What if Al Gore had won?
Danielle Berrin
May 4, 2016
The theme of this year’s Milken Institute Global Conference was “The Future of Humankind,” but beginning at 8 a.m. on Monday, all I could think about was the past.
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climate change
Attention must be paid (except to climate change)
Marty Kaplan
April 1, 2016
A bombshell dropped last week. But if nobody heard it explode, did that make it a dud?
Scalia’s death boosts legal chances for Obama’s climate plan
Jewish Journal
February 16, 2016
A vote to block the Obama administration\’s ambitious climate regulation was one of Antonin Scalia\’s last acts as a Supreme Court justice. His sudden death may have opened a new path to the rule\’s survival.
How the world learned its lesson and got a climate deal
Jewish Journal
December 14, 2015
It was an agreement born from a fear of failure, delivered by the smoothness of French diplomacy.
Bernie Sanders unveils climate change bill
Jewish Journal
November 4, 2015
Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders on Wednesday unveiled a climate-change bill that would crack down on fossil fuel extraction, a move sure to please activists who want party front-runner Hillary Clinton to make the same commitment.
Rising number of local governments set targets to cut emissions
Jewish Journal
July 2, 2015
Twenty local governments, representing areas producing 5 percent of global climate-changing emissions, have committed to targets to cut those emissions, with the majority also setting goals for renewable energy, a platform uniting them said on Thursday.
Pope calls for ‘action now’ to save planet, stem warming, help poor
Jewish Journal
June 18, 2015
Pope Francis demanded swift action on Thursday to save the planet from environmental ruin, urging world leaders to hear \”the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor\” and plunging the Catholic Church into political controversy over climate change.
Marty Kaplan: What matters to me & why
Marty Kaplan
March 13, 2015
I began making a list of what matters to me. Intellectual curiosity. Climate change. The First Amendment. My family. Giving back. One friend said to me, I know what I’d say: Money. Another friend told me: Those talks can be surprisingly honest.
Climate change is a Jewish issue
David Seidenberg
September 22, 2014
As we approached Rosh Hashanah last week, we read the double Torah portion called Nitzavim-Vayelekh, which includes the verse, \”Life and death I set before you, the blessing and the curse. Choose life, in order that you and your seed will live!\” (Deut. 30:19)
Our Jewish obligation to make an impact on climate change
Jewish Journal
September 19, 2014
When the 2014 United Nations Climate Summit convenes this Tuesday in New York City, the international community will have an opportunity to build a more sustainable and just future by making a meaningful impact in the global effort to address climate change.
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