisses, not bought by special interests)
People Power United | In this community, we will always speak out against racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, antisemitism, homophobia, misogyny, sexism, ageism, ableism, sizeism, elitism, transphobia, misogynoir, and bigotry! Check out our 2023 recap post to see how impactful our scrappy People Power United group is!
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