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Inside the movement
The weekly action toolkit for the climate movement.
May 7, 2021

GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION

This week join the global push to Stop Line 3, tell Biden to slash oil and gas from his infrastructure plan and drop your hot take on the national meat discourse.

The big action this week is Stop The Money Pipeline's worldwide push to defund the Line 3 pipeline. STMP is already expecting 100 actions spread over 9 countries & 4 continents! And you can take part. See below for how to plug in.

Welcome back to ITM, the action toolkit for the climate movement. Check in with us every week for new campaigns, actions, and shareable content!

Each week, we bring you the top campaigns, actions and events — with links to everything to make taking action as easy as possible.

GLOBAL DAY
OF ACTION

This Friday — May 7th — join actions all around the world to target the big banks funding the Line 3 oil pipeline. CLICK HERE. 

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GET CLEAN,
BUILD GREEN

We need infrastructure, not oil and gas. TELL BIDEN HERE to add key anti-fossil fuel provisions to his infrastructure plan.

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BYE BYE,
BYHALIA!

SIGN HERE or SEND AN EMAIL to stop the Byhalia pipeline from running right through Memphis. 

 

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UNDERWATER
WATERFRONT

More than 130 counties in the U.S. are facing massive price tags as sea levels rise. See how YOUR HOME will be affected.

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FOSSIL FREE RETIREMENT

California teachers are fed up with their pensions funding the fossil-fuel industry. HELP THEM DIVEST NOW.

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Join the
climate
movement
today.

Your weekly backstage pass to go inside the climate movement and hear what the leaders of the movement are thinking and doing.

Ceres CEO MINDY LUBBER has spent three decades trying to get companies to act on climate change. Now, she thinks they're finally starting to get the message.

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You might know ADAM MET from the band AJR, but did you know he's a huge climate activist? Learn about why Adam thinks education is key, and why the pandemic has revealed that climate is connected to everything.

 

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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.
ELEVEN MADISON PARK GOES MEATLESS

Eleven Madison Park has been called the best restaurant in the world. And it just made a huge statement.

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HAWAII DECLARES A CLIMATE EMERGENCY

The happiest state in the U.S. is looking to keep it that way. After dealing with extreme rain and flooding, Hawaii is the first state in the U.S. to declare a climate emergency.

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GERMANY TOUGHENS UP

Putting off climate action isn’t just wrong. In Germany, it’s now unconstitutional. The supreme court ruled the government must protect the rights of future generations.

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METHANE/METHOUT

Methane is a super polluter. Obama tried to curtail it. Trump freed it. Now Biden is trying to solve the problem once and for all.

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CORAL > COAL

Huge win! After a lot of work and endless pressure from climate activists, Liberty Mutual is withdrawing its support of a proposed new giant new coal mine. Congrats to all who fought the good fight!

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The climate crisis in pictures. Our lens is global.

Can't get over this image from a central bank protest today in Germany at the Bundesbank (yes a protest at a central bank).

Twitter | 25 days ago
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Today is Red Dress Day. It is a day when we honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls & gender diverse people

Twitter | 25 days ago
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In the depths of the ocean off the northwest Australian coast lie vast, mysterious ecosystems. Until recently, they were completely undocumented.

Earther | 25 days ago
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NON-FUNGIBLE PLANET — Sick of hearing about NFTs? Too bad, because we need to talk about their massive impact on the planet. (Johnny Harris)

 

 

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BATTERY IN A ROCK — If we want to drive into a future full of EVs we are going to need a lot of batteries. Fortunately, there’s a way to make those batteries without mining the Earth. See how. (The YEARS Project)

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BIG OIL'S BIG LIE — 40 years ago, Bil Oil’s own scientists knew that their products would cause climate change. Now Big Oil says it’s your fault. Make them pay instead. (Center for Climate Integrity)

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THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE WATER — Actor Elliot Page investigates the root of environmental racism in his Canadian homeland. (Elliot Page)

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BREAKING UP THE BOARDROOM  — Do you want to see the power of climate activism to shut down the financing of the fossil fuel industry? Watch and be inspired. Activism does work! (Majority Action)

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THE SAVY CITY — Thinking of moving from the city into nature to fight climate change? The best way to help the planet may be to stay right where you are. See why. (Minute Earth)

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Climate science can be overwhelming. Here’s your easy-to-share highlight reel.
RESURRECTION TO THE RESCUE

You may not know what a sunflower sea star is. It almost went extinct. But this rare little animal is helping kelp forests sequester carbon and protect our oceans.

