Young people, I am sorry to say that – although the path to a bright future exists and is straightforward – it will not happen without your understanding and involvement in the political process. Ever since 2008 I have been amazed by your acumen and your ability to affect national elections and appreciate global issues. […]
What’s the state that has broken climate hawks’ hearts more than any other? The state that promises and teases and then leaves us feeling rejected? It’s North Carolina. But this year promises to be different. By RL Miller Climate Hawks Vote Cheri Beasley knows that the US must tackle the climate crisis, and must do it now. […]
[UPDATE Aug 16: The Wyoming primary election is today, so we’re reposting this piece from earlier in the year] Right-wing land-use attorney Harriet Hageman is keen to export “clean coal” from Wyoming and export Rep. Liz Cheney back to the private sector in the state’s Republican primary. Of the four candidates opposing Cheney, Hageman, who […]
Hey, remember back in 2018 when Politico Magazine told us Chase Koch, son of Charles Koch, “wants to steer the conservative juggernaut his family created toward a kinder, gentler libertarianism?” Or what about in 2020, when the Wall Street Journal’s Doug Belkin helped Charles “call me ‘Chuckie’” Koch attempt to rebrand as a “philosopher and, he hopes, unifier?” […]
Friday, the House passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, 220-to-207, with all the Democrats supporting. President Biden will likely sign it next week with great fanfare. Now it’s time to execute our two part strategy, and it starts with a simple request: support our work to hold the House so that we can make […]
It costs a lot to win a US election – even if it’s just a race for (formerly) low-stakes offices that have emerged as culture-war battlegrounds (like school and election boards). In the 12 years since Citizens United, the dark money firehose has turned many races into plute-on-plute economic warfare, where cash from the 1% matters far more […]
Mostly good news, and reasons for climate hope, last night from Vermont, Wisconsin and elsewhere. By RL Miller Climate Hawks Vote Some numbers from last night: 23 points: the margin of victory climate hawk Becca Balint had over her moderate opponent in the primary for the Vermont at-large Congressional seat. 77.8 percent: Mandela Barnes’ share […]
While many environmental advocates celebrate the Senate Democrats’ climate deal this week, frontline activists and more critical voices continue to note that the legislation, whatever its promises and upsides, remains an inadequate response to the global emergency that will likely further harm communities already affected by fossil fuel pollution. By Jessica Corbett Common Dreams The Senate approved the Inflation Reduction Act […]
Mostly good news, and reasons for climate hope, last night from Arizona and elsewhere. Kirsten Engel decisively won her primary! This Climate Hawks Vote-endorsed candidate goes on to face a well funded Republican opponent in one of the swingiest districts in the nation. By RL Miller Climate Hawks Vote Celebrate her victory with a donation to help Kirsten […]
Republicans believe their laser focus on inflation in the midterms will override voter anger over the attempted coup, four years of Trumpism, multiple regressive Supreme Court rulings especially on reproductive rights, school shootings and other mass shootings, and GOP state attacks on voting, public education, and LGBTQ+ rights. But only if we, and the Democratic Party […]
The Arizona primaries are one week away. Arizona is one of the critical states in any election year, and this year is no exception. Most media attention is focused on Republican candidates for Senate and Governor (spoiler: they’re all trying to, ah, trump each other) while Democratic primaries are flying under the radar. By RL […]
“ Global climate crisis hits home in the U.S. amid record heat and pervasive wildfires” — I discussed with Geoff Bennett last night on the PBS NewsHour. By Dr Michael Mann Some excerpts: “There are some aspects to climate change that are playing out faster and with greater magnitude than we predicted a decade or […]
Now more than ever, it is essential to bring climate to the forefront of election issues. As people concerned about climate, making our voices heard at the polls is a simple, yet important, step in enacting real change. Here at Citizens’ Climate Lobby, we’re working with the Environmental Voter Project (EVP) to help others do […]
Today we’re endorsing Kirsten Engel for Congress in Arizona’s Sixth District. She wrote a critical amicus brief in Massachusetts vs EPA, a 2007 case in which the Supreme Court ordered that the EPA has authority to regulate greenhouse gasses as pollutants. This is the case that West Virginia vs EPA might overturn. By RL Miller Climate Hawks Vote Kirsten is deeply […]
Last week, the Supreme Court attacked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s power to regulate climate changing pollution from power plants in the WV v EPA. You’ve probably heard and seen a lot about the case by now. But what a lot of the coverage and discussion is getting wrong is that the WV v EPA verdict is the start of our fight for climate regulation, […]