SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]

August 4, 2023 at 3:38 PM

Oceans changing colors: our climate’s mood ring

Our oceans’ colors are changing, and its rising temperature spells bad news for the planet. John, Here at SEEC PAC, we’re not ones to live by horoscopes. But when our climate’s mood ring changes colors, we take notice. Over the last two decades, researchers have been closely monito…

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August 2, 2023 at 8:54 PM

What’s going on with the sea lions?

A story that’s not in the headlines Hi there, John, We’re sure you’ve heard all about the unusual behavior of some animals this summer, from orcas to otters, but we’re here to tell you about a story that’s not in the headlines. Sea lions on the California coast have been washing up…

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  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]

August 1, 2023 at 9:05 PM

Greenland’s disappearing act

Greenland’s ice sheet disappeared once — and it’s on track to have another meltdown sooner than expected John, A new study out of the University of Vermont has dangerous implications for the future of our coastal cities. Greenland, as we’ve known it, has been predominantly covered …

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  SEEC PAC Policy Watch · [email protected]

July 31, 2023 at 8:45 PM

BREAKING: GOP trying to cut funding for American farmers

The GOP doesn’t care about the future of America, and it shows. BREAKING NEWS, John: Kevin McCarthy and his extreme right-wing caucus have introduced a bill to CUT support for American farmers and rural communities. That’s right, the GOP wants to take money out of the pockets of th…

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  SEEC PAC Legislative Alert · [email protected]

July 30, 2023 at 8:33 PM

Join SEEC Reps. AOC & Casar: Turn the grid green!

Will you join our SEEC Members in calling for turning our grid green? John, SEEC Members Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Greg Casar (D-T.X.) re-introduced the CHARGE Act in the House of Representatives last week. This bill would transform the United States’ power grid t…

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  SEEC Co-Chair Doris Matsui · [email protected]

July 28, 2023 at 6:39 PM

We’re leading the conservation fight 365 days a year, *every* year

SEEC is running an all-systems approach to protect our planet. Happy World Conservation Day, John! I’m Representative Doris Matsui — SEEC Co-Chair and Chair of SEEC’s Nature and Oceans Task Force. In a moment, I’ll tell you a bit about what today means to me. But in honor of World …

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  SEEC PAC Policy Watch · [email protected]

July 27, 2023 at 9:32 PM

STOP GOP: Endangered species under attack!!!

Republicans are willing to let endangered species die out so that they can deliver for their polluter friends. BREAKING NEWS, John: The House of Representatives has PASSED resolutions that are directly attacking protections offered by the Endangered Species Act. These Republican-l…

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  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]

July 25, 2023 at 9:32 PM

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s district is cashing in because of the Inflation Reduction Act

The landmark climate bill is paving the way for rural America’s renaissance John, if you can’t beat ‘em, invest a couple billion dollars to create new, clean energy jobs in their congressional districts. At least, that’s what Joe Biden’s doing to get Marjorie Taylor Greene’s distri…

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July 23, 2023 at 3:47 PM

These are records that we don’t want broken.

This year has seen more than 90 days with maximum temperatures exceeding 100 degrees across the US. John,  Summertime is meant to be the season of getting outside and enjoying great weather. Not this year. From coast to coast, it’s been the summer of climate change. All along the S…

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July 22, 2023 at 7:33 PM

ALERT: GOP slashing EPA funding!

The House GOP is at it again, John. John, this is starting to feel like Groundhog Day. House Republicans are attempting to massively cut funding for the EPA…just like how Trump wreaked havoc on the agency when he was president. In their latest stunt, they’re trying to strip billion…

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  SEEC Vice Chair Matt Cartwright · [email protected]

July 21, 2023 at 8:15 PM

Here’s our game plan for 2024:

We’re investing early, aggressively, and consistently so we can protect and expand our climate coalition. John, 2022 was a record-breaking year for SEEC. With your support, we were able to re-elect over 95 percent of our pro-environment candidates to Congress. And since 2022, more …

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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]

July 18, 2023 at 4:28 PM

Extreme heat is just the beginning, John

June 2023 was the hottest June ever recorded. John, We’ll cut right to the chase. June 2023 was the hottest June ever recorded in our history. According to lead scientists at Berkeley Earth, an environmental data analysis group, we can expect these temperature records to be broken …

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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]

July 16, 2023 at 5:06 PM

We can’t treat this as normal, John.

