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From Paris to Houston, climate change is an undeniable truth

September 14, 2017 1 Comment

It's been over 10 years since the release of former US Vice President Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth. The 2006 documentary film premiered at Sundance and went on to win two Academy Awards with its combined use of breathtaking shots of Earth’s landscapes and Gore's politician's charm in order to talk about environmental issues. But the real lasting legacy of the film is how … [Read more...]

24 Hours of Reality: The World Is Watching

November 14, 2015 Leave a Comment

Former US Vice President and Chairman of The Climate Reality Project Al Gore is leading the global broadcast of The World Is Watching, a live 24-hour program from around the world too discuss climate change and activism with world leaders. The live broadcast also features musical acts such as Elton John, Bon Jovi, Duran Duran, Neil Young, Mumford and Sons and Florence + The … [Read more...]

Eco advocate and folk singer tells her coal story

February 23, 2015 Leave a Comment

The unmistakable voice of Grammy Award winner Kathy Mattea explores music’s most basic human essence through timeless melodies and uplifting narratives. Singer, musician, songwriter, public speaker, activist: Mattea’s music and message have taken her to venues across America from Maine to Alaska, and overseas from England to Morocco, from college campuses to capitol buildings, … [Read more...]

Al Gore’s climate observing spacecraft gears up for launch

January 18, 2015 Leave a Comment

After nearly 14 years in limbo, an Earth-monitoring spacecraft built by NASA is finally set to fly. The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR), scheduled to launch as soon as January 29, will constantly observe Earth’s sunlit side from a distance of 1.5 million kilometres. It will track daily weather patterns and seasonal vegetation changes, monitor atmospheric pollution … [Read more...]

The biggest climate march ever!

September 24, 2014 Leave a Comment

Months ago, the Avaaz community decided on a crazy goal - the largest mobilisation on climate change in history. Last week, they blew past their wildest expectations, with a climate march 6 times the size of anything before it! Over 675,000 of us marched around the world. It was a beautiful expression of our love for all that climate change threatens, and our hope that we … [Read more...]

E’s voice: Dare to win the climate struggle

March 20, 2014 2 Comments

“We are going to win this struggle. Whenever a struggle is involved in a choice between what is right and what is wrong, the outcome is inevitable.” With these words former vice-president Al Gore introduced day 2 of the Climate Leadership Corps training, which I was lucky enough to attend. “It’s all about resolving the clarity of the choice. A choice between life and … [Read more...]

Climate Reality Project trains 700 new climate leaders

March 14, 2014 1 Comment

More than 700 community leaders, entrepreneurs, activists and business innovators became Climate Reality Leaders this week at a three-day training held by The Climate Reality Project in Johannesburg, South Africa. The organisations also announced the launch of The Climate Reality Project Africa, a new branch that will further mobilise individuals and communities across the … [Read more...]

Climate Reality Leadership Corps Training

March 12, 2014 Leave a Comment

We are excited to have been accepted for the first ever Climate Reality Leadership Corps training to happen in South Africa. We will be sharing experiences with leading African activists, community organizers, and renewable energy experts in March during training by former vice-president of the USA Al Gore in South Africa and other imminent activists. The Climate Reality … [Read more...]

Africa’s Climate Reality about to hit Johannesburg

March 4, 2014 Leave a Comment

South African-based youth environmental organisation, Generation Earth, has joined forces with former-US President, Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project to bring climate change education to African shores. The Climate Reality Leadership Corps Africa Training, which will take place in Johannesburg from 12-14 March, follows on the heel of similar trainings across the globe. The … [Read more...]

Join the Climate Reality Leadership Corps

January 29, 2014 Leave a Comment

We are excited to have been accepted for the first ever Climate Reality Leadership Corps training to happen in South Africa. We will be sharing experiences with leading African activists, community organizers, and renewable energy experts in March during training by former vice-president of the USA Al Gore in South Africa and other imminent activists. The Climate Reality … [Read more...]

Al Gore: ‘extreme weather has made people wake up to climate change’

January 27, 2014 Leave a Comment

Extreme weather events including typhoon Haiyan and superstorm Sandy are proving a "gamechanger" for public awareness of the threat posed by climate change, Al Gore said on Friday. The former US vice-president, speaking to delegates at the World Economic Forum in Davos, said: "I think that these extreme weather events which are now a hundred times more common than 30 … [Read more...]

The link between climate and nuclear risks

November 2, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Climate change will be the focus on Wednesday, 14 September, when Al Gore follows up his award-winning film 'An Inconvenient Truth' with the Climate Reality Project, a 24-hour campaign aimed at revealing the complete truth of the climate crisis. For this day of action the World Future Council will feature on its website climate change information that is not so widely … [Read more...]

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