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August 3, 2023

THE CLIMATE MOVEMENT
NEWSLETTER & ACTION TOOLKIT
WE ARE THESE MOUNTAINS
Communities fighting the Mountain Valley Pipeline have resisted for nearly a decade and now THEY NEED YOUR HELP. Join the fight from August 25-27th for a weekend of training, education, art, music, and food on the frontlines.
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CLIMATE WEEK
Climate week is back in NYC this year around the UN’s annual climate meeting, and there's lots of opportunities to learn and make noise. CHECK OUT THESE EVENTS to make sure you don’t miss anything.
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SAVE THE AMAZON
More than 150 banks have provided at least $20 billion to finance oil and gas extraction in the Amazon, but just eight banks are responsible for the majority of that money. CALL ON BANKS to stop fueling the Amazon's destruction.
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ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
The Trump administration chipped away at the Endangered Species Act on multiple occasions. SEND A MESSAGE to the Biden Administration and urge them to repair the damage and keep species safe for decades to come.
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GLOBAL PLASTICS TREATY
Plastic pollution is a global problem in desperate need of a global solution. DEMAND U.S. NEGOTIATORS approve an ambitious global treaty to regulate plastics that will outlast plastic pollution itself.
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HOSPITAL DIVESTMENT
More than 1,500 institutions that represent more than $40 trillion in assets — from universities to city governments — have pledged to stop investing in fossil fuel companies. So who’s next up? Hospitals. LEARN WHY HERE.
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This is the spotlight for the heroes doing the most urgent work on climate.
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Human rights lawyer JULIAN AGUON fights for Indigenous rights and environmental justice for communities in his native Guam and around the Pacific.

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Human rights lawyer JULIAN AGUON fights for Indigenous rights and environmental justice for communities in his native Guam and around the Pacific.
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Member of the Navajo Nation and Founder of NativesOutdoors DR. LEN NECEFER focuses on environmental and natural resource policy while lifting up the voices of Indigenous peoples in the outdoor movement.

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Member of the Navajo Nation and Founder of NativesOutdoors DR. LEN NECEFER focuses on environmental and natural resource policy while lifting up the voices of Indigenous peoples in the outdoor movement.
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XIUHTEZCATL MARTINEZ, also known as X, is a young activist and one of the 21 plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States. He's addressed the UN in English, Spanish, and his native language to help be a catalyst for change and climate justice.

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XIUHTEZCATL MARTINEZ, also known as X, is a young activist and one of the 21 plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States. He's addressed the UN in English, Spanish, and his native language to help be a catalyst for change and climate justice.
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BOILING POINT — The U.N. Secretary-General says we have surpassed the era of global warming, and have entered the era of “global boiling.” Watch the speech coining the new term here. (NowThis Earth)

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A FUTURE DERAILED — The community of East Palestine, Ohio are searching for answers after a train derailed, leaking toxic chemicals and upending thousands of lives. (The YEARS Project)

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UNKEPT PROMISES — Watch with sweaty palms as climate activist Elise Joshi interrupted the White House Press Secretary to ask pressing questions about why oil and gas projects are continuously being approved. (elisejoshi)

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ECO WARRIOR BARBIE — Meet the BRAND NEW Eco-Barbie, who is willing to do what it takes to stop climate change. Become an anarchist for climate with these five new parody dolls TODAY! (Yellow Dot Studios)

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OIL INFLUENCERS — Fossil fuel giants are paying influencers to do their PR for them, posing with gas stoves and greenwashing audiences to believe Big Oil is here to save us. (NovaraMedia)

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

You’ve heard of solar panels but how about rain panels? A new technological breakthrough may allow us to harvest energy from raindrops.

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'THE LAST OF US'

Fungi isn’t always our friend. As temperatures rise dangerous fungal pathogens may soon find a home in humans. So when that happens… what happens?

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EXTREME SOLUTIONS

The worst heat in 125,000 years of recorded human history is going to require some extreme solutions. See how we can speed up our energy transition, fast.

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ELECTRIC RIVERS

The newest completely electric container ship is now making 600-mile routes in China. See how this is just the start of China’s transition to renewable inland shipping.

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THIN ICE

Experts say something weird is going on with the Antarctic ice since an area as big as Mexico has failed to freeze. Scientists fear that this is the beginning of global-heating linked collapse.

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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.
THE FIRE HORSE

Could wild horses be an answer to wildfires? This captivating essay about the Wild Horse Fire Brigade looks at how a decline in herbivores feeds extreme fires.

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DRILLING BILLS

New regulatory reforms are making it more difficult to drill on U.S. federal lands, as the fees for drilling are increasing for the first time in a century.

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GRID NEWS

The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has passed a new rule that plans to streamline the backed-up grid interconnection process. This means all the new renewable energy sources can get up and running faster than before.

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FIFTH SOLAR

We can thank the Inflation Reduction Act for spurring more domestic clean energy manufacturing. The nation’s largest solar panel manufacturer plans to build another factory in the U.S., which would help fill soaring demand.

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PRETTY IN PUMPS

The Biden administration wants to require all old appliances in homes to switch to heat pumps once they die. Heat pumps are 2-3 times more efficient, and would eliminate 500 million metric tons of carbon!

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STRONG ISLAND

A new 12-turbine wind farm off the coast of Long Island is expected to come online in late 2023 and power 70,000 NY homes!

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RECYCLING REALITY

Does it feel good to recycle? You may rethink that after reading this article. The U.S. recycling system misleads the public and leads to a lot more trash than you would expect. Can anything be done?

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SUPREME FAILURE

The Supreme Court has decided to let the Mountain Valley Pipeline continue construction. The ruling comes after a last minute boost by Biden who has chosen to support the project. See how activists’ fight to stop the project also continues.

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PROJECT 2025

Conservatives are chomping at the bit to fully dismantle climate policy and all they are waiting for is a Republican presidency. See their dirty plan of action here.

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COP-FLICT OF INTEREST

The President-Designate for this year’s UN annual climate summit happens to be the CEO of the Abu Dhabi Oil Company. Take a look at an open letter addressed to COP28’s most ironic official.

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BIG LAWSUIT

Suing Big Oil for their misinformation on climate is long overdue. Senators are now calling on the U.S. Attorney General to make the federal government finally take action and sue.

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MEGA MINE

Although Alaska may be starting to look beyond fossil fuels, the state’s future may be far from green as mining companies search for minerals beneath the surface. What exactly are they looking for?

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GRILLING THE GRID

Extreme heat is here and our outdated power grid isn’t up to the task. See what’s to come and how you may need to prepare for inevitable blackouts.

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