Driving climate action since 2020. Educating on climate progress, holding Big Oil accountable, and supporting
@POTUS
in shaping a clean energy future ⚡
NEW REPORT: Our clean energy boom is transforming our nation's workforce 🇺🇸 Since 2022, companies have announced more than 271,000 clean energy jobs.
Check out our State of the Clean Energy Boom Report ⬇️
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@AOC
: "We cannot allow the climate crisis to become a catastrophe ... Some of us are actually going to have to live on this planet in 50 years ... This is real life. This is serious. And we need to govern like it."
Today,
@POTUS
is visiting the aftermath of a climate disaster in KY that killed 37 people.
Yesterday,
@LeaderMcConnell
voted against the largest climate investment in US history.
"I don’t think big oil companies need a handout from the federal government. We are going to get rid of the $40 billion fossil fuel subsidies and invest in clean energy." —
@JoeBiden
on building our economy back better with good-paying, union jobs that will tackle climate change
"What Democrats should prioritize is not 'process'...but are we passing a deal that helps working people the most...that makes the most jobs...that brings down the most climate emissions?"
@AOC
on what an infrastructure package should deliver — WATCH:
NEW: We have a message for Donald Trump and his entire science-denying administration. And we're delivering it at their favorite, corrupt gathering spot in DC—the Trump International Hotel.
"I need you to understand that our inequality crisis is intertwined with the climate crisis. If we don't work on both, we will succeed at neither."
@AyanaEliza
has a message for the climate movement:
There is no climate justice without racial justice.
#BlackLivesMatter
.
@SenSanders
to the
@SenateGOP
's climate deniers: "News flash: Climate change is real and the United States and other countries have got to address it."
🗣Say it louder for the people in the back🗣
"Enough is enough. The people marching in the streets are telling you enough is enough. Be the leaders that this country, this world, needs. Do the right thing."
—Philonise Floyd on his brother, George, to members of Congress
#BlackLivesMatter
NEW:
@SenSchumer
raises CLIMATE at the top of his remarks as new committee chairs are seated.
"As the Biden administration prepares a whole-of-government approach to combating climate change, the Democratic Majority will pursue a whole-of-Senate approach as well."
"The future rests in renewable energy." —
@JoeBiden
has a bold plan to build back our economy and tackle the climate crisis by investing in a clean energy future
#BidenTownHall
"If we bring those carbon emissions to zero, and we can do it...the only obstacles are political at this point, then the surface of the planet stops warming almost immediately" —
@MichaelEMann
on how we can prevent the climate crisis from getting worse
Stop worrying about how much climate action is going to cost, and start worrying about how much climate inaction and extreme weather are already costing us.
There is a bill in Congress right now that combats inflation and lowers the cost of energy prices, childcare, and prescription drugs.
It's time for Congress to pass the Build Back Better Act. Failure is not an option.
BREAKING:
@POTUS
calls for a windfall profits tax on the oil and gas companies price gouging consumers to reward their shareholders:
"The American people are going to judge who's standing with them and who is only looking out for their own bottom line. I know where I stand."
“It is no accident that this president is overseeing the single-biggest federal investment in tackling the climate crisis in our nation’s history.” —
@AOC
on
@POTUS
’ bold climate actions
"My message to everyone grappling with this devastation is we're here. We're not going home till this gets done...we have to take some bold action now to tackle the accelerating effects of climate." —
@POTUS
BREAKING: 73% of voters support the Inflation Reduction Act.
In a new poll with
@DataProgress
, 73% of voters (including 52% of Republicans!) expressed their enthusiasm for a bill that will deliver lower costs and cleaner energy ⚡️
.
@JayInslee
is right: We shouldn't call them wildfires. We must call them "climate fires." Because that's what they are.
WATCH Gov. Inslee explain the connection between the fires in his state of Washington and the
#climatecrisis
:
In his Fox News townhall,
@TimRyan
receives a huge applause after calling for a windfall profits tax on oil company price gouging:
"I think that's wrong...we need to crack down on it."
BREAKING:
@Shell
reports the highest annual profits of its entire 115-year history 🚨
While forcing us to pay outrageous prices at the pump, these greedy climate criminals are making more money than ever.
"Climate change being real is not controversial."
@Clairecmc
praises
@KamalaHarris
for calling out Amy Coney Barrett's climate change denial during the
#SCOTUSHearing
.
Climate change is real, Amy—the science isn't up for debate.
.
@DebHaalandNM
is a 35th generation Laguna Pueblo Native American.
Her history of advocating for tribes and demanding environmental justice isn’t ‘radical,’ it is exactly the type of experience we need in an Interior Secretary.
BREAKING: The Build Back Better Act framework was just released. The most significant climate bill in history, it will put the U.S. on path to cut pollution 50% by 2030, deliver justice, lower costs, and create jobs.