We cannot be complacent in the face of climate change. John, It feels like every year we’ve had once-in-a-lifetime weather events. This summer, the planet has broken record after record for extreme heat while disasters have struck across the country, from Vermont to Phoenix. Accord…

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  SEEC PAC Judicial Watch · [email protected]

July 15, 2023 at 3:11 PM

Why does the Supreme Court hate the environment?

If there’s one thing we know we can count on, it’s that the Supreme Court will do the wrong thing for the environment. John, FIRST: SCOTUS used West Virginia v. EPA to shred clean air regulations.  THEN: They applied the same logic from that case to attack the Clean Water Act.  N…

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  SEEC Vice Chair Chellie Pingree · [email protected]

July 13, 2023 at 7:31 PM

We’re making sure food stays on your table for generations to come

Why grassroots support on the Farm Bill is so important: John, you’ve probably seen my name in a few of these emails, so I thought it was time I introduced myself. I’m Representative Chellie Pingree, SEEC Vice Chair.  Right now, I’m leading SEEC’s Climate and Agricultural Task For…

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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]

July 11, 2023 at 9:31 PM

Join Rep. Lloyd Doggett in the fight against plastic pollution!

Plastics are one of the most pervasive pollutants in the world. John, Today, we wanted to tell you about an effort led by SEEC Member Lloyd Doggett (TX) and more than 60 other pro-climate members of Congress to urge the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take a stronger stanc…

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  SEEC Vice Chair Matt Cartwright · [email protected]

July 10, 2023 at 3:14 PM

Two-thirds of Americans agree — but of us most don’t even realize it

Here at SEEC, we’re bringing the climate megaphone to Congress. John, it’s Matt Cartwright — SEEC PAC Chair. There’s a big, green elephant in our country right now: Our climate fight. And it’s past time we bring it to the front and center of our kitchen-table discussions. UNITE FO…

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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]

July 9, 2023 at 7:35 PM

Have you noticed less birdsong in the mornings, John?

In the last 50 years, 3 BILLION individual birds have disappeared from our skies. John, One in eight bird species are facing extinction right now, according to BirdLife, an international conservation NGO. In the United States alone, nearly 3 BILLION individual birds have disappeare…

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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]

July 6, 2023 at 9:32 PM

As deforestation surges, our world is even more at risk.

We need to get the world back on track. John, New research from the World Resources Institute (WRI) has shown that, rather than slowing global deforestation as world leaders pledged to do at COP26, an area of tropical forest the size of Switzerland was lost in 2022. That’s about 11…

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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]

July 5, 2023 at 3:21 PM

BREAKING: Endangered species protections restored by Biden

The Endangered Species Act is back, John John, for once, we have good news for you.  Four years ago, Donald Trump and his administration stripped protections away from America’s threatened and endangered species, making these animals even more vulnerable, and making it so that corp…

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July 3, 2023 at 8:55 PM

This statistic is frightening, John

It's going to be a long, hot, summer, John John,  Everyone expects it to be hot in the summer, but not this hot. Scientists tracking alerts sent by the National Weather Service have found that more than half of Americans have lived under an extreme weather alert since May, especial…

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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]

July 1, 2023 at 5:27 PM

Heat waves and crops don’t mix

The climate crisis is killing off one of our most important crops John, our food supply is in peril. In the last 40 years, catastrophic heat waves have become 16 times more common in America’s Midwest, according to a new study in the journal NPJ Climate and Atmospheric Science. Th…

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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]

June 30, 2023 at 4:15 PM

Fighting for the environment is a full-time job, John

We need your help to reach tonight’s fundraising deadline so we can elect more pro-climate candidates in 2024. John, Thanks to your support, SEEC members have spent the last six months fighting for pro-climate policies in Congress. And despite the Republican House majority’s consis…

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  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]

June 29, 2023 at 8:16 PM

Winning campaigns aren’t built overnight

We need the resources to give our candidates and recruits support from Day One. John, In the 2022 midterms, we did something nobody thought we could — we elected the most SEEC Members to Congress yet. And we were only able to accomplish it with early and consistent support from gra…

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  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]

June 27, 2023 at 7:27 PM

Thanks to IRA, it pays to go green 💸

Here’s how: John, It’s no secret that we’re big fans of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) around here. We know it’s not only poised to put our country on a fast pass to a clean energy future, but it’ll also help millions of Americans save money and reduce their carbon footprints in…

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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]

June 25, 2023 at 6:13 PM

TOP GOP: IRA is STILL in their crosshairs

There’s only one way we can end these attacks once and for all… John, we’re not out of the woods yet. After the debt ceiling crisis largely left the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)’s climate provisions mostly intact, did you really think the attacks would stop? Hardly. Over the past …

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June 24, 2023 at 4:38 PM

Declining shark populations put us all at risk, John.

