After one-and-a-half years of citizen-led campaigning, Fossil Free Stockholm declare victory today as the Swedish capital joins cities around the world in withdrawing their funds from coal, oil and gas companies. The amendment of the...Lees verder
18 mei 2016 – Break Free was de grootste mondiale burgerlijke ongehoorzaamheidsactie in de geschiedenis van de klimaatbeweging, stelt mede-organisator 350.org. De actie duurde twaalf dagen waarin onder meer duizenden actievoerders een bruinkoolmijn en een kolencentrale in...Lees verder
3 mei 2016 – Vandaag start een twaalfdaagse wereldwijde protestbeweging tegen fossiele brandstoffen: Break Free from Fossil Fuels. Mondiale milieuorganisaties als 350.org en Greenpeace organiseren samen met lokale organisaties vreedzame protesten bij kolenmijnen, banken en presidentiële paleizen.
De beweging...Lees verder
During tonight’s Democratic debate at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, a site that was flooded by Hurricane Sandy, presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton displayed the fiercest exchange around climate change yet. “The movement has pushed...Lees verder
Peabody Energy Corporation, the world’s largest private-sector coal company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today, spelling the end of coal and a bleak outlook for the entire fossil fuel industry.
Coal has been in a structural...Lees verder
Perhaps it was the rising seas lapping on the doors of the debate hall, but for the first time this election the public got a raucous and spirited debate between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton...Lees verder
National climate campaign 350 Action issued the following reactions to ongoing Super Tuesday results: “This movement has succeeded in pushing major candidates to adopt more progressive positions on climate than in any previous election,” said Yong...Lees verder
The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal is a climate disaster that would give dangerous new powers to the fossil fuel industry, according to 350 Action. As Super Tuesday quickly approaches, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton stressed...Lees verder
The climate campaign, 350.org, which helped lead the fight against the Keystone XL pipeline and supports the growing fossil fuel divestment movement, is calling the energy bill currently under debate in the Senate a “big...Lees verder
After a virtual tie with Bernie Sanders in Iowa, Hillary Clinton is still struggling to win over the trust of young people and voters who list climate change as a top priority.
Asked last night by...Lees verder
Over the last six months, a network of climate activists, college students and volunteers have been showing up at rallies and events across the country to ask Presidential candidates about an issue that can often...Lees verder
At the Investor Summit on Climate Risk held at the United Nations headquarters today, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged investors to double their clean energy investments by 2020, a goal that will add momentum to...Lees verder
In response to the new regulations announced by the Obama Administration to reduce methane pollution from natural gas extraction on public lands, 350. org’s Fracking Campaign Coordinator Linda Capato Jr. said:
“This is a band-aid on...Lees verder
When asked by Zach Adinolfi, a freshman at the University of New Hampshire, if she supports the Porter Ranch communities who are experiencing the firsthand dangers of methane leaks from fracking, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary...Lees verder
When asked by Miles Goodrich, a campaigner with 350 Action, at a town hall meeting at Southern New Hampshire University, if he would shut down the Porter Ranch gas well, Democratic Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders...Lees verder
Environmentalists are urging debate moderators and candidates to make climate and energy issues a priority in tonight’s debate. While climate and energy related issues have made headlines over the past few months, with record breaking extreme...Lees verder
President Obama’s Administration is expected to announce new rules for how the federal government manages and leases coal reserves on public lands. The move will add significant momentum to the growing campaign by climate activists...Lees verder
In his final State of the Union, President Obama made the case for clean, renewable energy, and pledged to change the way the US manages fossil fuel development on public lands, a key priority for...Lees verder
Under pressure from climate campaigners, the Obama Administration announced a last minute delay for a fossil fuel auction scheduled for this Thursday in Washington, D.C.
350.org Policy Director Jason Kowalski issued the following statement on the...Lees verder
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The fossil fuel divestment campaign has broken a new record at COP21: more than 500 institutions representing over $3.4 trillion in assets have made some form of divestment commitment...Lees verder