Alexandria Villaseñor
@AlexandriaV2005
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I'm so excited to share @Earth_Uprising's *NEW* website with you all— Check out https://t.co/foVx94CguJ for information about our new members, upcoming projects and campaigns, and ways you can get involved!
earthuprising.org
Earth Uprising International is now a global, youth-led climate movement, centering education, reparative justice, and solutions for a just transition to an equitable, regenerative economy.
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With "more than 20 LNG export facilities planned for the Gulf Coast, which would have combined emissions that exceed those of the European Union or 850 coal plants" we have no choice but to keep rising up - JOIN US at @Energy Feb 6-8! #STOPLNG Sit In! https://t.co/gt1kWk92gI
commondreams.org
"I won't allow for them to continue to poison my kids," one Gulf Coast environmental justice advocate said.
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APPLICATIONS DUE TOMORROW 12/15! High school students apply today for the 2024 American Climate Leadership Awards for High School Students. Five 5 $10,000 each to support your work! https://t.co/vbUwtkkD2T #ACLA24HighSchoolStudents
ecoamerica.org
High School Students Making Change in Their Local Communities ecoAmerica launched a new High School Student award category in 2024: the American Climate Leadership Awards (ACLA) for High School...
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Yes, I did just get my driver's license 😂 Thanks for catching up with me @OliviaRudgard and @Bloomberg! https://t.co/kkXxPai5Wy
bloomberg.com
A generation of teen climate activists are now navigating young adulthood — and a movement that thrives on the power of youth.
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There's no satisfaction in "we told you so". 🥺 https://t.co/xIwM5u4im3
cnbc.com
COP28 will be held in Dubai, with scores of world leaders and government ministers from nearly 200 countries expected to attend.
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Yesterday the world emitted ~100.1 Million tonnes of CO², the highest ever recorded. These two facts are surprisingly related.
Yesterday, temporarily, planet Earth took its first step over the 2.0 degrees Celsius barrier.
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Oil and gas know climate protest is its biggest threat. @amywestervelt @GeoffDembicki
https://t.co/EiRNJUcQla
newrepublic.com
For decades, the think tanks associated with the little-known Atlas Network have pushed to criminalize climate protest around the world.
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Our organization has two leading youth activists on the ground next week for #ClimateWeekNYC! (sadly I won't be there 😔) We'd love your suggestions of events and activities to add to their schedules! 🎉 @ClimateGroup @WeDontHaveTime @EmCollective @IYCM
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Earth’s hottest recorded day was 16.92°C (62.46°F) on 24 July 2022 We’ve broken this record on each of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 July 2023, so far It’s the hottest it’s been in 125,000 years. Now back to drilling for oil everyone
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This is not just the all time heat record for China, it's also the hottest temperature ever recorded north of 40 degrees latitude.
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This week in extreme weather An ongoing thread of newspaper frontpages from around the world 1/ The Week "Climate meltdown"
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The climate crisis as a tourist attraction 😳
Tourists are now flocking to Death Valley to experience possible world record heat of 131 degrees. The heat is expected to hit 131 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday, setting a world record for the hottest temperature ever reliably recorded, according to the National Weather Service.
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How dare those rocks and dirt block your car! Can you tear up their signs and enact laws to keep them from doing that to you? 😂😎😢 #ClimateEmergency
Finally got to return to the house and get my stuff — here’s the aftermath of yesterday’s mudslide and flood in Ludlow, Vermont. Grateful I got out when I did! Don’t think I’ll be moving that truck anytime soon…
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Starting to seem likely we'll see the highest temperature ever reliably recorded on planet earth this weekend. Death Valley headed for 132??? https://t.co/kCaLb9pSCj
washingtonpost.com
Temperatures could challenge records in Phoenix, Las Vegas and Fresno as the relentless, extreme heat dome intensifies.
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I really think this is terribly disruptive & inconsiderate to block a road like this. Don’t the people responsible for causing this know that people have to get to work, get to daycare to pick up kids? Someone needs to be held responsible! We must not tolerate this.
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BREAKING: We just swarmed the field at the Congressional Women's Softball Game. As rooftop snipers aimed their guns at us and Members of Congress begged us to evacuate, we held our ground. This is an emergency. We act like it. 🧵
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1-in-1000 year floods, the hottest days for 125,000 years, recurring days of hazardous air quality. These are the warning signs of the escalation of the climate crisis.
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"I thought fossil fuel firms could change. I was wrong." This is a huge deal coming from @CFigueres. I hope other decisionmakers will listen.
aljazeera.com
Their unprecedented profits over the past year have shown their unwillingness to adapt. It's now D-Day for them.
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