A healthy reef is one with a stable shark population, even if that sounds scary to us humans. John,  Scientists have made an alarming discovery about the health of our oceans. A new study of nearly 400 coral reefs around the world found that populations of sharks have declined 60% …

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  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]

June 23, 2023 at 8:41 PM

Republicans just tried to take us backward in our fight against air pollution

President Biden’s veto just protected 72 million Americans John, You know the saying: The green pen is mightier than the anti-climate sword — or at least, that’s how the adage goes with climate-forward leadership at the helm. Earlier this month, Republicans in D.C. tried to slash t…

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  SEEC PAC Public Health Watch · [email protected]

June 22, 2023 at 6:24 PM

3 million abandoned oil and gas wells threaten our health

John,  The hazardous air pollutants produced by active oil and gas wells have long held the spotlight for scientists and public health agencies, and for good reason. But a recent study out of Western Pennsylvania is highlighting a previously overlooked threat to residents of our n…

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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]

June 20, 2023 at 8:02 PM

“Climate refugees” are already at our doorsteps.

The way we see it, there are only two options left: John, we are running out of time. A recent study published in Nature Sustainability points to a terrifying future: With the current climate crisis trajectory, nearly half of the world’s population will be forced to relocate by the…

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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]

June 18, 2023 at 6:36 PM

Literal gridlock in clean energy progress

Don’t worry, our SEEC Members are working to solve it: John, We’ve got our wires crossed (around the energy grid, that is). Here’s the situation: The most effective way to reach our emission goals and avoid a climate catastrophe is rapidly switching to clean energy nationwide. And …

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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]

June 17, 2023 at 3:18 PM

John, we’re losing the Arctic.

Without sea ice, heatwaves, wildfires, and flooding like what we've seen in recent years will only mark the beginning of increasingly extreme weather events. John, a new study just found that the Arctic ocean could be ice-free for several months of the year as soon as 2030 — if we…

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June 15, 2023 at 10:57 PM

McCarthy just made safety a culture war issue

Are gas stoves really a freedom issue? BREAKING: House GOP Attacks Safety Measures Help SEEC PAC fight back against McCarthy’s anti-climate culture war DONATE John, Kevin McCarthy has made his next move against environmental and safety regulations. This time, he’s taken aim at… …

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June 14, 2023 at 7:31 PM

Onshore wind energy’s second renaissance

We’ve got SEEC Co-Chair Paul Tonko to thank for leading the wind energy charge in Congress. John, the benefits of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) just keep rolling in. The U.S. wind market has taken some pretty heavy hits over the last few years, leading to a worris…

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  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]

June 13, 2023 at 10:18 PM

More Trump climate messes to clean up

Our Members are ensuring clean air and responsible refuse practices in every corner of the country. John, it’s 2023 and our SEEC Members are still cleaning up Trump’s messes. An ally only to big checks and deep pockets, the former president put pressure on the Environmental Protect…

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  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]

June 10, 2023 at 3:05 PM

The anti-climate right just made their next plan of attack clear

The GOP is gunning for the Farm Bill — but we’re not going to let them touch it. John, Matt Gaetz just made the anti-climate right’s next plan of attack clear: “A lot of the IRA green energy stuff that we sought repeal of in the [debt ceiling bill] we will probably seek repe…

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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]

June 9, 2023 at 3:16 PM

New Record! Worst wildfire smoke in U.S. recorded history!

