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Climate Chronicles: Empowering Voices in Urban Resilience
I’m thrilled to share a project that’s been close to my heart. For the past few months, I’ve collaborated with the City of District Heights Sustainability Committee to develop an inspiring initiative named “Climate Chronicles: Empowering Voices in Urban Resilience.” Now, we’re reaching out to you…
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Voting for Climate
From time to time, I get asked: what’s the most important thing I can do to address climate change? I always answer with two suggestions: talk about it and vote…
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Waiting for Your Gas Furnace to Break?
You might have heard climate advocates sing the praises of heat pumps. They’re incredibly efficient climate-friendly devices that can keep your home cool in the summer and warm in the winter. But replacing the heating and cooling system in your home can get expensive…
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Climate Solutions Benefit Us All
This is a guest blog from Climate Ambassador Ed Maxwell, written in response to an op ed printed in the Port Charlotte Sun entitled “Let’s Call the Climate Change Bluff” As a Southwest Florida resident and business owner who is actively engaged in climate issues, I want to point out that [Dr. Doner] made some…
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Clean Energy Can Also Power Racial Equity in North Carolina
Guest blog from Ethan Blumenthal and William Barber III: As [North Carolina]’s economy looks to recover from COVID-19, the clean energy industry provides an opportunity to both hasten our recovery and address other urgent challenges North Carolinians face, including racial inequity, job growth, job quality, and climate change. That’s a lot to ask of a…
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Power to the People: Climate Ambassadors
In order to move more communities to climate action, citizens have been showing up (virtually at this time) at their city council and state legislature meetings. Around the country, cities have been putting climate solutions on the ballot in response to demands from their citizens. On November 3 an overwhelming majority of these initiatives passed,…
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Climate Voters: What’s Next
Like many people in America, I woke up today to the reality that we do not have a decisive presidential outcome from yesterday’s election. This was not unexpected; many predicted this, and many messages in social and other media revolved around the need to be patient in this election. There has been so much back…
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Utah Signs Climate and Clean Air Compact
Our Path to Positive Partner, Utah Clean Energy, had exciting news this week – the signing of a new Utah Climate and Clean Air Compact. Progressive and conservative state and local leaders signed this compact in a virtual ceremony in support of a healthy, clean energy, clean air future for Utah. Journalist Thomas Friedman gave…
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Environmental Justice is Racial Justice
Guest blog by Climate Ambassador Nakisa Glover, of SolNation: Environmental Justice is Racial Justice and there is an extensive history of environmental racism connecting the two. The most impacted people have always been marginalized. This month we explore the connection between Environmental Justice and Racial Justice. Environmental racism is the disproportionate impact of environmental hazards…
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The Fierce Optimism of Now
The past months of crisis have brought forward many wrenching, heartbreaking stories about the challenges that people of color in the United States face every day. The need for structural reforms in our systems, from criminal justice to housing to healthcare, has become glaringly clear. But through these stories I have also noticed the resilience…
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I Can’t Breathe: Racial Justice and Climate
I can’t breathe. These powerful words amplify the pain of the multiple challenges we face in America today. We are witnessing the beginning of a movement, a unified desire for change that is lasting, broad, and deep. We need to find common ground to emerge from this anger, frustration, and heartbreak with positive action toward…
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Introducing ecoAmerica’s Webcast Series: LET’S TALK CLIMATE
The must-attend, go-to webcast discussion for the most current and best thinking on climate change ecoAmerica is introducing Let’s Talk Climate to provide guidance and support to climate activists as they seek to expand public support and political resolve for equitable and effective climate solutions. Let’s Talk Climate features seven topics: nature/science, health, communities, faith, politics, people,…
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Women Are Leading on Climate Action
Celebrating Mother’s Day this week gave me pause to think about all the women and mothers who have been leading. During this time of COVID-19, we have seen women on the frontlines of the health emergency, as doctors and nurses, scientists and researchers, and paramedics and caregivers. Likewise in the climate movement, women and mothers…
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Comparing Lessons Learned
Happy Earth Day! Yes, we can still talk about caring for our planet in the midst of a pandemic. In fact, there are lessons to learn from effective preparation and resilience, both for climate impacts and for pandemics. The success of our response builds on the strength of our communities, and ongoing community engagement that…