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Coming August 2026: New Report on Organizations and Climate Action
Organizations are among the most powerful pathways for advancing climate action. More than 170 million Americans are connected to workplaces, schools, health systems, faith communities, businesses, and civic institutions. Together, these are uniquely powerful social settings where people learn, build trust, make decisions, and act together, creating change that can ripple beyond individual organizations to…
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Most of Us Care. We Just Don’t Share
For people who worry about our changing climate — and wonder if anyone else does. Maybe this is you. You’re a nurse, a family doctor, a pastor, a teacher, a small-business owner. You’re not an activist, and you’d never call yourself a “climate person.” But somewhere in the back of your mind, you worry about…
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Introducing Election Earth: Vote Your Values. Join the Climate Majority.
You are likely one of the majority of Americans who want a safer, healthier climate future. Did you know that nearly 3 in 4 Americans are concerned about climate change, and 88 percent feel a moral responsibility to help create a safe and healthy climate? You are the majority! And it is time to make…
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American Climate Perspectives Survey 2021, Vol. II
Health Surpasses Jobs in Climate Action Support ecoAmerica’s latest survey finds “health” at the top of the list of motivations for climate solutions — ranking even higher than “jobs”. Twelve months of battling the COVID-19 pandemic may be influencing perspectives, however, the reality is that climate change is already impacting Americans’ health as air pollution,…
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American Climate Perspectives Survey 2021, Vol. I
President Biden Sees Climate Change as a Justice Issue, Do Americans? ecoAmerica’s latest survey finds that 84% of Americans believe climate change harms some people more than others — but some do not yet recognize that as a justice issue. Harm to the environment and nature motivates Americans to act more than harm to communities…
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A Conversation with Frank Loy
The following blog is a part of ecoAmerica’s Board of Directors Interview Series Frank Loy was Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs from 1998 to January 2001. His portfolio included human rights, the promotion of democracy, refugees and population issues, international law enforcement, the environment — and he served as chief U.S. climate negotiator.…
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Climate Action Continues Despite 2020 Headwinds
Announcing the 2021 American Climate Leadership Awards Semifinalists There are good reasons to believe 2021 will be a blockbuster year for action on climate change. In that spirit, ecoAmerica is pleased to share hopeful and uplifting news — the announcement of the 2021 American Climate Leadership Awards Semifinalists! The 30 semifinalists will delight you, displaying…
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Racism, Polarization, Hate and Climate Change
Racism, Polarization, Hate and Climate Change A week ago today, a few thousand protestors gathered at Black Lives Matter Plaza across from the White House to listen to the last egomaniacal, anti-democratic, hate-filled, diatribe-of-lies speech by Donald Trump as president of the United States. They were joined by many Republican congress members, urged to insurrection…
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Formalizing our JEDI Commitment
Formalizing our JEDI Commitment ecoAmerica was founded to build and expand climate leadership in America. We “start with people,” which means our focus is on inspiring and enabling a broader diversity of Americans to see the personal relevance of climate change and act and advocate for solutions. Diversity and inclusion have been part of our…
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The Soul of the Nation is Still on the Ballot
The Soul of the Nation is Still on the Ballot And the soul is our environment Slavery was our country’s original sin, and one that tarnishes the nation’s soul to this day; a terrible legacy that has reverberated through generations. Now there is another sin our country is in danger of committing that will possibly…
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American Climate Perspectives Survey 2020, Vol. VI
Biden and Trump Voters Alike Want the New Administration to Prioritize Climate Solutions For the first time in history, climate change emerged as a top voting issue in a Presidential election. Going into the election, 71% of Americans agreed that we need to elect leaders that will prioritize climate change. Climate was featured in the…
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American Climate Perspectives Survey 2020, Vol. V
American Energy Attitudes: Support Grows for Nuclear Power, Drops for Coal, Remains Strong for Wind and Solar Americans are feeling the impacts of climate change harshly this season. California and the West are plagued with wildfires wiping out millions of acres resulting in the worst air quality in the world, while the Southeast and Midwest…
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Desperation to Determination
Desperation to Determination On Saturday morning just before noon, I was lucky to be driving less than two blocks from the White House when we heard the first happy horn. It took my wife Lisa maybe six seconds to suspect what was up. “Turn on the radio,” she said. A moment later our windows were…
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Unprecedented Coalition of National Leaders Unite for More Ambitious and Just Climate Solutions
Unprecedented Coalition of National Leaders Unite for More Ambitious and Just Climate Solutions A Call for Halving Emissions Each Decade, Restoring Nature, and Correcting Inequities Today, over 100 national leaders and organizations announced a new call for ambitious and just climate action. The goal of the MomentUs campaign is to ensure that climate change is…