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American Climate Perspectives Survey 2024, Vol. II
ecoAmerica’s latest survey reveals that Americans are ready and eager for health professionals to advance climate action. The survey findings offer a clear call for the health sector and health professionals to lead in educating and guiding all Americans to understand and care for health in a changing climate.
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Dismantling Voter Suppression: Exercising Our Rights for a Sustainable Future
Exercising your right to vote is fundamental to democracy. Yet, voter suppression tactics continue to threaten this essential democratic process, particularly impacting marginalized communities. Through our votes, we have the power to support policies that protect our environment…
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Climate Ambassadors: Inspiring Action
As we reflect on the first quarter of 2024, our Climate Ambassadors have once again showcased their unwavering dedication and effectiveness in fostering meaningful climate action…
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American Climate Perspectives Survey 2020, Vol. IV
Elections 2020: Voters Stand With Climate Candidates Amidst a national rise of COVID-19 cases, many election officials have expanded vote by mail in hopes of making it easier for Americans to cast their ballot, reducing voter suppression methods and fear of contracting or spreading the virus. With the November election approaching, and economic, racial, and…
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Healing Wounds: Centering Climate and Environmental Justice
The following blog is a part of our Climate Scholars Series. The American Climate Leadership Summit 2020 (ACLS 2020) host committee offers a limited number of scholarships to provide a pathway for rising climate leaders from front line communities and youth climate efforts. Register now and join us at ACLS 2020 LIVE ONLINE every Thursday during the month of…
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I Can’t Breathe: Racial Justice and Climate
I can’t breathe. These powerful words amplify the pain of the multiple challenges we face in America today. We are witnessing the beginning of a movement, a unified desire for change that is lasting, broad, and deep. We need to find common ground to emerge from this anger, frustration, and heartbreak with positive action toward…
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American Climate Perspectives Survey 2020, Vol. III
Elections 2020: Climate Is a Voting Issue As we approach the 2020 elections, Americans grapple with compounded crises that bring into stark relief our systemic injustices, including structural racism, the COVID-19 pandemic, devastating job losses, and climate change to name a few. Each of these crises is expected to burden most of us, but especially…
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VOTER REGISTRATION, VOTING, and GETTING OUT THE VOTE
VOTER REGISTRATION, VOTING, and GETTING OUT THE VOTE Resources & Links Voting is fundamental to democracy and a privilege in America. Many prior generations fought hard for suffrage, and to ensure our fundamental, democratic right remains in place today. Still, many people are disenfranchised, both explicitly by law and implicitly by discrimination, intimidation, or placing…
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ecoAmerica stands in solidarity with the Black community fighting for justice in America
The climate, public health, economic, democratic, and racial crises we are living in are intertwined, rooted in systemic injustice. This is not a coincidence. There is a concentration of power and wealth amongst a tiny elite that does not invest in or care about public education, public health, equal opportunity, or equal rights but rather…
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ecoAmerica’s Webcast Series: LET’S TALK CLIMATE
The must-attend, go-to webcast discussion for the most current and best thinking on climate change ecoAmerica’s Let’s Talk Climate provides guidance and support to climate activists as they seek to expand public support and political resolve for equitable and effective climate solutions. Let’s Talk Climate features: nature/science, health, communities, faith, politics, people, and leadership in…
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Regeneración, American Climate Leadership Awards Runner-Up
The following blog is a part of our American Climate Leadership Awards 2020 Series. For more information, go to ACLS2020.org. Regeneración, American Climate Leadership Awards Runner-Up Regeneración was among 10 American Climate Leadership Award finalists recognized at the American Climate Leadership Awards Virtual Ceremony on March 25. A place-based grassroots organization on the California coast,…
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Climate Leadership Amidst COVID-19
We’re all trying to orient ourselves to a new world. Suddenly, we’re amidst a global pandemic and economic contraction, and immediately concerned about our families and communities, and our future. But as our perspectives are narrowed by the urgency of COVID-19, our other big challenges, especially climate change, have not gone away. If we look…
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Moving Forward on Climate
Moving Forward on Climate Amidst COVID-19 Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and economic disruption, climate change and really all federally enforced environmental protections are being trammeled. ecoAmerica is joining with partner organizations to shed light on these actions and build collective action to stop and reverse them. We recently signed onto three of these, and urge…
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Earth Day is Everybody’s Movement
Earth Day is Everybody’s Movement; Announcing When the Earth Moves Video Premiere “We are in a critical moment in history. We have an opportunity to address the greatest challenge of our time Earth Day is everybody’s movement.” — Tia Nelson In an era when physical isolation orders are in place, people are seeking ways to…