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Right now, Congress has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to pass a major infrastructure package that tackles climate change, creates jobs, and addresses racial injustice, as well as bold democracy reforms like the For the People Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Act. Join us this summer in demanding that Congress fulfill its duty to build back bolder and restore the unmet promises of our democracy.
The stakes are too high to sit this one out. RSVP for our kick off call on July 27. |
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Sierra Club president Ramón Cruz teamed up with Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, to explain why Congress should pass the American Jobs Plan. “As we see on the signs of many young people taking action for climate, ‘There is no Planet B," they wrote in an op-ed for the New York Daily News. “For their sake, and for all of ours, we should seize this opportunity to build back even better.”
Read the whole op-ed. |
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Lummi Nation House of Tears Carvers will transport a 24-foot totem pole from Washington State to Washington, DC. Their journey, the Red Road to DC, is a monthlong online and on-the-ground mobilization connecting 20 Native-led struggles to protect sacred lands, waters, and wildlife from threats posed by dams, climate change, and extractive industries.
Learn more and get involved. |
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Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune will be visiting Minnesota Wednesday and Thursday of this week in support of local residents, volunteer activists, Sierra Club organizers, and Indigenous leaders to halt construction of the Line 3 tar sands pipeline. Line 3 would transport 760,000 barrels of toxic sludge daily through northern Minnesota lake country, pristine wild rice lakes, the Lake Superior watershed, and lands that are home to the Anishinaabe people who have lived in the Great Lakes region since before 800 A.D.
Take action to stop Line 3 from moving forward.
Find out more by following us on Facebook or Instagram. |
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Activist and Academy Award winner Jane Fonda joined Hop Hopkins, the Sierra Club’s director of organizational transformation, to talk about the interconnected crises of racial and climate injustice, the difference between solidarity and charity, and much more.
Listen up. |
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"The warnings from Pachamama, our Mother Earth, about our abusing the only habitable planet we know are growing in intensity," says Sierra Club columnist Javier Sierra. "The conditions for a new record season of heatwaves and wildfires keep piling up, and a new report confirms that the climate crisis impacts us Latinos disproportionately in all its facets, including wildfires. For us, the climate crisis flames burn hotter.
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"Like most parents, I think carefully about my kids’ future," says Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune. "I want them to be happy and safe and have love and joy in their lives. I also want them to be able to get meaningful work that pays a decent salary and offers healthcare and other benefits. I want them to be protected from the disasters the climate crisis threatens to bring.
"I know that none of this is guaranteed… [but] one proposal gives me hope for all our kids’ futures." |
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The Sierra Club and a group of California consumers have filed lawsuits against Coca-Cola, Niagara, and other beverage companies. We believe that the claims they make about the full recyclability of their beverage bottles are not just a little off, but blatantly false.
Find out how bottling companies are greenwashing their record on recycling. |
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Have you ever wondered what powers your home? The truth is, the energy we use comes from dirty fossil fuels. Our electric companies are refusing to transition to clean energy quickly enough, and it's costing us our health and our climate. Today, the Sierra Club is starting a campaign to call out some of America’s most polluting electric companies for their empty promises.
Learn how you can push your utility to come clean. |
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Late last month, Senate Republicans filibustered to block passage of the For the People Act, unswayed by bipartisan support from voters. The act includes comprehensive, commonsense reforms designed to ensure that every American has the freedom to vote, regardless of their zip code or background. We remain confident that the Senate will eventually pass both the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.
But we’ll need your help to make it happen. |
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Of the estimated 9 million species living on Earth, only about one-sixth—roughly 1.6 million—have been identified. “As we speak, in museums, universities, and in labs, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of species waiting to be named,” says Dr. Camilo Mora, a marine ecologist at the University of Hawai'i. And 2021 is shaping up to be a good year for increasing our knowledge of the natural world.
Here are six species that scientists have named so far this year. |
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Our communities are our strength, but right now, many are struggling. From high unemployment to racial injustice to public health emergencies to droughts and floods -- interlocking crises are impacting communities now. And time and time again, the most vulnerable are affected first and worst. That's why today we're launching the Ready For 100 Activist Toolkit—a blueprint for starting, and winning, local clean energy campaigns.
Get started today with the Ready For 100 Activist Toolkit! |
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Polar bears have lately become persona non grata among some of the climate movement’s most influential voices. “We have to stop talking about polar bears and the Arctic and start talking about our families and our children,” says one climate activist. “Are we going to focus on polar bears or real human people with real lives and real jobs and real children?” asks another. “We have to pick.”
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Climate change and the related extreme weather it causes have an effect on all of us in some way. But there are ways to avoid some of the worst effects of climate change and promote a healthier planet—and we can start with everyday habits right at home. Switching your home to solar eliminates the harmful carbon emissions associated with coal-fired electricity generation. Thinking of going solar? SunPower will give you a $1,000 rebate when you purchase or lease a SunPower solar system and donate an additional $1,000 to the Sierra Club on your behalf.
Schedule your free online solar consultation and see how much you can save by going solar with SunPower. |
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