Sentences with phrase «stand against fossil fuel»

Pipeline opponents garnered national attention last month, when some 40,000 protesters (according to organizers) assembled in Washington, D.C., to urge the White House to take a stand against fossil fuel emissions by vetoing the project.

It's time religious leaders take a stand against fossil fuels With the moral issues in mind, Christiana Figueres, the executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate, called upon all religious leaders to take a public stand against fossil fuels, whose high emissions of greenhouse gases are said to increase the rate of climate change.

corrected link: It's time religious leaders take a stand against fossil fuels http://www.uscatholic.org/blog/201405/its-time-religious-leaders-take-stand-against-fossil-fuels-28873

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From the U.S. / Turtle Island, I stand in solidarity with the Native American, First Nations, and other indigenous nations, near, far, and wide against ALL fossil fuel pipeline projects!!

«I stood with you against fossil fuel lobbyists, and together we protected our water and our land against fracking,» Teachout said.

The central allegation that stands against Dr Soon is that he had had a «conflict of interest» in that he had received much of his research funding from fossil - fuel corporations and foundations but had failed to declare it in a dozen of his 60 published papers.

Vanessa Green, Campaign Director for DivestInvest Individual said, «We are thrilled to have some of the nation's leading social change organizations join us in taking a stand against banks that are financially backing destructive fossil fuel projects.

Consume less, share more and stand up against fossil fuels, urban sprawl, destructive infrastructures and resource extractivism.

At Earth Ministry / Washington Interfaith Power and Light, we are so grateful for our members who are speaking out against the burning of fossil fuels and standing up for climate action, and happy to support their efforts to care for God's creation.

US President Barack Obama added to the pressure in January, saying the world did not «stand a chance against climate change» unless developing nations like India reduce dependence on fossil fuels.

Standing Rock, an indigenous - led resistance, is a part of a growing global movement against pipelines and other fossil fuel infrastructure.

Throughout the region, First Nations and Native American tribes are standing strong against more fossil fuel development.

In a speech in New Delhi last week, Obama said the world does not «stand a chance against climate change» unless developing countries such as India reduce their dependence on fossil fuels.

Regardless of who wins the election, that means standing firm against the continued expansion of the fossil fuel sector into new and high - risk territories, whether through tar sands, fracking, coal exports to China or Arctic drilling.

We must take a stand for the planet and against fossil fuel companies.