Wildfires — and climate change — don’t care about international borders. John, Summertime is meant to be the time to spend your days outside, enjoying the good weather. So far, that’s not in the forecast for millions in the U.S. That’s because smoke from Canadian wildfires is comin…

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  SEEC PAC Ocean Watch · [email protected]

June 8, 2023 at 9:30 PM

Honoring World Oceans Day by taking action

We know that gaining support for this important bill extends far beyond the walls of Congress. Happy World Oceans Day, John! Today, we rally all around the world to strengthen and support the health of our oceans and pave the way for a healthy and sustainable climate future. Howeve…

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June 7, 2023 at 2:31 PM

Summer blackouts are a recipe for disaster

Increasing numbers of Americans are suffering from the devastating impact of extreme weather events. John, we know you’ve definitely felt the difference over the past few summers. Temperatures are higher and heat waves stretch on longer than normal. And there’s no question that cli…

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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]

June 5, 2023 at 10:16 PM

*This* is why we elect climate-forward leaders

The clean energy measures our Members are fighting for are working — the proof is in the numbers. John, we’re hitting your inbox this Monday with really promising news: The intensity of methane emissions from the oil and gas industry’s 100 top emitters fell 28 percent between 2019 …

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  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]

June 4, 2023 at 3:34 PM

We’re entering a sixth mass extinction — and we are to blame

If we don’t take action, we could see a huge erasure of some of our most beloved creatures. John, a new study just found our global loss of wildlife is more alarming than we realize — and we are to blame. PROTECT OUR WILDLIFE » Researchers took a look at more than 70,000 species …

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  SEEC PAC HQ · [email protected]

June 2, 2023 at 4:39 PM

SEEC Members Katie Porter + Andy Kim are paving the way for a secure climate future

John, Our Members are working tirelessly to ensure we have a national strategy to combat one of the biggest threats to the safety of our families and the stability of the international community — the global climate crisis. SUPPORT SEEC'S CLIMATE FIGHT » Last week, SEEC Climate …

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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]

June 1, 2023 at 7:30 PM

🚨 We’re about to pass the Paris Climate threshold 🚨

This isn’t just a test. It’s a wake up call that we need to take immediate action against climate change. John, this is not a drill 🔽 The World Meteorological Organization has just released its latest analysis, revealing an alarming forecast: <Global temperatures are on track to…

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  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]

May 31, 2023 at 8:01 PM

After today’s debt ceiling vote, SEEC PAC keeps soldiering on

We’ve taken some licks from McCarthy’s hostage-taking exercise with the American economy, but we’ll never give up the fight. John: A debt ceiling deal is looming in Congress, and a crucial vote is scheduled to take place on the House floor today. And McCarthy’s priorities of short-…

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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]

May 30, 2023 at 7:32 PM

Our dependency on plastic is toxic

We need to hold producers accountable. John, our plastic crisis is at emergency status. We’re churning out trillions of pounds of this stuff annually, and it’s no wonder — plastic is everywhere, from our product packaging to common household items like toilet paper. And here’s the …

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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]

May 28, 2023 at 6:38 PM

Worse than we thought: 50 years of natural disasters

Those nearly 12,000 disasters aren’t an unlucky streak, John. They are the result of our lack of action to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions causing a rapidly warming planet and a rapidly changing climate. John: The United Nations just released a report that shows 12,000 disaster…

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  SEEC PAC HQ · [email protected]

May 26, 2023 at 6:46 PM

URGENT: SCOTUS stripped Clean Water Act protections

The Supreme Court just gutted the Clean Water Act — and with it, the EPA’s authority to police water pollution. Chip in to help us fight against the environmental impacts of this ruling by rushing a $25 donation now » RUSH A DONATION » John, yesterday, the Supreme Court made it a…

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  SEEC PAC · [email protected]

May 25, 2023 at 9:06 PM

Clean air is collateral in McCarthy’s anti-climate agenda

McCarthy and his climate-denying caucus want to keep trucks guzzling gas and spewing exhaust for all to inhale. John, Speaker McCarthy is at it again with this climate-denying agenda. Just this week, House Republicans passed a resolution to overturn the EPA’s heavy-duty vehicle pol…

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  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]

May 24, 2023 at 5:17 PM

5 Ways IRA is changing the game >>

These historic steps towards climate action and protection would not be possible without our SEEC Members. Thanks to your help in 2022, SEEC PAC was able to re-elect over 95% of our pro-environment members to the U.S. House of Representatives — defying the odds on a n…

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  SEEC PAC Team · [email protected]

May 23, 2023 at 9:31 PM

Manchin is trying to put us in climate gridlock

He’s got a vested interest in keeping his big ticket donors happy, no matter the environmental cost. John, Once again, Joe Manchin is poised to halt our clean energy progress, all because he wants to keep his big money oil and gas donors happy. SUPPORT SEEC'S CLEAN ENERGY FIGHT » …

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