From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): The climate wake-up calls are everywhere. Scientific reports like the one published earlier this month by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change confirm it; heat waves, wildfires and extreme weather drive it home.1 We still have … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): It’s no surprise that in poll after poll this election season, health care is consistently at the top of the list of voters’ concerns. [1] We all watched last year as the Republican-led Congress took one … Continued
From the Earth Day Network (https://www.earthday.org): April 22, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. In recognition of this milestone Earth Day Network, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and the U.S. Department of State are launching Earth … Continued
From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): NOTE: This is a written account of someone who is among those traveling with the caravan from Central America. URGENT: We need your immediate action to advocate for the caravan families. We only have a … Continued
From Keystone Research Center (http://www.keystoneresearch.org): Incomes for the bottom 60% of households remain at or below their levels of a decade ago. Income of top 1% of city’s families up 32%. Read the full report here. HARRISBURG, PA – The … Continued
(Editor’s Note: Interesting that Exxon is “raising the site to resist flooding.”) 10/24/2018 HOUSTON (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp has begun groundwork at a Texas refinery that would become the largest in the United States in advance of a final … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): During the past month we have seen back-to-back devastating hurricanes, and more people understand the connection to global warming. The impacts of climate disasters are real—destruction to people’s homes, livelihoods, and families. Something needs … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/10/24/shouldering-more-15-trillion-debt-majority-young-americans-back-free-college-tuition Published on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 by Common Dreams “If you put an initiative on the ballot to forgive (or have the government pay off) this debt, it would make showing up and winning on Election Day … Continued
PennFuture seeks a Campaign Manager to lead a high impact campaign around clean water issues in Philadelphia, with a focus on green stormwater infrastructure. The Campaign Manager will develop and lead a bold, sophisticated, and integrated campaign that will elevate … Continued
From the Detention Watch Network (https://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/): For years, local communities have been organizing across the country to fight against the expansion of the immigrant detention system. This year, DWN has been working on creating a campaign that will bring together … Continued