Calendar
For some reason our calendar stopped working above, so I am putting it in this post for now.
In person events are canceled, check out on-line events and webinars. Stay well !
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Earth Day at 50: 6 Authors, Activists, and Organizers Reimagine Earth Day
by Denis Hayes, Jenny Odell, Jedediah Britton-Purdy, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Reverend Lennox Yearwood Jr., Jamie Margolin. March 2, 2020, Sierra (The national magazine of the Sierra Club). Illustrations by Nolen Strals.
The United States had never experienced anything like it: …
New Pennsylvania Solar Center helps nonprofits, small businesses go solar
The Pennsylvania Solar Center, a new statewide solar energy resource hub established to guide non-profits and small businesses through the solar purchase process and connect them to qualified …
Watch these four clean energy trends in U.S. cities
GreenBiz Lacey Shaver
At the start of this new decade, American cities, states and businesses already have come a long way on the road to cutting greenhouse gas emissions to help tackle the climate crisis:
Thanks to our 2019 Donors !
January, 2020
We at 350 Pittsburgh are writing to thank you for your sustaining donations. We couldn’t do this work without you. As we begin this new year, we are excited to look back and reflect on all of …
E&C Leaders Release Framework of the CLEAN Future Act, a Bold New Plan to Achieve a 100 Percent Clean Economy by 2050
Energy and Commerce Committee, Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Press Release, Jan. 8, 2020.
Details Deep Decarbonization Strategies for Each Sector of the U.S. Economy within Committee’s Jurisdiction, and Novel Concepts for Achieving Nationwide Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Pollution.
The CLEAN …
A Federal Court Threw Out A High Profile Climate Lawsuit. Here’s What It Might Mean For The Future of Climate Litigation
By Madeleine Carlisle, Time, Jan. 18, 2020.
On Friday, the Ninth Circuit court of appeals threw out the high profile lawsuit Juliana v. United States, in which 21 young Americans sued the United States government for violating their …
Youth Strike Coalition: We’re Striking For 72 Hours This Earth Day — Are You Joining Us?
This must be the decade of climate action, and this must be the year it begins
From the op-ed:
In 100 days exactly, we will strike again. On April 22, the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, …
Controversy over Koch Foundation Funded Center at U Pitt
Koch Foundation gift sparks heated Faculty Assembly meeting.
By SUSAN JONES, University Tiimes, Dec. 5, 2019.
“The questions and concerns surrounding a $4.2 million gift from the Koch Foundation to start a new center at Pitt’s Graduate School of Public …
We Need a Massive Climate War Effort—Now
We Need a Massive Climate War Effort—Now
Only major spending on clean energy R&D can save us.
We devoted 30 percent of our economy to fight WWII—1,000 times what we spend on …