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July 2, 2021

LIAR, LIAR, EARTH ON FIRE

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

This week, the heat is here! So stay cool by putting the heat on Congress to push Biden’s climate plan over the finish line, plant trees in neglected communities, and tell the banks to cash out of their pipeline investments.

Also, a fossil fuel lobbyist gets caught telling the truth about Exxon's lies, Brazil takes to the streets against Bolsonaro and two Montana tribes get their land back from the U.S. government.

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

#NOCLIMATE
NODEAL

The reconciliation bill is the last best hope for Biden on climate. TELL CONGRESS that we're not taking "no" for an answer.

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MONEY MATTERS

The fossil fuel industry has endlessly deep pockets, and so do the banks funding it. Learn how to fight back with these FREE TRAININGS. 

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SHADY ON PURPOSE

The best time to plant trees was 20 years ago; the second best is now. TELL CONGRESS to plant trees in underserved communities.

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END OF THE ROAD, ENBRIDGE

The builder of Line 3 needs a loan by July 22nd to keep the project afloat. TELL THESE BANKS to stop funding our destruction.

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BOLSONARO OUT

Indigenous leaders are marching en masse to protest violence on the lands in the Amazon they protect. HELP STAND UP to Brazil's president.

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Climate science can be overwhelming. Here’s your easy-to-share highlight reel.
THE MISSING LINK

The media is failing to report one of the main reasons for this extreme weather. Why are they missing the mark on climate change?

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PACIFIC SCORCH WEST

Climate change is shifting the window of what is ‘normal,’ and the Pacific Northwest heat wave is a perfect example.

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NEW POLICIES, OLD SCIENCE?

Climate science is always advancing, but environmental lawyers aren’t keeping up. This trend puts the climate fight at risk.

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SAME PLANET, DIFFERENT VIEWS

What do countries know about climate? The facts may surprise you.

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ON THE CLIFF’S EDGE

Biden's climate plan, the American Jobs Plan, is incredibly popular with voters. Politicians better start listening.

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STAN THE AMERICAN JOBS PLAN

Biden's climate plan, the American Jobs Plan, is incredibly popular with voters. Politicians better start listening.

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GET UP STAND UP — The Indigenous women of Standing Rock are fighting against pipelines and for their own survival. Hear their story. (End of the Line)

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BANKROLLING CLIMATE CHANGE — What does your bank have to do with this unprecedented heatwave? This crisis won’t go away unless fossil fuels do. See why you should switch your bank today. (The YEARS Project)

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EXXON EXPOSED — An Exxon lobbyist just admitted how the company has been working behind the scenes to sabotage climate action. Hear him in his own words. (Unearthed)

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ENERGY WITH INTENT — Africa needs electricity.  But who will provide it? Renewable energy is a compelling answer for this growing region of the world. (RMI)

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HOT TURTLE SUMMER — Why are all these sea turtles off the coast of Australia female? Scientists are discovering a trend that could have implications for all the world's ocean creatures. (NatGeo)

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BOTTLE SHOCK — Wine and dine, but skip the wine. See how climate change threatens our favorite beverage. (Conservation International)

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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.
BANGLADESH DROPS COAL

Bangladesh is moving a little closer to a clean energy future, canceling more than half of their proposed coal plants and expanding plans for renewables.

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BLACK IN GREEN SPACES

Randy Moore, a leader on climate, will be the first African-American to head the U.S. Forest Service.

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#LANDBACK

The Department of the Interior just returned Montana’s National Bison Range to its original caretakers, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.

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KEEP PLASTIC IN THE PAST

New Zealand just became the first country to institute a ban on single-use plastics.

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EVs, EH?

When you think of the Arctic Circle, do you imagine 118 degrees? That’s where ground temperatures are at. And the permafrost is at stake.

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MOO-VING ON

This Brazilian town is farming cattle-free. See how they use agroforestry practices to produce food and limit deforestation all at once.

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The climate crisis in pictures. Our lens is global.

Our poor little town of Lytton is gone. And the fire moved so quickly across the bridge and up the Lillooet Highway where several of our reserves and the school is located. via Edith Loring Kuhanga

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Detroit Flood 2021- what a mess and more rain is on the way! @Local4News #flood #Detroit via @KarenDrewTV

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Cooling shelter in Portland, OR, where temperatures reached 112°F yesterday, breaking the previous day’s all-time record of 108°F. via @ianbremmer

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ICY HOT
When you think of the Arctic Circle, do you imagine 118 degrees? That’s where ground temperatures are at. And the permafrost is at stake.
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EXXON PLAYED YOU
A leading lobbyist for the fossil fuel industry just told an undercover reporter some shocking new details about how the company has fought climate action for decades, and fooled politicians and the public alike.
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DECADES OF INJUSTICE
He’s been writing about environmental injustice since the 70s. Why has nothing changed?
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COLLAPSING CLIMATE
The disastrous Surfside condo collapse may not just be caused by faulty maintenance. Limestone and sea level rise are a deadly combo, and it is amplified by climate.
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TOO HOT TO BREATHE
Heat waves are affecting health and cognition, but not just in the ways you think.
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ALL SHE CAN SAVE
Empowering women and girls is key to fighting climate change. Here’s why.
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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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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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Peter Kalmus is a NASA scientist, author, and founder of The Climate Ad Project.

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Peter Kalmus is a NASA scientist, author, and founder of The Climate Ad Project.
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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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Every week we highlight three climate campaigns having real impact. There are many more than 3, see many of them here.

Front and Centered is the largest coalition of communities of color-led groups in the pacific northwest. The coalition works to build power and capacity for a just transition away from fossil fuels that centers equity and is led by people of color.

Front and Centered is the largest coalition of communities of color-led groups in the pacific northwest. The coalition works to build power and capacity for a just transition away from fossil fuels that centers equity and is led by people of color.

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Elders Climate Action mobilizes elders throughout the United States to address climate change by pushing for strong policies that will reduce greenhouse gases in our atmosphere.

Elders Climate Action mobilizes elders throughout the United States to address climate change by pushing for strong policies that will reduce greenhouse gases in our atmosphere.

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Climate Defense Project helps hold polluters and governments accountable by supporting front-line activists, pursuing climate impact litigation, and connecting attorneys with communities and campaigns.

Climate Defense Project helps hold polluters and governments accountable by supporting front-line activists, pursuing climate impact litigation, and connecting attorneys with communities and campaigns.

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