Cornell Declares a Climate Emergency
The extended Cornell Community received a stunning announcement today: Cornell has Declared a Climate Emergency and launched the Office of Climate Science and Activism to oversee 30 bold initiatives for climate action. The official pronouncement from the new Office landed on March 7, also declared national Stand Up For Science Day. Read on!
Cornell on Fire Post 10/24: The times they are a-changin’
Word is spreading. This week, an action by Cornell on Fire and co-organizers Fossil Free Cornell, Sunrise Movement Ithaca, TIAA-Divest!, and the Cornell chapter of the Association of American University Professors (AAUP) made front page news in the Ithaca Voice. Their message to Cornell’s Council and Trustees: for earth’s sake, stand up or step aside.