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October 30, 2025

THE CLIMATE MOVEMENT
NEWSLETTER & ACTION TOOLKIT
FOOD FOR THE POOR
One of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history hit Jamaica, and they were not prepared. The storm brought life-threatening wind speeds, storm surges, and flooding. Food For The Poor Jamaica is partnered with local teams and already supporting recovery efforts. DONATE HERE.
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JAMAICA’S OWN SUPPORT
In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, you can make DONATIONS TO SUPPORTJAMAICA, a local, reliable organization that is aiding in recovery, rebuilding, and restoration efforts.
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WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN
World Central Kitchen’s Relief Team has been in Jamaica ahead of Hurricane Melissa’s landfall as a Category 5 storm. WCK is working with local partners to serve meals as quickly as possible to families impacted by the storm. HELP PROVIDE FRESH MEALS to recovering communities in Jamaica.
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OUR PLACE
Climate Central has launched a powerful new gateway to localized data, stories, and multimedia — all organized by location. This curated storytelling resource offers a clear view of local climate risks and impacts to communities. Search your city or state to learn the many ways a warming world is affecting your place now.
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REBUILDING HOME
As storms, wildfires, and heatwaves intensify, we need to learn how to keep our communities safe. Those forced to relocate offer hope and skills in a new initiative. JOIN “Building Home + Future” to explore how climate migration inspires solutions.
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RENEWABLE MICROSOFT
The energy demand of Microsoft’s data centers is set to equal all of New England by 2030. Despite this, lobbyists are leveraging the energy needed for these centers as justification to build more costly fossil fuel infrastructure. CALL ON MICROSOFT to be a climate leader and ensure that all its AI Data Centers are powered by local renewable energy. It can be done, if we demand it!
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POWER OF POLLEN

Pollen may make you sneeze, but it may also protect us from the sun. A new sunscreen features camellia flower pollen, which blocks UV light without damaging coral. Lather up!

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REPAIR CULTURE

New York leads the country’s growing trend of “Repair Cafes” — volunteer-led neighborhood repair joints. People bring in their items and work together to learn how to repair them for free. The result: less waste, stronger communities.

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LA LNG LITIGATION

One of Louisiana’s state judges is standing up against Big Oil. In the recent move to terminate the permit for a new LNG facility, the court found that state officials failed to consider the environmental justice impacts.

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TOTAL LIES

A French civil court is utilizing the country's newest greenwashing law by charging oil giant TotalEnergies for falsely advertising their intent to become carbon neutral by 2050.

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REVOLUTIONARY SUN

A Texan family decided to orient their home around the sun, and has used 75% less electricity than their average neighbor. Now people make pilgrimages to learn from them. What did they do differently?

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WETLAND WONDERLAND

Agricultural run-off leaks pollution into waterways and chokes marine life. Wetlands offer a natural solution, but they are few and far between. So one Illinois farmer is making them for himself.

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CALI CLAPS BACK

Houston-based oil firm, Sable Offshore, had grand plans to reactivate three drilling rigs off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, but the state won’t let that slide. Now, the company is facing legal action.

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MELISSA'S WRATH

Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica with winds over 200 MPH. The most powerful storm to ever hit the region, its extraordinary intensity has stunned scientists around the world. Find out why it’s so unusual.

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ENVIRONMENSTRUAL JUSTICE

Half of the world’s population menstruates every month, and single-use disposable period products are not only a huge landfill burden, but a giant carbon pollution bomb. It’s time to rethink period poverty.

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COP30 OIL EXPLORATION

Brazil is about to host the UN’s latest COP30… and also open up oil drilling in the Amazon river? President Lula has given Petrobras, the state oil company, license to drill. But we can’t reach net zero global emissions by 2050 with any new oil projects.

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DELAY IN ALASKA

One of Alaska’s worst storms displaced hundreds of people, impacting many Alaskan Natives. It was apparently worsened by the Trump administration’s cuts to processes like weather warning, making the storm's track and intensity uncertain.

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FRACKING OF SPEECH

Exxon Mobil is suing the state of California for violating their “freedom of speech” after the state ordered the company to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions as well as the damage caused by their products.

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FURLOUGHED FIGHTERS

The Trump administration is cutting key environmental and conservation jobs at the EPA and DOI. And they are targeting employees who work on anti-pollution laws and scientific research — more than 2,000 positions.

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OFF TARGET

The devastating consequences of the worst impacts of climate are now inevitable. The head of the UN has announced that the global community has failed to limit global heating to 1.5 degrees C.

