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White House-HHS Health Sector Climate Pledge
ecoAmerica was recognized on December 3 by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for its public commitments to decarbonizing its operations and improving resilience in the face of climate change. As part of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), HHS shared that ecoAmerica was one of more than 130 organizations…
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American Climate Perspectives Survey 2023, Vol. III
ecoAmerica’s latest survey provides insights into American attitudes on energy sources, including nuclear power.
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Congressional Briefing Co-Sponsored by Sen. Markey and Rep. Tonko
On October 25, the American Psychological Association and ecoAmerica presented their Mental Health and Our Changing Climate: Children and Youth Report 2023 to members of the US House and Senate.
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Most US Religious Groups Have Made Climate Change a Top Priority
Comparable surveys indicate Americans are very concerned about climate change, including more than 70 percent who are concerned or very concerned, with religiously active respondents expressing greater concern than the general public…
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What Americans Agree About on Climate Change
There are obvious facts about climate change and things we don’t know exactly yet. At the same time, Americans have different information sources and different priorities in their lives. Combine these and we end up with different perspectives on climate change. One thing is clear though, as the impacts become evermore undeniable and unignorable, we…
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Announcing New Report: American Climate Metrics Survey 2023
Americans are finding many points of consensus on climate change issues. ecoAmerica’s latest polling report, the American Climate Metrics Survey 2023…
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Impacts of Climate Change Threaten Children’s Mental Health Starting Before Birth
The impacts of climate change intersect with and compound other factors that threaten youth mental health, which is already precarious, according to Mental Health and our Changing Climate: Children and Youth Report.
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Climate Leader Query: Shantha Ready Alonso
The 2017 American Climate Leadership Summit (October 25-26) will feature conversations with prominent climate experts and advocates. ecoAmerica offered some of our guest speakers an opportunity to answer up to three questions related to climate change and what we can do about it. Shantha Ready Alonso, Executive Director of Creation Justice Ministries, educates, equips and…
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Climate Leader Query: Geof Rochester
The 2017 American Climate Leadership Summit (October 25-26) will feature conversations with prominent climate experts and advocates. ecoAmerica offered some of our guest speakers an opportunity to answer up to three questions related to climate change and what we can do about it. Geof Rochester is Managing Director of The Nature Conservancy, a leading conservation…
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Climate Leader Query: Gerald Durley
The 2017 American Climate Leadership Summit (October 25-26) will feature conversations with prominent climate experts and advocates. ecoAmerica offered some of our guest speakers an opportunity to answer up to three questions related to climate change and what we can do about it. The Rev. Dr. Gerald L. Durley is Pastor Emeritus of Providence Missionary Baptist…
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Climate Leader Query: Sara Hill
The 2017 American Climate Leadership Summit (October 25-26) will feature conversations with prominent climate experts and advocates. ecoAmerica offered some of our guest speakers an opportunity to answer up to three questions related to climate change and what we can do about it. Sara Hill is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, and was appointed Secretary of…
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Seizing the Moment to Lead on Climate
By Daniel Barry Philosopher George Santayana famously said, “Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it.” When it comes to planning and action around climate change, though, we need to flip his advice: If we wish to avoid repeating the past, we must learn from the future. Recent extreme weather events underscore…
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Climate Leader Query: Katharine Hayhoe
The 2017 American Climate Leadership Summit (October 25-26) will feature conversations with prominent climate experts and advocates. ecoAmerica offered some of our guest speakers an opportunity to answer up to three questions related to climate change and what we can do about it. Katharine Hayhoe is a climate scientist and co-director of the Climate Science…
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Sustainability City: Climate Week Engages Stakeholders Across Borders
The world was watching President Trump on September 19 as he gave his first speech before the United Nations General Assembly in New York, reaffirming an “America First” policy. The previous day, his chief economic advisor confirmed that the US wants to pull out of the Paris climate agreement –after calling a breakfast meeting many…
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Communicating Compassion: Supporting Mental Health Before and After a Storm
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Jose have reawakened conversations on the connection between climate change and extreme weather. And it’s relatively easy to find solid explainers on the science of how our warming world intensifies storms (this one and this one, for example). But climate communication is about more than just sharing facts and potential solutions.…
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Lessons from Harvey: The Need to Lead
Hurricane Harvey, which struck Houston late last month, was unprecedented: The category 4 storm left some 50 inches of rain in its wake, killing more than 60 people and displacing well over 50,000 residents to date. And the extent of damage to homes, businesses, and infrastructure is still being calculated. As Hurricane Irma bears down…
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Climate Doomsday or a Livable Future? What Motivates Americans
A recent New York magazine article, “The Uninhabitable Earth,” stirred up controversy by synthesizing the worst-case predictions of climate change and its possible impacts. Rather than dwelling on these scenarios, however, climate communicators can use the attention the article drew to the issue as an opportunity to reframe how we discuss it. As ecoAmerica’s…
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American Climate Perspectives: New Insights on the Role of Religion in Climate Attitudes
Our daily news is flooded with stories on the myriad of ways America is divided, causing us to lose sight of our commonality. Climate change is a topic notoriously rife with polarized political viewpoints. But the gaps in opinion and support are narrowing, and alignment on the issue is on the rise. ecoAmerica decided to explore a key factor thought to…