Hurricane Sandy would have at least one positive result if it inspired President Obama and Mitt Romney to finally address climate change.

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Patrick Moore is a vocal critic of faulty science that supports climate-change caused by humans. Since he was a legend in the eco-movement, his current assessment is credible and authoritative.

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There's no disputing it: We need to act quickly to combat climate change. And what better way to push things forward than getting people stoked about climate solutions? With this in mind, I made "Goodstock: Putting Climate Solutions Center Stage." It's a series that celebrates seven (of the many) climate change solutions, and it uses the look and feel of vintage rock posters in an effort to apply the sexiness and cachet of 1960s rock and roll to climate change solutions.

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There's no doubt that young people today are driving action on climate change. The #FridaysforFuture school strikes are arguably the most dedicated and sustained direct action in a generation. School pupils have kicked off an international movement committed to addressing the injustices, mass extinctions and environmental damage caused by climate change—while also building global networks, speaking out in public and holding the adults around them to account.

"That we should let climate change go unaddressed until the human race goes extinct...is a cornerstone of the Republican Party's agenda."

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Vanessa Nakate, the Ugandan climate-justice activist.   As a kid, when little Vanessa heard about climate change, she thought it was something that happened on the other side of the world. As an adult, she saw how droughts led to crop failure that left families hungry. Inspired by other activists, Vanessa took a stand and began campaigning to save the Congolian rainforests. Soon, she was invited to take her campaign around the world. In 2020, Vanessa participated in an important summit about climate change. But when she was cropped out of a photograph featuring other climate-change activists, it felt like not just her contribution to the movement had been erased, but that the needs of a whole continent had been disregarded. It was a moment that shocked the world, but it spurred Vanessa on to raise her voice louder and to fight harder for climate justice for Africans. Today, she continues to be a leader in the climate-change movement and a voice of her generation. This inspiring book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the incredible young activist’s life so far. Hardcover, 32 pages,  by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, measures 7.6 x 9.5 inches, suitable for ages 3 and up.

TV environmentalist and campaigner Sir David Attenborough has issued a grim warning to world leaders on climate change: "It's already too late."

Before purchasing this bundle, consider purchasing the Text Set MEGA BUNDLE from my store. For a little more, you get more than 3 times as many text sets, including argumentative sets. It includes every text set currently sold in my store. Even better, you will have access to future text sets that are added to the MEGA BUNDLE later on, at no additional cost to you. Let me know if you have any questions! This bundle includes three different text sets and their accompanying prompts. The details for each set are provided below: Comparing Purposes of Space Exploration Speeches - Informational Text: This text set uses portions of President Kennedy's famous speech declaring the U.S. would go to the moon and President Obama's speech, more than 50 years later, on the topic of further space exploration. Students are given the task to compare the purpose of the two speeches to one another. This assignment will strengthen your students experience with the idea of using the text to support their writing from short pieces, as most end-of-course or end-of-year assessments require. Modeled after AIR Testing, which is used in numerous states across the country, it would also fit well into a PARCC simulation. The text set, itself, is 4 pages long. Literary Elements Affecting Mood - Literary Analysis Text Set: This text set uses an excerpt from Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" alongside a portion from F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby to provide students with a chance to demonstrate their literary analysis abilities. Background knowledge of either text is not necessary, and this assignment will strengthen your students experience with the idea of using the text to support their writing from short pieces, as most end-of-course or end-of-year assessments require. Modeled after AIR Testing, which is used in numerous states across the country, it would also fit well into a PARCC simulation. The text set, itself, is 3 pages long. Informational Text Set - Climate Change: This four-passage text set is accompanied by an informational prompt regarding the topic of global warming. It's a great assignment to engage students and help them work on the skill of finding and citing information from the text provided, rather than relying on their own prior knowledge or feelings about the given topic. Modeled after AIR Testing, which is used in numerous states across the country, it would also fit well into a PARCC simulation. The text set, itself, is 5 pages long. As with all products sold by A Teacher's Teacher, I take great pride in providing materials in multiple forms. In the case of this item, you will receive the text set and prompt in a ready-to-use format for easy accessibility (.pdf) as well as a file that you can open and edit, to best fit for your own classroom needs (.docx). In addition, I have also provided the option to use a quick-sharing link for Google Docs, in case you use the Google Suite of Apps. All you'll have to do is open the Word or PDF file labeled for Google Docs, copy the link provided, and paste it into your web browser. From there, follow the directions on the Word document or PDF to save it to your Google Drive. I encourage you to check out my other items in my store, including another text set bundle that deals with three different argumentative topics. Please let me know if you have any questions or if you'd like to suggest a topic for a future text set item.

