50+ Messages / Page

  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
March 11, 2023 at 2:15 PM

Sea level rise could drive 1 in 10 people from their homes

This fight isn’t just about protecting our planet. It’s about protecting our communities. John, The rate of sea level rise has doubled in the past few decades — and if we don’t take sweeping climate action, some of our nation’s biggest cities will face serious impacts. HELP OUR M…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
March 10, 2023 at 9:30 PM

BREAKING: McCarthy is attacking clean water

We can’t flip flop on fundamental human rights. BREAKING: House Republicans Just Voted to Overturn Biden’s Clean Water Rule Help SEEC Members fight back against their enviro rollbacks » DONATE John, Kevin McCarthy just made his latest anti-environment move. The GOP just …
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
March 8, 2023 at 9:45 PM

43,000 fish dead — and one company is responsible

John, wildlife are dying as far as 20 miles away from the toxic East Palestine train derailment— and the community’s stream ecosystems have taken the biggest hit. While we still don’t know the long-term impact of the derailment on human health, the effects on Ohio’s aquatic anima…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
March 7, 2023 at 6:44 PM

🚩🚩🚩 for Antarctia’s largest glacier

Scientists say we should be very worried about what Thwaites glacial retreat means for our oceans and our planet. John: We have some bad news about West Antarctica's largest glacier, Thwaites. Research published in Nature indicates that Thwaites Glacier is melting in some spots f…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
March 5, 2023 at 6:02 PM

Read this for a SEEC-themed Sunday puzzle

These critical habitats can’t afford a GOP assault. John, the answer to the following riddle is the latest target for Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans: I can be found on every continent, am a diverse ecosystem, have many names, and am a cornerstone habitat for life on Earth…bu…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
March 4, 2023 at 5:08 PM

Avoiding the climate doom loop starts with you, John.

We have to play offense on our climate goals before it’s too late John, we’re nearing a dangerous climate crossroads that could push us past the brink of no return — if we don’t act now. SUPPORT OUR SEEC MEMBERS CLIMATE FIGHT » According to researchers from the Institute for Pub…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
March 2, 2023 at 10:34 PM

🚨SEEC fights back against GOP’s “woke capitalism” cries

This is only the beginning. We need to stand strong now. John, SEEC Members have had enough of the GOP’s anti-climate rhetoric. House Republicans just passed a resolution that will overturn the Department of Labor’s rule that allows retirement account managers to use climate chang…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
March 1, 2023 at 11:01 PM

Cars are *literally* driving greenhouse gas emissions

Help grow our numbers in 2024 so we can continue working toward a clean energy future John, US greenhouse gas emissions saw a record single-year spike in 2021. A draft report from the Environmental Protection Agency just found 2021's carbon emissions totaled 6,347.7 million metric…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
February 28, 2023 at 9:22 PM

SIGN ON: Fix Our Grid!

but we have the power to change that. John, our country’s outdated energy grid is a big climate problem. Under President Biden’s leadership, we’ve seen record investment in wind, solar and other low-carbon energy technologies — but there’s a massive hurdle standing in the way of ou…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
February 26, 2023 at 3:16 PM

rampant deforestation with zero accountability

One- third of all corporations linked to deforestation have ZERO policies in place to deal with the consequences. John, we can’t let this stand. Research conducted by Global Canopy found that a third of all corporations linked to deforestation have ZERO policies in place to deal w…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
February 25, 2023 at 5:02 PM

A “ticking bomb” next to the Great Lakes

A byproduct of producing coal energy, coal ash contains toxic metals like arsenic, lead, and mercury. John, While many coal plants have been shut down along The Great Lakes, their coal ash pollution is becoming a “ticking bomb” for clean water in the region — and the country. CL…
  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]
February 24, 2023 at 7:00 PM

We have 19 more seats to protect in 2024

They joined the ranks in the 118th Congress to protect our planet. John, Thanks to your grassroots support last year, we were able to elect 19 new pro-environment leaders to the 118th Congress who have joined our ranks. Say hello to our newest SEEC Members! Folks, no one expected…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
February 23, 2023 at 8:20 PM

Maybe we should leave it to beaver?

