LCV – League of Conservation Voters 🌎
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🚨 THE LCV SCORECARD IS HERE 🚨
Tracking and scoring the most important environmental and democracy votes in Congress, the
#LCVScorecard
helps you hold your members of Congress accountable.
Check out their LCV scores now 👇
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BREAKING: Virginia Gov. Youngkin (R) has withdrawn the state from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which targets carbon emissions from power plants.
Impeccable timing on a day where the East Coast is enveloped in smoke from Canadian wildfires.
Absolutely shameful.
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The only way we can save our planet is to elect strong leaders who will advance just & equitable solutions to the climate crisis. That’s why LCVAF is proud to endorse
@JoeBiden
for President and work together to protect our families' health and future.
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A new era of
#ClimateAction
is starting.
With Majority Leader
@SenSchumer
’s commitment to bold, urgent climate action, the Senate can finally take the lead on legislation to address the climate crisis and environmental justice.
“The Senate will forcefully, consistently, and urgently address the greatest threat to this country, and to our planet—climate change."
- Senate Majority(!) Leader Chuck Schumer
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Thanks
@BetoORourke
for discussing your ambitious plan to
#ActOnClimate
. The next president must be ready to go on day one.
#ChangetheClimate2020
#CNNTownHall
Beto's bold climate plan mobilizes $5 trillion — spurred by the largest investment towards fighting climate change in history — and guarantees we achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 while getting halfway there by 2030.
#CNNTownHall
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This election offers our last, best chance to address the climate crisis.
We commend
@BetoORourke
for offering this detailed climate plan.
All
#2020
candidates must put forward ambitious plans to address the crisis on day one of a new presidency.
#ChangeTheClimate2010
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We shouldn't even need to say this, but we agree
@ewarren
, "No coal lobbyists for head of the EPA."
#ChangeTheClimate2020
#WarrenTownHall
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LCVAF is honored to endorse
@TeamPelosi
in her re-election campaign to represent
#CA12
. As the most pro-environment Speaker in history, Speaker Pelosi has led the fight against Trump’s anti-environment agenda and her leadership is critical to boldly and justly
#ActOnClimate
.
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"We have to face the reality of science. Time is running out."
@SpeakerPelosi
is absolutely right. And the fires in the West are just the latest
#ClimateCrisis
signal — the exhaustion of our firefighters, collapsing ecosystems, & rising seas are evidence of decades of inaction.
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@BernieSanders
’ Green New Deal focuses on creating family-sustaining jobs in the clean energy economy & investing in frontline communities. Sanders outlines a plan to
#ActOnClimate
, decarbonize power & transportation sectors by 2030 and achieve net zero climate pollution by 2050
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👏👏 What a crew of environmental champs.👏👏
We’re already seeing the change that having a pro-environment majority can and will have on our country’s ability to
#ActOnClimate
and seek
#EnvironmentalJustice
- we're excited to see what's next.
I couldn’t be more proud of our newest Democratic Senators:
The Majority Makers!
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@PeteButtigieg
's Mobilizing America: Rising to the Climate Challenge Plan outlines a path to reach net-zero climate pollution by 2050 while creating 3 million high-paying jobs in the clean energy economy & making commitments to frontline communities to achieve a just transition
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Congratulations
@valdemings
!
Rep. Demings is a strong supporter of climate action and environmental justice, and has worked to protect the Everglades from drilling and strengthen solar energy infrastructure in Florida.
#LCVAF
is proud to support her for
#FLSen
in November.
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BIG:
@HouseDemocrats
have passed the Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act, which protects working families against price gouging.
It's unacceptable that Big Oil continues to collect record profits while
#RippingOffAmericans
. The Senate must pass this bill ASAP.
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“Climate change is not just happening on the coasts… It’s happening everywhere and it’s happening now.”
@PeteButtigieg
will discuss his plans to
#ActOnClimate
at tonight's
#ClimateTownHall
at 10 pm EDT.
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“Your questioner said, ‘What are we going to do in decades?’ We don’t have decades."
@BernieSanders
goes on to describe how he would send a message to fossil fuel industry, that "their short-term profits are not more important than the future of this planet.
