Maria Virginia Olano
“It’s not just this future reality, it’s a current reality”
This year, we’ve seen the devastation of climate impacts across the country that come against the backdrop of a global pandemic. It’s been one disaster after another — from unprecedented wildfires ravaging the West to an exceedingly above average hurricane...
“COVID-19 is the pop quiz but climate change is the final exam”
It is no secret that many of those with deep ties or interests in the fossil fuel industry have worked long and hard to undermine the science and research around the causes and consequences of manmade climate change — originating...
“Systemic racism subsidizes the fossil fuel economy”
It’s hard to overstate both the chaos and the stakes surrounding this year’s election. We’re currently facing the overlapping crises of an ongoing pandemic that has shifted the way we can carry out the electoral process, an economic crisis greater...
On Changemaking and Superpowers with Camila Thorndike
We welcomed the newest member of our team a few weeks ago, and could not wait to share the news with all of you. Camila Thorndike joined our team as our very first National Advocacy Director, and will be leading...
“You can’t pull up your bootstraps if you don’t have boots”
Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali is a long-time advocate for social and environmental justice. He is currently the Vice President of Environmental Justice, Climate, and Community Revitalization at the National Wildlife Federation, as well as the founder of Revitalization Strategies, an...
“Sometimes you have to make the good trouble” EarthJustice Lawyers Adrienne Bloch and Kim Smaczniak
There is so much about our current systems that is not working right: from transportation, agriculture, waste management, air pollution, energy generation and distribution, we see inequity and injustice almost anywhere we look, all worsened by the climate crisis. Wielding the...
“Be a little less of an individual” Author and Activist Bill McKibben
If you care about the climate crisis, or generally have been paying attention to the climate movement over the past few decades, it is likely that you are more than familiar with Bill McKibben. He is the person responsible for...
The Cooler Earth podcast is back for its 4th season!
Season 4 of Cooler Earth the Podcast Launches September 17th This year has been…. well, a lot. We have witnessed the emergence of a global pandemic, which has disproportionately killed African Americans and people of color, and triggered an economic crisis...
“The most important thing an individual can do, is be a little less of an individual”
A Conversation with Bill McKibben If you care about the climate crisis, or generally have been paying attention to the climate movement over the span of the past few decades, it is likely that you are more than familiar with Bill...