David Goldstein, a climate activist who was shocked and angered by Heartland’s bizarre ad campaign, decided to do something about it. just over a week ago, he single-handedly launched his own campaign, renting another Clear Channel billboard in Minneapolis
Climate change leaves a bad taste for low-income families – or no taste at all
Is climate change affecting your local food supply – either food you buy or harvest yourself? Tell us your story below.
1.3 million and counting for the carbon rule
Today, in Washington D.C. and Chicago, dozens of people just like you and me are standing up in front of the Environmental Protection Agency to voice their support for this rule. But they’re not alone. Supporters across the country are speaking out in favor of limiting carbon pollution from future power plants.
Clean coal is not a thing
The coal industry plans to spend $40 million this year trying to convince you that coal is good for the country. One thing they’ll tell you is that coal is clean. But we said it before, and we’ll say it now: There is no such thing as “clean” coal.
Standing up to climate deniers
Why should it matter that a privately funded group with ties to big oil and tobacco doesn’t believe in the science of climate change? Because, the Heartland Institute wants to influence the way climate change is taught in America’s schools.
Not everything runs on gas
The next time you hear somebody complaining about high gas prices, remind them that there is an alternative – that there can be a world where not everything runs on gas.
A Climate Reality Billboard
Recently, the Heartland Institute put up — and just as quickly pulled down after a firestorm of criticism — a truly bizarre billboard in Chicago attempting to equate climate science with radicals and murderers. Since the billboard was suddenly and unexpectedly empty, we thought we would take the opportunity to remind Heartland who is really on the fringe here.
New national standards ask schools to teach climate change
As a scientist, I know how important it is for our kids to get a top-notch science education. So it’s extremely significant that a new set of national science standards – the first to be released in over a decade – explicitly ask our schools to address climate change.
Video: Living on Thin Ice in India
Last month, Climate Leaders Bhavesh Swami and Parth Joshi went on an expedition to Dhur, India to learn how climate change is impacting Himalayan communities. Watch this video to follow their journey.
The United States is making history. You can help.
You and I both know that climate change is real. And here in the United States, our leaders are finally [...]