Text HISTORY to 434-266-8464 to demand Congress pass it now.
WATCH as Amy Coney Barrett, under questioning from
@KamalaHarris
, denies climate change—again.
Barrett represents a severe threat to our planet and health. No confirmation before inauguration.
#SCOTUSHearing
As Vivek Ramaswamy called climate change a “hoax,” our independent dial participants’ attitudes dropped across the board, particularly among women.
#GOPDebate
Introducing Climate Power 2020, the next phase in our fight to tackle the climate crisis. This is our moment. Together, we will change the politics of climate. Are you ready? Let’s go:
MUST WATCH:
@SenWhitehouse
delivers a devastating takedown of the right-wing's corrupt scheme to pack the Supreme Court and weaken regulatory agencies like the EPA.
Who's behind it? Polluters like the Koch Brothers. And they're banking on Amy Coney Barrett.
#SCOTUShearings
"The climate part...large parts of it are about how to bring down costs for families all across the country. How to reduce the costs of their utility bills every month, how to make their homes more energy efficient, how to have more access to cheaper, cleaner energy." —
@SenWarren
.
@CharlieCrist
explains why addressing the climate crisis must be a crucial part of our response to
#HurricaneIan
:
"We also need to address climate change... You could have put three Hurricane Charleys—which hit the same part of Florida—inside the eye of Ian."
.
@JoeBiden
’s climate plan is the most ambitious ever put forward by a presidential nominee. It will create 10 million good-paying, union jobs; build a 100% clean energy economy; and fight environmental injustice.
This is what real climate leadership looks like 💪
#Debate2020
BREAKING:
@POTUS
just made 3 huge climate announcements!
⚡️
@CommerceGov
is launching a 1st-ever Climate Resilience Regional Challenge
💸
@energy
is investing $2 billion+ to modernize our electric grid
📓 The White House is hosting the 1st-ever climate resilience summit
"This is a big opportunity for some of the politicians who have been criticizing EVs for being too expensive, to take a vote, for or against, making them cheaper." —
@SecretaryPete
on the Inflation Reduction Act
NEWS:
@Chevron
,
@exxonmobil
,
@Shell
, and
@bp_America
executives admit to
@RepDebDingell
that their breakeven price on a barrel of oil is $30-45. The price of oil right now is ~$100.
That's a $126 BILLION windfall profit for 2022—all while they price gouge Americans at the pump.
Thoughtful. Foresightful. Transformational. Urgent.
At Lake Mead,
@VP
discusses how the Build Back Better Act will address climate-fueled drought in the West.
WATCH:
"There's nothing worse, as a climate scientist, than seeing your predictions play out... This is the face of climate change. It's not subtle anymore. It's not far off, distant. It's here and now." —
@MichaelEMann
“If anyone tells you that climate change is a hoax...have them talk to many thousands of Americans, including many in my own state of Vermont, who have lost their homes because of unprecedented flooding.” —
@SenSanders
on Earth Day
BREAKING:
@JoeBiden
has begun the process of re-entering the United States into the Paris Agreement, taking the first step towards restoring American climate leadership on the global stage.
Biden knows: The
#climatecrisis
is here. We must act with the urgency science demands.
Heat related deaths are expected to more than double in Atlanta, GA by the end of the century.
Climate change is life or death, and it's on the ballot in November.
Herschel Walker, the Republican candidate in what is likely the most competitive Senate race in the nation, just said he opposes measures to protect the environment because “we have enough trees around here.”
"Instead of blah, blah here, I'm going to talk about our clean energy plan."
@Tony4WI
destroys the climate denial of
@michelsforgov
with facts about Wisconsin's clean energy future.
#WIGov
WATCH:
@ewarren
breaks down the threat of climate change, Donald Trump's science denial and corruption, and why our government works great for Big Oil CEOs—but not for the rest of us.
Reminder: Trump has made it *easier* for corporations to pollute our air and water by rolling back more than 100 environmental and public health protections.
#Debate2020
BREAKING: "Today I am proud to announce that
@Qcells_NA
has received a new order for 2.5 million solar panels...this order was made possible by the investments that we have made to expand American manufacturing and increase demand for clean energy" —
@VP
in Georgia
In the Senate, McConnell is 100% focused on stopping
@POTUS
.
In the House, McCarthy is 100% focused on spreading the Big Lie.
There's no good-faith GOP effort on infrastructure. There's no negotiating with this. A bipartisan majority of voters want the American Jobs Plan now.
Breaking News: House Republicans voted to oust Rep. Liz Cheney from their leadership ranks for her refusal to stay quiet over Donald Trump’s election lies.
