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Your Climate Leadership Deserves Recognition: Apply for the 2027 American Climate Leadership Awards
More than $200,000 in awards. National recognition. One opportunity to amplify your climate impact. Are you making a difference on climate change in your community? The 2027 American Climate Leadership Awards (ACLA) want to hear your story…
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A Historic Milestone for Our Democracy, Representation, and Climate
Yesterday, millions of Americans showed up. Today, we have something powerful to celebrate: progress, possibility, and renewed momentum for the future we choose…
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Time for a Change of Plans
The 2026 mid-term election cycle is only six days away. The most important thing on the ballot isn’t a candidate or a ballot issue; it’s democracy. We will see either a triumph of autocracy and/or the power of democracy in America reasserting itself. Three things distort the outcomes now.
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Ecoanxiety: A Word to Empower Climate Leaders
Words are powerful because they give us the opportunity to articulate our experiences and share knowledge. With an interwoven, planetary challenge like climate change, our ability to effectively communicate is critical. As climate discussions, engagement, and leadership continue to boom in the nation, so too does the term ecoanxiety. Mental Health and Our Changing Climate,…
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American Climate Perspectives Survey 2022, Vol. I
Almost half of Americans are very concerned about climate change, yet only 14% think others around them are very concerned.
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2022 American Climate Leadership Award Semifinalists
2022 American Climate Leadership Award Semifinalists ecoAmerica recognizes 30 individuals and organizations for extraordinary US climate action A wave of effective climate action and advocacy is sweeping across the US despite the hurdles of concurrent pandemics. To honor and recognize outstanding achievements in local, regional and national climate advocacy and action, ecoAmerica is pleased to…
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A Year of American Climate Perspectives
2021 has been a big year for climate change.
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American Climate Perspectives Survey 2021, Vol. V
Energy Attitudes: Americans Support Clean Energy The world was watching to see whether leaders would bring forth ambitious climate plans at the United Nations’ COP26. To reach agreements and the conference’s goal of global net zero by mid-century, it has been acknowledged that we must rapidly transition away from oil and coal and invest in…
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AUCD and ecoAmerica Partner to Bring Disability Perspective to Climate Justice
Over 61 million Americans have a disability and more than 1 billion do world-wide. Yet climate justice circles typically don’t include a disability perspective. This is why we are thrilled that the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD), a national, nonprofit network of university-based centers and programs in every state and territory working to…
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MENTAL HEALTH AND OUR CHANGING CLIMATE
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Thriving Earth Exchange and ecoAmerica partner to support community-led projects, climate leadership across the U.S.
American Geophysical Union’s Thriving Earth Exchange and ecoAmerica are thrilled to announce a new partnership to support projects that help communities respond and adapt to the impact of climate change on public health, the environment and infrastructure. Thriving Earth Exchange connects communities with scientists and technical experts to help them explore priorities related to natural…
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Announcing! American Climate Leadership Awards 2022
Your climate program could be awarded $50,000 just by being an outstanding model for others across America How do we change the world? Grassroots climate mobilization speaks to the hearts and minds of new audiences and gets the next wave of climate warriors off the bench. ecoAmerica is launching its third annual American Climate Leadership…
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American Climate Perspectives Survey 2021, Vol. IV
Severe Weather Drives Climate Concerns ecoAmerica’s latest survey finds that severe weather events are making Americans more concerned about climate change. Already in summer 2021, the Pacific Northwest has experienced extreme heat reaching record temperatures, while floods have drenched areas across the country as diverse as Detroit, Northern Colorado, and New York City. A majority…
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American Climate Perspectives Survey 2021, Vol. III
The Rural-Urban Divide on Climate Change Where’s the Polarization? In the past year, the United States has battled record wildfires, heat waves, droughts, and hurricanes. While impacts may look different for Americans depending on where they live, “There is no small town, big city or rural community that is unaffected by the climate crisis,” says…