Under pressure from conservatives, GOP leaders unveil new agenda that shows they haven't learned a thing

Unlock the mysteries of climate change trends and their unique impacts on Australia. Learn how to better anticipate future fire scenarios.

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Generation180 is a national clean energy nonprofit inspiring individuals to take action on clean energy through creative communications campaigns with comedians, artists, and illustrators.

Thirty young environmental activists share their dreams with voice of a generation Mya-Rose CraigIndigenous people and people of color are disproportionately affected by climate change. And yet they are underrepresented within the environmental movement. But not anymore. Written by the extraordinary environmental and campaigner for equal rights Mya-Rose Craig--aka Birdgirl--this book profiles 30 young environmental activists who are Indigenous people or people of color, from communities on the frontline of global climate change. Each speaks to the diverse set of issues they are fighting for, from water conservation, to deforestation, to indigenous rights, and shares their dream . . . A dream for climate justice. A dream for a healthy planet. A dream for a fairer world, for all. This is the first book from Craig, who shared a stage with Greta Thunberg in 2019's climate strikes. US-based activists profiled include Marshallese ocean activist Litokne Kabua; @ThisIsZeroHour founder Zanagee Artis; indigenous rights activists Thomas Tonatiuh Lopez Jr., and Caitlyn Baikie; climate justice activist Rebeca Sabnam, and clean water activist Autumn Peltier.

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A new wave of climate protests hit cities around the world this week—this time aimed at shocking people with civil disobedience, fake blood on the pavement and bodies lying in the streets under signs that read: "Stop funding climate death." The Extinction Rebellion demonstrations have a harder edge than the student-led climate strikes that have brought millions to their feet around the world demanding leaders do more to slow climate change. While the school climate strikes end with students returning to class, these protests have often led to arrests.

