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  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]
May 21, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Gearing up for SCOTUS’s attacks on clean energy

The conservative-dominated court is going to try everything to strike down the new EPA power plant rule John, the EPA’s new power plant rule is all but guaranteed to be taken to the Supreme Court, and we need to be ready to pass legislation that backs up the agency’s carbon emissio…
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May 20, 2023 at 3:30 PM

GOP coming for endangered species one by one

We’re seeing a really alarming trend in Congress right now, John. John: Republicans in Congress are blatantly disregarding the Endangered Species Act. PROTECT OUR ENDANGERED SPECIES » This move is unprecedented, team. The Endangered Species Act (ESA) has been a historically stron…
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May 18, 2023 at 8:08 PM

Time’s running out to stop McCarthy

We have no time to waste. John, Nearly a month later, Speaker McCarthy is STILL holding the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) hostage in his debt ceiling bill. The clock is ticking on this; our economy and progress on tackling the climate crisis are all on the line. Our SEEC Members ha…
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May 17, 2023 at 3:28 PM

2023 Hurricane season forecast: dark skies ahead

These catastrophic hurricanes are already becoming the new normal—We need to act urgently to prevent things from getting even worse. John, get your hurricane supplies ready. Because the University of Arizona has released its hurricane season forecast, and they predict it’ll be a bi…
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  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]
May 16, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Biodiversity is bridging the climate divide

We’ve only got one planet, so we have to put in the work to protect our at-risk habitats John, Congress may not often agree, but if there’s one thing everyone, regardless of their political affiliation, can get behind, it’s that we need to conserve the biodiversity of our critical …
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May 13, 2023 at 8:31 PM

Climate change threatens our polar balancing act

John, While on opposite ends of the Earth, the North and South poles are deeply connected. And now, new research published in Nature shows that previously unknown interdependence with the two poles has the potential to accelerate climate change. Here’s the science behind it: The A…
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May 12, 2023 at 3:01 PM

We’re *literally* driving our carbon emissions down

Thanks to IRA, we’re getting more EVs on the road AND leaving behind fewer carbon emissions. John, in just two years following its passage in Congress, President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act has already drastically improved the trajectory of our global carbon emissions. In their…
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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
May 11, 2023 at 5:02 PM

BREAKING: EPA power plant regulations

Another legal battle is *almost guaranteed* John, a new proposal from the EPA could be our golden ticket to cutting our carbon pollution in half by 2030 — but we’ll have to get it through the fossil fuel industry and their allies in Congress first. STAND WITH SEEC » Until now, th…
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May 9, 2023 at 8:02 PM

The latest anti-climate lie

The GOP and their fossil fuel donors are trying to stop our climate progress. John, Whales are currently dying at an alarming rate, predominantly because of fishing gear entanglement, vessel strikes, and climate change. There are currently fewer than 350 North Atlantic Right Whales…
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May 7, 2023 at 5:15 PM

Americans have spoken: The climate crisis can't wait

Our Members are leading the charge to put climate issues at the top of Congress’s priority list John, the majority of Americans agree: Climate change needs to be addressed right now. In a new survey from CBS-YouGov, 53 percent of Americans said our climate crisis can’t wait — we ne…
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May 6, 2023 at 6:15 PM

HUGE update on our coral reefs

Scientists just found a potential vaccine against one of the deadliest coral diseases (!!) John, a new solution for one of marine researchers’ biggest headaches just entered the chat. Bacterial probiotic treatments. Sounds pretty glamorous, right? Well, for coral reefs along Florid…
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May 3, 2023 at 7:02 PM

Coming to bat for our 🦇

John, we've successfully saved endangered species before, and we can do it again for the bats. John, Protecting vulnerable species from the worst climate change threats means more than just focusing on the polar bears and blue whales. It’s also about the animals that may not get th…
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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]
May 2, 2023 at 9:30 PM

Expediting a clean energy future

Our coalition of climate champions is ready to back this all the way to the President’s desk. John, A multi-system approach to reform our permitting practices is gearing up for a formal introduction in the House — and our coalition of climate champions is working to get it all the …
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  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]
April 30, 2023 at 7:00 PM

A SCOTUS date may be on the horizon...

