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Inside the movement
The weekly action toolkit for the climate movement.

BIG OIL’S VERY BAD WEEK

This week big oil is having a very bad time, and that’s good for us. Shell is forced to clean up its emissions … Exxon and Chevron shareholders rebel … and activists head to Minnesota to take on the Line 3 pipeline.

So let's build on the momentum. Support efforts to ELECTRIFY AMERICA with clean energy, help PREVENT A PIPELINE in Africa and join a WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY CELEBRATION.

Welcome back to ITM, the ACTION TOOLKIT for the climate movement. Scroll, click, share and FIND YOUR PLACE in the movement.


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

DRAW THE LINE AT LINE 3

The big Line 3 action is next week, but there’s still time to be part of it. SIGN UP here and take part in history. June 5-8 in Minnesota. 

WATT A GOOD PLAN

To solve the climate crisis and save $$$, we need to electrify America's households, buildings and businesses. SUPPORT THIS BILL to get us started.

100 LEADERS

Each week from June through July, JOIN local leaders on Capitol Hill in support of Biden’s 100% clean electricity standard.

THE WORLD LOVES THE WORLD

World Environment Day is like Earth Day for those outside the US. JOIN THE CELEBRATION featuring Patti Smith, Jack Johnson and Rocky Dawuni. 

#STOPEACOP

International fossil fuel corporations are trying to build this pipeline right through the heart of Africa. TAKE ACTION to stop it.

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This is the spotlight for the climate heroes doing the most urgent work on the front lines.
TORI TSUI is a climate activist and cofounder of the Bad Activist Collective. She uses her platform to talk about climate change and how it intersects with race, socioeconomics and more.

Tori
Tsui


TORI TSUI is a climate activist and cofounder of the Bad Activist Collective. She uses her platform to talk about climate change and how it intersects with race, socioeconomics and more.
NINA GUALINGA is an Indigenous activist and storyteller from the Kichwa community in Sarayaku, Ecuador. She has been a prominent voice against oil, mining and logging in the Amazon as part of a women-led collective called Mujeres Amazonicas.

Nina
Gualinga


NINA GUALINGA is an Indigenous activist and storyteller from the Kichwa community in Sarayaku, Ecuador. She has been a prominent voice against oil, mining and logging in the Amazon as part of a women-led collective called Mujeres Amazonicas.
DISHA RAVI is the co-founder of Fridays for Future India and has been targeted by the Indian government for speaking out in support of struggling farmers. She is currently working to help those suffering from COVID.

Disha
Ravi


DISHA RAVI is the co-founder of Fridays for Future India and has been targeted by the Indian government for speaking out in support of struggling farmers. She is currently working to help those suffering from COVID.

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

Mortal Kombat star MEHCAD BROOKS has another passion: combatting racism and police violence. We spoke to Mehcad about how these issues are major barriers to climate action for communities of color, and how we can make human preservation a priority.

Despite what their PR departments say, big banks are continuing to finance fossil fuels. That’s why the Stop the Money Pipeline coalition has been working round the clock to target the financial sector. STMP’s ALEC CONNON talks about their creative actions.  


The climate crisis in pictures. Our lens is global.

Breaking: A large fleet of RCMP vehicles just headed past HQ and on to either Eden or Waterfall Camp to enforce the injunction. via @mikegraeme

Huge tree hauled down Vancouver Island today. Wow. #bcpoli via @mattdellok

⚡BREAKING: 300+ groups sent a letter to President Joe Biden to #StopLine3 and direct the Army Corps of Engineers to immediately re-evaluate and suspend or revoke Enbridge’s Line 3 Clean Water Act Section 404 permit. via @wecan_intl

dont mind me, just showing off todays carrot harvest from our garden. via @jessdrawz


PEEP THIS JEEP — Jeep has joined the electric party, debuting their brand new hybrid Wrangler. (Jeep)

CHEVRON'S GOON SQUAD — Human rights lawyer Steven Donziger beat Chevron and then the company came after him. Here’s how he ended up under house arrest for 643 days. (The Daily Show)

