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June 25, 2021

BUGS, BLAZES & BRAZIL

Welcome back to ITM, the single best place to take action on climate change. Scroll, click, share and find your place in the movement.

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You’re making 4th of July plans, but what about Pollution Independence Day? This week, tell your reps to demand freedom from fossil fuels and eliminate methane leaks once and for all, and learn why the filibuster must end.

In brighter news, the U.S. goes big on solar, and forests get a pay day. Plus, bugs land on our plates and Jason Mamoa sends us a wake up call.


 

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

KEEP IT 100

July 2nd is Pollution Independence Day. 100% renewable electricity, vehicles, and regenerative agriculture is within our reach. TELL YOUR REPS they need to get involved.

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METHANE MUST GO

Methane leaks from pipelines are out of control. DEMAND THE EPA to crack down on them by July 22nd.

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GET GROUNDED, MICROSOFT

TELL MICROSOFT they can #JustUseTeams instead of flying around the planet for business meetings.

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RISE WITH SUNRISE

Biden’s climate commitments are being tested. MARCH WITH SUNRISE in D.C. on June 28th to make sure he puts our future first.

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CITIZEN SCIENCE

Now you can do what climate scientists do!  Help them TAKE AIR QUALITY READINGS right from your own front door with the Global Earth Challenge app.

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This is the spotlight for the climate heroes doing the most urgent work on the front lines.
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SHARON LAVIGNE is the winner of the 2021 GOLDMAN PRIZE for environmental defenders. She led a successful grassroots campaign with RISE ST. JAMES to stop construction of a toxic plastics plant in St. James Parish, Louisiana.

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SHARON LAVIGNE is the winner of the 2021 GOLDMAN PRIZE for environmental defenders. She led a successful grassroots campaign with RISE ST. JAMES to stop construction of a toxic plastics plant in St. James Parish, Louisiana.
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KANAHUS MANUEL is First Nations Secwepemc and Ktunaxa. She works with the Tiny House Warriors, a grassroots group of Secwepemc land defenders resisting the Trans Mountain Pipeline in British Columbia.

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KANAHUS MANUEL is First Nations Secwepemc and Ktunaxa. She works with the Tiny House Warriors, a grassroots group of Secwepemc land defenders resisting the Trans Mountain Pipeline in British Columbia.
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PATTIE GONIA aka Wyn Wiley is a queer intersectional environmentalist and drag queen bringing LGBTQIA+ inclusivity, positivity, and heels to the climate movement and the outdoors.

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PATTIE GONIA aka Wyn Wiley is a queer intersectional environmentalist and drag queen bringing LGBTQIA+ inclusivity, positivity, and heels to the climate movement and the outdoors.
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The climate crisis in pictures. Our lens is global.

#showyourstripes This is my 23rd year in climate policy. via @ClimateAnja

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From the Fairy Creek front line. I can’t explain how amazing the people at the blockade are. They’re loving, caring, resilient, hardworking, intelligent, and brave. via Tony Grove

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Today in the Marshall Islands, we #RaiseAPaddle in solidarity with thousands of Indigenous people around the world calling for an end to insurance to the Trans Mountain Pipeline. via @pacificclimatewarriors

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END THE FILIBUSTER —The Senate filibuster has been used to stop progress for decades, don’t let climate legislation be its next victim. (The YEARS Project)

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I AM THE WAVE — Jason Momoa issues a dire warning:  Protect our oceans or face their wrath. (Conservation International)

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GUARDING GIANTS — Hundreds of years to grow but only days to chop down. Less than 1% of forests in British Columbia still have old-growth trees, and these folks are trying to save what’s left. (Stand.earth)

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FIGHTING LINE 3 — Hundreds of protestors are being arrested in an effort to defeat the Line 3 pipeline that would cross Indigenous land in Minnesota. (Giniw Collective)

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SKETCHING SOLUTIONS — Artist Brenna Quinlan uses her experiences with permaculture gardening as inspiration for her climate change illustrations. (Gardening Australia)

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

The Mediterranean sea is heating up, and it’s happening way faster than the global average. This unique ecosystem could see a radical transformation, even becoming tropical.

