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January 28, 2022

➩ Tell the President to stop Line 5 and keep our water clean
➩ Demand world leaders reallocate 2% of their military budgets to fight climate
➩ Email insurance companies — tell them to stop insuring our extinction

We have so much work to do this week — please lend your support to some of the most critical campaigns that will stop the climate crisis.  Scroll down and take the actions, then share them with your social network! 

                      

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

LIFE IN PLASTIC, NOT FANTASTIC

Plastic pollution is filling up not just our landfills but all our land. TELL BIDEN and the EPA that enough is enough.

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KEEP THE GREAT
LAKES GREAT

Drinking water for 40 million people has been compromised due to an oil spill from the Line 5 pipeline. URGE BIDEN to shut it down.

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A NOBEL IDEA

Nobel laureates say 2% reduction military spending would be enough money to fight climate change and much more. SHOW YOUR SUPPORT.

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SOLAR POWER
WARMS UP

The solar industry is on track to employ more than almost any other industry. HELP SOLAR bring opportunity to even more people.

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DON’T INSURE
EXTINCTION

Brazil is planning to expand oil & gas drilling and insurers are encouraging them. SEND AN EMAIL to executives telling them to stop.

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This is the spotlight for the heroes doing the most urgent work on climate.
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A cofounder of the United Farm Workers union, DOLORES HUERTA agrees we must unite to battle the climate crisis.

Dolores
Huerta

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A cofounder of the United Farm Workers union, DOLORES HUERTA agrees we must unite to battle the climate crisis.
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SHIVA RAJBHANDARI is a 17-year-old climate activist who helped organize the Sunrise Movement and is pushing for 100% clean energy by 2035.

Shiva
Rajbhandari

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SHIVA RAJBHANDARI is a 17-year-old climate activist who helped organize the Sunrise Movement and is pushing for 100% clean energy by 2035.
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PATIENCE NABUKALU is a young climate activist. She supports Fridays for Future and is fighting against Wetland Degradation and plastic pollution.

Patience
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PATIENCE NABUKALU is a young climate activist. She supports Fridays for Future and is fighting against Wetland Degradation and plastic pollution.
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JUST EAT IT — This is an older film, but the issues it highlights are present-day: we throw out almost as much food as we eat, and that has implications for people and the planet. (Just Eat It)

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SNEAKY SHEIN — The mysterious fashion company “Shein” is all the rage, but it’s promoting a fast-fashion lifestyle that is quickly filling up landfills and our atmosphere with CO2. So what is “Shein” really? (Deutsche Welle)

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HIGHWAY TO HELL — Too much of America’s precious real-estate has been given over to roads and cars. How can we remodel our cities to support cleaner ways to get around? (Freethink)

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DOESN’T BUG ME — With the world heating up and the population growing, bugs may be the way we feed everyone in the future. (The Economist)

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Climate science can be overwhelming. Here’s your easy-to-share highlight reel.
PREDICTIONS FOR OUR PLANET

A Nobel prize was awarded to two climate scientists who accurately modeled the Earth’s climate and used it to predict our future.

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NOT SO GREEN, EH?

A Shell-owned carbon capture plant has been revealed to release more CO2 than it has pulled down in the 4 years it has been operating.

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SICK OF THE HEAT

The hotter the day, the more children end up in the ER, so with temperatures set to keep rising, how can we keep kids safe?

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WHALE SHIT

Well shit, who would have thought that whale poop could absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere? Scientists are now exploring how dumping artificial feces in the ocean might do just that.

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DANGER TO OUR ELDERS

In the most comprehensive study of its kind in the U.S., soot from cars, smokestacks and wildfires was shown to be doing more damage to people's health than scientists had imagined.

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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.
OFFSHORE WIND? HUGE FANS

The Biden administration released a plan to add 30 more offshore wind farms to U.S. coastlines, creating 80,000 jobs.

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NO NEW OIL

A judge ruled that the Interior Department must consider the climate effects of oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico before awarding leases.

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REEF RELIEF

A discovery of heat-resilient corals in the Red Sea is giving hope to scientists looking to restore reefs that are dying because of climate change.

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CLIMATE ON THE BRAIN

Pop star and fashion icon Rihanna just donated $15M to tackle climate justice in the Caribbean and U.S.

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LARGER THAN LIFE LEGOS

Single-use plastics are being turned into building blocks that are lighter and more durable than cement blocks. Read how this LA-based start-up is making use of non-recyclable products.

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PERIL IN PERU
Following a volcanic eruption off the coast of Peru, an oil tanker spilled 6,000 barrels of crude oil into the sea. The country has declared an environmental emergency.
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BREAK THE BANK
Read why this college student decided to move her money from Bank of America to a greener one not involved in funding fossil fuels.
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A HEATED SITUATION
How will the developing world protect itself from a warming planet? The answer may be that it can't. Just ask Sierra Leone's first official "heat officer."
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THAT SINKING FEELING
Indonesia is moving its capital from sinking Jakarta to the Borneo rainforest. Borneo is already experiencing heavy deforestation because of the palm oil industry, and the move will make things worse.
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PERMITTING POLLUTION
The Biden administration has approved nearly 35% more permits for oil and gas drilling on public lands than President Trump in the first year of office. What does Biden really stand for?
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SCIENCE FACTION
Science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson’s own experiences with climate change inspires him to put pen to paper in a hope to enact change.
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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.

The Louisiana Bucket Brigade works hard to stand up to the petrochemical industry that pollutes our air, soil, and water.

The Louisiana Bucket Brigade works hard to stand up to the petrochemical industry that pollutes our air, soil, and water.

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HEAL Utah is empowering grassroots advocacy to utilize science based solutions for policy and legislation. They are Utah’s environmental watchdog, tracking legislation to ensure clean air for all citizens.

HEAL Utah is empowering grassroots advocacy to utilize science based solutions for policy and legislation. They are Utah’s environmental watchdog, tracking legislation to ensure clean air for all citizens.

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Plant Chicago is on a mission to cultivate local circular economies by envisioning a paradigm shift in production, consumption and waste at the local level.

Plant Chicago is on a mission to cultivate local circular economies by envisioning a paradigm shift in production, consumption and waste at the local level.

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