LIGHTNING IN THE PICKUP — America's best-selling truck goes fully 'lectric. Now it's OK to be macho and low-carbon. (Ford Motor Company)

TAKE IT ALL BACK — He uses hip-hop to hype up the Land Back movement. Indigenous activist Xiuhtezcatl (pronounced Shu-TEZ-cot) just dropped this new music video. (Xiuhtezcatl)

SAVE ST. JAMES — President Biden promised to clean up Cancer Alley, but now a new plastics plant is moving in. Watch the people of St. James demand Biden keep his word. (Sam Eilertsen)

MERCY FOR ANIMALS — Our relationship with nature is broken, and the climate crisis is just one consequence. Greta Thunberg is teaming up with Mercy For Animals to raise awareness. (Mercy For Animals)


Climate science can be overwhelming. Here’s your easy-to-share highlight reel.
ZOMBIE FIRES

These aren't zombies from The Walking Dead. These are fires and they refuse to die. Welcome to climate change.

177 DEGREES

Death Valley was once the hottest place on Earth, but now it’s finding company. Read why here.

NASA GETS DOWN TO EARTH

Think NASA is all about going to the moon and Mars? Well, now it's creating a new program that will collect data critical to alleviating climate change.

VERYYYY DRYYY

Think the Southwest just can’t get any hotter? Think again. Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico are seeing the driest climate in nearly 130 years.

UNEQUAL HEAT

Heat is the #1 weather-related killer. Across the country, communities of color are exposed way more than their white counterparts. Two new studies highlight this major inequality.

HIDE YO WIFE, HIDE YO KIDS

The Atlantic is in for a wild ride. Hurricanes are getting bigger and more destructive … and hurricane season is about to start even earlier.


Here’s what it looks like when people show up, voices ring loud and leaders act for the sake of the planet.
VERY COAL, G7

It feels like we’ve been “ending” coal for years. But the richest G7 countries are now finally on board, agreeing to stop supporting coal production overseas.

PIMP MY POPEMOBILE

Tired of all that papal pollution? Don’t worry, the popemobile is going electric.

NO MORE SHELL GAMES

In a landmark ruling that will reverberate around the world, a Dutch court ruled that Shell must cut its carbon emissions by more than double what it wanted to by 2030. Congrats to Follow This for making it happen!

GREEN BARBIES

Don’t throw away those old toys! Send them back to Mattel and the company will use them to make new ones.

BLADES OF GLORY

What’s better than clean wind energy? How about wind turbine blades that are fully recyclable?


FORGETTING SOMETHING?
Even with Biden in office, the US has still not joined one of the most important international agreements to conserve biodiversity. Why?
EXXON'S SHAREHOLDER REBELLION
Exxon’s annual meeting just got shook up. Shareholders voted to elect two climate activist investors to its board... how did that happen?!
PRICE OF POLLUTION
Air pollution from fossil fuels costs Americans an average of $2,500 a year in extra medical bills. It doesn’t pay to pollute.
OBJECTION!
The Supreme Court just made it easier for Big Oil to avoid paying for climate damages. Is it because one justice has strong ties to the industry?
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME
According to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center, extreme weather was the #1 reason that people fled their homes in 2020.
THE SHEROES OF LINE 3
Who is behind the fierce and unrelenting resistance of Line 3? These 11 Indigenous women are taking the lead.
BARK IF YOU HATE CLIMATE CHANGE
Pet food creates up to 64 million tons of greenhouse gases per year. But now there’s a beefless, high-protein alternative for Fido.

Every week we highlight three climate campaigns having real impact. There are many more than 3, see many of them here.

Chesapeake Climate Action Network aims to help pass climate policy at local, state and national levels through voter education, lobbying, and participation in the electoral process. Its goal is to make the U.S. a leader on the issue.

Over 260 civil society organizations supporting the campaign to stop the East African Crude Oil Pipeline through public mobilizations, legal actions, research, shareholder activism, and media advocacy.

RBG New Deal puts Black liberation at the center of the global climate struggle and addresses environmental racism towards Black communities.