Saturday Spotlights Series Full Name and Title Vivien Bian, Research intern Short Biography My interest in environmental protection started with a tree-planting trip to Inner Mongolia in 2014, where I witnessed desertification of the Khorqin Grassland. I went back in 2016 to interview the staff of the NGO I worked with, and was able to learn more about their "people first" principle. It's amazing how these transient events inspired most of my subsequent major decisions in lif

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Muriel Vincent Communications and Social Media Coordinator Climate Reality Project Canada Email: mvincent@climatereality.ca Cell: (514) 963-8405 MONTREAL, September 21—The Climate Reality Project Canada, will host a virtual panel titled Youth Speak on Climate on September 24th, 2020 at 4.00PM EST. The event will give climate activists the possibility to exchange views and reflect on the different ways to organize, the multiple i

Saturday Spotlights Series Full Name and Title Laura Sacks, Regional Organizer for BC Interior and North Short Biography I always had a deep love of nature, and chose to pursue degrees in geology and environmental science. I worked for years as a hydrologist, and found the scientific process stimulating but frustratingly slow in affecting policy. I am also the mother of two daughters. To shake things up, our family relocated from the city to rural BC when our kids were still

Saturday Spotlight Series Full Name and Title Jessica McIlroy, Regional Organizer for Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland (Community Climate Hub Initiative BC) Short Biography Jessica McIlroy is a sustainable energy strategist, passionate about driving change to realize social and climate justice. With fifteen years of experience in clean energy and climate action, she is continually looking for and creating opportunities to change policy, behaviour and industry practices

Washington, DC (September 10, 2020) – Former US Vice President Al Gore and The Climate Reality Project will mobilize thousands of activists for a global, digital conversation about the climate crisis and the solutions at hand in 24 Hours of Reality: Countdown to the Future. The Climate Reality Project is partnering with TED on two days of presentations and discussions exploring how the climate crisis, a global pandemic, and systemic racial injustices are shaping this historic