In response to the initial results of today’s midterm elections, Evergreen Action Executive Director Jamal Raad released the following statement: “Just months after passing historic climate legislation, Democrats across the country have defied historic trends and achieved one of the best midterms for the sitting president’s party in recent memory. During this election cycle, polls continually showed […]
Wisconsin is the ulimate tipping-point state, and November is key. We can flip a Senate seat blue by electing Mandela Barnes, re-elect Democratic governor Tony Evers & protect his veto by blocking dangerous MAGA extremists from seizing a supermajority in a very gerrymandered state. Mandela Barnes has a strong record of taking the climate crisis […]
Georgia is once again a key battleground state, like it was in 2020. Click here to volunteer on virtual phonebanks with the Georgia Democratic Party to help Stacey Abrams, Raphael Warnock and the whole ticket. Click here for other opportunities with Stacey Abrams and Georgia Democrats. Here are more ways you can act to elect […]
Just like we helped Democrats flip Georgia in 2020, North Carolina can be next. And we can elect Cheri Beasley to flip a GOP-held Senate seat. Cheri Beasley knows that the US must tackle the climate crisis, and must do it now. She supports efforts to reduce carbon emissions 50 percent by 2030, investing in […]
U.S. Senator Mark Kelly is running for a full term, against a dangerous MAGA extremist. Arizona also has a governor’s race where a MAGA extremist is running, and key state legislative races too. Mark Kelly, the astronaut husband of former Rep. Gabby Giffords, knows that climate-magnified Phoenix heatwaves literally kill Arizonans. As an astronaut, he’s […]
Democrat John Fetterman is running a strong campaign for U.S. Senate, where we can flip the GOP-held seat and grow our majority. “I believe that climate change is an existential threat, and we need to transition to clean energy as quickly as possible. But we must do it in a way that preserves the union […]
Val Demings is taking on Marco Rubio, one of the worst Senators on climate and clean energy. Florida is a closely divided state, where your help could put a solidly pro-climate Democrat in the Senate. “Here in Florida, our environment is our greatest treasure and our most important economic engine. Florida’s natural beauty, beautiful beaches, […]
Less than a week before Election Day of this year’s crucial midterm elections, a new report finds that America’s billionaires had as of Sept. 30 pumped $881 million into federal elections, distorting our democracy by drowning out the voices of regular Americans. That huge total calculated by Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) using Federal Election […]
With the midterm elections just weeks away, CCL volunteers nationwide are working hard to push the issue of climate change in candidates’ platforms and fellow voters’ minds. To date, CCLers have conducted 1,144 nonpartisan election season activities since June, charging ahead toward our national goal of 2,000 by election day on Nov. 8. By Flannery Winchester […]
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. […]
“ 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 […]
Public concern over climate change was a clear factor in the election of Australia’s new Labor government. Incoming Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has committed to action on the issue, declaring on Saturday night: “Together we can take advantage of the opportunity for Australia to be a renewable energy superpower”. By Anna Skarbek, Climateworks Centre and […]
The Department of the Interior is working with states to formally designate the Department-operated post-secondary Tribal institutions – Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) in New Mexico – as voter registration agencies under the National Voter Registration Act. This designation will facilitate voter registration opportunities for enrolled students […]
I sometimes paraphrase former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld by saying, “You don’t save the world with the Congress you wish you had; you save it with the Congress you have.” And by that I mean we can’t wait around for the “right people” to get elected in order to enact climate solutions. You go to […]