Every one of us can call Congress now to ask them to pass the necessary climate policies in the budget reconciliation bill. If we do not get the climate policies we need from budget reconciliation, we will not have another decent chance to pass climate policies for the next few years, and the science says […]
Continue readingWe are one month out from the October 1 launch of Project Green Challenge, our annual 30-day challenge that centers climate justice, public health, sustainability, and advocacy for students around the globe. Delve into daily challenges that focus on themes like food, fashion, waste, water, energy, and more. Win eco prizes to support your sustainable lifestyle, a spot in the PGC Finals in California, funding for Climate […]
Continue readingClimate: What Can We Do? PLEASE JOIN US PLEASE PASS ALONG THE WORD STOP LINE 3 MARCH and RALLY BURLINGTON FRIDAY SEPT 24th. 3:00 Meet at CITY HALL PARK, Burlington. Rally @5:00 at Battery Park Burlington with People’s Kitchen, music and speakers. LINE 3 is a TAR SANDS PIPELINE, the most corrosive and carbon intensive […]
Continue readingDonateFacebook | Twitter | Instagram Last week we shared the testimony of Vermont farmworker Primitivo. He spoke about being fired after protesting unbearable conditions: sub-minimum wages, three shifts a day without time for rest, and a house without sufficient heating or hot water. Primitivo worked on a farm that produces Hannaford-brand milk, and unfortunately his experience […]
Continue readingHappy Earth Day! Happy Earth Day! Below are a few ideas for how to celebrate and protect our planet and the special corner we call home from your friends at the Lake Champlain Committee. Thanks for all you do, the LCC Team Get outside to celebrate and explore the planet this Earth Day. Photo by Lori […]
Continue readingWelcome to the April 2021 edition of Reality Now. BLOG HIGHLIGHTS ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM: WHAT IT IS AND HOW YOU CAN FIGHT IT We can’t truly move forward as a movement without acknowledging our shared past and working to solve its most fundamental problems. READ MORE THE AMERICAN JOBS PLAN IS THE PLAN WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR […]
Continue readingChamplain’s Latest Greenhouse Gas Inventory For the past ten+ years, Champlain has completed an in-depth greenhouse gas (ghg) inventory. This year’s results show that our net emissions took a significant drop, largely due to reduced air travel because of the pandemic. Our recommendation, carried over from last year, for how we continue to decrease our emissions is […]
Continue readingAriel Burgess, adjunct faculty in the Core, is acting as the Vermont State Lead for a national virtual capitol hill lobbying day for ocean climate policy. It may be a neat way for students to get involved in a direct lobbying event and hopefully talk to their representatives! (….we may be landlocked, but we need […]
Continue readingExciting things are happening at the PJC: from the launch of our online store to the addition of two new fabulous staff members, we’re making big moves, and we’re excited to share them with you! -Kina Thorpe, PJC Educational Program Manager Click here to for the quarterly Peace & Justice Center Newsletter December 8, 2020 Views […]
Continue readingNOVEMBER 2020 NEWSLETTER “Every single person on this Earth has the power to change the world.”– Emma Thompson, Activist and Actress Join the Race to Zero In advance of the COP 26, networks and institutions working in Further and Higher Education are coming together to commit to going net zero as part of the Race to […]
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