The EcoAction Committee held a webinar on End Fossil Fuels regarding the September 17 march in New York City.  Speakers included Eric Weltman of Food and Water Watch, one of the main groups organizing the event. Mark Dunlea will also provide an overview of the green’s effort to end fossil fuels and promote a ecosocialist Green New Deal – a call that the party initiated back in 2010. Continue reading

Green Party to join March to End Fossil Fuels in NYC on Sunday Sept. 17 in conjunction with UN Meeting on Climate The Green Party of the United States (GPUS) has endorsed the September 17th March to End Fossil Fuels in New York City. Green Party groups mobilizing for the event also include the EcoAction Committee of both GPUS and the Green Party of New York; and Green Parties of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Continue reading

The EcoAction Committee of the Green Party of the U.S. held a forum on Monday, August 14 about climate change and agriculture.  Speakers included Peter Lehner and Liz Henderson. Continue reading

Putting Out the Planetary Fire When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary to act on global warming and dissolve our dependence on fossil fuels, a decent respect to the opinions of others requires that we should declare the causes which impel us to the dissolution. Continue reading

The People vs. Fossil Fuels coalition, of which EcoAction is part of, is organizing actions across the country from June 8 to 11 to tell President Biden to halt fossil fuels. (See list of events here) Several actions below. The campaign to end Fossil Fuels will be a central part of the EcoAction monthly meeting and forum this Monday, June 12 at 8 PM ET. We will have a twenty minute report of the week of action and next steps to end fossil fuels. We will also have a 20-minute open discussion on the emotion impact of climate change on people and activists. Continue reading

The EcoAction Committee of the Green Party of the U.S. held a webinar forum on Monday, April 10 about the importance of this year’s Earth Day to May Day activities. The event is part of the national day to build the Green Party. Continue reading

1. Organize webinars / forums Ecosocialist Green New Deal, climate change, Rights of Nature, ending capitalism, links between climate and other movements, what is Earth Day to May Day. Just Transition, Environmental Justice, ecosocialist Green New Deal, stop various pipelines Find 2 to 3 speakers on a topic, 10 to 15 minutes each – 1 hour to hour and 15 minutes a. EcoAction compilation of actions around biodiversity and Rights of Nature b. Greenpeace – War in Ukraine and climate Continue reading

The EcoAction Committee of the Green Party of the United States held an online forum, Biodiversity and Rights of Nature, on Monday, February 13, 2023. The forum provided an overview of biodiversity and what future actions are needed. Presenters included Tierra Curry, Saving Life on Earth Campaign Director and Senior Scientist at Center for Biological Diversity; Natalia Greene, Global Coordinator and Co-founder of Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature and, Frederic Guarino of the Green Party of Canada and is a member of the Biodiversity Commission of the French Greens. Continue reading

Testimony of the Green Legal and Education Fund Inc.To the New York State Legislature Joint Budget Hearing on the2023-24 Executive Budget Proposal on Environmental ConservationFebruary 14, 2023 Continue reading