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Inside the movement
The weekly action toolkit for the climate movement.
April 23, 2021

GRETA’S NEW GLOBAL WARNING

This week President Biden makes the largest climate commitment in U.S. history, but Greta Thunberg calls BS on big climate pledges. Plus a whole lot more.

On the first Earth Day, in 1970, 20 MILLION AMERICANS took to the streets to demand change. WHAT FOLLOWED WAS REMARKABLE: passage of the Clean Air Act, passage of the Clean Water Act, the creation of the EPA and so much more. Today, the STAKES ARE EVEN HIGHER, and yet we see less action on the part of governments around the world.

 

BUT WE CAN CHANGE THAT. We can mobilize as those 20 million Americans did back in 1970. And we can use TODAY'S TOOLS to shape a better future. And that's what ITM is all about. It's a tool to make it EASIER THAN EVER TO TAKE PART in the climate movement and share that information with the people you know.

Our house is on fire. But there are things YOU CAN DO — and they don't have to take much time. Each week, we bring you the top campaigns, actions and events — with links to everything to make taking action as easy as possible.

 

FIND YOUR PLACE in the climate movement!

USE YOUR
OUTDOOR VOICE

Are you a mom? Use your outside voice by EMAILING CONGRESS to wake up to the climate crisis. Thanks, Science Moms!

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RE-REGULATE
METHANE

Remember when Trump killed methane regulations? Now there’s a way to REINSTATE THEM thanks to this action by Moms Clean Air Force.

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KEEP IT IN
THE GROUND

Public lands are for everyone to enjoy, not for fossil fuel corporations to develop. HERE’S HOW to stop them.

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GET OVER OVERSEAS FOSSIL FUELS

SIGN THIS PETITION from Friends of the Earth to stop the U.S. government from funneling billions of dollars into fossil fuels overseas.

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GREEN NEW HOUSING

Pollution from buildings is a climate issue. SIGN HERE to help Sunrise Movement make public housing more resilient and sustainable.

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Join the
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movement
today.

The climate heroes and leaders doing the most important work on the frontlines are ones you’ve likely never heard of. This is their spotlight. Follow and share their work!
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Andrés Jimenez is the executive director of Green 2.0, a group working to make environmental organizations more diverse and inclusive.

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Andrés Jimenez is the executive director of Green 2.0, a group working to make environmental organizations more diverse and inclusive.
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Mary is a climate justice writer and co-host of the Hot Take podcast and newsletter.

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Mary is a climate justice writer and co-host of the Hot Take podcast and newsletter.
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Jerome Foster is the Executive Director of the youth voter org One Million of Us and is a member of Biden’s Environmental Justice Advisory Council.

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Jerome Foster is the Executive Director of the youth voter org One Million of Us and is a member of Biden’s Environmental Justice Advisory Council.
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Your weekly backstage pass to go inside the climate movement and hear what the leaders of the movement are thinking and doing.

LAUREN SINGER went viral for confining a year's worth of trash to a tiny jar. Now she inspires others to go zero waste with her Trash is for Tossers blog and Package Free Shop.

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Rainforest Action Network’s ALISON KIRSCH gives you the lowdown on the big banks who are making climate change $3.8 trillion dollars worse.

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The climate crisis in pictures. Our lens is global.

Today we're celebrating #EarthDay2021 & calling on leaders attending @POTUS's #ClimateSummit to show real leadership!

Extinction Rebellion | 12 days ago
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We have a choice to take transformative steps to ease planetary pressures and build fairer societies.

Human Development Reports | 12 days ago
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The enormous production of disposable masks is on a similar scale as single-use plastic bottles, which is estimated to be 43 billion per month.⁠

Common Seas | 12 days ago
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@EricCarle: Happy Earth Day!

Penguin Random House | 12 days ago
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Once vengefully drained by Saddam Hussein, the wetlands in southeastern Iraq have since been partially restored. Now the region and its isolated settlements face a new set of challenges.

New York Times | 13 days ago
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"I designed a new poster for Brandalism's ongoing campaign focusing on HSBC's empty climate promises." - Darren Cullen

Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives | 12 days ago
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ARNOLD’S STAMMTISCH — Arnold Schwarzenegger hosts his first-ever stammtisch! That’s right, and his guest is filmmaker James Cameron. The topic: the climate crisis.