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Stop the Poisoning and Drowning of Labrador’s Indigenous and non-Indigenous People at Muskrat Falls Background The Trudeau government has invested a whopping $9.2 billion into the lethal Muskrat Falls megadam in Labrador, which threatens an act of cultural genocide via methylmercury poisoning and the subsequent destruction of Indigenous cultures that have existed since time immemorial. An additional threat is catastrophic dam break. Mass casualty flash floods are a real possibility since a significant portion of the dam reservoir is slated to be held back by a natural formation known as the North Spur, composed of quick clay (sand that liquefies and moves under pressure). No proper, independent engineering study has been performed to confirm the stability of the North Spur. Like any number of megaprojects, all Indigenous people affected have not provided free, prior and informed consent to be poisoned and drowned by this megadam. Non-Indigenous residents also face similar threats from a project that could eventually cost as much as $78 billion and bankrupt the province. Why We’re Fasting To continue raising awareness and building resistance to the dangerous Muskrat Falls project, we will fast for one or more days during the months between summer solstice and fall equinox in support of the Labrador Land Protectors and all those living at risk downstream of the Muskrat Falls megadam. We fast because we recognize that if Muskrat Falls goes online without any changes, the largely Indigenous downstream population will be faced with either going hungry or eating a country food web dangerously poisoned by the neurotoxin methylmercury. We fast because we recognize the hungering for justice of people who have never been properly consulted about a project that threatens their lives. We fast because we recognize that all of us undertaking small sacrifices together can help awaken the sleeping conscience of a country that has yet to take seriously the calls to action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the cornerstone principles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The fast will continue from June 21 to September 22 with three demands: 1. Immediate implementation of the original recommendations from a major 2016 Harvard University study (seconded by an Independent Experts Advisory Committee) for full clearance of brush, trees, and topsoil, along with the capping of the wetlands, at the Muskrat Falls reservoir to prevent the bioaccumulation of the neurotoxin methylmercury. 2. Immediate appointment of an independent inquiry into the instability of the North Spur, because no study has proven that it is secure enough to prevent a catastrophic dam break and mass drowning. 3. The federal government, provincial government, and Nalcor (the crown corporation behind the dam) must halt all work on the dam until they have received the free, prior and informed consent of all Indigenous peoples affected by the dam, as well as that of non-Indigenous downstream residents. How to participate in the Chain Fast Pick a day (or a series of days) to fast throughout the summer season and email your name and town to [email protected]) A list of open dates is at http://homesnotbombs.blogspot.com/2018/05/muskrat-falls-solidarity-chain-fast.html . Fast according to your preferred tradition (a full 24 hours, liquids only, sun up to sun down). The fast is open to anyone (you can join even if you are not living in the land known as Canada) On the day they fast we encourage you to: a. take a selfie with a simple message (ie, #ShutMuskratDown, Stop Poisoning of Labrador, Respect Indigenous Rights, etc) and share that image via social media, explaining why you are fasting on that day b. Write an email to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, Stolen Resources Minister Jim Carr, and Colonial Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett federally, as well as Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball and Nalcor CEO Stan Marshall (the crown corporation behind the project), to explain why you are fasting and reinforce the three demands listed above. Emails are: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] c. Write a letter to a local newspaper about why they are fasting, and perhaps link your fast to land and water protection struggles taking place in your territory. d. If you have the time, make a sign and vigil for an hour or two in public at a federal building or MP’s office to mark your fast and the reasons behind it (we can provide flyers to hand out). Thanks for your support! The Ontario-Muskrat Solidarity Coalition Dates and Names and Towns of