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BUGGING YOU ABOUT YOUR DIET

Eating bugs could address climate change and food insecurity in one fell swoop. More importantly, it makes you cool and edgy.

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WARM TODAY, WARM TOMORROW

NASA says we’ve hit a terrifying benchmark. In the past 15 years, we’ve doubled the amount of heat trapped by the Earth’s atmosphere. What will happen in the next 15?

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CAN’T HIDE YOUR GAS

Who’s in charge of monitoring rogue methane leaks around the world? It doesn’t matter now. Satellites are hunting down methane leaks that would otherwise stay hidden.

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TRASH IS GARBAGE FOR THE CLIMATE

There’s no such thing as throwing something ‘away’. U.S. landfills are leaking methane at rates six times what facilities admit. Do we have a plan for it?

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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.
SOLAR’S FLARE

The first quarter for solar power in 2021 was the largest ever for the U.S., adding enough solar energy to power millions of homes.

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BELGIUM’S CLIMATE COURT

In a win for activists, a Belgian court ruled that failing to act on climate change is violating the rights of future generations.

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THESE SAILS ARE THE SHIP

Did you know that cargo ships are huge polluters? Now there’s a nifty new inflatable sail system to help them save energy.

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SOLAR ‘R’ US

Former gang members are getting sunnier lives with free solar job training. This ingenious Los Angeles program is both giving new job opportunities and solar panels to low-income neighborhoods.

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PAID TO PROTECT

Saving forests could be an inside job. Gabon in central Africa just received $17 million from the United Nations for slowing their deforestation, and other African countries could receive more.

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A BRIGHT IKEA

IKEA and The Rockefeller Foundation are teaming up to help developing nations make the switch to clean, reliable energy with a $1B investment.

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HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE LINE
Over 43 Indigenous nations pushed back against land theft and anti-environment laws in Brazil. In response, police attacked with tear gas and rubber bullets.
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FLORIDA'S FOSSIL FOREVER
Governor Ron DeSantis just banned local governments in Florida from choosing 100% clean energy, setting a dangerous precedent for other states.
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AMERICA'S CLIMATE FUTURE
What happens when a city is hit with five climate-fueled disasters in one year? This city found out and yours may be next.
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GUYS, IT’S THE CLIMATE
Extreme drought and heat is ravaging the Western U.S. This is in large part due to climate change, but most Americans never hear that, because the media won’t tell them.
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LINE 3 MOVES FORWARD
The Biden Administration just officially backed Line 3. The Department of Justice has urged a Minnesota Court to affirm the dirty tar sands pipeline’s approval.
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SOLAR SABOTAGE
The solar industry is changing the game. But utility companies and outdated fossil fuel interests are trying to take down their sunny competitors.
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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.

Forestry Fire Prevention works to fight forest fires and improve the criminal justice system at the same time. They connect formerly incarcerated people to employment opportunities and lead pre-apprenticeship programs that provide paid work and on-the-job training.

Forestry Fire Prevention works to fight forest fires and improve the criminal justice system at the same time. They connect formerly incarcerated people to employment opportunities and lead pre-apprenticeship programs that provide paid work and on-the-job training.

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Little Sun is working to create a solar-powered world by expanding solar education and delivering solar-powered lamps to people without power.

Little Sun is working to create a solar-powered world by expanding solar education and delivering solar-powered lamps to people without power.

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Through their events and reading circles, The All We Can Save Project amplifies the knowledge and hard work of the woman at the forefront of the climate movement and helps provide learning and support to those who want to take action on the climate crisis.

Through their events and reading circles, The All We Can Save Project amplifies the knowledge and hard work of the woman at the forefront of the climate movement and helps provide learning and support to those who want to take action on the climate crisis.

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