Environmental justice advocates, including The Climate Reality Project, emphasize the urgent needs of communities of color. Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice's "We Can't Breathe"

Environmental justice advocates, including The Climate Reality Project, emphasize the urgent needs of communities of color. Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice's "We Can't Breathe" campaign addresses severe environmental injustice in San Francisco's Bayview Hunters Point (BVHP), a low-income community. Residents suffer high rates of asthma and cancer due to radioactive and toxic contamination at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Superfund site.

BVHP, one of San Francisco's lowest-lying areas, faces extreme vulnerability to rising sea levels, threatening to flood hazardous waste. Despite these risks, luxury homes are being built near, and thousands more planned for, the contaminated Shipyard Superfund Site, amidst allegations of cleanup fraud. A protest will highlight these critical concerns.

On Earth Day 2020, we reflect on our place in the natural world and how individual choices impact the future of our planet.

To deepen your understanding of environmental challenges and

On Earth Day 2020, we reflect on our place in the natural world and how individual choices impact the future of our planet.

To deepen your understanding of environmental challenges and solutions, explore insights from experts and resources such as Ed Winters, Al Gore, Katherine Wilkinson, Zaria Forman, Kris Tompkins, Plastic Ocean, and Duncan Stewart.

Former Vice President Al Gore draws a parallel between the climate movement and significant historical movements. He explains that such movements ultimately clarify, revealing a stark, binary

Former Vice President Al Gore draws a parallel between the climate movement and significant historical movements. He explains that such movements ultimately clarify, revealing a stark, binary choice between right and wrong.

Gore asserts that the climate movement is currently at this critical inflection point, facing a similar clear decision.

Former US Vice President Al Gore recently spoke with everyday citizens at the Climate Reality Leadership Corps training in Seattle.

These individuals are actively working to protect and

Former US Vice President Al Gore recently spoke with everyday citizens at the Climate Reality Leadership Corps training in Seattle.

These individuals are actively working to protect and defend the planet. Learn more about the training here: climaterealityproject.org/training

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Al Gore discusses how declining wind and solar costs can transform industries, create jobs, and offer a cheaper alternative to fossil fuels, helping maintain reduced carbon emissions. He explores geoengineering and humanity's path to a clean, prosperous future.

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