Our Members in Washington need your help to make sure we protect our wetlands. John, we’d like to introduce you to our newest honorary SEEC Member — the beaver! Here’s a little bit of background: Right now, we’re losing our wetlands — a.k.a. the critical ecosystem that stores our…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
February 23, 2023 at 5:06 PM

What we know so far from Ohio’s disaster >>

This is a nightmare scenario. And because the cargo on the train wasn’t considered “high-hazardous material," Norfolk Southern wasn’t required to notify the state of the train’s contents. John: East Palestine, Ohio is still dealing with the aftermath of the Northfolk Station derai…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
February 21, 2023 at 6:36 PM

SEEC members not afraid to call out EPA

This is about the air we breathe, and the pollutant that puts us all at risk. John, When there’s a space where environmental protections are lacking, you can count on SEEC Members to step up big. Take soot pollution, for example. It comes from a multitude of sources, including fir…
  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]
February 20, 2023 at 2:38 PM

JUST IN: Cook Report already says 5 of our members are in DANGER

This year will be a make-or-break for our Members. John, The first Cook Political Report for the next election cycle just came out, and five of our Members’ seats were already listed as “toss ups.” Half of the toss-ups in the report are SEEC Members, which means we’re at the cente…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
February 19, 2023 at 5:00 PM

Maybe we should leave it to beaver?

Our Members in Washington need your help to make sure we protect our wetlands. John, we’d like to introduce you to our newest honorary SEEC Member — the beaver! Here’s a little bit of background: Right now, we’re losing our wetlands — a.k.a. the critical ecosystem that stores our…
  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]
February 18, 2023 at 2:00 PM

An environmental crisis happening in real time

We cannot continue letting corporations side-step environmental regulations and protections John, there’s an environmental crisis happening in real time. As you may have heard, East Palestine residents had to evacuate their town in Ohio after a Norfolk Southern train containing ca…
  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]
February 17, 2023 at 9:01 PM

Taking our Farm Bill fight to the next level

This is how SEEC Members build off of our major climate wins, John. John, We wanted to share with you an exciting new development being undertaken by SEEC this Congress. As part of our members’ ongoing efforts to create an all-systems approach to tackling the climate crisis, we’r…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
February 17, 2023 at 2:36 PM

Tell McCarthy: Environmental justice NOW

Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), $60 billion in federal spending has been allocated towards advancing environmental justice efforts. This is the single-largest investment ever focused on closing the gap between racial and socioeconomic disparities in infrastructure and climate resilie…
  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]
February 16, 2023 at 5:02 PM

Climate pollution is the new smoking

Clean energy policies are fundamental to cancer prevention. John, Haven’t you heard? Climate pollution is the new smoking. We already knew that getting people to stop smoking is necessary to reducing cancer risks in our communities, but a new study from the International Journal o…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
February 15, 2023 at 4:27 PM

Thanks to GOP, fed agency gets cold feet

We can’t lose ground now John, The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (not to be confused with SEEC!) is getting cold feet. After SEEC Vice Chair Sean Casten led the charge calling for climate-disclosure requirements for the financial sector, the SEC proposed a plan to do ju…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
February 12, 2023 at 4:06 PM

Tell McCarthy: Environmental justice NOW

Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), $60 billion in federal spending has been allocated towards advancing environmental justice efforts. This is the single-largest investment ever focused on closing the gap between racial and socioeconomic disparities in infrastructure and climate resilie…
  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]
February 11, 2023 at 4:00 PM

JUST IN: Cook Report already says 5 of our members are in DANGER

This year will be a make-or-break for our Members. John, The first Cook Political Report for the next election cycle just came out, and five of our Members’ seats were already listed as “toss ups.” Half of the toss-ups in the report are SEEC Members, which means we’re at the cente…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
February 10, 2023 at 5:33 PM

GOP votes NO but takes credit for IRA

We all know exactly how much credit they deserve for these investments coming to their communities (a.k.a. ZERO!). John, Our unemployment rate is the lowest it’s been since 1969 — and we don’t have the GOP to thank for it. Every single Republican in Congress voted against Presiden…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
February 8, 2023 at 11:37 PM

