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November 9, 2023

THE CLIMATE MOVEMENT
NEWSLETTER & ACTION TOOLKIT
PALESTINE PLASTICS
Find out what happened in East Palestine, with a special screening of the new documentary Small Town Explosion. RSVP TO JOIN the free virtual screening and a Q&A session with the filmmaker and frontline activists.
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GET THE JOB DONE
Do you know if your workplace is doing anything to support the Environment? Check out the toolkit to learn how you can encourage action in your company.
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SHUT DOWN LINE 5
Indigenous peoples in the Great Lakes and Canada claim that the Line 5 pipeline is operating illegally through native land in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Support the communities fighting the flow of oil and TELL LEADERS they must shut down the pipeline.
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LET IT GROW
It may seem simple to be a solution, but waiting to cut your grass or lawns can increase biodiversity as well as water filtration. Better yet, let those leaves compost too! SHARE THIS TIP.
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BITCOIN BUST
Bitcoin uses as much energy as some countries, and much of it is coming from fossil fuels. TELL BLACKROCK AND CHASE to stop investing in the mining of Bitcoin.
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NO CP2
Venture Global has four methane gas projects in development in Louisiana, and if all are allowed to proceed the company will be the largest exporter of methane gas in the United States. SAY NO to CP2!
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This is the spotlight for the heroes doing the most urgent work on climate.
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Emmy award-winning journalist and news anchor VANESSA HAUC focuses on environmental research and uses her platform to inspire and educate the Latino community on climate issues.

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Emmy award-winning journalist and news anchor VANESSA HAUC focuses on environmental research and uses her platform to inspire and educate the Latino community on climate issues.
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Singer-songwriter and activist LA DOÑA uses her music to bring awareness to environmental racism and climate justice.

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Singer-songwriter and activist LA DOÑA uses her music to bring awareness to environmental racism and climate justice.
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Artist ZARIA FORMAN travels to remote regions of the world to collect images and inspiration for her work. She uses pastel drawings to document our warming planet and bring awareness to climate change.

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Artist ZARIA FORMAN travels to remote regions of the world to collect images and inspiration for her work. She uses pastel drawings to document our warming planet and bring awareness to climate change.
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URBAN IRRIGATION — What’s a “sponge city” and how can they help mitigate flooding? Check out how cities in China are working green spaces into their cities’ planning to sink water beneath the concrete. (Vox)

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FLOODLIGHT: EXPOSING POWER — Florida Power & Light is the largest utility in the country. So when Floodlight journalists received a trove of leaked documents about the company, it felt like they were sitting on dynamite. (The YEARS Project)

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PETRO-MASCULINITY — What does the patriarchy and fossil fuels have in common? Understand the toxic behavior known as petro-masculinity in this Emily Atkin breakdown. (NowThisEarth / Heated.world)

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CLIMATE TRANSLATION — If you don’t laugh you’ll cry. Watch as Nish Kumar and Fredi Otto use comedy to explain the climate crisis, and you may learn a thing or two. (Climate Science Breakthrough)

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

American bison were hunted almost to extinction by European settlers over the past century plus. Now making a comeback, the species could help reverse damage to prairies from decades of poor management.

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INSUFFICIENT FUNDS

Billionaires are helping fuel the climate crisis, so how much could their philanthropic climate donations really help? A new report says: not enough.

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LIVING DATA

The World Meteorological Organization report shows just 11 percent of countries have what they need to save lives as the impacts of climate change become more extreme. Meaning that nearly 90 percent are in danger.

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UTILITY CONTROL

Kauai’s energy grid runs on cheap, clean and publicly-owned energy. What can this island teach other local communities?

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MORE THAN THERAPY

When it comes to mental health and the climate crisis, there’s been an epidemic of eco-anxiety and grief. Many advocate for psychedelic therapy as a way to process feelings relating to a fearful future.

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WATER RULES

How well does your state manage water? Probably not well enough, and in a wildly different way than its neighbors. With the country’s tangled water rules, it’s no wonder U.S. aquifers are in trouble.

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LIVING PAINT

The paint is alive! See how this new technology could make your walls able to trap carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.

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SEAWEED SEQUESTRATION

We know seaweed sequesters carbon, but we don’t really know how much. Oceanic ecosystems seem to have much more complicated carbon capture tactics than those on land.

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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.
EV-ICTORY

Autoworkers just made climate history. By ensuring electric vehicles produce high-wage union jobs, autoworkers just robbed the GOP of its talking points against going electric. This victory could change the landscape of both labor and climate.

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GREEN SPACES, OPEN HEARTS

A new study has finally proven something long believed: green spaces reduce gun violence. Find out what researchers found, and how investments in environmental spaces make communities safer.

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STARTS AT HOME

Buildings and residences that are constructed to reduce emissions are also reducing vulnerability for residents during extreme weather. Take a look at some homes that have shown resilience in the face of threats.

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OUTSIDE ON A BUDGET

Public parks are vital for both people and the environment, but they are often costly. How do cities create them on a budget?

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MOO-VE ON?

Cattle play a colossal role in climate emissions. So we should just quit them, yea? If only it were that easy. Learn more about the complexity in the shift, and what we can do about it.

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NIMBY CONTINUED

The largest carbon capture pipeline ever proposed was just blocked by landowners in the midwest. How did they get it done?

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KEEP IT COOL

Air conditioning remains necessary in a warming world. But the technology is unfortunately also fueling climate change. Some HVAC companies are finding climate-friendly solutions as we speak.

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PROTECTING PARADISE

Honolulu’s lawsuit accusing fossil fuel companies of deceiving the public is now the most important climate case in the United States. As it moves to trial, find out why.

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THAT’S NOT RECYCLING

Plastic manufacturers have been peddling a solution known as ‘chemical recycling.’ Turns out they’re just making it into fuel, that will in turn be burned. So, not really better.

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WELL, WELL

A century after the Killers of the Flower Moon oil boom, the Osage nation is littered with abandoned oil wells, including on the properties of homeowners. Find out the impact these illegal wells have, and what the people are doing to hold companies that left them behind accountable.

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INVOLUNTARY ACTION

International leaders have haggled and struck a deal. Wealthy nations will not be required to pay into a fund that would support and protect climate-ravaged nations. Read why this is problematic.

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HANDS TIED

A new legislation approved by House Republicans plans to cut the EPA’s budget by 40 percent, making it the smallest allocation the agency has had in three decades.

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