#DemDebate
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BREAKING:
@SecretaryZinke
fired the person investigating him for corruption.
#InvestigateZinke
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"The nomination of Amy Coney Barrett is the most illegitimate process I have ever witnessed in the Senate."
Thank you
@SenSchumer
for calling out the Republican power grab putting our communities at risk!
#BlockBarrett
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Friendly reminder that we are the League of CONSERVATION voters, not conservative 😉
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@KamalaHarris
’s Climate Plan for the People centers her efforts to achieve a carbon neutral economy by 2045 on advancing racial justice & equity to ensure that frontline communities are at the table. We commend Harris for releasing a substantial plan to solve the
#climatecrisis
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Thank you
@CoryBooker
for questioning Kavanaugh about his voting rights record. We need a
#SCOTUS
that defends our fundamental right to vote, not one that strips it away.
#StopKavanaugh
#WhatsAtStake
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Today, as part of his roll out for his plan to protect public lands and diverse outdoor heritage,
@PeteButtigieg
met with Nevada leaders, including
@Chispa_NV
's
@Rudy_NV
and
@NVConservation
's
@AndyMaggi
.
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@PeteButtigieg
is right, the 2020 presidential election is our last chance to solve the climate crisis. "This isn’t just saving the planet, it’s saving the future for people who are alive right now."
#ClimateTownHall
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"Let's be real about the deadline" for climate action, said
@PeteButtigieg
. "If we don’t elect a president who actually believes in climate science now, we will never meet any of the other scientific or policy deadlines that we need to."
#DemDebates
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@SenBrianSchatz
: "Scott Pruitt is a professional climate denier and has made a career of undermining the EPA."
#RejectPruitt
#HoldTheFloor
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A great reminder that there's nothing "radical" about climate action. What's radical is acting like this is normal and doing nothing about it.
Wow. This is what New York's skyline looks like right now due to the smoke from the Canadian wildfires.
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@NancyPelosi
was the most pro-environment Speaker of the House in our nation’s history, including making climate action a top priority. We look forward to working with her as the next Speaker of the House.
#ActOnClimate
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Finally! After years of climate deniers leading the House, the new Speaker-designate
@NancyPelosi
has created a Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, continuing her long-time commitment to combating climate change. Thank you Madam Speaker!
#ActOnClimate
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BREAKING:
@POTUS
has designated the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument!
Sacred to the Havasupai, Hualapai, Hopi, and Navajo people, these nearly 1 million acres will now be protected from uranium mining. 👏
#KeepItGrand
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"If we can care about preserving the planet for future generations, and clean air for them to breathe and water to drink, we need to pass the reconciliation bill."
Enough said,
@SpeakerPelosi
. These investments are too important. Let's
#PassTheClimateBill
and get this done.
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BIG NEWS on
#ChangeTheClimate2020
!
@BetoORourke
just released an ambitious and detailed climate plan that would start on day one of his presidency.
LCV's full statement:
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“American farming should be one of the key pillars of how we combat climate change. I believe that the quest for the carbon negative farm could be as big a symbol of dealing with climate change as the electric car,” says
@PeteButtigieg
#DemDebate
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.
@SenOssoff
is working to make the U.S. the sunshine country. ☀️🌎⚡️
And his proposals to increase rooftop solar & solar manufacturing are *very* popular. Let Congress know you want them in the
#BuildBackBetterAct
.
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okay now do Big Oil
Q2 report shows Tyson raking in $$ by raising price of beef nearly 25% Yet cattle producers in Iowa r not getting higher prices 4 their cattle + consumers face higher grocery prices Big meat packers continue profiting while farmers lose out We need price transparency NOW
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"This is a crisis, and a lot of our plans are very similar to get to carbon neutral," said
@amyklobuchar
. "When it comes to putting a price on carbon, we have to make sure that money goes back directly as dividends to the people that need help paying their bills."
#DemDebates
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At the
@Georgetown
/
@NBCNews
/
@ourdailyplanet
#ClimateForum2020
:
@chrislhayes
: Would you use executive action to halt fossil fuel drilling and exploration on public lands?
