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Democracy Alliance Blog / October 4, 2018
Floodwaters Don’t Wash Racism Away
On the heels of Hurricane Florence, the Carolinas are still waiting for the floodwaters to recede. The storm unleashed historic winds and rain, leaving some places with feet of water and power outages that took days to restore. The human toll is ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / November 9, 2017
Extremes All Around: Racism, Climate Change, and Recovery
In September, Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico, and the overt incompetence of the Trump Administration’s response has worsened the disaster into a dire humanitarian crisis. And now, nearly 50 days later, Puerto Ricans are struggling to ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / June 5, 2017
With Trump’s Retreat on Climate Pact, Local Leaders and Civil Society are Leading
Last week, President Trump announced the United States will withdraw from the landmark Paris Climate Accord, an historic international agreement that would hold the world’s nations accountable to reducing carbon pollution and averting the worst ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / April 28, 2017
The Resistance Takes on Trump’s Assault on Climate Action
Just as the first hundred days of the Trump Administration began with the massive resistance of the Women’s March, they will end tomorrow with marches all across the country to stand up to his assaults on the fragile progress the country has ...
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News from the DA / October 6, 2016
The DA’s Climate Fund and GiveGreen – Maximum Impact on Climate Change
Hurricane Matthew is forcing the evacuation of millions from our cities along the southeastern coast after cutting a devastating and deadly path through the Caribbean. Climate change is making storms more intense as ocean temperatures warm. ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / April 20, 2016
2020 Funds Update: The Climate Fund
Last week, the New York Times reported that new models are predicting that the West Antarctic ice sheet could disintegrate within decades, causing sea levels to rise by six feet by 2100, drowning coastlines and destroying major cities such as ...
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