This month, a Republican federal court ruled to block WOTUS in 24 states John, Republicans are pulling all the stops to block President Biden’s Clean Water Rule. As part of their latest crusade against water quality protections, a Republican-leaning federal court blocked the Waters…
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April 29, 2023 at 3:31 PM

Toxicity on tap

The EPA is still coming up short — but our Members are on the case John, Despite proposing new regulations on ‘forever chemicals’ (otherwise known as PFAS) in public drinking water systems, a new study shows that when it comes to keeping pollutants out of our water, the EPA is stil…
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April 27, 2023 at 6:16 PM

BREAKING: McCarthy’s IRA overhaul PASSED

This is the latest and most lethal attack on the historic climate progress our SEEC Members made with the Inflation Reduction Act. John, Yesterday, House Republicans passed their debt ceiling bill that will completely topple our climate progress. This is the latest and most lethal…
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April 26, 2023 at 7:51 PM

Our farmers are counting on us, John.

With agriculture responsible for producing 11% of US greenhouse gas emissions in 2020, it is more important than ever to invest in initiatives that can help to mitigate these effects and protect the environment. John, House Republicans are taking every chance they get to destroy th…
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April 25, 2023 at 9:17 PM

President Biden: Climate Warrior

We believe that protecting the White House and electing a pro-climate majority in the House is key to continuing the progress we've made so far. John, We’re sure you’ve seen the news: Today, President Biden announced he is seeking reelection in 2024. We know climate change will be…
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April 24, 2023 at 9:17 PM

Our cities’ futures are looking greener 🌲

SEEC Members made this all possible. John, Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden Administration is allocating $1 billion toward urban forestry in cities and towns nationwide. John, it's a significant step toward creating more sustainable and livable cities. This investm…
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  David, SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]
April 22, 2023 at 4:32 PM

How fossil fools are changing our fight this Earth Day

From bipartisanship to Big Oil buy-outs Happy Earth Day, John! Given the current conversation surrounding climate change here in Washington D.C., it’s pretty hard to believe that Earth Day actually began as a bipartisan environmental movement. Prior to Earth Day’s origin, the gener…
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April 21, 2023 at 5:07 PM

Paris Climate goals are now within arms-reach

This good news will help power-up our climate fight 💪 John, We have some good news on climate change. Thanks to President Biden’s aggressive climate initiatives and SEEC Members passing the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), we can actually reach our Paris Climate Agreement goals! But…
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April 20, 2023 at 5:56 PM

McCarthy slipping our planet a “poison pill”

Speaker McCarthy has no shame. John, Congress is back in session, and Speaker McCarthy is taking every chance he gets to destroy our climate progress. His latest tactic? Holding key climate pieces in the Inflation Reduction Act hostage during the debt ceiling debate. STOP MCCARTH…
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April 18, 2023 at 9:07 PM

Arctic’s permafrost is a toxic ticking time bomb

This isn’t a fix we can make overnight The Arctic is headed toward a full-on toxic meltdown, John. For decades, everything from aggressive drilling practices and invasive mining explorations to risky military base testing has been fair game in the icy northern tundra — in large par…
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April 16, 2023 at 5:57 PM

SIGN ON: Put the pedal to the metal for EV growth

It’s vital that we continue the transition to zero-emission vehicles that will clean up our air and help protect us from the climate crisis at every opportunity available. John, The Environmental Protection Agency just unveiled new proposals that will completely rev up our electr…
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  SEEC PAC Wildlife Watch · [email protected]
April 15, 2023 at 6:15 PM

One third of all marine animals could vanish within 30 years

John, Our oceans are one of our planet’s biggest buffers against climate change. But as we continue casting ridiculous amounts of carbon (and subsequently, rising temperatures) into our environment, we’re pushing past the ocean’s capacity to mitigate our damage to the climate. An…
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April 13, 2023 at 7:30 PM

