Hi John, it's Jeff from Team 350 Action.
I wanted to share a few thoughts on why we’re going the extra mile to urge environmentalists to vote for VP Kamala Harris this November. This will be a longer email, but I hope you’ll stick around until the end.
Our support of VP Harris isn’t just about defeating the far-right; it’s a strategic decision. We know, once in office, we can move her to take swift and meaningful action on climate.
We understand the unique power that social movements, paired with a moveable target in power, have in winning concrete change. And we know from experience what kind of generational change can come from using our collective voice.
In 2011, Team 350, with tribal organizations, ranchers, and lobbyists, organized a public call for civil disobedience at the White House against the Keystone XL pipeline.1 Over two weeks, 1,253 people were arrested in solidarity with our movement. And after four dedicated years of mobilization by the climate movement, the Obama administration ultimately denied the Keystone XL permit.
History shows that we can influence presidential powers to support critical legislation. From the Selma march of 1965 that moved Lyndon B. Johnson to support the Voting Rights Act, to labor unrest during the Great Depression that led Franklin D. Roosevelt to enact the Wagner Act — collective action cannot be ignored.
Kamala Harris’ track record shows that she too is ready to listen and ultimately be moved to act on climate. As California’s Attorney General, she investigated Exxon and took on ConocoPhillips and other Big Oil companies. As San Francisco’s District Attorney, she created a climate justice unit to investigate environmental crimes affecting the city’s poorest residents.2
Kamala Harris is the strongest climate candidate, and our best chance at enacting the bold climate action we deserve. Trump, on the other hand, is an anti-science, anti-climate, and anti-justice bigot, who will not be moved.
In 2020, 8 million environmentalists didn’t vote. In 2022, 13 million missed the midterm election.3 We’ve seen what destruction comes with a Trump presidency, and it’s on us to make sure that does not happen again. While we don’t expect a Harris administration to solve the climate crisis single-handedly, we can’t afford to stay silent when so much is at stake for our planet.
We’re not just electing a president for the next four years — we’re working to build a safe and sustainable future for generations to come.
Electing Kamala Harris offers us a real opportunity to advocate for climate justice through emissions reductions, climate funding, renewable energy, addressing the environmental impacts of militarism, and so much more to protect our planet. We need someone in office who will be on our side — and that’s VP Kamala Harris. You can read our full blog here.
Thank you for standing with us in our fight to protect our planet. Let’s make a difference together.
In solidarity,
Jeff Ordower - 350 Action
1 - Vox
2 - Vox
3 - Environmental Voter Project
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