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March 25, 2022

THE CLIMATE MOVEMENT
NEWSLETTER & ACTION TOOLKIT
CUSTOMERS 4 CLIMATE JUSTICE
Do you bank with Chase, Citi, Bank of America or Wells Fargo? Join tens of thousands in signing a letter to these banks' CEOs telling them to stop funding fossil fuels and deforestation!
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BANK ON OUR FUTURE
Are you over 60 and concerned about the climate? The money in your bank is likely invested in fossil fuels. But as a customer, you can change that. Show your bank's leadership that you mean business.
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FIX MY FUNDS
Asset managers like Vanguard, Fidelity, and BlackRock are utilizing investments of the people to funnel money into climate chaos. Use your voice and tell these corporations to ‘Fix My Funds’!
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#NO MORE DIRTY BANKS
Tell Royal Bank of Canada to stop financing climate change and Indigenous rights violations. Take action.
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DIRTY LEARNING
Universities across the globe are funded by the fossil fuel industry. If we want free and fair education, demand higher education institutions get their grades up, and divest from fossil fuels.
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POLLUTING EQUITY
Private equity execs are investing billions in fossil fuels. Then they greenwash their own reputations by donating millions to prestigious cultural institutions and universities and sitting on their boards. It's time to DROP THEM.
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This is the spotlight for the heroes doing the most urgent work on climate.
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Climate change scientist ELISABETH SIMELTON leads projects that help local farmers develop climate-resilient solutions with gender and social inclusion at the forefront of her work.

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Climate change scientist ELISABETH SIMELTON leads projects that help local farmers develop climate-resilient solutions with gender and social inclusion at the forefront of her work.
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YEARS producer MAYA LILLY is helping tell climate stories with Hollywood know-how and also trains movement leaders in how to tell their stories. She was just named a Grist50 Fixer for 2022!

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YEARS producer MAYA LILLY is helping tell climate stories with Hollywood know-how and also trains movement leaders in how to tell their stories. She was just named a Grist50 Fixer for 2022!
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Singer-Songwriter KEVIN CHANG manages Kua’Āina Ulu ‘Auamo, an environmental justice nonprofit that embodies land, people, culture, and justice.

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Singer-Songwriter KEVIN CHANG manages Kua’Āina Ulu ‘Auamo, an environmental justice nonprofit that embodies land, people, culture, and justice.
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GOAL! — The Brits love their football, just ask Ted Lasso! Watch one climate activist disrupt a major match to get his government to take climate action now. (JustStopOil)

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THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE — When Detroit couldn’t pay up, their utility repossessed neighborhood street lights. Learn how one cool organization, Soulidarity, is using solar to fight for their communities. (TODAY Show)

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PLANES, TRAINS OR AUTOMOBILES…? — How do different modes of transport measure up when trying to lighten your carbon load? (Our Changing Climate)
 

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CAUSING TURM-OIL — Why do we have such high gas prices while wholesale oil prices are plummeting? It's not COVID, it's not Russia, it's actually Big Oil. (Stop The Oil Profiteering)

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Big Win
MID-BEST SOLAR

Did you know that solar panels can be multi-purpose? An Indiana airport is using them for more than just power. Check it out.

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OMITTING EMISSIONS

Amazon finally admitted to their emissions last year after years of shaming. But it turns out they are still omitting emissions to lower their carbon footprint. Here’s what’s missing.

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U.S. GAS BLOWS

The Biden administration has announced they will supply a massive amount of fossil gas to Europe, a move that will double down on fossil fuel reliance.

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ROOT ROT

Tree planting has become a moral bandaid for those wanting to fight climate change. But planting non-native trees can have a different impact than we think. Find out why.

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PEACE, LOVE, AND HEAT PUMPS

As the EU looks to phase out reliance on Russian gas and oil, heat pumps just keep looking sexier. Read how this tech may become an integral facet of our energy future.

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NO BOON FOR BIPOC

BIPOC communities in the south aren’t just being hit with hurricanes. They are also being hurt by a lack of equitable disaster recovery resources, leaving their communities in shambles.

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Big Win
THE GWICH’IN LIST

In just seven months, the number of insurers refusing to cover new oil and gas projects in #ArcticRefuge has doubled. Check out the momentum the Gwich'in nation is tallying.

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MAYANGNA LEADER MURDERED

Violent acts toward Indigenous communities and climate activists are mounting. Salomón López Smith, an Indigenous leader from Nicaragua was found murdered, and activists claim soldiers linked to illegal logging are responsible.

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IF IT FITS IT SHIPS

A UK based EV company, Arrival, has found itself on the forefront of the energy transition, receiving orders from delivery companies like UPS, FedEx and Amazon.

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Latest science
NOT A BREATH OF FRESH AIR

After the World Health Organization tightened its air quality standards last year, not a single country has met them, and many countries are still unmeasurable. Fossil fuels are not only a driver of climate change, but a health crisis from airborne pollution.

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LAST MAN STANDING

While hundreds of companies including Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, and Starbucks have paused operations in Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, one company continues to do business there: Koch Industries.

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WORLD WAR C

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres fears that many countries are “sleepwalking to climate catastrophe.” Is climate the new zombie apocalypse?

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THE CLIMATE ATE MY HOMEWORK

Many U.S. schools have not been built to withstand surges of severe weather. See what one NJ school is doing to rebuild after Hurricane Ida.

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AN EMERGENT-SEA

Increased flooding is putting all peoples at risk, but BIPOC communities are particularly vulnerable to coastal flooding.

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