Fasters Thursday, June 21:Tracey Sikoak Doherty, Happy Valley - Goose Bay Friday, June 22: Graham Lettner, Black Diamond, Alberta Saturday, June 23: Jim Learning, Happy Valley Goose Bay Sunday, June 24: Matthew Behrens, Perth, ON, Sharon Ponniuk Gear, Labrador Monday, June 25: Murray Lumley, Toronto, ON Tuesday, June 26: Cym Gomery, Montreal Wednesday, June 27: Hannah Miller, Fortune, Newfoundland; Ottawa Raging Grannies Thursday, June 28: Roberta Frampton Benefiel, Happy Valley-Goose Bay; Holly Wells and Jaryl Altomare, Effort, Pennsylvania Friday, June 29: Graham Lettner, Black Diamond, Alberta Saturday, June 30: Dianne Climenhage Happy Valley Goose Bay, Matthew Della Valle, St. John's, NL Sunday, July 1: Liz Chisholm, Chilliwack, BC; King Kimbit, Ottawa Monday, July 2: Murray Lumley, Toronto, ON Tuesday, July 3: Maureen McGahey, Perth, ON Wednesday, July 4: Andrew Jehan and Elizabeth Wickwire, Toronto Thursday, July 5: Roberta Frampton Benefiel, Happy Valley-Goose Bay; Holly Wells and Jaryl Altomare, Effort, Pennsylvania Friday, July 6: Trycia Bazinet, Ottawa, Graham Lettner, Black Diamond, Alberta Saturday, July 7: Sandra Streifel, Vancouver, BC Sunday, July 8:Sunshine Messina, Lac Megantic, QC Monday, July 9: Murray Lumley, Toronto, ON Tuesday, July 10: Jan Morrison, North West River, NL Wednesday, July 11: krishna e bera, Algonquin Territory, Ottawa Thursday, July 12: Roberta Frampton Benefiel, Happy Valley-Goose Bay; Holly Wells and Jaryl Altomare, Effort, Pennsylvania Friday, July 13: Trycia Bazinet, Ottawa, Graham Lettner, Black Diamond, Alberta Saturday, July 14: Peggy Skinner, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL; Angus Andersen, St. John's, NL Sunday, July 15: Eldred Davis, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador Monday, July 16: Murray Lumley, Toronto, ON Tuesday, July 17: Marjorie May Flowers, Happy Valley-Goose Bay Wednesday, July 18: Emma Hebb, Halifax, NS; Members of Solidarity Halifax; Llewelyn Pritchard, UK, Angela Giles, Halifax; Chris White, Halifax Thursday, July 19: Dorene Bernard and grassroots grandmothers at Treaty Truck House camp, Shubenacadie River, NS; Roberta Frampton Benefiel, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Tamara Lorincz; Holly Wells and Jaryl Altomare, Effort, Pennsylvania; Mary Cowper-Smith, Charlottetown, PEI Friday, July 20: Trycia Bazinet, Ottawa, Graham Lettner, Black Diamond, Alberta Saturday, July 21: Peggy Skinner, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL Sunday, July 22: Eldred Davis, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador Monday, July 23: Murray Lumley, Toronto, O; King Kimbit, Ottawa Tuesday, July 24: Tracey Sikoak Doherty, Happy Valley - Goose Bay; King Kimbit, Ottawa Wednesday, July 25:Peggy Saunders- Blake, Happy Valley - Goose Bay; King Kimbit, Ottawa Thursday, July 26: Roberta Frampton Benefiel, Happy Valley-Goose Bay; Holly Wells and Jaryl Altomare, Effort, Pennsylvania Friday, July 27: Graham Lettner, Black Diamond, Alberta, Ria Heynen, Ottawa Saturday, July 28: Peggy Skinner, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL; King Kimbit, Ottawa Sunday, July 29: King Kimbit, Ottawa Monday, July 30: Murray Lumley, Toronto, ON; King Kimbit, Ottawa Tuesday, July 31: Sunshine Messina, Lac Megantic, QC; King Kimbit, Ottawa Wednesday, August 1: Jozef Konyari, Toronto, ON; King Kimbit, Ottawa; Deb Cowen, Toronto; Aytak Dibavar, Hamilton; Anna Dion, Ottawa Thursday, August 2: Roberta Frampton Benefiel, Happy Valley-Goose Bay; Holly Wells and Jaryl Altomare, Effort, Pennsylvania; King Kimbit, Ottawa Friday, August 3: Graham Lettner, Black Diamond, Alberta; King Kimbit, Ottawa Saturday, August 4: Peggy Skinner, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL; King Kimbit, Ottawa Sunday, August 5: mandy hiscocks, Guelph, ON; King Kimbit, Ottawa Monday, August 6: Murray Lumley, Toronto, ON; King Kimbit, Ottawa Tuesday, August 7: Sandra Streifel, Vancouver, BC; King Kimbit, Ottawa; Sylvia Moore, Happy Valley-Goose Bay Wednesday, August 8: King Kimbit, Ottawa Thursday, August 9: Denise Cole, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Roberta Frampton Benefiel, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, King Kimbit, Ottawa; Holly Wells and Jaryl Altomare, Effort, Pennsylvania Friday, August 10: Graham Lettner, Black Diamond, Alberta; King Kimbit, Ottawa Saturday, August 11: Tracey Sikoak Doherty, Happy Valley - Goose Bay, Ria Heynen, Ottawa, King Kimbit, Ottawa Sunday, August 12: mandy hiscocks, Guelph, ON, King Kimbit, Ottawa Monday, August 13: Murray Lumley, Toronto, ON, King Kimbit, Ottawa Tuesday, August 14: King Kimbit, Ottawa Wednesday, August 15: Ria Heynen, Ottawa, King Kimbit, Ottawa