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CLIMATE CHANGE AND EXTREME POVERTY

Climate change will make it harder to bring the world’s citizens out of poverty. The World Bank just estimated 132 million more people will be living on just $1.90 per day by 2030.

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THWAITES WON’T WAIT

It’s known as the “Doomsday Glacier” because when it melts, it may take us all with it. The bad news? It’s already melting way faster than expected.

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CLEAN ENERGY ISLAND

No, that’s not a scene from The Avengers. It’s a real island that Denmark is building which will store enough clean energy to power all of New England on a spring afternoon.

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WIPING OUT OUR FOOD SUPPLY … PRICELESS

Big banks are ignoring one of the most dangerous impacts of climate: extreme weather destabilizing our food supply.

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WALKIN’ ON SUNSHINE

Barcelona is taking charge on clean energy tech. The city has just installed Spain’s first pavement that generates solar power.

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The climate heroes spotlight.
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HEATHER TONEY is the National Field Director for Moms Clean Air Force. But she’s also a mom, author, wife and triathlete. And she was Mayor of Greenville, Mississippi.

Heather
Toney

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HEATHER TONEY is the National Field Director for Moms Clean Air Force. But she’s also a mom, author, wife and triathlete. And she was Mayor of Greenville, Mississippi.
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TARA HOUSKA is an Anishinaabe attorney and founder of the Giniw Collective, a group of water protectors leading the resistance against the Line 3 pipeline.

Tara
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TARA HOUSKA is an Anishinaabe attorney and founder of the Giniw Collective, a group of water protectors leading the resistance against the Line 3 pipeline.
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MARY HEGLAR is a climate justice writer and co-host of the Hot Take podcast and newsletter.

Mary
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MARY HEGLAR is a climate justice writer and co-host of the Hot Take podcast and newsletter.
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HEY SIRI, WHAT’S ECO-FACISM?
What do you do when you can’t take responsibility? Blame immigrants, apparently. Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is blaming immigrants for pollution rather than the Big Oil corporations he frequently goes to bat for.
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THE FAKE MEAT CRITIQUE
Will high-tech meat substitutes solve the underlying issues driving the climate crisis? Journalist and food activist Mark Bittman says no.
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THAT’S A SECRET I’LL NEVER TELL. XOXO BIG OIL CO.
Who is funding the dangerous Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline? That’s a question the Canadian government doesn’t want you to know and they’re going to great lengths to keep it that way.
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A TICKING TIME BOMB
An oil tanker holding four times as much oil as Exxon Valdez is being held for ransom near Yemen, but there aren’t any buyers. Now it’s at risk for spilling and its devastation could affect tens of millions.
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COME ON, CUOMO
Two years after passing a landmark climate law, New York has no plan to fund it. Governor Cuomo just approved the largest budget in New York history — and it has virtually no new funding to help meet the state's emissions goals.
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BIG SKY, BAD LAWS
If the grizzlies don’t get you, the pipeline laws will. Montana just became the most dangerous state to protest Big Oil.
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FOR F-SAKE, FACEBOOK
See a lot of climate misinformation on your Facebook feed? That’s because Facebook lets 25% of all climate misinfo posts through to you, your grandma and your Fox News-powered uncle.
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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.

Giniw Collective, founded by Tara Houska, is an indigenous-women group of water protectors that are leading the resistance against the Line 3 pipeline.

Giniw Collective, founded by Tara Houska, is an indigenous-women group of water protectors that are leading the resistance against the Line 3 pipeline.

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Project Drawdown is a leading resource for information and insight about climate solutions. They conduct rigorous review and assessment of climate solutions, create compelling and human communication across mediums, and partner with efforts to accelerate climate solutions globally.

Project Drawdown is a leading resource for information and insight about climate solutions. They conduct rigorous review and assessment of climate solutions, create compelling and human communication across mediums, and partner with efforts to accelerate climate solutions globally.

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One Tree Planted works with reforestations partners in North America, South America, Asia, and Africa who help get trees in the ground to restore forests after fires and floods, create jobs, build communities, and protect habitat for biodiversity.

One Tree Planted works with reforestations partners in North America, South America, Asia, and Africa who help get trees in the ground to restore forests after fires and floods, create jobs, build communities, and protect habitat for biodiversity.

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