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Toward the Best vs. ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ for our Climate
I want to start with something hopeful, because hope has been in short supply lately. You may have seen the news that climate scientists are stepping away from the “worst-case scenario” they long used to picture our future. At first, that can sound confusing, even suspicious. So let me put it the way I’d want…
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Visible Leadership in Action: How Climate Ambassadors Are Making an Impact in 2026
Now that we’re nearly halfway through the year, it’s exciting to look back at the energy and momentum Climate Ambassadors have already brought into their communities…
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Time for Moral Courage
The 4/29 Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais is a profound setback for our democracy. It is an attack on long and hard-won fights for voting rights, and guts the guardrails for fair representation in the communities already hit first and worst by climate change.
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California University Students, American Climate Leadership Awards Finalist
The following blog is a part of our American Climate Leadership Awards 2020 Series. For more information, go to ACLS2020.org. California University Students, American Climate Leadership Awards Finalist CALPIRG Students are among 10 American Climate Leadership Award finalists to be recognized at the American Climate Leadership Summit 2020 (ACLS 2020) on March 25 at the…
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Sunrise Movement, American Climate Leadership Awards Finalist
The following blog is a part of our American Climate Leadership Awards 2020 Series. For more information, go to ACLS2020.org. Sunrise Movement, American Climate Leadership Awards Finalist Sunrise Movement is among 10 American Climate Leadership Award finalists to be recognized at the American Climate Leadership Summit 2020 (ACLS 2020) on March 25 at the Ronald…
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American Climate Leadership Award Finalists Announced: 10 Reasons to Feel Hopeful About Our Climate Future
Today ecoAmerica announced the 10 finalists for the 2020 American Climate Leadership Awards, which recognize effective public engagement initiatives across the nation. “Many thousands of individuals and organizations are showing the way forward on public support and political will for climate solutions,” said Bob Perkowitz, ecoAmerica president. “It was exceptionally hard for our judging panel…
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American Climate Perspectives Survey 2020, Vol. I
Americans Are Motivated to Act on Climate and Want Elected Leaders Who Prioritize Solutions As the new decade begins, and with less than a decade to make needed progress, the climate movement is ramping up for rapid-scale action on climate change, calling for American and international leaders to dramatically elevate ambition on solutions. But do…
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Ambition 2020: Climate Solutions Start with You, Me, Us
While the sparkle of New Year’s Eve has faded, and we are off and running well into 2020, it’s not too late for resolutions. Whether your list is long or nonexistent, consider adding another resolution to the top: raise ambition on climate solutions. Far too many Americans are unaware of how climate change impacts us…
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New Resource Announcement: Climate for Health Moving Forward Guide
Climate change is the greatest health threat of our time, and in response, health professionals across the U.S. and around the world are stepping into leadership on climate solutions. Changes to our climate are already impacting communities. These changes reach us all, especially impacting the most vulnerable among us. This is why climate change is…
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A Topographical Map of Climate Solutions: 34 Semifinalists Selected From a Pool of 200 for ACLA 2020
Have you ever wondered what the breadth and depth of campaigns look like at the grassroots level tackling climate change? We now have a new picture of what that looks like in stark relief. This year’s American Climate Leadership Awards semifinalists* are a topographical map of what is happening in states around our country…
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Nearly 200 apply for the American Climate Leadership Awards 2020
The American Climate Leadership Awards 2020 is excited to announce that they received 195 applications with a strong mix of health, faith, communities, and youth applicants. ecoAmerica staff is conducting an initial screening of each applicant, ensuring the application is complete, verifying credentials and evaluating the project. The top 30 applications will move on to…
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American Climate Perspectives Survey 2019, Vol. VII
Student Climate Strikes Raise Awareness, Understanding, Emotions Across the globe, young people are following the lead of Greta Thunberg, Jamie Margolin and Zero Hour, and other youth activists, and taking to the streets to demand policymaker action on climate change. From legal battles to coordinated strikes, over 4 million young people — across America and…
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Solar Energy: A Sunny Forecast
by Barbara Gottlieb, Environment & Health Director, Physicians for Social Responsibility The transition off fossil fuels — to slow climate change and to protect us from the pollution caused by burning methane, oil and coal — hinges on the availability of clean, safe, renewable alternatives. Those alternatives are increasingly at hand and affordable. Solar panels…
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The Time is Now to Rally the Nation’s Climate Champions: Apply or Nominate Heroes to the American Climate Leadership Awards Today!
Unless you have been living under a rock, you have heard about teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg and the Fridays for the Future climate strikes to raise awareness about the dangerous consequences of our warming planet. Last month in NYC Greta was the latest leading voice to sound the alarm about the dangers of a…