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![Students walk through path lined with palm trees on Arizona State University's campus]()
![Students walk through path lined with palm trees on Arizona State University's campus]()
Our university gave us $1 million to invest. We bought (some nominal) shares in Chevron.
At Arizona State University, our student group is greening the endowment from the inside, by becoming shareholders.
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![Group of people hold signs in support of public banks]()
![Group of people hold signs in support of public banks]()
Public banks can help make real climate progress. Why is there only one in the U.S.?
These nonprofit entities invest tax dollars in local projects and entrepreneurs that have been historically denied loans — and they don’t answer to shareholders.
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![Floodwater surrounds homes in Jean Lafitte, Louisiana]()
![Floodwater surrounds homes in Jean Lafitte, Louisiana]()
Tax dollars are going toward rebuilding homes without climate resiliency. Federal standards can help.
Many U.S. communities have outdated or nonexistent building codes.
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![Person wearing red shirt and purple shorts stands on flower-covered mountainside with snowcapped mountains in background]()
![Person wearing red shirt and purple shorts stands on flower-covered mountainside with snowcapped mountains in background]()
Chronic illness doesn’t stop me from enjoying the outdoors. Ableism does.
Teamwork has allowed me to confidently hike, bike, climb, and build relationships with incredible parts of our natural world. Everyone deserves access to the outdoors.
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![Aerial view of a limestone extraction factory in Texas]()
![Aerial view of a limestone extraction factory in Texas]()
Texas cities are booming. I feel it in the country.
Urban development requires mining materials from rural areas, but without regulation communities and ecosystems suffer.
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![Black children in playground with Exxon refinery in background]()
![Black children in playground with Exxon refinery in background]()
The White House wants to fix environmental racism without mentioning race
If race isn’t a factor in determining which communities get climate and clean energy funds, the Justice40 initiative is abandoning its purpose.
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![Three smokestacks emitting smoke]()
![Three smokestacks emitting smoke]()
I was in the IPCC negotiations. The report bets the planet on tech that doesn’t yet exist.
The new report has dire warnings for our future, but it favors techno fantasy over the solutions we know can fix it.
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![Farmer with glowing greenhouse and wind turbines in background]()
![Farmer with glowing greenhouse and wind turbines in background]()
Do you believe in climate solutions? You just might be a solarpunk.
What started as an idea for a new approach to science fiction has evolved into a worldwide community.
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![Person holding trans flag over their head]()
![Person holding trans flag over their head]()
I do my best climate work as my true self: a trans man
On this Transgender Day of Visibility, let’s remember that people, like the planet, seek equilibrium.
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![Wooden gavel with greenery in background]()
![Wooden gavel with greenery in background]()
It should be easier for pros to find pro bono climate work
A fraction of skilled volunteer work is donated to climate. More of us need to give — here’s how.