Strong climate action was front and center during Biden’s SOTU

As President Biden said last night, “The climate crisis doesn’t care if your state is red or blue.” Republicans in Congress are unwilling to support the clean energy fight, so SEEC Members need a strong offense to make big climate gains and retake the House in 2024. John, Last nig…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
February 6, 2023 at 8:08 PM

A tale of two states: why electing pro-climate leaders matters

While Minnesota shows us the opportunity that exists in the states to push for a clean energy future, Texas also shows us the challenges of relying on red states to get with the program. That’s why we have to keep the pressure on legislators in gas-favoring states like Texas to make sure we can k…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
February 5, 2023 at 6:14 PM

Matt Gaetz: “Drill, baby, drill — unless it’s in my backyard”

This is hypocrisy at its finest. GOP members like Matt Gaetz can’t stand on a soapbox decrying the devastating impacts of fossil fuel drilling when it exclusively impacts their states and expect to get a pat on the back for it. As federal officials, they need to make sure we’re finding solutions …
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
February 4, 2023 at 6:08 PM

the next legislative showdown: the 2023 farm bill

There’s a lot at stake here, John. These conservation programs cover a wide range of issues affecting our farmers, including soil health, food waste, electrification, climate resilience, and more. And Farm Bill reauthorizations only happen once every five years. That means we have one shot at get…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
February 1, 2023 at 7:11 PM

The GOP is LASHING OUT against Wall Street 👀

That’s right, Kevin McCarthy, Ron DeSantis, and House Republicans are pushing out a narrative of “woke capitalism” as a way to scare and shame companies from advancing climate change policies. They’re trying to elevate responsible corporate climate practices into their identity politics. …
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
January 31, 2023 at 11:37 PM

It’s not mission accomplished — yet

President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act — that SEEC Members pushed through Congress last year — is an incredible jumping-off point for this 100% clean energy goal. But if we’re going to get this done by 2035, we can’t just bank on federal action. John, AInstead of the usual doo…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
January 30, 2023 at 9:18 PM

One of the world’s ice boxes is defrosting...

Studying the region’s consistent record of ice core data (a.k.a. “frozen time capsules that allow scientists to reconstruct climate far into the past”), reachers have found clear effects of global warming reaching the remote, high-elevation areas of central-north Greenland. John, …
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
January 29, 2023 at 5:30 PM

We’ve been ignoring wild bees at our peril

When most folks think of bees, they are thinking of honey bees – a nonnative species that was brought over to the United States from Europe hundreds of years ago. And while honey bees did suffer a decline in the 2000s due to pesticides, parasitic mites, and the loss of habitats, honey bee colonie…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
January 28, 2023 at 5:20 PM

BREAKING: McCarthy’s first drilling bill PASSED

This bill is designed to severely limit Biden’s authority to tap into the SPR unless a plan is produced to increase oil and gas leasing on federal plans. They don’t want Biden to use our reserves to help the American people, like he did after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. They want to make his han…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
January 25, 2023 at 3:53 PM

your thoughts on carbon capture?

Instead of pumping oil and gas out of the earth, instead they should be required to pump carbon dioxide back in. John, When you make a mess, you clean it up. That’s how it’s supposed to go. But when it comes to the fossil fuel industry, the rules don’t apply. For decades, big oil …
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
January 24, 2023 at 10:15 PM

HGTV hosts getting paid by Fossil Fuels?!?

This isn’t small potatoes, John; PERC is planning to spend $13 million on this anti-clean energy campaign this year! John, this can’t be legal. The New York Times reported that the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC) is paying influencers to promote fossil fuel use and d…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
January 22, 2023 at 4:41 PM

[DEMAND ACTION] Gas price hikes MUST stop

In a year when average Americans struggled to pay to fill their tanks, Big Oil raked in record profits. Combined, they made over $200 BILLION in profits last year. That’s because executives of the major oil companies are using international turmoil as an excuse to pad their bottom line by gouging…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
January 21, 2023 at 4:39 PM

The center of the GOP’s new culture war...

