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August 28, 2020

Most fossil fuel energy is wasted–New analysis shows how to fix this!

With catastrophic fires again raging in California and hurricane Laura devastating the Gulf Coast, the urgency of the climate crisis is painfully clear. You may wonder if it’s too late to do anything meaningful to avert climate chaos. A new analysis finds we can still eliminate 70-80%...

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July 30, 2020

What the coming together of the left on climate looks like

In just six weeks, we’ve seen three major climate proposals indicating that the factions of the Democratic Party are aligning on climate policy after a decade of disarray and disagreement. This policy platform on climate shows how much interest groups and politicians agree on and...

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June 30, 2020

Three stories show progress on our pathway to a better climate future

I bet you could use some good news today. I’ve been following three climate progress stories this month that illustrate movement toward a safer climate and a better world. Below are quick summaries of each of them with links you can use to learn more....

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June 23, 2020

Plunging renewable energy prices mean U.S. can hit 90% clean electricity by 2035–at no extra cost

Silvio Marcacci – Forbes, June 9, 2020 Renewable energy has been considered too expensive and too unreliable to power our grid, but new research has overturned that trope for good. Plummeting wind, solar, and storage prices have fallen so fast that the United States can...

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June 11, 2020

How South Korea, France and Italy are using the COVID-19 response to fight climate change

Umair Irfan – Vox, 6/8/20 With clear roads, clear skies, oil prices plummeting, businesses needing bailouts, and political capital to spend, countries like South Korea, Italy, and France have decided that the pandemic response is an opportunity to rethink energy, infrastructure, industry, and government in...

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May 21, 2020

Solar’s future is insanely cheap

Ramez Naam – Blog, 5/14/20 Over the past decade, Ramez Naam has made forecasts about the future costs of clean energy technologies, including solar. In this post, he explains that Solar has plunged in price faster than anyone – including he – predicted…

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Microsoft however, went much further. Earlier this

Microsoft however, went much further. Earlier this year, it committed not just to reducing its emissions but to going carbon negative.
In recent weeks, Microsoft has released a flurry of new announcements, including this: They will not only reduce all their emissions by 55% but continue to go carbon negative until their supply chain achieves negative emissions by 2030. By 2050 their goal is to erase their entire carbon footprint since the company’s founding in 1975!

For more information on this and many more climate related stories, check the link in the bio!

#climateaction #environmentaljustice
#cleanenergy #renewableenergy

Clearer skies, less pollution, and healthier child

Clearer skies, less pollution, and healthier children are some of the benefits of a Northeastern US climate initiative focused on cutting greenhouse gas emissions!
This initiative, the RCCI, includes Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. These states have reported a decrease of CO2 emissions by more than 50% since 2005.

Researchers found that reduced air pollution associated with lowered emissions has greatly impacted children’s health - including a reduction in asthma, preterm births, and low birth weights.

The estimated economic savings of avoiding these health issues is between $191 million to $350 million.

For more information on this and many more climate related stories, check the link in the bio!

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#environmentallyfriendly #climatechange

Three major Japanese banks have announced they wil

Three major Japanese banks have announced they will divest from coal projects; South Korea’s ruling party has proposed similar plans.

COVID-19 and its economic impacts have accelerated investor backlash against fossil fuels, especially coal.

This comes at a time when coal as an energy source is rapidly declining in the US and Europe. Climate activists applaud the Japanese Banks' move, adding tha more pressure is needed to ensure these trends continue for a future green and resilient economy and environment.

For more information on this and many other climate stories, check the link in the bio!

#cleanenergy #climateaction #renewableenergy #climatechange

The US gas and oil sectors are in rapid decline: t

The US gas and oil sectors are in rapid decline: the shift to renewable energy coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic has caused over 100,000 oil and gas workers to be laid off, deeply affecting communities and families.

We can help solve two challenges--leaking methane worsening the climate crisis and lost jobs through “one elegant solution” - paying laid-off energy workers to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells.

According to the EPA, cleaning up a single well can cut its methane emissions by 99% and it is within the scope of skills that oil and gas workers already possess.

A federal well-plugging program, in the recent infrastructure bill passed in the House, would reduce emissions, create jobs for laid-off fossil fuel workers, and should garner support from everyone, including environmental and fossil fuel groups.

Creating good jobs and fighting climate change can definitely go hand in hand!

For more information on this and many other climate stories, check the link in the bio!

#cleanenergy #climateaction #renewableenergy #climatechange

A new report from World Resources Institute shows

A new report from World Resources Institute shows that 41 out of 50 states have decoupled emissions growth from economic growth. This is a big deal!

From 2005 to 2018, the country’s overall GDP increased by 25%, while energy-related carbon dioxide emissions fell 12%.

We can accelerate this decoupling with a green COVID-19 recovery that will rebuild the economy, create jobs, and reduce emissions.

For the article about this, as well as more climate solutions news, check the link in our bio!

