We are Not Doomed Yet: There’s Still Time to Save the Climate

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The news of late has not given much comfort to those who believe that dramatic action now is necessary to save the climate. Recent scientific studies have confirmed that the climate is warming at even a faster rate than earlier predicted. The Trump Administration's determined efforts to disrupt global action have slowed climate agreements negotiated in Paris just a few short years ago. Yet, here in the United States a growing movement of cities and states are stepping in to fill the void. Will efforts to move states to a 100-percent clean energy future take hold? Are ambitious efforts like the Green New Deal, possible? Will DFL gains in Minnesota create openings for change on the scale necessary to move the dial on climate change? A growing number of climate-change activists believe major change is possible. Joining TruthToTell to explain why is Chelsea DeArmond, a member of the Leadership Team of MN350.

Climate Change: What Difference Can a City Make?

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On July 22, Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges joined 60 mayors from around the world for a meeting with Pope Francis on climate change.  The meeting was more than ceremonial.  The Pope believes cities have the power to make a significant contribution to the fight against climate change as well as the often-related issues of extreme[...] Read More »

What Difference Can a Pope Make? Pope Francis on Climate Change and Social Justice

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The much anticipated release of Pope Francis’s Encyclical on Climate Change was greeted with jubilation by environmentalists and social justice advocates around the world. In his 192-page message, Laudatu Si (“Praise Be”), the Pope links climate change to the over-arching theme of his papacy — fighting global inequality and poverty. In the short time that[...] Read More »

Out With the Old, In With the New? Not So Fast

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Remember when thousands of children from Central America were showing up at the border to seek asylum?   Whatever happened to them?  Or what about that great organizing campaign that won a raise in the minimum wage here in Minnesota?  Been there, done that?  Or the momentous march on New York where hundreds of thousands of[...] Read More »

New Life for the Climate-Change Movement?

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What would make 400,000 activists converge on New York City? The People’s Climate March!  Joined by United Nations Secretary General Ban-Ki-Moon, last week’s march was a visible sign that the climate change movement is stronger than ever. Developments from sectors of society not always associated with the climate change debate are also showing signs that[...] Read More »