The beloved, radical self-help book is back and better than ever, The 2nd edition of my book, Facing the Climate Emergency is revised and updated, focusing on disruptive activism and includes a Foreword by Adam McKay. Author proceeds benefit Climate Emergency Fund. Yes, we’re facing the catastrophic breakdown of our climate. But you don’t have to be paralyzed …
May 1st, 2022 From The New York Times by Margaret Klein Salamon, PhD, Executive Director of Climate Emergency Fund On Earth Day, a 50-year-old man from Boulder, Colo., named Wynn Bruce set himself on fire in front of the Supreme Court. Friends and family members told reporters they believed his act was a principled protest in the name of …
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Through small group conversations, climate-alarmed individuals can have breakthroughs in the depth of their engagement and commitment. Come share your grief, terror, and other feelings with people who understand. Hear about their experience, which is both unique and universal, and realize that you are not alone. We hold 3 calls per month. You can join …
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I am very excited to tell you about the launch of my new project, Climate Awakening, which aims to unleash the power of climate emotions through thousands of small group conversations. My Journey It has been the honor of my life to develop and champion a new approach to climate politics, one that treats climate …
I am proud to be featured in this New Yorker article. It’s especially great that they shoutout my forthcoming book Transform Yourself with Climate Truth. More re: my book coming very soon! Margaret Klein Salamon, who trained as a clinical psychologist before founding a climate-advocacy organization, takes the opposite view. She doesn’t see fear as …
The month discussion series, Life in the Climate Crisis– is going extremely well. Every month about 10-20 people call in, some regulars, some new, to discuss the emotional, personal, and social elements of being alive during this time of crisis. There is a palpable sense of fellowship as we discuss various topics around the climate …
On December 11, 2017, writer and director Adam McKay tweeted that we need a WWII scale climate mobilization to his almost 1 million followers. Fires in Southern California are beyond historic.Hurricanes this year beyond historic. Flooding, drought, glaciers melting.We need a WW2 level mobilization to combat global warming.Right now — Adam McKay (@GhostPanther) December 8, …
Allies, After Donald Trump’s election, we at TCM went back to the drawing board. “How are we going to successfully commence climate mobilization under these insane political conditions?!” we asked. We devoted hundreds of hours to reading, conversation and study to attempt to answer this question. I’m now excited to share some of the conclusions …
A message from Ezra on the Election: Fellow Mobilizers, I have new article in Common Dreams today about the election. I would be honored if you read it: The Climate Emergency & The Election: A Pathway to WWII-scale Mobilization Here’s my bottom line: I think our climate mobilization movement is toast under a Donald J. Trump …
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Allies, We are thrilled to announce our new Climate Year program. As part of our new strategy to ensure that the U.S. federal government commences a WWII-scale climate mobilization to restore a safe climate by July 4, 2017, we are looking for brilliant, talented, dedicated people who want to fight for civilization and the natural …
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I will be in Boulder, Colorado this week before my cousin’s wedding this weekend in the mountains. There are so many awesome, brilliant allies in Boulder, that I thought having a little get-together would be productive and fun. Come talk about the Climate Mobilization and our upcoming launch, about living in climate truth, about psychology, and about …
This version, Published in 2/14 is now outdated! Read the updated version, published in 9/14! Climate change presents us each with a fundamental choice. Will we watch passively as our climate and our civilization collapse around us? Or will we mobilize and fight back? To avoid total catastrophe, the United States must respond …
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Readers of this blog may have noticed my extended absence. Contrary to how it may appear, I have not slackened in my dedication to the climate fight! Rather, I have been totally engrossed in the formation of the group The Climate Mobilization, and writing our introductory document, Rising to the Challenge of Our Time, Together. …
**4/3/14 Update: This document (Answering the Question of Our Time) is now highly outdated. Its greatly-improved sequel, Rising to the Challenge of Our Time, Together, is now available! I highly recommend you read that, instead (Or read both if you are interested in tracking the evolution of this idea!) I have been hard at …
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Last week, President Drew Faust announced that Harvard would not be divesting the endowment from fossil fuel investments. While this is a disappointment, it is a small one compared to Harvard’s broader failure to sound the alarm on climate crisis, and to take an active leadership role in the social movement that must fight back …
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