From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): The scientific evidence has been mounting for decades. Recent analyses, including the latest National Climate Assessment and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s most recent report, affirm what we already know: climate change … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): Get ready for Faith Climate Action Week, being celebrated from April 5th – 14th, part of the international Earth Month celebrations in 2019! This year join with thousands of faith communities around the country … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): 2018 was recorded as the 4th hottest year ever globally, only behind 2015, 2016 and 2017. 2018 was also the wettest year ever recorded in Scranton, Reading, State College, and Pittsburgh, PA, joining more than two dozen … Continued
Please join us in person or via livestream on February 26 to hear Julia Olson speak at Dickinson College about the landmark lawsuit in which 21 youth plaintiffs are suing the U.S. government for their right to a safe climate. … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/02/07/major-party-backing-ocasio-cortez-and-markey-unveil-green-new-deal-outlining-wwii Published on Thursday, February 07, 2019 by Common Dreams “The Green New Deal offers a positive solution to match the scale of our nation’s biggest crises—climate change, structural racism, and skyrocketing inequality.” By Jake Johnson, staff writer … Continued
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology will host a series of six public lectures featuring thought leaders who will speak on a variety of topics related to climate disruption and sustainable development during the spring semester. The Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA), … Continued
“We trust the United States Forest Service to ‘speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.’” The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia quoted The Lorax last week in its decision to pull the permit on … Continued
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology will host a series of six public lectures featuring thought leaders who will speak on a variety of topics related to climate disruption and sustainable development during the spring semester. The Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA), … Continued
Empowering lawmakers to act boldly on climate Over 300 local elected officials have already signed a letter declaring their support for a Green New Deal—and there are very few from Pennsylvania. Please encourage your own state and local officials to … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Recently, the front page of The New York Times highlighted how “in the blink of an eye, a hunt for oil threatens pristine Alaska.” It warned readers about the rush to drill in the … Continued