#cleanenergy #climateaction #renewableenergy #climatechange

Search engine Ecosia, Germany's first B Corporatio

Search engine Ecosia, Germany's first B Corporation, uses its profits from user searches to plant trees around the world!
As of July 11, 2020, they funded the planting fo their 100-millionth tree!

For the past 11 years, they've been planting trees in biodiverse regions where trees and species are being lost.
You can help their reforestation efforts and contribute to climate solutions by switching your primary search engine to Ecosia!

For more information about Ecosia, our social media pages, and interesting articles, click the link in the bio."

#climateaction #habitatrestoration #reforestation #climatechange

Virginia's Governor Ralph Northam is helping Virgi

Virginia's Governor Ralph Northam is helping Virginia lead the way on climate policy in the South!

Virginia just passed the Clean Energy Economy Act (creating a 100% clean energy standard) and entered the RGGI regional cap and trade system, becoming the southernmost state to do so.

For more information, click the link in bio!

#cleanenergy #climateaction #renewableenergy #innovation

Yes, it's true! Sydney, Australia runs on 100% ren

Yes, it's true! Sydney, Australia runs on 100% renewable energy!

Locally sourced solar and wind energy farms from New South Wales provide the electricity, reduce carbon emissions by 20,000 tones per year, support regional investment and employment, and save ratepayers money!

See link in bio for more information.

#cleanenergy #climateaction #renewableenergy #innovation

This is a big victory for both environmental justi

This is a big victory for both environmental justice and climate action: California’s new clean truck rule is expected to improve local air quality, rein in greenhouse gas emissions and sharply curtail the state’s dependence on oil. This policy:
1. Requires manufacturers to start selling zero-emissions truck models by 2024, gradually increasing their share of sales every year until 2045, when ALL trucks sold in the state must be clean!
2. Is a victory for communities that have long suffered from truck emissions — residents living along freeways and near the ports and warehouses breathe dangerously high levels of diesel exhaust, putting them at greater risk of cancer, heart disease and respiratory problems.
3. Applies to everything from heavy-duty pickups to delivery vans, box trucks and big rigs.
#cleanenergy #renewableenergy

Links to learn more:
Hiroko Tabuchi, “New rule in California will require zero emissions trucks,” New York Times, June 25, 2020 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/climate/zero-emissions-trucks-california
The Times Editorial Board, “Goodbye, diesel exhaust. California adopts nation’s first zero emissions truck rule,” Los Angeles Times, June 26, 2020, https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-06-26/california-zero-emission-truck-rule

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I love all the little expressions creativity and s

I love all the little expressions creativity and solidarity in the pandemic! Saw these stone geese decorated w masks on my walk 💗

On my walks on the quiet streets around home, redb

On my walks on the quiet streets around home, redbuds blooming, some days I imagine a better, safer, fairer, future in more harmony with all the living things thriving as we give them some space. Take care everyone ❤️

Happy Earth Day to you, beautiful planet, and each

Happy Earth Day to you, beautiful planet, and each and every one of you, beautiful creatures reading this message ❤️

I was at the gym just before COVID-19 closed every

I was at the gym just before COVID-19 closed everything down and I saw this posted on the wall- seems so profound and true right now 😊 Take care everyone and I hope you can focus on building the new!

Photo from Earth Day 1970. 50 years later join in

Photo from Earth Day 1970. 50 years later join in 3 days of climate actions in your community April 22-24. #strikewithus #earthday2020 #climateaction

Today’s climate tidbit: if you are taking action

Today’s climate tidbit: if you are taking action to fight climate change, make sure to tell your friends! Our choices can influence others, amplifying their impact. Read more in the Washington Post article, “How peer pressure can help stop climate change.”

Ever wondered about buying carbon offsets? Check o

Ever wondered about buying carbon offsets? Check out our new blog post! Link in bio

In Texas, wind energy continues to flourish, accou

In Texas, wind energy continues to flourish, accounting for 21.78% of the state’s power in 2019, topping coal for the first time. It’s cheaper and safer than ever before to transition to clean energy! (Statistics from the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas).

Another major player goes for carbon neutrality wi

Another major player goes for carbon neutrality with renewables! The largest energy company in Denmark, formerly named Danish Oil and Natural Gas, is now named Ørsted, and is amongst the largest renewable energy companies in the world!

“This is a really big deal.” Cincinnati is bui

“This is a really big deal.” Cincinnati is building a 100 MW solar farm, the largest municipal solar array in the country. The city is working to keep their pledge to be carbon neutral by 2035 and meet their promise to be faithful to the Paris Climate Agreement. Mayor John Cranley, you rock!

Admire nature for its beauty in the wilderness, ye

Admire nature for its beauty in the wilderness, yet the wilderness is all around us. Continue to fight and find hope in the global movement for environmental justice and spreading the word of Power Up for Climate Solutions, as we continue to fight for a better future!

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