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Left-wing climate activists are stepping up their opposition to policies from top Democrats promoting nuclear energy and carbon capture, signaling a tough debate as the Biden administration advances legislation to curb power sector emissions.
Hundreds of environmental and grassroots groups, including national groups such as Friends of the Earth, Center for Biological Diversity, and the Indigenous Environmental Network, sent a letter to lawmakers Wednesday calling on them to pursue a national standard requiring 100% renewable power by 2030.
It’s a rebuttal to the
clean electricity standard policy favored by the Biden administration, top House Democrats, and many more centrist environmental groups that calls for carbon-free power by 2035 but allows resources such as nuclear energy, carbon capture and storage, and even natural gas to play a role in meeting the requirements.
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Climate and Indigenous protesters across 4 continents pressure banks to #DefundLine3 In solidarity with Indigenous leaders, we are calling for fossil fuel divestment to protect the water and climate, and the health and survival of Indigenous communities.
From fake oil spills in Washington, D.C. and New York City to a
“people mural” in Seattle spelling out “Defund Line 3,” climate and
Indigenous protesters in 50 U.S. cities and across seven other countries spanning four continents took to the streets on Friday for a day of
action pushing 20 banks to ditch the controversial tar sands pipeline.
“Against the backdrop of rising climate chaos, the continued
USDA May Allow Genetically Modified Trees to Be Released Into the Wild (Image by Stock File)
A genetically engineered chestnut tree may be the first to spread into forests, setting dangerous global precedents.
By Anne Petermann
On August 18, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a petition by researchers at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) seeking federal approval to release their genetically engineered (GE) Darling 58 (D58) American chestnut tree into U.S. forests. Researchers claim the transgenic D58 tree will resist the fungal blight that, coupled with rampant overlogging, decimated the American chestnut population in the early 20th century. In fact, the GE American chestnut is a Trojan horse meant to open the doors to commercial GE trees designed for industrial plantations.
Today: Join the #DefundLine3 Day of Action
Actions confirmed in more than 40 U.S. cities and international locales
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Relatives,
Together we are powerful. Since the #DefundLine3 campaign launched in February, bank executives have received more than 700,000 emails, 7,000 calendar invites and 3,000 phone calls, demanding that they stop funding Line 3. There have been protests at bank branches in 16 states. Collectively, we’ve raised more than $70,000 for those on the frontlines.
Now, we’re pulling all of that energy together for one powerful, coordinated day of action.
May 7, 2021 is the #DefundLine3 Global Day of Action.
(Image: Indigenous Environmental Network)
If there isn’t an action near you, organize one! Actions can be small. Going to a local bank branch with your friend to deliver a letter or petition can be a powerful action. Actions can be large. Think hundreds of people shutting down the streets outside of a bank’s headquarters.
Hundreds gather for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women rally in Bemidji
Ordinarily, participants would march, but due to COVID-19 and certain event activities, this year’s event was a stationary one at Paul Bunyan Park. 11:38 am, May 6, 2021 ×
Simone Senogles, second from right, and others sing during a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s rally held on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at Paul Bunyan Park. May 5 was also the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls. (Annalise Braught / Bemidji Pioneer)
BEMIDJI, Minn. Hundreds of people gathered from all around the country with some from as far away as California by the Lake Bemidji waterfront on Wednesday for a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women rally to show support for families affected by these all-too-frequent tragedies.