The whole deep ocean current is headed for collapse

We’re moving at light-year speed toward dire climate repercussions John, New findings from the Climate Change Research Centre at the University of New South Wales shows that the runoff from glaciers will create a rapid slowdown of our major global deep ocean current as soon as 2050…
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April 11, 2023 at 9:13 PM

A recipe for natural disasters

It’s much more than just bad luck, it’s a bad combo of geography and climate change. John, It seems like year after year, we see more and more horrendous natural disasters wreaking havoc across the country. In fact, the United States leads the world in weather-related catastrophes…
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April 10, 2023 at 3:30 PM

Cutting the red tape on green projects

While Speaker McCarthy and House Republicans are all “drill baby drill,” our SEEC Members are taking initiative to pave the way for a new clean energy era. John, After Speaker McCarthy pushed his pro-polluter H.R. 1 through the House this month, SEEC Members Sean Casten and Mike L…
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April 8, 2023 at 7:30 PM

Monarch butterflies are plummeting to extinction

They’re losing their habitats at an alarming rate. John, The true mark of spring is the northern return of the monarch butterfly. But this year, we can expect to see a lot fewer of them thanks to climate change. According to a recent report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Mexi…
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April 6, 2023 at 7:57 PM

Dozens of sea star species are hurtling towards extinction

Without thriving sea star populations, we could seriously see climate change take a turn for the worse. John, The largest outbreak of any disease affecting sea life in history is here. And it could accelerate climate change’s effects on all of us. A mysterious and sinister illness…
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April 5, 2023 at 8:00 PM

IPCC: our food systems aren’t secure

Food systems solutions are critical to stopping these catastrophic climate outcomes John, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) just sounded the alarm for food production. Their latest report details that between rising temperatures, widespread droug…
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April 5, 2023 at 1:20 PM

Tell Norfolk Southern: Don’t Walk Away

East Palestine needs support for the months and years ahead. John, The attention may be moving away from East Palestine, Ohio, but that does not mean Norfolk Southern should. Ohio residents are still dealing with the damage after the train containing carcinogenic chemicals deraile…
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April 2, 2023 at 6:01 PM

Uncharted waters with ocean temperatures

These warming ocean trends emphasize what SEEC and the latest IPCC report have been calling for: The time for action is now. John, Once again, we’re breaking records we never wanted to. Ocean temperatures have already reached a record-high 21 degrees Celsius this year, with waters…
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April 1, 2023 at 3:01 PM

Happy Fossil Fool’s Day

McCarthy and his anti-climate cronies are dancing like puppets for their Big Oil bank John, care to wager how much money Kevin McCarthy accepted from Big Oil and Gas in the 2022 election cycle? If you guessed over half a million dollars, you’d be correct! KEEP BIG OIL OUT OF D.C.…
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  SEEC PAC Fundraising HQ · [email protected]
March 31, 2023 at 5:53 PM

With 15 SEEC seats at risk, this is a deadline we can’t miss

We need to be ready to defend + expand our green seats Our first FEC reporting deadline of the year is tonight. Chip in to help us meet our $20,000 goal before midnight » HELP REACH OUR GOAL John, House Republicans have made it clear that they want to keep our pro-clima…
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  David, SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]
March 30, 2023 at 9:33 PM

Donors like you power our climate fight

When we have resources in our warchest, we can invest early and often in pro-climate candidates. John, if you need proof of the power of your donation, look no further than the results of the 2022 election. No one expected Democrats to win as many House seats as we did last Novemb…
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March 30, 2023 at 4:10 PM

BREAKING: Polluters Over People Act PASSED

This exposes McCarthy’s agenda for what it REALLY is: John, Today, House Republicans passed a bill that will completely overhaul our climate progress. Speaker McCarthy calls this bill a “counter to President Biden’s attack on domestic energy.” We call it reckless endangerment. Cli…
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March 28, 2023 at 8:08 PM

