Tag: <span>Island President</span>

The Extinction of Paradise: Climate Change and the Maldives

By: David Nacmanie After living for more than two years in the small island nation of Samoa, I am well aware of the many challenges facing these small island states. From devastating tropical cyclones and tsunamis to water shortages and heat waves, these countries face big challenges with few resources. …

National Flash Mob, Climate and Democracy: Next Up, April 17th

By Eban Goodstein, Director Bard Center for Environmental Policy A signature organizing tool of the Civil Rights and Vietnam war era was the Washington rally. Rallies were how folks, as Bill McKibben says, put the “move in the movement”. Climate organizers have shown that we can do this too, with …