Podcast: Former Sierra Club Directors on Layoffs, Equity and Environmental Justice

cross-posted from the Green and Red Podcast The Sierra Club is one of the oldest and largest environmental groups in the U.S.. It also has a problematic history, from being founded by racist John Muir to members penning the racist “Population Bomb,” advocating for population control, to former director Carl… Continue reading

NYC: Climate Activists Shutdown Citi Headquarters; 2 Dozen Arrested

cross-posted from Climate Defenders Today climate activists blocked all entrances to Citi banks headquarters to demand that they stop investing billions of dollars in the fossil fuel industry. ?BREAKING: Climate activists in #NYC have shut down the entrance to @Citi bank, the top financier of oil and gas in the… Continue reading

NYC: Activists arrested for shutting down traffic outside of BlackRock

cross-posted from Climate Defenders Today, five were arrested taking action at investment giant BlackRock’s offices. BlackRock, the company that owns the world and that is torching it, has long been the target of climate activists. HAPPENING NOW: Activists arrested for shutting down traffic outside of @BlackRock, the company that owns… Continue reading

CalFire Faces Opposition for Avoiding Environmental Review and Tribal Consultation

cross-posted from Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters CalFire Faces Opposition for Avoiding Environmental Review and Tribal Consultation Jackson Forest advocates will testify at Jackson Advisory Meeting in Ft. Bragg Sept. 12, 2023 For immediate release Contact: Matt Simmons, staff attorney, Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC) (310) 666-8912 Andy Wellspring (707)… Continue reading