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D.C. SCNCC is a local ecosocialist coalition fighting for a just, democratic and sustainable society that places people and planet over profits.

DC SCNCC host a metro area conference call on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm

We host an in person meeting every 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm at the MLK Library at 901 G St NW (unless otherwise posted)

SCNCC is an ecosocialist coalition fighting for a just, democratic and sustainable society that places people and planet over profits. The capitalist system is in fundamental confl

ict with our climate. Capitalism's insatiable drive for profit leads to disasters like the BP oil spill, rising sea levels that could displace hundreds of millions of people throughout the world, and toxic waste dumped onto the poorest people of our communities. To solve these ecological and social crises, we need a revolutionary movement that creates a new society free of exploitation, oppression, and the profit motive-- a society which measures the quality of life not through the competitive acquisition of things, but by our relationship to each other and nature, and that acts to protect and restore our planet for future generations. Here are some of our basic principles:
No to the Keystone XL Pipeline, fracking, mountaintop removal, nuclear power and extreme energy
Respect indigenous rights
Tax the polluters! Build a renewable infrastructure with union labor
Another World is Possible! For a society based on human need, not profit. Check out our points of unity to learn more. (http://systemchangenotclimatechange.org/points-of-unity/)

$https://truthout.org/articles/ukrainian-climate-activists-say-they-dont-want-the-uss-fracked-gas-exports/$

04/05/2022

https://truthout.org/articles/ukrainian-climate-activists-say-they-dont-want-the-uss-fracked-gas-exports/

Impacted climate activists say we need a wartime mobilization for clean energy, not a fracked gas surge to Europe.

03/29/2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Hdjt0cqLuA Money isn't always green.

Bitcoin uses an outdated technology called proof-of-work to validate transactions. This proof-of-work method, at least as it currently operates, uses massive...

01/24/2022

https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kb43x/shell-quest-carbon-capture-plant-alberta

A new Global Witness report found that it has the same carbon footprint per year as 1.2 million gas-powered cars.

12/08/2021

https://www.fastcompany.com/90702024/the-language-of-climate-is-evolving-from-change-to-catastrophe

“Climate emergency” was used just 17 times prior to January 2019, but 283 times since.

10/28/2021

https://oversight.house.gov/legislation/hearings/fueling-the-climate-crisis-exposing-big-oil-s-disinformation-campaign-to

Washington D.C. (October 22, 2021)— On Thursday, October 28, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. ET, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Ro Khanna, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Environment, will hold a hearing to examine the fossil fuel industry’...

10/07/2021

Take Action in DC next week!
People Vs. Fossil Fuels: Biden’s Test October 11-15, 2021
Actions will take place every day between October 11 and 15, starting at 8am at Freedom Plaza. A light breakfast and coffee will be available for action participants starting at 7am.

Monday, October 11th: Indigenous Peoples Day.
Tuesday, October 12: Fossil fuels are driving the climate crisis.
Wednesday, October 13: Climate chaos is happening now.
Thursday, October 14: We need real solutions, not false promises. Only phasing out fossil fuels will deliver climate and environmental justice. We cannot rely on technologies like carbon capture and storage, carbon offsets, or nuclear energy.
Friday, October 15: We did not vote for fossil fuels. (Youth-led action.)
https://peoplevsfossilfuels.org/action-info/

People Vs. Fossil Fuels: Biden’s Test October 11-15, 2021 President Biden has a choice to make: Will he side with the people or a handful of fossil fuel executives? It’s a test with results that…

09/22/2021

https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/09/22/climate-activists-dumped-a-house-in-the-tidal-basin/

The action led to one arrest

09/22/2021

https://twitter.com/i/status/1440237998117822467

“What is coming is beyond most peoples comprehension, including journalists https://t.co/xtBCUL5LQm”

09/16/2021

https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2021/09/14/our-gods-have-no-heads/

Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ We’re on a planet-sized haunted hayride to Armageddon, and no one is driving. Sure at first glance it looks like someone’s driving. It appe…

06/30/2021

Dozens of youth activists with the Sunrise Movement were arrested by Secret Service agents on Monday while blockading all 10 entrances of the White House to demand that President Joe Biden and federal lawmakers deliver an infrastructure package that invests in job creation and combats the climate emergency.