Thursday, August 16: Roberta Frampton Benefiel, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Tamara Lorincz, Waterloo, ON; King Kimbit, Ottawa; Holly Wells and Jaryl Altomare, Effort, Pennsylvania Friday, August 17: Graham Lettner, Black Diamond, Alberta; King Kimbit, Ottawa; Marjorie Flowers, Happy Valley Goose Bay, NL Saturday, August 18: Peggy Skinner, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL; King Kimbit, Ottawa Sunday, August 19: mandy hiscocks, Guelph, ON, King Kimbit, Ottawa Monday, August 20: Murray Lumley, Toronto, ON; King Kimbit, Ottawa Tuesday, August 21: Cym Gomery, Montreal Wednesday, August 22: Angela Giles, Halifax Thursday, August 23: Roberta Frampton Benefiel, Happy Valley-Goose Bay; Holly Wells and Jaryl Altomare, Effort, Pennsylvania Friday, August 24: Graham Lettner, Black Diamond, Alberta Saturday, August 25: Peggy Skinner, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL Sunday, August 26: mandy hiscocks, Guelph, ON Monday, August 27: Murray Lumley, Toronto, ON Tuesday, August 28: Randal Hadland, Dawson Creek, BC Wednesday, August 29:Ashley Grenstone, Ottawa, ON Thursday, August 30: Roberta Frampton Benefiel, Happy Valley-Goose Bay; Holly Wells and Jaryl Altomare, Effort, Pennsylvania Friday, August 31: Graham Lettner, Black Diamond, Alberta Saturday, Sept. 1: Peggy Skinner, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL Sunday, Sept. 2: Paul Bonnici, Aubrey Lauersdorf, Julia Longo, Stephen Pedroza, and Jennifer Standish (Members of the Workers Union at UNC, UE Local 150), Chapel Hill, NC Monday, Sept. 3: Murray Lumley, Toronto, ON Tuesday, Sept. 4: Sarah Budgell, Halifax, NS Wednesday, Sept. 5:Bonita Ford, Algonquin Territory, Perth, ON Thursday, Sept. 6: Roberta Frampton Benefiel, Happy Valley-Goose Bay; Holly Wells and Jaryl Altomare, Effort, Pennsylvania Friday, Sept. 7: Rabea Murtaza, Toronto, ON; Graham Lettner, Black Diamond, Alberta Saturday, Sept. 8: Peggy Skinner, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL; Trycia Bazinet, Ottawa, ON Sunday, Sept. 9: Katie Kinnear, Montreal; Matthew Della Valle, St. John's, NL; Eldred Davis, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL Monday, Sept. 10: Liza Holly Hancock, Woodville, Ontario, Murray Lumley, Toronto, Deborah Ellis, Simcoe, ON Tuesday, Sept. 11: Eric Andersen Jr., Makkovik, Labrador Wednesday, Sept. 12:Arianne DiNardo, Toronto, Ontario Thursday, Sept. 13: Roberta Frampton Benefiel, Happy Valley-Goose Bay; Holly Wells and Jaryl Altomare, Effort, Pennsylvania Friday, Sept. 14: Graham Lettner, Black Diamond, Alberta Saturday, Sept. 15: Peggy Skinner, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL Sunday, Sept. 16: Sara Langer-Smith, Kingston, ON; Eldred Davis, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL Monday, Sept. 17: Murray Lumley, Toronto, ON Tuesday, Sept. 18: Marcus Langer-Smith, Pasadena, NL Wednesday, Sept. 19: Angela Giles, Halifax Thursday, Sept. 20: Roberta Frampton Benefiel, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Brian Burch, Toronto; Holly Wells and Jaryl Altomare, Effort, Pennsylvania Friday, Sept. 21: Linnéa Rowlatt, Ottawa, Graham Lettner, Black Diamond, Alberta; Brian Burch, Toronto Saturday, Sept. 22: Peggy Skinner, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL; Bre Quantrill, St. John's, NL

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Vanessa Nakate, the Ugandan climate-justice activist.   As a kid, when little Vanessa heard about climate change, she thought it was something that happened on the other side of the world. As an adult, she saw how droughts led to crop failure that left families hungry. Inspired by other activists, Vanessa took a stand and began campaigning to save the Congolian rainforests. Soon, she was invited to take her campaign around the world.   In 2020, Vanessa participated in an important summit about climate change. But when she was cropped out of a photograph featuring other climate-change activists, it felt like not just her contribution to the movement had been erased, but that the needs of a whole continent had been disregarded.It was a moment that shocked the world, but it spurred Vanessa on to raise her voice louder and to fight harder for climate justice for Africans. Today, she continues to be a leader in the climate-change movement and a voice of her generation.   This inspiring book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the incredible young activist’s life so far.   Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream.

Bellamy was the victim of a backlash when, in 2004, and in the face of scientific convention and public opinion, he dismissed man-made global warming as 'poppycock!'