With 47 million American households still using gas stoves, we can’t afford to sit back and do nothing while so many lives are at risk. That’s why SEEC members like Representative Don Beyer wrote a letter to the CPSC last month urging them to take action. John, Republicans have f…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
January 20, 2023 at 4:34 PM

Manatees: on the right track, miles to go

Manatee deaths dropped last year, a critical slowdown for the species' survival! But we’re not out of the woods yet, FIRSTNAME/team, chronic starvation is still on the rise for manatees. In fact, starvation has now outpaced boat strikes as a major threat to the sea cow’s survival. …
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
January 18, 2023 at 4:26 PM

signs of repair to the ozone layer

According to a just-released United Nations report, if the progress continues, the ozone layer will return to its 1980 levels over the coming decades. After years of action and focus, we’re finally seeing the results for which we’ve been working and advocating. John, Good news! Sc…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
January 17, 2023 at 9:57 PM

still cleaning up Trump’s mess

The Trump administration was a colossal failure in so many different areas, and President Biden has spent the first two years of his presidency cleaning up the mess left behind. John, The Trump administration was a colossal failure in so many different areas, and President Biden …
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
January 15, 2023 at 7:31 PM

GOP already trying to gut our public lands

John, After an embarrassing, days-long debacle to elect a speaker, the House GOP is already gunning for our public lands. A provision in the new House rules package that Republicans passed would make it easier to transfer ownership of federal public lands to state or local govern…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
January 14, 2023 at 7:32 PM

CO2 emissions jumped up AGAIN in 2022

One piece of silver lining is that for the first time, renewable energy sources surpassed coal in energy production for the first time ever. John, we’ve got some good and bad news. We’ll give you the bad news first: U.S. carbon emissions rose 1.3% last year. At a time when we need…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
January 13, 2023 at 5:16 PM

Meet the new leadership team!

Our new leadership team will be focused on building on these wins and ensuring their proper execution in the 118th Congress. John: Please join us in welcoming our new leadership team for the 118th Congress! Reps. Doris Matsui — Co-Chair Rep. Mike Quigley — Co-Chair  Rep. Paul Ton…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
January 12, 2023 at 4:38 PM

GOP targeting climate activists?!

As part of their so-called investigations, vengeful Republicans are threatening to use subpoenas to obtain donation and funding information from climate groups. John, Even with the slimmest of majorities in the House, Congressional Republicans are already trying to intimidate pro…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
January 9, 2023 at 9:30 PM

the 118th Congress is now in session

We can only assume that from here on out, we’ll have to fight twice as hard to defend the progress we’ve made fighting climate change. John, After four days and fifteen votes, the 118th Congress has begun, and Rep. Kevin McCarthy holds the Speaker’s gavel. This level of chaos in se…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
January 8, 2023 at 5:25 PM

WATER EMERGENCY: Drought drives Southern California to its limits

Southern California’s megadrought has had far-reaching consequences. John, this is not a drill: Southern California’s Metropolitan Water District (MWD) has declared a regional drought emergency.   This 23-year-long megadrought is pushing the entire region to its limits. Water conse…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
January 7, 2023 at 5:20 PM

A wetter and stormier Arctic

the Arctic has been warming four times quicker than the global average rate John, According to the 2022 Arctic Report Card, an annual report compiled by nearly 150 experts from 11 different nations and published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Arc…
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
January 5, 2023 at 5:27 PM

We’re the last offensive line in the House

The Select Committee on the Climate Crisis deserves tremendous praise for setting out a vision for Congress to follow, and then making sure that vision became a reality. John, As Republicans prepare to take over Congress, House Democrats are celebrating their huge wins in tackling …
  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
January 3, 2023 at 3:05 PM

Thank you

John, To start the new year, we’d like to share some good news with you: Thanks to your help, we were able to reach our end-of-year goal! 2022 was an incredible year, John. SEEC and the Biden administration were able to deliver huge wins for our environment. We are so proud of ev…