@BernieSanders
: Absolutely. That’s on day one.
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Our national parks need maintenance and repairs, but they also need the Land and Water Conservation Fund to ensure the public can access them. Check out LCV’s new blog on why we must
#SaveLWCF
to save our parks:
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@SenBooker
isn't here to play games when it comes to the health of our families. He just asked
#PollutingPruitt
: "Do you think that children handling pesticides is a good idea?"
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"The next president is going to be confronted with national security challenges different in scope and in kind from anything we've seen before.... [like] cyber security challenges, climate security challenges." -
@PeteButtigieg
at tonight's
#DemDebate
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@PeteButtigieg
: We have to summon the energies of the entire country to deal with climate change.
#DemDebate
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Last week
@SpeakerPelosi
led the House to pass the
#ClimateActionNow
Act, the first pro-climate legislation in nearly a decade! Check out how the most pro-environment Speaker ever has been leading Congress to
#ActOnClimate
.
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What does it mean to
#BuildBackBetter
?
@SpeakerPelosi
lays it out:
🚉 Building the infrastructure of the future
⚖️ Equitable opportunities
👩⚕️ Investing in care
🛠️ Creating jobs
🌎
#ClimateAction
“For our obligation to our children, we have to have a greener infrastructure bill.”
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.
@SpeakerPelosi
is fighting for
#ClimateActionNow
: "Climate change is a national security issue. And it's a moral issue. We have made climate action a caucus-wide priority."
#HR9
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┻┳| •.•) The cost of climate inaction
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┻┳| cost of climate action.
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"The bill before this committee has a very simple premise - make it easier, not harder to vote." -
@SenSchumer
The
#ForThePeopleAct
is our next step toward reaching the goal of universal suffrage.
#S1
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@PeteButtigieg
: If we don’t elect a president who actually believes in climate science now, we will never meet any of the other scientific or policy deadlines that we need to.
#DemDebate
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MORE
@realDonaldTrump
protests. Tonight we're outside
#scotus
saying no hate, no fear, refugees are welcome here!
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Science says we need to address the
#ClimateCrisis
.
Now, if you:
don't believe in governance,
don't believe in science, and
are in the pocket of the fossil fuel industry...
You call that fear? I call it lack of courage.
🔥
@TeamPelosi
🔥
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“The future rests in renewable energy.”
Thank you, Joe Biden, for fighting for our clean energy future.
#BidenTownHall
#LCVVF
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Check out representative-elect
@Ocasio2018
. She continues to elevate environmental issues to the forefront of the policy debate! She will continue to
#ActOnClimate
and ensure environmental justice for those adversely affected by climate change
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Congratulations
@HillaryClinton
on an amazing debate. Once again she proved she's the one to get the job done.
#Debates2016
#WithHer
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We’re excited to see LCVAF-endorsed candidate
@SaraGideon
’s record of climate leadership resonate with voters in ME. She’s ahead 43% to 42% in a new poll from Colby College!
#MEPolitics
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"I will not only sign the Paris Climate Agreement, but I will lead a worldwide conversation about the urgency of this crisis."
@SenGillibrand
#DemDebate
#ChangeTheClimate2020
Step one: Clorox the Oval Office.
Step two: Restore US climate leadership and act to fight climate change.
#DemDebate
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@BetoORourke
: I want us to respond to this with the urgency that this crisis demands. ... Young people in particular understand that we don’t get a second chance at this. … This is America and we are up to this challenge.
#ClimateTownHall
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@BetoORourke
: The people of this country are counting on all of us right now to stand up and be counted and do the right thing. So we will make those investments. But the most important thing is to arrest the rate of climate change on this planet.
#ClimateTownHall
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Before tonight's
#ClimateTownHall
, it’s notable that Texan
@BetoORourke
chose a climate plan for his campaign’s first policy rollout months ago
The plan commits to both executive & legislative action to cut pollution & achieve net zero emissions by 2050
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"You cannot build infrastructure without resilience and sustainability and protecting our planet. You just can't."
