As the number of fires and intensity increases due to the #ClimateCrisis we must invest in #wildfire prevention & response. We must rapidly transition off of the #fossilfuels that are driving this. And we must not leave #climatedeniers and fuel interests to run our nation.
This kind of economics thinking will help us solve the cascading crises of our age #climate#inequality#pandemic
Kate Raworth offers 7 principles for economics which are humane, inclusive, rational, relational regenerative and mutual with an infectious…https://t.co/DyVKbGu2h3
“Of the top 20 region-sectors ranked by #environmentalimpacts, none would be profitable if environmental costs were fully integrated. Ponder that for a moment: None of the world’s top industrial sectors would be profitable if they were paying their full f…https://t.co/kgzDtxR7Ca
“For anyone in doubt, the January 6 hearings have confirmed that America’s biggest problem is not #incivility. Our problem is that a well-funded, white nationalist, #authoritarian minority is determined to use lies, propaganda, corruption and violence to…https://t.co/mAdDqJgTRl
Can’t say it better than this. Support community leadership. Thanks to The Greenlining Institute for consistent principled leadership and excellent tools moving us forward. #climatejustice#environmentaljustice#racialjustice https://t.co/IA0loHSpPM
We need equitable and inclusive fire prevention that empowers communities, community-led resilience especially for frontline communities & vulnerable populations, fire resilient natural / farm-based carbon sequestration, and farm-worker protections. https://t.co/Izjtv5MuCJ
Excited to be working with community leaders on #resiliencecenter projects like this. We need to do this at scale.
“Community members have found that temporary, reactive disaster responses like emergency shelters don’t adequately protect residents, and…https://t.co/NlBGNhXOMP
“Across the rest of the state, only about one hundredth of one percent of the #water used to extract #oilandgas came from sources marked as suitable for domestic use or irrigation. But for #kerncounty over the same time period, the figure was almost 1.3 p…https://t.co/TXWlwj6vdM
So important especially because of the #climateequity and #healthequity dynamics of extreme heat
““This new legislation will enhance existing heat warning systems by categorizing heat waves based on their impact to human health and serve as a global mode…https://t.co/QIhO4Skuq0
I like Presidents that immediately declare a state of emergency, activates FEMA, and approve funding when a natural disaster befalls Puerto Rico, as opposed to ones that wait until 3,000 people are killed before going down and throwing paper towels at people.
Unbelievable. 5 years after hurricane Maria & Puerto Rico paramedics are yet again taking patients from 1 hospital, in this case the cancer center in San Juan, to another hospital because the backup generators are not working. 5 years later & we’re still talking about generators.