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5m tonnes of CO2 emitted in just 14 days of US war on Iran, analysis finds Exclusive: War in the Middle East is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined

US Israeli war against Iran is killing thousands of people 💔, and also "draining global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined" . . . causing "catastrophic environmental harm." via @theguardian.com by @damiengayle.bsky.social #TeachClimateJustice Read ⬇️
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Teaching Climate Disobedience: Using the Film Necessity in the Classroom A lesson about introducing students to multiple cohorts of climate activists utilizing the film Necessity.

Free lesson ⬇️for grades 7+ about how contemporary climate activists are using civil disobedience to stop flow of oil & other toxic substances.

They use the “necessity defense” in courts. By high school teacher @ladyofsardines.bsky.social
#TeachClimateJustice
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Ice Storm Is Not a Natural Disaster The same administration sending ICE to terrorize communities contributes to the dangerous ice and snow storms, threatening the safety of millions this weekend. Fossil fuel extraction helps turn annual...

Many people in the South continue w/o power in midst of frigid temperatures.

The same admin. sending ICE to terrorize communities contributes to these dangerous storms.

Fossil fuel extraction helps turn annual snow (& heat, fires, & rain storms) into extreme weather.

Time to #TeachClimateJustice

map of US states being impact by snow and ice storm -- shows blue and red bars

The same admin. sending ICE to terrorize communities has contributed to the dangerous ice & snow storms threatening safety of millions this weekend.

Fossil fuel extraction helps turn annual snow (& fires, rain) into extreme weather. See: earthjustice.org/feature/how-...

#TeachClimateJustice

Dec. 19, 2008: Tim DeChristopher Protests Bureau of Land Management Tim DeChristopher of Peaceful Uprising protested a Bureau of Land Management auction of public land in Utah’s redrock country.

#tdih 2008, Tim DeChristopher placed fake bids. Disrupted a gov't oil & gas lease auction to protect fragile land in Utah from long term damage & reduce fossil fuel extraction. #CivilDisobedience

Jailed for 2 years. #TeachClimateJustice Art by Robert Shetterly
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Oct. 15, 1902: Chemist Warns Burning Coal May Lead to Boiling Earth Swedish chemist Svante Arrhenius calculated that burning fossil fuels (coal) will, over time, lead to a hotter Earth. His findings led the way for the emergence of modern climate science and a better ...

#tdih 1902 Chemist warned that burning coal could lead to heating planet (later called "greenhouse effect.")

Shows how long industry has known of dangers of fossil fuel extraction.

One of many entries in our Climate Crisis Timeline.

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May 22: International Day for Biological Diversity The United Nations proclaimed May 22 the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues.

#tdih May 22 is International Day for Biological Diversity to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues, including impact of climate change.

Follow @biologicaldiversity.org

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📷: Students in Cape Town demand action against climate change.

Read. Discuss. Share. ⬇️ #TeachClimateJustice

Teaching Climate Disobedience: Using the Film Necessity in the Classroom A lesson about introducing students to multiple cohorts of climate activists utilizing the film Necessity.

Free lesson ⬇️for grades 7+ about how contemporary climate activists are using civil disobedience to stop flow of oil & other toxic substances.

They use the “necessity defense” in courts. By high school teacher @ladyofsardines.bsky.social #TeachClimateJustice
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/ne...

Our House Is on Fire — Time to Teach Climate Justice Article. By Bill Bigelow. Rethinking Schools, Spring 2019. For too long, the fossil fuel industry has tried to buy teachers’ and students’ silence. But teaching climate justice has never been more urg...

For too long, the fossil fuel industry has tried to buy teachers’ & students’ silence by saddling us with a curriculum of climate denialism, funding disinformation like Heartland Institute’s “Why Scientists Disagree About Global Warming.” #TeachClimateJustice
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People's History at AHA in New York The Zinn Education Project will have a booth at the American Historical Association annual meeting in New York from January 4–6, 2025.

We'll have a booth (#813) at #AHA2025 with info about our #TeachClimateJustice campaign.

Also, info about our #TeachReconstruction campaign and a giveaway of YA edition of "The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks."

Shared booth with @zinndigital.bsky.social ⬇️

www.zinnedproject.org/news/peoples...

Dec. 19, 2008: Tim DeChristopher Protests Bureau of Land Management Tim DeChristopher of Peaceful Uprising protested a Bureau of Land Management auction of public land in Utah’s redrock country.

#tdih 2008, Tim DeChristopher placed fake bids.

Disrupted a gov't oil & gas lease auction to protect fragile land in Utah from long term damage & reduce fossil fuel extraction. #CivilDisobedience

Jailed 2 years. #TeachClimateJustice

Art by Robert Shetterly
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ti...

Black and white image of union dressmakers striking for a decent wage. Orange Zinn Education Project logo in a white triangle with black text that reads coordinated by Rethinking Schools and Teaching for Change. A blue arrow with white text that reads ZinnEdProject.org

Our @zinnedproject.bsky.social , in collaboration with Rethinking Schools, supports the teaching of people’s history with free lessons, workshops, online classes, & campaigns to Teach the Black Freedom Struggle, Teach Reconstruction, #TeachClimateJustice, #TeachTruth, & more.

Indigenous Communities on the Frontline as Two Climate Change-Fueled Hurricanes Slam Central America Hurricane Iota made landfall in Nicaragua Monday as a Category 4 storm, just two weeks after Hurricane Eta devastated communities across Central America and caused widespread destruction. Iota is the ...

Now region is devastated by foreign-owned extractivist industries which cause deforestation & other environmental degradation.

Listen to Giovanni Batz (Fourth Invasion @ucpress.bsky.social) on @democracynow.bsky.social ⬇️
#TeachClimateJustice #TeachCentralAmerica
www.democracynow.org/2020/11/17/h...