👏👏
@SpeakerPelosi
👏👏
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As Congress works on government funding this fall, it has an opportunity to
#FundLWCF
fully, with permanent, dedicated funding
Doing so would:
➡️Protect clean water
➡️Improve state and local parks
➡️Conserve national parks, wildlife refuges, and forests
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@PeteButtigieg
’s national service plan includes a Climate Corps that works to fight climate change's effects
Other plans include components focusing on environmental justice & economic empowerment through investments in green technology
#ClimateTownHall
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@PeteButtigieg
brings the leadership we need to reach a 100% clean energy economy! As mayor, Buttigieg advocated for clean, equitable transportation and sustainable communities. And
@USDOT
must center frontline and communities of color in the transition to our clean future.
JUST IN: President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Pete Buttigieg to be his transportation secretary, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.
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LCVAF is thrilled to endorse
@harrisonjaime
to represent SC in the Senate! Harrison has been an unapologetic champion for environmental issues on the campaign trail and we know that in the Senate he will stand up to Big Oil and fight back against offshore drilling.
#SCSen
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"We have to use every tool we have. There is no planet b." -
@HillaryClinton
on fighting
#climatechange
at LCVAF's endorsement.
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@CoryBooker
: Climate is not a separate issue — it is the issue, the lens, through which we must do everything that we do.
#ClimateTownHall
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280. Two Hundred and Eighty.
That's how many 'Time To Wake Up' speeches
@SenWhitehouse
has given on the Senate floor urgently calling for action to reduce our emissions & expand clean energy, hold the fossil fuel industry accountable, and save the planet.
Thank you, Senator. 👏
When we reignite work on a strong climate bill, I’ll get this battered poster over to the Smithsonian. If we cannot, I’ll be back here, again and again, to call on this chamber to wake up.
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In order to protect the planet, we must protect and strengthen our democracy.
Thank you
@SenSchumer
,
@SenJeffMerkley
, &
@SenAmyKlobuchar
for prioritizing our democracy by making the
#ForThePeople
Act the first Senate bill of the 117th Congress.
#S1
From a violent insurrection to countless attempts to suppress votes:
Attacks on democracy have come in many forms.
The first bill the
@SenateDems
majority will introduce will be the
#ForThePeople
Act to renew democracy, end big money in politics, and tackle corruption.
#S1
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Methane poisons our air, gives our kids asthma, and is a leading cause of climate change.
We're glad to see
@SenSchumer
,
@MartinHeinrich
,
@SenMarkey
&
@SenAngusKing
take this crucial step to restore & strengthen
@EPA
standards and protect our environment and health.
#CutMethane
Today, the Senate will restore critical & widely-supported safeguards on harmful methane emissions, undoing President Trump’s reckless decision to roll them back.
WATCH:
@SenSchumer
,
@MartinHeinrich
,
@SenMarkey
,
@SenAngusKing
, &
@CleanAirMoms
explain why it’s time to
#CutMethane
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@PeteButtigieg
: Climate is a moral issue. This is about stewardship. It is about justice – justice among people living on the earth right now, some of whom are more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change than others.
#ClimateForum2020
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@SenJeffMerkley
up with a very important questions: Will the EPA advocate for public health or fossil fuel companies?
#pollutingPruitt
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@SenSchumer
asks the big question: Why are you so afraid of democracy?
As he said: Progress in the right to vote is the hallmark of this democracy. Voting rights are sacrosanct. They must be inviolable.
#S1
, the
#ForThePeopleAct
, will be a priority in this Congress.
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We're glad
@AndrewYang
proposes bold climate solutions that seek to protect people who would be dramatically affected by climate change.
#ClimateTownHall
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@KamalaHarris
’ record on fighting for justice and holding polluters accountable shines through in her climate plan, which sets goals for 100% carbon-neutral power in ten years and a 100% clean, net-zero climate pollution economy by 2045.
#ClimateTownHall
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@ewarren
describes her plans for public lands and opening opportunities for service to the country, that people could help rebuild them, “as a way both to express their public service and their commitment to fighting back against climate change.”
#DemDebate
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Thank you
@SenGillibrand
for continuing to press
@EPAScottPruitt
on his plans to address health concerns in our communities.
