Natural hazards − most of them driven by #climatechange − have forced an estimated 288 million people from their homes since 2008. That is x3 the numbers displaced by war and conflict (although often interconnected). #climaterefugees@ClimateNewsDay https://t.co/wgyX69rtiC
The signs are unmistakable.
The science is undeniable.
The costs of inaction keep mounting.
The United States isn’t waiting — we are resolved to take action to combat climate change.
HUGE WIN! Interior Secretary Deb Haaland just repealed Trump-era policies that prioritized Big Oil execs above communities and public lands!
This is what happens when the person in charge of public lands isn't an oil lobbyist.https://t.co/HIUfgAvJJC
So cute. ❤️ Without the Endangered Species Act, Southern sea otters could be extinct. Keep sea otters and other threatened and endangered species safe by telling U.S. Congress to support the #ESA today: https://t.co/MsqRWSjjdi #StopExtinction
HUGE WIN! @Walmart is making massive waves in the fight to #SaveTheBees by setting goals to reduce pesticide use in its produce supply chain!
With pollinators nearing the brink of extinction, this is a huge win to protect our food system. https://t.co/vFtt5pMezn
What're your plans for helping our planet on #EarthDay? How about joining us in the fight to protect & restore our planet's species? Make a gift in honor of Earth Day & your donation will be matched 2-for-1! https://t.co/DmeCIIyKL8 🌎
300+ groups are calling on @SpeakerPelosi@SenSchumer to not include a slew of dangerous fossil fuel subsidies in a must-pass spending bill.
Congress must pass BOLD climate action — not throw tax dollars at Big Oil execs in the middle of global pandemic. https://t.co/9Y5A4q06GB
The WHOLE PLANET is on fire and somehow “global warming is a myth” we’re seriously going to end up wiping humans off the face of the earth in the next 20 years
The planet’s forests continue to shrink at an alarming rate, but reforestation campaigns have picked up momentum around the world 🌍🌎🌏
Help us reach our goal of planting 7.8 billion trees in 2020!
https://t.co/mDUYQ3m22a
10 times more plastic found in Atlantic ocean than previously thought - shows the world’s #plastic problem is likely to be much greater than realised
Story by @fionaharvey
https://t.co/F2fa8aZaxW
Mexico is set to phase out glyphosate — Bayer's cancer-causing pesticide!
Meanwhile, the US is actively criticizing countries for banning this toxic pesticide.
https://t.co/R8VgQ7GHlt
Australia barely had time to recover from record breaking fires at the start of 2020 before the Great Barrier Reef experienced its third mass coral bleaching event in the past five years.
What is going on?
https://t.co/RQjupliypd
New Fire "4-6 Fire" Point Reyes National Seashore (Smoke impacts to West Marin)
MCFD is responding a 50 acre fire in the Point Reyes National Seashore "4-5 Fire" Adjacent to the Woodward Trail. Difficult access. No Structure threat, no evacuation orders. Trail closures to PRNSS.
The island of Mauritius has declared a “state of environmental emergency” after a Japanese-owned ship that ran aground offshore days ago began spilling tons of fuel.
https://t.co/R158ALAkB5
If we just let it happen, deforestation coupled with the rampant destruction of natural resources will soon have devastating effects on the future of society as we know it:
https://t.co/mNWpGSGVLg