Michelle Merrill - Scientist Rebellion Turtle Island

Calling on Leaders to Speak Up about Climate Catastrophes

Post author:Michelle Merrill
Post published:January 16, 2025
Post category:activism Don't Look Away Rapid Response Action Team
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On January 6th, we sent our petition to President Biden, calling on him to declare a climate emergency before he leaves office. One day later, the climate emergency came to the people of Los Angeles county, in the form of unprecedented wildfires. We again call on President Biden and the Democratic party to make a very clear and public statement connecting the ways climate change has made catastrophes like this more intense and more frequent.

Scientist Rebellion Creating Rapid Response Action Team

Post author:Michelle Merrill
Post published:October 29, 2024
Post category:activism campaigns Rapid Response Action Team science
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You can help us build a Rapid Response Action Team to speak with expertise about climate-related crisis situations when they arise. The idea is to have people with scientific expertise, event specific talking points, pre-planned actions and video clips ready-to-go when a climate disaster or climate-related event occurs.

Scientists Help Deliver a Summer of Heat

Post author:Michelle Merrill
Post published:August 27, 2024
Post category:activism campaigns SR in the news Summer of Heat
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Banks are a high-leverage target for climate action. Scientist Rebellion has been engaged with the Summer of Heat campaign, targeting one of the largest funders of new fossil fuel projects: Citibank. Scientists have participated in nonviolent Summer of Heat climate actions in New York City and across the United States.