#StateOfPollution
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There can be no climate action without climate justice. We applaud
@CoryBooker
for centering the voices of frontline communities in his plans to solve the
#climatecrisis
, invest in renewable energy, advance environmental justice, and achieve a carbon-neutral economy by 2045.
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"When I think climate change, I think jobs."
@POTUS
knows we don't have to choose between a healthy environment and a healthy economy. 👏
#JointSession
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NEW AD: On the climate crisis, Big Oil knew. Big Oil lied. And Trump is helping them every step of the way.
#LCVVF
is launching a $2 million ad campaign on Big Oil’s hold on our elected officials, and breaking it by defeating Donald Trump.
#BigOilLied
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@SenSchumer
and
@SenGillibrand
earned a perfect score on our 2020
#LCVScorecard
! 🤩
New York is well-represented by these environmental champs!
#NYpol
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We applaud
@SenSchumer
along with every Democratic Senator for passing the Budget Resolution. It's imperative that this and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill continue to move on a dual track to deliver on climate, justice, and jobs.
#ClimateActionNow
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BREAKING: For the first time ever, U.S. wind and solar generated more power than coal in the first 5 months of 2023.
Wind and solar generated a combined 252 terawatt-hours, compared with coal output of 249 TWh.
This is a BIG DEAL! 👏
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@RepDebHaaland
has fought on behalf of the communities disproportionately impacted by climate change, making her the perfect pick for Secretary of Interior.
We are excited to see climate voices at every level of
@POTUS
' administration.
#ConfirmClimate
#ConfirmHaaland
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"I cannot allow this country to go down the path of climate destruction," says
@TomSteyer
. "We cannot put climate in the backseat all the time."
#DemDebate
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We stand with
@SenJeffMerkley
in opposing
@realDonaldTrump
's plan to radically expand offshore drilling, which risks our coasts in the Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf
#ProtectOurCoast
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"Environmental justice shouldn't be a slogan, it should be a goal."
@HillaryClinton
at LCVAF's endorsement, happening now!
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🗣️ THE COST OF CLIMATE INACTION WILL BE FAR GREATER THAN THE COST OF CLIMATE ACTION
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.
@TeamPelosi
is the most pro-environment Speaker of the House of Representatives in history.
We will continue work with her to build a clean economy that centers justice and equity for all, and
#LCVAF
is proud to support her for reelection in
#CA11
.
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TY
@SenSchumer
for telling
#Zinke
: "You can't be a Roosevelt conservationist if you support the sell off of public lands."
#WhatWouldTeddyDo
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President Biden &
@SenateDems
are seating amazing judges—record numbers of women, people of color, and public interest lawyers who spent their careers fighting for the people, not the polluters.
It’s time for Judge Jackson to join them.
#JusticeForThePlanet
THIS IS BIG:
After today, this Senate has now confirmed 56 judges nominated by President Biden to lifetime appointments on the federal bench!
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@SecretaryZinke
we are standing today to urge you to
#KeepItPublic
and uphold protections for our lands and waters!
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@SenKamalaHarris
and labor & civil rights leader
@DoloresHuerta
are fighting for
#WaterJustice
and highlighting everyone’s
#RightToWater
in their
@mercurynews
op-ed.
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Yes! Thank you
@SenJeffMerkley
for highlighting Scott Pruitt's complete disregard for environmental protection
#PollutingPruitt
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Proud to be in this fight with you,
@SenSchumer
✊
We cannot miss this moment to tackle the climate crisis. It's time for
#ClimateActionNow
.
Devastating fires, floods, storms—it isn’t normal
@SenateDems
,
@LCVoters
, &
@ClimatePower
are working to attack this crisis head-on
We're working on solutions that create green jobs in communities too often left behind—like working to establish a big bold Civilian Climate Corps
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A big reason for optimism in 2019: incoming climate champions like
@MikeLevinCA
drawing a line in the sand for 2020. "Some people think it was a gamble for me to talk about climate change...I think it would be a gamble to not talk about it."
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BREAKING: The Build Back Better Act has PASSED in the House!
This is a historic win for both our planet and people, putting us on a path to cutting climate pollution by 50% by 2030 and investing in communities too often left behind 👏
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