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      Four people march against fossil fuels including a mother and child.

      March to End Fossil Fuels: Mothers Continue to Mobilize Movements

      It is more important than ever for moms to continue doing what they have done throughout history: build a better world for our children.

      Bella Cockerell
      Sep 19, 2023

      The following is part of a series of opinion pieces Common Dreams is publishing in the lead-up to and aftermath of the March to End Fossil Fuels on Sunday, September 17 in New York City. Read the rest of the series and our complete coverage here.

      Throughout our nation's history, mothers have been at the forefront of social change. From Anna Jarvis, the inspiration for Mother's Day, who pioneered the public health movement in the U.S. after losing eight children, to Mamie Till who sought justice for her son, catalyzing the civil rights movement, to Candace Lightner who created Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) just four days after her own daughter was struck by a drunk driver, mothers have continuously channeled their anger, fear, pain, and most importantly, their love for their children to fight for a better world.

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      Women cover their faces from air pollution in Delhi, India.

      Thanks to Fossil Fuels, Every Breath People Take in Asia Is Killing Them

      New data last week from University of Chicago researchers showed that across South Asia, air pollution—mostly from burning fossil fuels—is robbing people of five years of life on average.

      Bill Mckibben
      Sep 07, 2023

      When we talk about “humanity,” we are, statistically, mostly talking about Asia—just under 60% of our sisters and brothers live there. But they don’t live anywhere near as long as they should.

      New data last week from University of Chicago researchers showed that across South Asia, air pollution—mostly from burning fossil fuels—is robbing people of five years of life on average. Five years! If you live in Delhi, the most polluted big city on the planet, that number is an unimaginable 11.9 years. If you would have lived to 70, you died at 58. Thank about that. Across the region, “particulate pollution levels are currently more than 50% higher than at the start of the century and now overshadow” other health risks. Every breath that people take is killing them, every hour of every day.

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      A fire rises above pine trees.

      'The Pyrocene Is Well and Truly Here': Climate Crisis Made Eastern Canada's Fires 2 Times More Likely

      Seasons like this one will only become more likely and intense if policymakers allow global temperatures to rise by 2°C above preindustrial levels.

      Olivia Rosane
      Aug 23, 2023

      The hot, dry conditions that fueled eastern Canada's unprecedented wildfire season were made at least two times more likely by the climate crisis, the latest study from World Weather Attribution has found.

      The study, published Tuesday, also found that, by the end of July, Quebec's fire season was 50% more intense than it would have been without the human-generated release of greenhouse gas emissions.

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