If you give a climate arsonist four more years in the White House, why would anyone be surprised if we have more of America ablaze — Joe Biden Vice President Joe Biden’s climate plan has received rave reviews across the planet. Many have hope that the United States carrot and stick approach, domestic and foreign,…
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KS, MT, NC, IA, SC, GA-Sen A & B: Paul Simon Helps These Climate Hawks Flip The Senate Blue
Received this e-mail from sing-songwriter Paul Simon on behalf of the League of Conservation Voters: The upcoming election presents us with an opportunity to preserve and conserve a habitable planet. That's why I'm hosting “Green The Senate, Save the Planet” on Thursday, October 8 at 8pm EST to support pro-environment champions running for Senate. I…
Climate fires have tipped us into a new era – the age of embers.
Yale Environment 360 notes “just as global warming has propelled the Arctic Ocean past a tipping point which will lead to a largely ice-free Arctic in summer in the coming decades. Wildfire scientists say that rising global temperatures and worsening droughts mean that the world has entered a new era of mega-fires.” California is burning…
Facebook suspends the accounts of Climate Hawks Vote, Greenpeace, and Rainforest Action Network.
Facebook has been waging war on climate science lately. The Guardian reported that over this weekend, hundreds of social justice, indigenous, and climate groups had their accounts suspended apparently to disrupt a virtual protest against the Coastal Gaslink Pipeline in British Columbia. x Yesterday, GPUSA and hundreds of Wet’suwet’en frontline and solidarity activists organizing against…
NM-Sen: GOP Meteorologist Claimed That Climate Change Doesn't Cause Wildfires
Oh boy: Political clashes about the role of climate change in catastrophic West Coast infernos are spilling into a U.S. Senate race in New Mexico, where a Republican meteorologist is campaigning for an open seat. U.S. Rep. and Democratic Senate nominee Ben Ray Luján accused rival Mark Ronchetti on Monday of engaging in “irresponsible and…
Oregon state senator sabotaged a state climate vote; now, his home was incinerated by climate change
“It will start getting cooler. You just watch”. — Donald Trump Eleven Oregon GOP state senators walked out of session in 2019, and some even ‘vanished,’ meaning they fled the state so that a climate change bill could not get a quorum. Labor 411 connected the dots on their website that State Senator Frank Girod was…
Donald Trump's embarrassing comment to California scientist on Climate Change
Donald Trump shows why he is an all-around danger to all of the world. His response to the scientist on climate change and science is embarrassing. Trump, the anti-science president x x YouTube Video See full episodes here. The problem with Donald Trump is that he does not know how much he does not know. And…
IA-Sen: Climate Denier Joni Ernst (R) Is About To Face A Reckoning With Iowa Farmers
Inside Climate News has been doing profiles on the major races this year and how climate change has been an issue in these races. One of the big races they’ve been following is the Iowa U.S. Senate race between U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R. IA) and businesswoman Theresa Greenfield (D. IA): The state has been…
Our climate destiny is grim after 25 top climate scientists rule out best case scenarios.
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…
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…
