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Amazon is lying about their climate goals, sign now!

There’s an extra Amazon prime day this year, is climate chaos in your shopping cart?

by DrewAction, allies, Home October 11, 2022October 11, 2022Comments are Disabled

Internet shopping behemoth Amazon claims to be a leader on climate change — having promised to eliminate global warming pollution by 2040. But the reality is very different. Amazon’s global warming pollution increased by 18% last year, to 71.54 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, according to the company’s own sustainability report. And that …

This Indigenous People’s day, stand with native women to Stop Line 5

by DrewAction, allies, Home October 10, 2022October 10, 2022Comments are Disabled

We’ve told you before about the dangerous Line 5 pipeline proposal and the threat it poses to our climate, and the the Great lakes – the largest source of fresh water on earth. This is the final week that the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is accepting public comments on the draft Environmental Impact Statement …

President Biden and Puerto Rican Governor Pierluisi in front of a super imposed image of Huricaine Fiona and a flooded street

Puerto Rico needs a reliable, clean, electric grid – not hugs and prayers.

by DrewAction, allies, Home October 5, 2022October 5, 20221 comment

President Biden made a welcome and empathetic trip to Puerto Rico this week. No paper towels were thrown. Don’t get me wrong, Biden is doing a much better job at disaster recovery than the defeated fossil fueled fascist Trump. But Puerto Rico needs more than prayers and empathy, they need a functioning power grid that’s …

Tell President Biden: No new offshore leases. Period Period Period.

by DrewAction, allies, Home October 4, 2022October 4, 20221 comment

We’ve told you before about President Biden’s promise to ban fossil fuel drilling on public lands and waters. But now there are only a few days left to tell Biden’s Interior Department to exclude offshore drilling from their 5 year plan. The current plan calls for 11 additional lease sales: 10 in the Gulf of Mexico, …

No more sacrifice zones – take action to stop Manchin’s dirty deal.

by DrewAction, allies, Home September 27, 2022September 27, 20222 comments

Sept 27 update – The Senate is scheduled to vote today on whether to attach Manchin’s dirty deal to a must pass government funding bill. This is the moment we’ve been fighting for – an up or down vote on Manchin’s dirty deal and every Senator really matters. Click here to call your Senators and …

Tell President Biden to declare a climate emergency

It’s still time for President Biden to declare a climate emergency.

by DrewAction, allies, Home September 13, 2022September 13, 20221 comment

President Biden is hosting a party at the White House today to celebrate the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). But when the party is over and the applause dies dies down America will still be facing a climate emergency — and it will still be time for President Biden to declare one. While …

We can stop Manchin’s dirty deal

by DrewAction, allies, Home September 7, 2022September 21, 20223 comments

Sept 21 update: Today, Joe Manchin (Fossil fascist, WV) is finally releasing the details of his dirty deal. But Manchin’s new deal isn’t a sign of strength. It’s a sign of cowardice. More than 80 Democrats in the US House have pledged to stop Manchin’s dirty deal. Senators Sanders and Markey have also pledged to …

Fossil fuel projects like Willow are trying to take over president Biden’s climate agenda

by DrewAction, allies, Home August 28, 2022August 28, 20222 comments

We’ve told you before about the Willow Arctic oil project. And we’ve been telling you for a while now that President Biden’s signature investment in climate change – the Inflation Reduction Act – is essentially a big gamble that if we invest in both fossil fuels and clean energy, clean energy will win out in …

Take Action North Carolina, Duke’s carbon plan is a failure for climate and communities

by DrewAction, allies July 26, 2022July 27, 2022Comments are Disabled

Earlier this spring, Duke Energy finally released a draft plan to reduce global-warming carbon emissions in the Carolinas. Even getting them to unveil a plan was a big struggle, and required an act of the Legislature. Sadly, but not surprisingly, Duke’s carbon plan is a failure for our climate and communities. Local environmental and social …

This Thursday, it’s now or never, will Congress step up and act on climate?

by DrewAction, allies, Home July 25, 2022July 25, 2022Comments are Disabled

Elected leaders in Congress are failing us. More than 100 million Americans are under excessive heat warmings this weekend, and they can’t get it together to agree that the climate emergency is an emergency, let alone to pass the kind of bold, sweeping policy we need. And here’s the thing, for all our good work …