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May 11, 2023

THE CLIMATE MOVEMENT
NEWSLETTER & ACTION TOOLKIT
honesty is the best policy
Corporate promises to climate-friendly business practices are not being carried out. DEMAND THE FTC finalize rules that limit greenwashing and misrepresentations.
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GLOBAL PLASTICS TREATY
It’s time for the U.S. to take an active role in the Global Plastics Treaty. SIGN THE LETTER to U.S. officials with a plan to stop plastic pollution at the source.
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1 in 5 for 1.5°
The biggest tech companies are spending millions in lobbying dollars to protect their business profits. URGE TECH to spend just 1 in every 5 of those dollars on climate policy!
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not another willow
The Biden Administration made promises to protect public lands from fossil fuels, but instead the U.S. is leasing public lands to oil and gas companies. SEND A MESSAGE demanding the administration’s choices align with commitments.
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NOT MANCHIN'S FERC
Senator Joe Manchin is pushing legislation that would give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission the ability to fast track coal, oil and gas expansion. JOIN THE ACTION in Washington D.C. to Stop Manchin’s FERC.
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This is the spotlight for the heroes doing the most urgent work on climate.
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Six environmental activists are honored with the “Green Nobel Prize” each year. Meet one of this year’s winners, Delima Silalahi, a champion of protecting indigenous land.

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Six environmental activists are honored with the “Green Nobel Prize” each year. Meet one of this year’s winners, Delima Silalahi, a champion of protecting indigenous land.
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Climate Justice activist and founder of OneUpAction, Kevin Patel works to boost youth voices on the climate crisis through collaborative efforts with the L.A. County community.

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Climate Justice activist and founder of OneUpAction, Kevin Patel works to boost youth voices on the climate crisis through collaborative efforts with the L.A. County community.
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Prime minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley is championing the environmental policy movement. Her vision includes solar panels for every home in Barbados and overarching protection for her people from climate disasters. (Axios)

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Prime minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley is championing the environmental policy movement. Her vision includes solar panels for every home in Barbados and overarching protection for her people from climate disasters. (Axios)
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OCEAN OUTLAWS— Every year, cruise ships intentionally spill three times worth the amount of oil that leaked in the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Watch more about the polluting industry here. (The Ocean Outlaw Project)

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SHELL GAME— Shell is playing games with our planet. With your investment, the company has more pawns to play. What's next? (The YEARS Project)

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HAZE: COMING SOON— From the people that brought you Peat Fires, meet HAZE. What's next for the corporate greed monsters? (Greenpeace)

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

Earth’s geologic history gives us much insight into the future. Scientists predict life in the ocean’s ‘twilight zone’ could be affected dramatically with warming temperatures.

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MONUMENTAL METHANE

Satellite footage reveals disturbing images of methane emissions in Turkmenistan. Once again, the fossil industry is behind it.

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JELLY-BOT

Could a small robotic jellyfish be a solution to cleaning up ocean microplastics? Read more about this tentacled trash trap.

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ENERGY BREAKDOWN

A survey has exposed which states have the highest consumption of household site energy. Where does your state land on the map?

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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.
BACKPACK BRIGADE

Fed up with climate change, students are going to new lengths to demand justice. Youth across Europe have organized a shut down of more than 20 schools with protests.

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PSYCHEDELIC SOLUTIONS

Art continues to be an incredible form of protest. See Hannah Rubenstein’s groovy series for climate action.

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LAW OF THE LAND

Brazil’s president returns 800 square miles of Iand to its original Indigenous caretakers, providing protection from miners and loggers.

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GREENPEACE VICTORY

After a seven-year legal battle, Greenpeace has won a $100 million dollar lawsuit against Resolute Forest Products for their unsustainable forestry practices. This is a win for the environment and free speech!

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BASIC RIGHTS

There’s a legal movement known as the ‘rights of nature’ movement, with the intention of giving natural landscapes sovereignty over economic activity.

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AIR FAIR

Air travel emissions are soaring and only projected to rise. Could it be time for a climate tax on flights?

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BURNED WISDOM

The Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation says the Yosemite wildfire last year could have been prevented with ancestral solutions, but they were denied by the local government. What can be done for the future?

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HOLD THE SALT

Women are disproportionately more affected by climate change than men, and this is exceptionally clear in coastal Bangladesh. Along with extreme climate vulnerability, increased water salinity is wreaking havoc on the reproductive health of local women.

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PANHANDLE PORT TOWN

Residents of Northern Florida have been working to revamp their town for years, but they just received word of plans for a Liquefied Natural Gas plant in town. Read their story here.

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CLIMATE THEATRE

The YEARS Project’s own producer Maya Lilly, shares her story with Grist’s Temperature Check, detailing how she went from rising acting phenom at Juilliard to climate Producer in Hollywood.

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