Cooler Earth
“A world in which no one is disposable”
The youth climate and environmental justice movement has entirely reshaped the landscape of climate policy and changemaking. Young leaders from around the world have been central in not just leading mass mobilizations to demand action on climate and racial justice, ...
“No economy functions well when people are dying”
Insights into human psychology have provided the climate movement with a wealth of information about how people interpret, process, and behave in regards to messaging and communication strategies. Matthew Goldberg has built his career on understanding the complexities of the...
“This is not a science problem anymore, it’s an everything problem”
We often say that working for a livable future on this planet is going to require all hands on deck, and that everyone has skills to contribute to the massive transition and changes that must lie ahead. Someone who embodies...
“If you’re not centering justice you’re not going to solve the problem”
Surviving the climate crisis will require collective action on a grand scale; but this action must be led by the communities facing firsthand the impacts of climate change. It is these voices from the frontlines who are most valuable to...
“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...
“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...