McKibben On How To Fight Climate Change Without The White House

We can battle climate change without Washington DC. Here's how; Global warming is an immediate battle with enormous consequences. We dare not wait for Washington to return to sanity – nor do we have to

Bill McKibben, 1 February 2018 (UK Guardian)

“…The State of the Union address omitted] mention of climate change, the greatest problem the world faces…[and] official Washington seemed barely to notice…The Democratic response from Representative Joe Kennedy didn’t touch on global warming, either…[Winning the midterm elections is crucial because] it will help the effort to play defense] but since global warming is an immediate battle with enormous consequences, we dare not wait for Washington to return to sanity…The strategy that’s been evolving for US climate action – and for action in many other parts of the planet – bypasses the central governments as much as possible…[because that is where oil and coal] money is most toxically powerful…[The flank attack at local levels begins with joining in work pioneered by groups like the Sierra Club] to persuade towns, cities, counties, and states to pledge to make the transition to 100% renewable energy…Job two is to block new fossil fuel infrastructure…And third is to cut off the money that fuels this industry – by divestment…” click here for more

click to enlarge

Top Ten Most Active States Of 2017

Tweet