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Alex Lenferna

Justice Will Save Us

This is a draft introduction to a book-in-progress entitled Justice Will Save Us: Why Justice Holds the Key to Solving the Climate Crisis…

15 min readJul 4, 2021

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Justice Will Save Us

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Alex Lenferna

It might be in arrears, but Soweto is a victim of the Eskom crisis, not the cause

By Alex Lenferna

4 min readMar 1, 2020

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Community members gather in Soweto to plan the mass marches. Photo credit: Lebohang Phanyeko

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Alex Lenferna

The Non-Persecution of Cliff Mass

Late last year, Cliff Mass, the controversial weatherman and University of Washington Professor, started a firestorm in the climate denial…

15 min readJan 14, 2019

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The Non-Persecution of Cliff Mass

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Alex Lenferna

If You Care About Climate Change, Don’t Listen to Cliff Mass, Vote Yes on 1631

Washington voters who open their voting guides will be in for a surprise when they see a lone atmospheric scientist standing…

9 min readOct 20, 2018

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If You Care About Climate Change, Don’t Listen to Cliff Mass, Vote Yes on 1631

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Alex Lenferna

Taking on Big Oil in Washington State: From I-732 to I-1631

The oil industry likes to pretend that they are just meeting the demand for fossil fuels. They tell us, like a drug dealer, that they are…

8 min readOct 8, 2018

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Taking on Big Oil in Washington State: From I-732 to I-1631

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Climate Reparations, for America?

12 American cities and counties are suing fossil fuel companies for climate reparations, but they are also some of the biggest contributors…

9 min readAug 27, 2018

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Alex Lenferna

Australia’s Fossil Fuel Export Trilemma

Australia’s fossil fuel exports are incompatible with the Paris Climate Agreement targets, forcing the world into a trilemma between…

10 min readAug 23, 2018

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Australia’s Fossil Fuel Export Trilemma

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Climate Disruption in the Legislature: Starting the Climate Countdown

On Monday the 8th of January, the Washington State Legislature opened their legislative session for the year. Their usual, mundane, and…

5 min readJan 14, 2018

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Climate Disruption in the Legislature: Starting the Climate Countdown

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Hurricanes, Climate Justice, & Bret Stephens — The NY Times’ Douchebag Climate Columnist

UC Berkeley American studies professor Michael Cohen once called on us to reclaim the word douchebag as referring to “someone —…

6 min readAug 31, 2017

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Hurricanes, Climate Justice, & Bret Stephens — The NY Times’ Douchebag Climate Columnist

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Alex Lenferna

Trump is Withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement. Is it Time to Boycott America?

“Trump is known to like walls. Maybe a wall of carbon tariffs around the US is a solution he will understand”

7 min readMay 31, 2017

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Trump is Withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement. Is it Time to Boycott America?

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Alex Lenferna

Alex Lenferna

Alex Lenferna is secretary of the Climate Justice Coalition & campaigner with 350Africa.org. He has a PhD on climate justice from the University of Washington.

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