What’s lurking in our oceans 👀

A massive sargassum seaweed blob is heading our way… John, There’s something lurking in the water… And it’s making its way toward Florida, ready to wreak havoc on this summer’s beachgoers… No, it’s not Jaws or a sea monster. It’s a giant sargassum seaweed blob — twice the width of…
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March 26, 2023 at 3:15 PM

The Courts are coming for clean water

We need to be ready for whatever the courts throw at us John, the Trump-packed courts have already tried to stall our climate initiatives, but now? They’re coming for our clean water. Chip in to help SEEC Members combat any moves the federal courts take to jeopardize our clean wat…
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March 25, 2023 at 6:30 PM

Antarctica is on the verge of a meltdown

As the climate continues to warm, Antarctic sea ice will continue to decline — and sea levels will continue to rise. John, Antarctica is on the verge of a serious meltdown. Over the last 44 years, scientists have been tracking how much sea ice is floating around Antarctica’s coast…
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March 24, 2023 at 5:15 PM

IPCC warns: truly our last chance

It’s now or never to stop the worst climate threats from becoming a reality. John, this week brought some big news regarding the state of climate change. We wish it was good news. The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its latest report, and t…
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March 22, 2023 at 5:01 PM

New saying: there’s plenty of plastics in the sea...

(since plastic will outweigh fish in the ocean) John, We know that plastic pollution is piling up in our oceans… but just how much is there? According to new research published in the journal Plos One, 171 trillion tons of plastic particles are floating in our oceans. Collectively,…
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March 21, 2023 at 10:30 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…
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March 21, 2023 at 9:00 PM

GOP’s H.R.1: Polluters Over People Act

We won’t let them undo the climate gains we’ve worked so hard to make John, do you remember when Republicans were patting themselves on the back for those new clean energy jobs in their districts? Yeah, so do we. But now, those same Republicans just unveiled legislation to repeal c…
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March 19, 2023 at 3:00 PM

🚨15 SEEC Members have GOP targets on their backs🚨

This is a make-or-break moment for our members. This is not a drill, John: The Republican National Campaign Committee (NRCC) released their 2024 “targets.” 🚨15 SEEC Members are on the list!🚨 On top of that 8 of them are freshman members — the seats we’ve worked so hard to win last …
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March 18, 2023 at 6:30 PM

23 dead whales reveal a horrifying trend

We need to double-down on our efforts to protect whales from becoming yet another victim to climate change. John, we’re overwhelmed with grief. Since December, 23 dead whales have washed onto East Coast shores — an alarmingly high rate that is concerning scientists. Through a serie…
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  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]
March 16, 2023 at 3:15 PM

[SIGN ON] Urban areas need more tree coverage

Trees are a simple and cost-effective solution to rising heat-related deaths in urban areas. John, As cities continue to get warmer in the face of climate change, urban communities across the globe are facing rising levels of heat-related deaths. Good news, though: These increasing…
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March 15, 2023 at 8:15 PM

Preventing a 21st century Dust Bowl

If we don’t learn from history, we’ll be doomed to repeat it. John, Some Republicans have made it abundantly clear that they would rather work our farmlands to death than rebuild a healthier ecosystem. Congressional Republicans like Chuck Grassley have gone on tirades about how the…
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March 13, 2023 at 6:30 PM

PFAS are being found in rather personal places...

PFAS are found everywhere…including in your toilet paper. John, There’s something sinister hiding in your bathroom. Research published in Environmental Science and Technology Letters has found evidence of forever chemicals in toilet paper — which could be the culprit for PFAS ente…
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March 12, 2023 at 4:30 PM

Norfolk Southern's solution: keep on burnin’

One thing’s for certain, we cannot and will not let environmental disasters like these become our new normal. John, FIRST: Back in February, a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in Ohio. THEN: A controlled burn of the said chemicals created highly toxic d…
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