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Commit yours today, then text VOTE2018 to 69866 to make your voting plan! Early voting has been underway. In nearly every race we've endorsed, razor-thin margins don't allow any room for climate voters to be complacent this year.
Fossil fuel interests are spending big, banking on progressives staying home. Only a people-powered green wave can prove dirty money is no match for an environmental movement determined to set a new path forward. Text VOTE2018 to 69866 now to confirm your polling place and plan to vote. If you're not by your phone, commit to vote here to get election reminders.
Polling is too early to tell for sure which of our climate champions may win or lose, but we can bet on a grim reality if climate deniers stay in Congress.
Earlier this month, the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change urged that unless we drastically change our climate policy, cataclysmic events will occur by 2040.1 The stakes don't get higher than losing our planet as we know it within most of our lifetimes.
Our chance to fight is victory on November 6 -- a huge opportunity to turn back the Trump era's attacks on the environment. More than ever, climate champions are out running against coal and oil, embracing a complete shift to 100% clean energy. Supporting that bold approach up and down the ballot is key to solving one of the world's biggest problems.
Text VOTE2018 to 69866 to get yourself ready to vote right now.
If you've been waiting to push back against catastrophic decisions like the United States pulling out of the Paris Agreement, or rolling back the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan, then this is your moment to show up as a climate voter.
We're asking you to vote early so you can help more climate voters cast their ballots too. Text VOTE2018 to 69866 to get your polling place now or commit to vote here for further election updates.
UN Climate Report: Only Massive Action Will Avert Disaster
This week's report from the IPCC — the usually
conservative scientific panel on climate change convened by the United Nations —
delivered dire news. We must limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius to
avoid devastating harm to life on Earth.
Achieving this requires immediate, far-reaching action to end fossil fuel use and transition to clean energy. Carbon pollution would need to fall to net zero in the next three decades.
The report warns that 2 degrees of warming would virtually wipe out coral reefs, cause devastating sea-level rise, make heat waves deadlier, and increase extinction risk for thousands of species.
The U.S. delegation to the UN said the country still plans to withdraw from the Paris accord at the behest of President Trump, who denies the necessity of fighting climate change now.
Read the Center for Biological Diversity's op-ed on Medium.
The UN Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change, a global scientific authority, released a special report showing
that governments around the world must take "rapid, far-reaching and
unprecedented changes in all aspects of society" to avoid disastrous levels of
global warming.Achieving this requires immediate, far-reaching action to end fossil fuel use and transition to clean energy. Carbon pollution would need to fall to net zero in the next three decades.
The report warns that 2 degrees of warming would virtually wipe out coral reefs, cause devastating sea-level rise, make heat waves deadlier, and increase extinction risk for thousands of species.
The U.S. delegation to the UN said the country still plans to withdraw from the Paris accord at the behest of President Trump, who denies the necessity of fighting climate change now.
Read the Center for Biological Diversity's op-ed on Medium.
The Trump administration is accelerating the climate crisis by doubling down on fossil fuels and making US fossil fuel energy dominant in the world. While they are issuing permits for oil and gas drilling and cozying up to fossil fuel billionaires, 21 brave youth are taking Trump and the U.S. government to court to stand up for their constitutional right to a safe future.
On October 28 or 29, join or host a rally in your city to stand in solidarity with the youth plaintiffs as their landmark trial begins.
The groundbreaking federal constitutional lawsuit, Juliana v U.S., supported by Our Children’s Trust, will begin on October 29th in Eugene, Oregon. The youth will present evidence that the U.S. government substantially contributes to the climate crisis and that young people and future generations are disproportionately affected by it.
On October 29th, the first day of the Juliana trial, people will rally outside federal courthouses across the country in solidarity with the young plaintiffs.
This is where you come in: Find your local rally on October 28th or 29th, or host one near you, to support the youth holding our government accountable.
These 21 youth, from many different backgrounds and communities, are uniting across race, class, and regions to fight for the planet and their lives. They are giving us all great hope. They are taking the Trump administration to court, demanding that our government address the climate crisis and protect our children and futures by implementing a science-based National Climate Recovery Plan. And on October 28 and 29, we’ll be rallying in support.
These 21 young plaintiffs are united by the fierce determination and desire to bring about a world we know is possible — we can shift our economy away from fossil fuels to a renewable energy world that puts our communities first, and the youth will present this evidence in court.
Trump Waives Environmental Laws to Build Texas Border Wall
The Trump administration announced yesterday that it will waive dozens of environmental laws to speed border-wall construction through protected land in Hidalgo County, Texas.
Walls would cut through the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge, National Butterfly Center, Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, and the grounds of the historic La Lomita Chapel, as well as hundreds of family farms and other private property.
"The Rio Grande Valley is one of the most spectacular and biologically important landscapes in the country," said the Center's Laiken Jordahl. "Every acre is irreplaceable."
We're doing everything in our power to stop this destruction. And you can help by speaking out against the wall in the Rio Grande Valley.
Learn more at the Los Angeles Times.
Walls would cut through the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge, National Butterfly Center, Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, and the grounds of the historic La Lomita Chapel, as well as hundreds of family farms and other private property.
"The Rio Grande Valley is one of the most spectacular and biologically important landscapes in the country," said the Center's Laiken Jordahl. "Every acre is irreplaceable."
We're doing everything in our power to stop this destruction. And you can help by speaking out against the wall in the Rio Grande Valley.
Learn more at the Los Angeles Times.
This mesmerizing time-lapse video shows coral polyps eating by using stinging tentacles to pull zooplankton into their mouths. The world's corals and coral-reef ecosystems are in crisis due to climate change and ocean acidification.
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