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So, I do think that opportunity to engage in this one tool of, not just direct action but also mass non-violent action as a means of change which we know is pretty effective — the window for doing something in that vein is getting shorter.
Found on FOX News 2 years ago
There's no excuse now, what I am looking for is a coordinated agency wide response at the executive level that is utilizing every tool and agency at their disposal to address the climate crisis.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
This is nothing short of a death sentence, it's clear appealing to corporate obstructionists doesn't work, and it will cost us a generation of voters.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
This is why young people are doubting the political process altogether, if Biden wants to solve for voter turnout in 2022, he should actually deliver on the things he promised, not move farther away from them.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
We threw everything that we had at this moment, we got people out to vote for a candidate (in Biden) they weren't that excited about. We elected climate champions., We did action after action. We showed up at the debates. We pressured people to increase their ambition. We even sat in on policy formations.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
There was so much that young people did in the last two to three years to set the stage for climate action at the federal level, and I think in this moment, it's just very hard to see the way in which all of that has been whittled down to one man standing in the way of that action.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
Young people handed Senate Democrats everything they needed in 2020 : a governing majority and a popular mandate. If they fail to deliver their agenda, then they will be the reason young people disengage from politics forever, we expect a return on our investment and for politicians to deliver on their elected promises.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
We expect a return on our investment and for politicians to deliver on their elected promises.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
It's hard to substantiate which one is more or less of a threat, we will need to put pressure on Republicans who are up for reelection in the Senate in 2022. We will need to put pressure on Democrats who are in more conservative states right now. We will need to also pressure leadership like Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi to fight like hell to pass climate policy, not just cater to those who are holding us back from Congress.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
Holding this fundraiser clearly violates the spirit of the No Fossil Fuel Money pledge that Biden signed, if Biden is serious about taking on the power of the fossil fuel lobby, why is he going to a fundraiser hosted by the co-founder of a natural gas company?
Found on CNN 5 years ago
A large part of our strategy is to make sure that every candidate hears us wherever they go.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We saw how the Democrats had actually failed to put forward any kind of coherent plan to stop the climate crisis, even though U.N. climate scientists were telling us we had exactly 12 years to radically transform every part of our economy and protect human civilization as we know it. So we brought 200 young people to tell Nancy Pelosi and Democratic leadership we need you to step up.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
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