"I know for many communities out West, this is nothing new. They experience this every year, but it is certainly getting worse. It is yet another alarming example of the ways in which the climate crisis is disturbing our lives and our communities." —
@PressSec
on air quality
Shell profits: 🔺182%
Exxon profits: 🔺220%
Chevron profits: 🔺278%
ConocoPhillips profits: 🔺375%
If you’re pissed off about high gas prices, maybe blame those profiting off them?
Homes destroyed, families lost, and communities shattered. As
@JoyAnnReid
puts it: “Welcome to the terrifying reality of climate collapse."
We can’t wait. Pass the Build Back Better Act now.
WATCH:
@StaceyAbrams
narrates our NEW video highlighting how Trump's war on our climate is a war on Black and Brown people.
Climate justice is racial justice. We're fighting for both.
On
@SRuhle
, scientist
@MichaelEMann
confirms climate change supercharges hurricanes like Ian:
"There is no question in my mind or really in the mind of most of the scientists who study these connections."
‼️ BREAKING: Our new report found that 100k clean energy jobs have been announced since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Thanks to
@POTUS
, “the economic boom is starting.”
"Will it happen quickly enough to help us beat climate change? Will it be affordable enough that every American can benefit in an equitable way? And is it going to be a made in America EV revolution? [The answer] is a resounding hell yes." —
@SecretaryPete
in Detroit
Using racist PR tactics to undermine climate progress.
Polluting more than any private company in the world.
Awarding more than $30 million in compensation to a CEO while laying off 6,000 workers.
This is
@Chevron
—the energy company that's less than human.
Humans are naturally protected against many fungi because our body temps are much higher than temps outside. But as it heats up, fungi are adapting.
The climate crisis is—and always has been— a public health crisis.
"Let’s face reality: the climate crisis doesn't care if you're in a red or blue state. It is an existential threat... I’m proud of how America at last is stepping up to the challenge...We gotta finish the job."—
@POTUS
TODAY:
@SenKamalaHarris
introduces the Climate Equity Act. This bill will ensure that our fight to defeat climate change centers justice and equity.
We can't defeat the climate crisis without focusing on racial justice.
"Thank you for showing how we win the competition in the 21st century...It's going to be made here in America."—
@POTUS
to the
@UAW
workers building the next generation of electric vehicles
While we disagree on… everything, it would be rude not to recognize the president’s 74th birthday.
So, to celebrate, we put together a list of 74 things he’s done to make our climate crisis even worse.
#HappyBirthdayPresidentTrump
!
"If confirmed, I will work my heart out for everyone."
@DebHaalandNM
knows that the climate crisis affects us all. She'll be a Secretary of Interior for all Americans—Democrats, Republicans, and Independents alike.
#DebForInterior
MUST WATCH:
@KatyTurNBC
speaks with
@MichaelEMann
and
@LtGrusselHonore
about this week's extreme weather events, climate change, and the consequences of science denial—all on the eve of the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Here's the full exchange:
"If we are...only speaking to ways in which we're going to be increasingly reliant on fossil fuels, we're only going to contribute to increased volatility in the future." —
@AOC
on the need for clean energy investments to address the price volatility of fossil fuels
#SOTU
Climate change is a health threat. It's an economic threat. It's also a major national security threat.
And like nearly all of the dangers our country faces,
@realDonaldTrump
has made the climate crisis worse and left our nation vulnerable.
@AmbassadorRice
breaks it down:
Climate change was not a planned topic of tonight's debate.
You heard about it because 71 House members, 37 senators, 45 progressive and climate groups, and hundreds of thousands of grassroots voices demanded Chris Wallace
#AskAboutClimate
.
We're just getting started ⚡️
NEWS:
@Chevron
,
@exxonmobil
,
@Shell
, and
@bp_America
executives admit to
@RepDebDingell
that their breakeven price on a barrel of oil is $30-45. The price of oil right now is ~$100.
That's a $126 BILLION windfall profit for 2022—all while they price gouge Americans at the pump.
"A pickup truck towing over a million pounds? ... It's electric and it can do that? No, it can do that *because* it's electric." —
@maddow
on what mass adoption of the new Ford F-150 Lightning means for American-made cars and the future of transportation
What is becoming clearer each hour is that record numbers of Americans — from all races, faiths, regions — chose change over more of the same.
They have given us a mandate for action on COVID and the economy and climate change and systemic racism.
BREAKING:
@potus
just halted new decisions on dangerous methane gas export facilities. In doing so, he’s acknowledging the climate crisis for what it is: the existential threat of our time.
This is a HUGE win — a HISTORIC win for the climate.
“The president and our entire administration, our entire administration, are committed to supporting all communities impacted…as we have been when we have to deal with these types of disastrous situations, hurricanes, extreme weather.” —
@PressSec
on Hurricane Idalia