Between Now and Trump, We Must #DefundDAPL

On December 4th, the Obama Administration announced that it will not grant Energy Transfer Partners the final permit for the Dakota Access Pipeline to drill under the Missouri River, and called for an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the project. This milestone is a testament to the amazing movement that indigenous leadership and the camps... (More...)

Mohad Recounts: The Story of the Algerian Anti Fracking Movement

Mohad Gasmi played a pivotal role in protests against shale gas extraction in the south of the Algerian desert in 2015. I first spoke to Mohad when we met in Tunisia in early 2015. It was his first time outside Algeria. I then met him again on the sidelines of the climate change conference in Morocco... (More...)

Big divestment news!

2016 has been a tough year for the climate movement. Devastating climate impacts have been accelerating and an increasingly difficult political climate have made holding onto hope difficult. Which is exactly why it’s more important than ever to recognise our movement’s successes and learn from our victories. A new report released today with our friends... (More...)

Laureates and scientists call on Nobel Foundation to #divest fossil fuels

Nobel prizes should be awarded to those who “shall have conferred the greatest benefit to [hu]mankind” –Alfred Nobel in his final will Citing the urgency of climate change, Nobel Prize winners and scientists have issued a letter calling on the Nobel Foundation to divest its $420 million endowment from fossil fuels. The letter coincides with... (More...)