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Category Archives: Politics
Why vote? It’s our right; a right that people the world over have fought for, for millennia. As parents, it’s also our responsibility. Yet sadly, for many reasons, here in the United States of America we fall far behind the … Continue reading
Posted in fracking and pipelines, In The News, Politics, Take a Stand: Action & Advocacy
Tagged climate change kids, climate change parents, kids and ballots, Michelle Aboodi, US midterm elections and climate change, voter turn out USA, voting and climate change, voting for mother earth
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THIS IS THE FIRST IN OUR SERIES OF POSTS ABOUT BEYOND EXTREME ENERGY (BXE) I get asked all the time: “What’s next, how can we top 400,000 people in the streets of New York City. What can we do to … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Mamas & Papas, fracking and pipelines, In The News, Politics, Renewable Energy, Take a Stand: Action & Advocacy
Tagged arrest for the climate, Beyond Extreme Energy, BXE, climate change grandparents, climate change kids, Climate Marchers, FERC doesn't work, fracking and arrests, Kathleen Dean Moore, marcellus outreach butler, Michael Badges-Canning, NVDA climate change, PA fracking fight, Peoples Climate March, Peoples Climate March whats next, River Walking, Sane Energy, Sane Energy and FERC, Washington DC Beyond Extreme Energy
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I was invited by the UN Foundation to report on the September 23rd, UN Secretary General’s Climate Summit, from inside the United Nations…I was honored, excited, but also more then a little apprehensive… Coming off a “high” from marching 2 … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Mama News, In The News, Politics, Take a Stand: Action & Advocacy
Tagged Ban Ki Moon Summit, Christina Figueres, Climate Hope, Kathy Calvin, Kathy Jetnil-kijiner climate summit, Kids and Climate Change, Kumi Naidoo, Obama Climate Change, Outcome UN Summit, Peoples Climate March, press room un summit, UN Climate Summit, unfccc negotiations
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“Respect your Elders,” a life lesson we all teach our children. Yet, do WE actually live by this lesson? Many of our elders, with vast experience and knowledge on climate change facts, science and solutions are speaking out and telling … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Mama News, Climate Mamas & Papas, Nature, Politics, Take a Stand: Action & Advocacy
Tagged climate change and hope, climate change and kids, climate change religion, climate march and elders, climate march grandparents, Elders on Climate change, grandparents and climate change, Larry Schweiger, larry schweiger on climate change, moral implications of climate change, peoples climate march religions.
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“Hear no evil, speak no evil, there is no evil.” Putting our heads in the sand, ignoring all the bad news on climate change won’t make it go away; especially when it comes to learning more about what may negatively … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Mama News, Climate Mamas & Papas, Disasters, fracking and pipelines, In The News, Politics, Renewable Energy, Take a Stand: Action & Advocacy, Up-Coming Events
Tagged climate change and children's health, climate change and parents, peoples climate march children, peoples climate march climatemama, peoples climate march parents, peoples climate march side events, peoples climate march the mothers project
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Among the various proverbs, sayings, myths and fables we all share with our children, one that is loved and used often is the “three wise monkeys (or frogs!)”- see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil; hence, there is … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Mama News, Construction, Disasters, Food, fracking and pipelines, Health & Fitness, In The News, Politics, Take a Stand: Action & Advocacy
Tagged Angela Fox The Mothers Project, Con Edison and radon in gas, fossil fuels climate change, health impacts natural gas, kids and natural gas, Natural gas and climate change, New York City and radon in your kitchen, New York State Hearings on Radon, Radon in fracked gas, Radon in natural gas, Rosehthal Bill on Radon
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Two reports with stark and clear parallels for women and children around the world were released on May 6th, 2014; the US National Climate Assessment, and the Save the Children, State of the Worlds Mothers. Both reports which show a … Continue reading
Posted in Do Something Wednesdays, Earth Day is Every Day, Global Team of 200, In The News, Politics, Science, Take a Stand: Action & Advocacy
Tagged climate change and kids, Climate change and maternal health, climate change kids, climate change parents, Global Team of 200, Mom bloggers for Social Good, National Climate Assessment health, National Climate Assessment mothers and Children, National Climate Assessment President Obama, New York Times National Climate Assessment, Save the Children Carolyn Miles, Save the Children State of World Mothers Report
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Mothers should be celebrated every day…and in many ways, they regularly are. Mothers also have their own “special” day, the second Sunday in May. Cards, flowers, breakfast in bed – gifts of all kinds – are made and bought as … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Mama News, Climate Mamas & Papas, Earth Day is Every Day, fracking and pipelines, Health & Fitness, In The News, Politics, Take a Stand: Action & Advocacy
Tagged clean air moms, climate change activism parents, climate change kids, climate change moms. parents and climate change, climate parents and action, mama summits, Mama Summits for Mothers Day, moms clean air force mama summits
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Can you say: “Climate Change?” We regularly hear from our Climate Mamas and Papas how they are tackling climate change head on, and creating opportunities in the face of this great challenge. Yet over 100 US Congressmen and women still … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Mamas & Papas, In The News, Politics, Take a Stand: Action & Advocacy
Tagged Citizens Climate Lobby, climate change kids, climate change parents, Elizabelth Warren Climate change, Paul Reale, Price on Carbon, Senators and Climate Change, Up4climate, US Senators on Cljmate Change
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“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.” Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Four Term US Senator, New York. When I quoted Senator Moynihan at a recent meeting with Congressman Scott Garrett’s District Director, Robert Pettet, he nodded … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Mama News, Politics, Take a Stand: Action & Advocacy
Tagged climate change future, climate change kids, climate denial congressman, congressman garrett climate change, Harriet shugarman & climate change., league of conservation voters 2013 scorecard, OFA & climate change, Organizing for action climate change, Royal Society & National Academies of Sciences Climate Change report 2014, US Congress and Climate change, us military and climate change
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