I keep vigil. I wish I knew how to get people to care, but we seem determined to kill ourselves and ignore all of the code red warnings that the science is telling us. I guess it comes down to what outrages folks and it isn’t our survival. Perhaps it is for the best, all of…
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WA-Gov: Gov. Jay Inslee (D. WA) Builds Momentum & Public Support For Joe Biden's Climate Plan
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, Gov. Jay Inslee (D. WA), on behalf of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee in support former Vice President and Democratic Nominee, Joe Biden’s climate plan: Joe Biden Every day under Donald Trump feels like the world is falling apart. Sadly, when it comes to climate, the scientists…
ME-Sen: Tom Steyer Helps Fellow Climate Hawk Sara Gideon (D) Take Down Susan Collins (R)
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, Tom Steyer (D. CA), in support of Sara Gideon’s (D. ME) U.S. Senate campaign: What if I told you that 72% of a particular group of climate candidates — leaders committed to climate justice — go on to win their races? Those candidates are part of GiveGreen, a collaboration…
MA-Sen: Oscar Winner Michael Douglas Helps Climate Hawk Sen. Ed Markey (D) Stay In The Senate
Received this e-mail yesterday from Academy Award winner, Michael Douglas, in support of U.S. Senator Ed Markey’s (D. MA) re-election campaign: Sen. Ed Markey (D. MA) I need to ask you to support my friend, Senator Ed Markey. He is in the toughest race of his career, and the last end-of-quarter FEC deadline before his…
MA-Sen: Jane Fonda Doubles Down To Keep Climate Hawk Sen. Ed Markey (D) In The U.S. Senate
Received this e-mail today from Academy Award winning actress and activist, Jane Fonda, in support of U.S. Senator Ed Markey’s (D. MA) re-election campaign: Sen. Ed Markey (D. MA) This past month has been an important reminder that our fight against the climate crisis must be intersectional. These challenging times have underscored why we need…
WA-Gov: Sen. Maria Cantwell (D) Helps Climate Hawk Gov. Jay Inslee (D) Secure A Third Term
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D. WA) in support of Governor Jay Inslee’s (D. WA) re-election campaign: Gov. Jay Inslee (D. WA) These last few months have driven home the importance of governors. Across the country, state leaders have stepped up to lead the fight against COVID-19, especially when national leadership…
AK-Sen: Dr. Al Gross (I) Hits Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) & Moscow Mitch's Inaction On Climate Change
Received this e-mail yesterday from Dr. Al Gross’ (I. AK) U.S. Senate campaign: Dr. Al Gross (I. AK) Sea ice melting. Zombie wildfires raging. Fish dying. Temperatures skyrocketing. It sounds like an apocalyptic action movie — but it's actually something far scarier: This is the reality of climate change here in Alaska. Just last month,…
The speed of Abrupt Climate Change accelerates upheaval in the Arctic. And, summer 2020 is coming.
I am sharing some of the stories from the Arctic that have not received the media attention that they deserve. We can expect increasing wildfires, a busy and dangerous Atlantic storm season, and rising marine and land temperatures as a result of the incredible speed of the climate crisis. As we leap from crisis to crisis…
Climate Hawk Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D. RI) Endorses Joe Biden For President
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D. RI) in support of Joe Biden’s presidential campaign: Watching President Trump flounder through the largest crisis America has faced in decades has been painful and embarrassing – it’s clear we need change at the top. That’s why I’m proud to join the Rhode Island congressional delegation…
Town Hall on Addressing the COVID-19 & Climate Emergencies
COVID-19 Emergency Response Group National Town Hall Meeting with U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, & National Leaders covering The COVID-19 Pandemic And The Climate Emergency, “Protecting The People From Harm” Date: Friday, May 15, 2020. Time: 1:00pm-2:15pm x x YouTube Video Speakers: Moderator: Mayor Jennifer Roberts, Charlotte, N.C. U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon…
Newsweek, “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Joins Joe Biden's Climate Policy Task Force”
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Tuesday said that Democratic New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is serving on a joint policy task force coordinated by him and Democratic Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. The task force will work on campaign goals to attract supporters of Sanders’s former campaign to vote for Biden in the November…
League Of Conservation Voters Go All In To Help Joe Biden Take Down The Climate Denier-In-Chief
Received this e-mail last night from the League of Conservation Voters in support of Joe Biden’s presidential campaign: I have some big news to share with you. For the last thirty-nine years, I’ve dedicated my life to public service to advance action to solve the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced: The climate crisis. I’ve…
The Gulf of Mexico is on fire and that may spark climate disasters to overlap with the pandemic.
“I feel like more than anything, we’re just trying to keep our people in some state of calm as we daily put out these bleak circumstances, these bleak numbers. We’re just praying every day that we don’t end up in a state of anarchy.” Belinda Constant, Mayor of Gretna, Louisiana I understand we have our…
MA-Sen: Singer-Songwriter Carole King Helps Keep Climate Hawk Ed Markey (D) In The U.S. Senate
Received this e-mail today from singer-songwriter Carole King in support of U.S. Senator Ed Markey’s (D. MA) re-election campaign: Hi, it’s Carole King. First, and most important, I hope you and your family are well and that you stay healthy. I’m reaching out to ask you to join me in supporting Senator Ed Markey’s campaign…
Will You Join The Climate Charge Campaign?
Will You Join The Climate Charge Campaign? In solidarity, Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Dr. Bill, and Donna—your PDA national team. Pitch In To Build PDA’s Climate Charge Campaign Make Easy, Effective GOTV Calls From Your Home Russell Greene, Progressive Democrats of America (PDA’s) Senior Advisor for Climate…
'Unprecedented Threat' from climate change enhanced locust swarms plague, East Africa.
If you're asking when climate change is going to “happen,” you're really asking when's it going to happen to “me,” because it's already happened to many other people. Eric Roston Swarms of Desert Locusts (Schistocerca gregaria) have haunted parts of Russia, Spain, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia and, SW Asia with loss of food…
'Unprecedented Threat' from climate change enhanced locust swarms plague East Africa.
If you’re asking when climate change is going to “happen,” you’re really asking when’s it going to happen to “me,” because it’s already happened to many other people. Eric Roston Swarms of Desert Locusts (Schistocerca gregaria) have haunted parts of Russia, Spain, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia and, SW Asia with loss of food…
Climate breakdown shock – Ocean circulation is ramping up significantly due to global heating.
Faster than previously expected. Those four words are horrifying when it comes to describing the changes to our climate. We have been reading about these phenomena frequently lately and, they haunt with such dire consequences as increasing permafrost thaw, marine heatwaves, climate migration, increasing pressure on our food systems, to name just a few. Every…
TODAY 3PM ET; Noon PT: How To Win The Climate Struggle
TODAY 3PM ET; Noon PT: How To Win The Climate Struggle photo: Climate Activists Demand the Declaration of a Climate Emergency, (Takver • CC BY-SA 2.0) In solidarity, Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Deb, Janis, Kimberly, Bryan, Dr. Bill, and Donna—Your PDA National Team Join Activists On The Justice Action Mobilization Network (JAMN)National…
The platypus, one of the world's Gondwana 'dinosaur' lineages, face extirpation from climate change.
The raging bushfires and intense drought that has plagued the Australian continent for several months have taken a heavy toll on wildlife, particularly in the state of New South Wales. The images of burned koalas and kangaroos are chilling, but they are not the only species that are suffering. In the streams of the permanently…
