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The Global Food Crisis & You

  I decided that I was going to do the $30 for 30 days project months ago, so it’s an incredible coincidence to me that just as I began the new became dominated by the global food crisis. F… more →

Rice, Beans & Mixed Greens

There's Food, Not Bombs! There's a Garden on the White House Lawn!

Caroline Howe wrote 2 days ago: He listened! Obama listened! We chanted during PowerShift’s march on the Capital Coal Plant an … more →

Tags: Agriculture, Americas, Climate Justice, green for all, Power Shift 2009, united states

From Coal to Copenhagen: An Opportunity for Leadership

markkimbrell wrote 2 weeks ago: This April, the roots of leadership were laid in the Climate movement.  From Powershift to the FTN T … more →

Tags: Climate Justice, climate policy, Coal, Coal Campaign, copenhagen 2009, Dirty Energy, Focus the Nation, Global Warming, Impacted Communities

Breakthrough Generation Launches 2009 Fellowship Program

Teryn Norris wrote 2 weeks ago: Last week, eight young leaders and intellectuals from around the country arrived at the Breakthrough … more →

Tags: campuses, united states, youth leaders, Breakthrough Generation, Breakthrough Institute, National Energy Education Act

Rep. Tsongas Congratulates Mass Legislature & Mass Power Shift

craigaltemose wrote 2 weeks ago: On Wednesday, June 10th, Representative Nikki Tsongas (D-MA) officially congratulated both houses of … more →

Tags: climate policy, renewable energy, youth leaders, Mass Power Shift

Number Crunch: Where Canada's Emission Targets Stand

Zoë wrote 3 weeks ago: Canada has committed to emission reductions at home of 2.7% below 1990 levels by the year 2020. (Or … more →

Tags: Government, International Affairs, Climate Science, Economics, Canada, Global Warming, Intersessional

350Dominicana: Creando Una Voz Latina Contra El Cambio Climatico — 1 comment

carlosrymer wrote 3 weeks ago: Ha empezado una nueva campaña que busca llevar la voz Latina al centro del dialogo internacional sob … more →

Tags: Americas, International Affairs, spanish, 350, Cambio climático, republica dominicana, América Latina, Caribe, Copenhague

In Solidarity with Peru's Oppressed Indigenous People — 3 comments

Tommaso Boggia wrote 3 weeks ago: This Monday, people throghout the world came together at Peru’s consulates and embassies deman … more →

Tags: Americas, Climate and Forestry, Climate Justice, déforestation, extraction, Impacted Communities, indigenous, International Affairs

5th CONFERENCE South Asian CBR Network 5-7 Oct 2009 Kabul, Afghanistan — 1 comment

Andrea Shettle, MSW wrote 1 month ago: 5th conference South Asian Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) Network Dear All Greetings. The Sout … more →

Tags: Announcements, Opportunities, South Asian Region, Events and Conferences, Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR), Rehabilitation, Afghanistan, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, CRPD

Leading up to my liberation from neighborhood watch — 3 comments

jarad01 wrote 1 month ago: A message sent to neighbors 1 day before choosing to disengage from neighborhood watch. ============ … more →

Tags: bezerkeley, Berkeley California, Crime, gangs, Neighborhood Watch, Think Globally, obama, AK-47

video from Cliffside Climate Action

Joshua Kahn Russell wrote 2 months ago: Check out this great video from the Cliffside Climate Action. … more →

Tags: Coal Campaign, Civil Disobedience, cliffside clean coal, Coal, Protest

Victory in Iowa!

Juliana Williams wrote 2 months ago: Iowa is all over the news this week.  But what you may not have heard through all the coverage of sa … more →

Tags: climate policy, Government, Jobs, Political Participation, Transportation, united states, Victories, youth leaders, Department of Transportation

From Washers to Wind: Obama in Iowa

billyparish wrote 2 months ago: This posting is cross-listed at Grist.org Yesterday, was the 39th anniversary of Earth Day and to ma … more →

Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Clean Energy, Climate, climate change, Iowa, Maytag, obama, Policy

Focusing the Heartland on a Clean Energy Future — 2 comments

Jesse Jenkins wrote 2 months ago: From St. Louis and Philadelphia, to Columbus and Denver, Focus the Nation’s Clean Energy Town … more →

Tags: campuses, climate challenge, climate policy, Events, Focus the Nation, Global Warming, Government, green jobs, Political Participation

Call Congress This Week to Demand Bold and Just Climate and Energy Legislation! — 3 comments

dannymarx wrote 2 months ago: The discussion on climate legislation is heating up in DC. This week, the hearings on the American C … more →

Tags: Politics, climate challenge, Earth Day, Carbon Sequestration, Power Shift 2009

LCV: Does Roy Blunt Believe in America? — 2 comments

Alexander M. Tinker wrote 2 months ago: As the House Energy & Commerce Committee prepares to vote on a comprehensive clean energy plan, … more →

Tags: campuses, Global Warming, Government, Political Participation, Politics, united states, youth leaders, Aces, Blunt

The Invisibility of Climate Change — 5 comments

Juliana Williams wrote 2 months ago: CO2 as a gas is invisible, odorless, tasteless (dissolves instantly in water and is one of the deadl … more →

Tags: Political Participation, united states, Visioning, carbon dioxide, climate change, CO2, Environmental Defense, Global Warming, Gus Speth

Focus the Nation comes to Climate Change's Ground Zero: New Orleans

Alexander M. Tinker wrote 2 months ago: Guest post from Mark Kimbrell Tonight the citizens of New Orleans, Focus the Nation, The Gulf Restor … more →

Tags: campuses, Climate Justice, Global Warming, Government, Political Participation, Politics, united states, youth leaders, Clean Energy

Obama Choo-choo-chooses High Speed Rail — 11 comments

Juliana Williams wrote 2 months ago: This morning (coverage here and here), President Obama announced his  plan to spur the creation … more →

Tags: Global Warming, Government, green jobs, Political Participation, Politics, Transportation, united states, Chicago, High Speed Rail

Youth to Engage Members of Congress, Local Officials in 103 Town Halls Nationwide to Build Clean Energy Future — 2 comments

Alexander M. Tinker wrote 2 months ago: April 13, 2009 – Young leaders organized by Focus the Nation are holding an unprecedented 103 … more →

Tags: campuses, Global Warming, Government, Political Participation, Politics, united states, youth leaders, 1Sky, Aces


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