The demonstrators had three core demands: stop negotiating with Republican politicians who don't care about climate action; meet with Sunrise executive director Varshini Prakash and other youth organizers who handed Democrats control of the White House and Congress; and pass a bold jobs and climate package that includes a fully funded Civilian Climate Corps (CCC).

"President Biden has been failing us," Sunrise Movement executive director Varshini Prakash said about the administration's recent comments on the infrastructure package.

06/14/2021

Who's surprised? You surprised?

Anti-poverty groups, climate campaigners, and public health experts reacted with outrage after G7 leaders issued a final communique that critics said represents an extreme abdication of responsibility in the face of the world's most pressing and intertwined crises — economic inequality, a rapidly-...

04/27/2021

https://www.facebook.com/greenpeaceusa/posts/10159662217669684

04/07/2021

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/06/banks-climate-change-line-3-pipeline-conflict-interest

Analysis finds 77% of directors on boards of seven US banks have ties to ‘climate-conflicted’ groups

https://popularresistance.org/extinction-rebellion-sprays-bank-of-england-with-oil/

04/03/2021

City of London - Several people have been arrested as Extinction Rebellion’s ‘Fossil Fool’ protesters sprayed the Bank of England with fake oil to highlight the “societal collapse” the activist group say global financial institutions are driving the planet towards. XR’s latest theatrical...

04/02/2021

https://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2021/04/01/chris-hedges-avoid-annihilation-via-fearless-nonviolent-civil-disobedience/

"The cliff is now in sight. The time to save ourselves from unthinkable annihilation is incomprehensibly short. “Politics as usual” has failed us, and even if currently proposed solutions like the New Green Deal are adopted, which is doubtful, they will be too little and too slow.

Our speakers today – Chris Hedges, Clare Farrell, Kumi Naidoo, and Roger Hallam – have been on the frontlines in the last few years, calling for people to wake up to the emergency we’re in and do what it is necessary to save ourselves and all life on Earth. They will each address the topic “Civil Disobedience NOW”

This event was hosted by Extinction Rebellion America on February 27th, 2021."

Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges XR America on Apr 1, 2021 Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Presbyterian minister, author, and television host. He’s led a rich and active…

03/18/2021

https://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2021/03/17/the-amazon-chernobyl-is-a-warning-for-us-all-by-kenn-orphan/

by Kenn Orphan Writer, Dandelion Salad Halifax, Nova Scotia March 17, 2021 “We must answer their call. Our Mother Earth, militarized, fenced-in, poisoned, a place where basic rights are systematica…

03/02/2021

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/02/22/republicans-fear-green-new-deal-argues-naomi-klein-because-its-viable-alternative

"Texans are living through the collapse of a 40-year experiment in free-market fundamentalism, one that has also stood in the way of effective climate action. Fortunately, there's a way out."

02/16/2021

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/02/16/deb-haaland-faces-gop-backlash-over-role-pipeline-protests-progressives-say-confirm

Opposition to fracking and fossil fuel pipelines "are the exact reasons Deb Haaland is the right pick for Interior secretary," said one advocacy group.

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CCAN 2017 Polar Bear Plunge

A little video captured today at the CCAN 2017 Polar Bear Plunge into the frigid Potomac at National Harbor. BRRRR! Inspiring event full of fun and comradery, all to benefit Chesapeake Climate Action Network. Divers and speakers we cheered on included Ted Conwell, Jean Boucher, Natalie Pien, Anne Meador, Rev Yearwood, Mike Tidwell. :-)