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February 4, 2022

MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK

➩ The next Global Climate Strike is coming! #PeopleOverPolluters
➩ Help get Biden’s Federal Reserve picks approved!
➩ Keep a major climate victory in the “win” column

Lend your support to the most critical campaigns fighting to stop the climate crisis. These campaigns are working! Scroll down to take action, then share 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.

GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE

JOIN ACTIVISTS at the next global climate strike —March 25th, 2022, hosted by Fridays for Future. #PeopleOverPolluters

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NOT OVER YET

A federal judge deemed the largest U.S. oil and gas lease to be illegal in court. LEARN HOW to put the ruling over the finish line.

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BREAK UP WITH GAS

Last year natural gas plunged Texas into cold and darkness. TELL YOUR STATE and national reps it’s time to break up with gas.

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ACT LIKE A POTUS

PUT PRESSURE on President Biden to take these 10 executive actions to address the climate emergency ahead of the State of the Union.

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FEED THE FED

The Federal Reserve has the power to green our economy.  PUSH YOUR SENATOR to confirm Biden's Fed nominees.

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Join the
climate
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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.
DON’T HIT THE GAS

A federal judge has canceled oil and gas leases on more than 80 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico, citing climate effects must be considered.

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SHUT YOUR PIPE HOLE

Abandoned oil and gas wells don’t just harm the climate, they severely harm our health. The Biden Administration is spending more than $1 billion dollars to plug them up.

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LOS OIL-LESS

The Los Angeles City Council has just voted to ban new oil and gas drilling and now are looking into the dismantlement of existing wells.

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ROCK ON!

Have a first look at Taiwan’s renewable and eco-conscious ‘sun rock,’ Covered from head to toe in solar panels, this green infrastructure maximizes solar energy to support building function.

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This is the spotlight for the heroes doing the most urgent work on climate.
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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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ILONA DUVERGÈ was undocumented and unhoused, but now is using that experience to green public housing.

Ilona
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ILONA DUVERGÈ was undocumented and unhoused, but now is using that experience to green public housing.
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A cofounder of the United Farm Workers union, DOLORES HUERTA agrees we must unite to battle the climate crisis.

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

Get the inside scoop with campaigner Sulakshana to find out why insurance companies are helping fossil fuel companies expand production, and why we can do better. (The YEARS Project)

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MONEY IS THICKER THAN WATER — Regions around the world are running out of water, as investors are getting richer. How are companies profiting off the drought? (Deutsche Welle)

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WEIRD, WILD, AND WET WEATHER — Extreme weather continues to spiral out of control across the globe. Learn why and what might be to come. (PBS)

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A CONCRETE SOLUTION — Building our concrete jungles accounts for 8% of annual global CO2 emissions. How do we make cement better for the environment? (Deutsche Welle)

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NOW WE'RE COOKING — American agriculture is ravaging the air, soil and water, but a powerful lobby has cleverly concealed its damage. (NY Times)

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

No, not the mushrooms you are thinking of. This humble fungi could potentially save forests and fight climate change.

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NOT IN THE SAME BOAT

Flood risk driven by climate change is increasing in the south, and Black communities along the Gulf Coast have and will continue to be disproportionately affected.

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I’LL BE DAM-ED

Thawing permafrost from beaver-built dams is releasing greenhouse gases, flooding nearby lands and threatening Indigenous peoples' food supply.

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SOMETHING GASSY IN THE AIR

Stanford researchers discover that our gas stoves can be just as hazardous to the planet’s health as our own, as they leak the same carbon footprint as 500,000 gas powered cars.

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MINES MEAN MERCURY

Scientists have discovered that the Amazon is sucking up mercury created from gold mining operations, but it may be hitting a limit. The forest is at risk of mercury pollution.

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OKAY, BLOOMER

Flowers are already starting to bloom in the UK, and scientists warn of the effects and what it means for climate change.

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SWING STATE SCANDAL
Who has the worst energy policy in the country? Ohio. The question is: Why did the FBI get involved?! Read all about this unbelievable scandal.
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E-P-YAY
The EPA is finally doing what we thought they were already doing: monitoring and regulating air pollution in poor Black communities. Will their epiphany finally get places like Cancer Alley cleaned up?
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DON’T TAP THAT
Would YOU drink the water in Flint, Michigan? Officials are trying to clean up tap water around the country, but communities are wary, especially Black ones.
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DON’T BE CLOTHES MINDED
Big fashion brands are creating a climate disaster, but smaller brands have moved in to pick up the slack. The best part? The customers love it.
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MOVE THOSE PESTS ASIDE
Secluded Amazon rainforest is no longer safe as criminals have found a terrible and inventive way to hide rainforest destruction. Read about it here.
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CHEAPER THAN YOU THINK
A new report making the rounds puts the cost of fighting climate change at $9.2 trillion a year. What’s a problem bigger than the price tag? The math is totally wrong. See why.
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GAS GRAB
Just when we thought fossil fuels couldn’t get dirtier: Turns out some pipelines are simply being built as speculative investments. Charming.
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