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OIL BANKS

No major bank has stopped funding new oil and gas projects, despite committing to do so. Banks play a key role for the energy transition, yet are investing over $7 trillion in funding for fossil fuels. Why?

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GREENHOUSE GASLIGHT

The EPA is being asked to not cut their polluter reporting program… by Big Oil! In a weird turn of events, the industry wants to preserve emissions data reporting because it qualifies them for carbon capture tax credits and to export LNG globally.

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METEOROLOGY OF MELISSA — There was evidence that Hurricane Melissa would be a monster hurricane. Find out how climate change played a role and supercharged this superstorm. (Climate Central)

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MELISSA'S POWER — Why was Hurricane Melissa so powerful? And did climate change play a role? Renowned climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe separates fact from fiction. (The YEARS Project)

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WHALE WHALE WHALE… — Whales are going to court. A lawsuit is on the table that would grant whales legal status and protect the Gulf of California from fossil fuel projects by naming it a critical habitat. (Xiye Bastida) 

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BILLION DOLLAR DISASTER — Climate disasters are expensive, costing over $100 billion in damages already this year. But one of them broke the bank. Which one? (The Weather Channel)

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SEAWEED BRICKS — These houses are made of Seaweed Bricks! Sargassum, an invasive seaweed, is being used to build houses for those in need in Mexico! Could you live in a house made of seaweed? (James Stewart)

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

Iceland was previously one of the few places in the world without mosquitoes… until now. Scientists have found the insects in the region for the first time following record heat this year.

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KING COAL

The global burning of coal hit a record high in 2024 despite an exponential growth in renewables and a severe ramp-down of coal in developed countries.

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FOR PEAT'S SAKE

Peat is water-saturated moss that has near-magical properties. It can store five times as much carbon per acre as the Amazon rainforest, and it could save the world. Unless clean energy destroys it…?

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IF BOATS COULD FLY

This boat floats above the water! Flying boats, known as hydrofoils, might be both a historic and futuristic answer to make the boating industry both faster and cleaner. How do they work?

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WHISKEY BUSINESS

A simple solution to prevent America’s next dust bowl? Plant more rye. More frequent and more intense dust storms have farmers turning to the crop for an array of soil and health benefits. What can rye do?

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KEEP SWIMMING

Whales and dolphins rely on ocean currents to tell them where and when to migrate, but what happens when they get mixed signals? Marine mammals are now in critical danger as climate change pushes them into new and dangerous waters.

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POUTING FOR TROUT

The Appalachian brook trout is disappearing as heat, storms, and habitat loss wreck its streams — taking a piece of mountain life and culture with it. Hurricane Helene has left scars on the ecosystem and the community.

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POLLUTER ELITE

The richest .01% of the U.S. pollute 4000x more than the world’s poorest and up to 700x the average American, and those poorest are experiencing effects of the climate crisis first and worst.

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This is the spotlight for the heroes doing the most urgent work on climate.
NICOLE YAMASE was the first citizen of the Federated State of Micronesia to earn a PhD in marine biology, and the first Pacific Islander to visit the Mariana Trench. Nicole seeks to empower Indigenous Pacific peoples to be leaders in the oceans.

NICOLE
YAMASE

NICOLE YAMASE was the first citizen of the Federated State of Micronesia to earn a PhD in marine biology, and the first Pacific Islander to visit the Mariana Trench. Nicole seeks to empower Indigenous Pacific peoples to be leaders in the oceans.
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LAKE LIAO is leading efforts to advance constitutional amendments that give young people the right to a stable climate system. Executive Director of Capitol Hill Academy, his activism has evolved into a national youth-led movement uniting high school and college students.

LAKE
LIAO

LAKE LIAO is leading efforts to advance constitutional amendments that give young people the right to a stable climate system. Executive Director of Capitol Hill Academy, his activism has evolved into a national youth-led movement uniting high school and college students.
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Urban planner and public theater artist, SABINA SETHI UNNI, is combining education and art to turn awareness into action. Her play Flood Sensor Aunty uses comedy and a humanized flood sensor to teach climate preparedness in communities often left out of conversations.

SABINA
SETHI UNNI

Urban planner and public theater artist, SABINA SETHI UNNI, is combining education and art to turn awareness into action. Her play Flood Sensor Aunty uses comedy and a humanized flood sensor to teach climate preparedness in communities often left out of conversations.
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