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THE CLIMATE ACTION GAP — Greta Thunberg does the math to reveal that international commitments to go to net zero ignore huge carbon sources, leaving a massive “gap of awareness, action, and time.” (Now This)

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USE YOUR OUTSIDE VOICE — These moms are using their outside voices to tell Congress to act on climate. (Science Moms)

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ROZZI'S SOS — Artist Rozzi sings about the California wildfires and gets a major climate question answered in the first of the SOS SESSIONS series. (Climate Control Projects + The YEARS Project)

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THE NEW CORPORATION — Corporations are knowingly killing us and they have no plan to stop. Watch this trailer to see what comes next. (The New Corporation)

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SWARM — An Australian beekeeper literally puts his neck on the line when he sees how climate change is affecting his beloved bees. See what the buzz is about. (Extinction Rebellion)

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A CENTURY OF EXTINCTION — Humans drove these beautiful animals to extinction, but it’s not too late for so many more. We can stop the cycle now. (Greenpeace International)

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Climate science can be overwhelming. Here’s your easy-to-share highlight reel.
GROW IT, THEN SINK IT

Kelp forests play a big role in capturing carbon. This Maine start-up is looking to raise a sinkable forest in the open ocean to help fight climate change.

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MIND THE LAPSE

Sometimes it’s hard to visualize our changing climate. Google Earth’s new tool, Timelapse, does it for you.

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GEEKS V LEAKS

Methane is 86 times more harmful than CO2 and it’s leaking all the time. Here’s the gear helping scientists, activists, and regulators crack down on leaks around the world.

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CLIMATE LIE DETECTOR

Now more than ever you don’t want to be caught spreading fake news. Here’s how to sort the flood of misinformation from the sea of facts.

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LONGER SNEEZIN’ SEASON

Not looking forward to allergies this spring? Well, get used to it. The length and intensity of pollen seasons are growing due to climate change. Find out what else is in store.

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A POLLUTION SOLUTION

We already know that pollution kills. But on the bright side, new research shows how clean energy heals.

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Here’s what it looks like when people show up, voices ring loud and leaders act for the sake of the planet.
AT LEAST 50% BY 2030

Huge news. President Biden just promised to cut fossil fuel emissions by at least half by 2030. This is twice as ambitious as President Obama’s original goals for the Paris Climate Agreement.

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GO DEB!

Interior Sec. Deb Haaland just revoked Trump-era orders that accelerated fossil fuel projects on public lands. Instead, she’s boosting renewables across the agency.

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THE SEARCH FOR THE HOLY PAINT

Eggshell white? Bone white? How about a white paint so bright it reflects sunlight back into space, reducing the cooling costs of buildings?

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SUN UNBLOCK

Dust is solar’s biggest enemy. But now there’s a new technology that stops dust from collecting on solar panels and blocking the sun.

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INDIGENOUS RIGHTS IN BRAZIL

Brazil’s government is not known for respecting Indigenous peoples. So why did its Supreme Court just grant land back to a large Indigenous community?

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JUST A SPOONFUL OF SEAGRASS ...

Seagrass captures carbon at a rate 35 times faster than rainforests, and this star chef is incorporating it into his menu as a way to inspire us all.

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SUPERCHARGED CHANGE

GM is putting skin in the game of going all-electric. The company just invested $2.3 billion to build a new battery cell gigafactory in Tennessee.

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CLEAN UP YOUR SH!T
Taxpayers have been paying to clean up toxic spills since 1995 while oil producers have gotten away scot-free. What is going on?
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SAVING NATURE SAVES US ALL
Nature isn’t just beautiful, it’s essential. Especially when it comes to solving climate change. Protecting cultural and biological diversity is just as important. Read this piece and watch the incredible video inside.
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GENERATIONAL CRISIS
Teen Vogue talks to 17 young people about how their lives have been profoundly shaped by the climate crisis.
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LIGHTS, CAMERA, BUT NO (CLIMATE) ACTION?
Climate change is the greatest drama (and horror story) we’ve ever seen. So why can’t Hollywood make good TV shows and movies about it?
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IMAGINE IT!
Long time climate hero Laurie David has a new book out that helps us all imagine a happier planet. (Laurie David)
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COAL MINERS FLIP THE SWITCH
Coal miners are ready to go green. The coal mine workers’ union said it will retrain its workers to work in renewables as long as energy jobs will be available in return.
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PLEDGES VS. HEDGES
Nearly all of the country's biggest banks have now committed to achieving "net-zero" climate emissions by 2050. While they're getting credit for acting, in fact, they’re just pretending to do what is necessary.
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Every week we highlight three climate campaigns having real impact. There are many more than 3, see many of them here.

Rocky Mountain Institute: RMI is the world’s leading organization figuring out how to decarbonize our planet and accelerate the global transition to renewables.

Rocky Mountain Institute: RMI is the world’s leading organization figuring out how to decarbonize our planet and accelerate the global transition to renewables.

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Re-Earth Initiative: Re-Earth is a youth-led international organization that provides action toolkits and asks people to make individual and systemic climate pledges.

Re-Earth Initiative: Re-Earth is a youth-led international organization that provides action toolkits and asks people to make individual and systemic climate pledges.

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Friends of the Earth: FOE builds long-term political power and campaigns to change the rules of our economic and political systems that create injustice and destroy nature.

Friends of the Earth: FOE builds long-term political power and campaigns to change the rules of our economic and political systems that create injustice and destroy nature.

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