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February 11, 2020 at 9:34 PM

RE: Petition: Divest state pension funds from fossil fuels

Dear friend, Did you see our email last month re: the coalition effort to press state government to divest state pension funds from fossil fuels?  If you haven't already signed the petition, sign today to help us with one more big push to get the message across to Governor Pritz…

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February 7, 2020 at 4:32 PM

​Invitation to March 4th, 2020 Clean Energy Lobby Day in Springfield

Dear friend and climate advocate, 350 Chicago and many other organizations across Illinois have been working hard to promote the Illinois Clean Energy Jobs Act - CEJA (HB3624/SB2132).  This important piece of legislation, if passed, will decarbonize the state’s electricity sector…

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February 4, 2020 at 5:00 PM

350 Chicago Newsletter - Feb 4, 2020

350 CHICAGO Newsletter Your newsletter for all things climate-related. ~ Feb 4, 2020 Good morning! This week, Australians call on their government to account for its inaction on climate; the EU debates the European Green Deal, which aims for carbon neutrality by 2050. In…

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January 30, 2020 at 4:37 AM

Join us this Sat, Feb 1st as we host Zero Hour

Please join us this Saturday, February 1st for our regular monthly meeting when we will be hosting our friends from Zero Hour, a youth-led international movement for climate and environmental justice. Hear from Zero Hour's Director of Partnerships Devishi Jha about what the or…

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January 25, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Petition: Divest state pension funds from fossil fuels

Dear friend and climate advocate, Nearly all public pension funds in the United States have investments in fossil fuel companies and are thus using tax dollars to support the powerful polluters causing the climate crisis. Aside from the obvious climate-related impacts…

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January 16, 2020 at 8:47 PM

CHANGE OF DATE for Outreach Committee Meeting due to Women's March

Due to a conflict with this Saturday's Women's March Chicago 2020, the upcoming 350 Chicago Outreach Committee meeting has been rescheduled for Saturday, January 25th at 10AM at the Lincoln Belmont Branch of the Chicago Public Library (1659 W. Melrose Street). Please be sure to u…

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January 3, 2020 at 3:28 PM

Monthly Meeting TOMORROW - Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign

Hi all, This Saturday, for our monthly meeting, we’ll be discussing and giving updates on our divestment campaign. For the meeting, we’ll provide a summary of where we’re at and then discuss steps forward, so this’ll be a good opportunity to learn about ways you might be involve…

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December 21, 2019 at 10:26 PM

Beat back this week's FERC ruling - take action today to support CEJA

Dear 350 Supporters, The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) passed a disastrous new ruling last Thursday that in effect subsidizes dirty fuel suppliers and will force consumers to use electricity generated from fossil fuels, regardless of their wishes. The new bi…

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December 3, 2019 at 7:37 PM

Monthly Meeting on Saturday - Rising Tide & Divestment

Hi all, Please join us for our next monthly meeting this coming Saturday, December 7th . We’ll be joined for this meeting by Rising Tide Chicago. Rising Tide is a network of groups and individuals that uses educational events, protests, creative activism, and direct action to dir…

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November 18, 2019 at 4:14 PM

Climate Events in THIS WEEK!

Hi All, Here are some climate change related events we want to bring to your attention. Not all events are hosted by us, but we plan to attend as 350 Chicago members. We ask you to join us! TONIGHT from Climate Pod with 350 Chicago: STILL TIME TO GET TICKETS! WHAT: Live ep…

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November 5, 2019 at 12:08 AM

Climate Events in November

Hi All, Here are some climate change related events we want to bring to your attention. Not all events are hosted by us, but we plan to attend as 350 Chicago members. We ask you to join us! November 9th from our friends at Rising Tide: WHAT: Potluck & Teach-In: Is Climate…

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November 1, 2019 at 10:17 PM

Monthly Meeting & New Member Info Session TOMORROW

Hi all, This Saturday, for our monthly meeting, we’ll be discussing our divestment campaign. We hope you’re able to join us! We’re in the midst of updating and refining our campaign to get the city of Chicago to divest from fossil fuels. So, if you’ve been thinking of getting mor…

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October 29, 2019 at 8:51 PM

Monthly Meeting & New Member Info Session THIS SATURDAY

Hi all, This Saturday, for our monthly meeting, we’ll be discussing our divestment campaign. We hope you’re able to join us! We’re in the midst of updating and refining our campaign to get the city of Chicago to divest from fossil fuels. So, if you’ve been thinking of getting mor…

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October 25, 2019 at 12:18 AM

TAKE ACTION REGARDING THE CLEAN ENERGY JOBS ACT

INVITATION TO OCTOBER 29 CLEAN ENERGY LOBBY DAY IN SPRINGFIELD - REGISTRATION CLOSES TOMORROW, OCTOBER 25! This year, 350 Chicago and many other organizations across Illinois have been working to promote the Clean Energy Jobs Act (HB3624/SB2132). During the summer, 350 Chicago v…

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October 15, 2019 at 2:55 PM

Event Nov 11th: Deep Decarbonization with Professor George Crabtree

Hello John, We wanted to let you know about a speaking event that we'll be hosting next month with local "green guru" and renowned scientist, George Crabtree. Join 350 Chicago and the DePaul University Institute for Nature and Culture for an evening of discussion on Deep Decarb…

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October 8, 2019 at 3:55 PM

OCT 13 Community Conversation on Clean Energy, Jobs and Environmental Justice

Join members of the community, policy experts, and state legislators for a discussion of how Illinois can lead the transition to clean energy and a just economy. We will discuss the future of distributed energy in the Oak Park area, and in all of Illinois. Featuring Sen. Don Harm…

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October 4, 2019 at 7:45 PM

Meeting TOMORROW with Extinction Rebellion!

John, Please come to our monthly meeting this Saturday, during which we’ll hear from Extinction Rebellion Chicago. Extinction Rebellion Chicago has organized several climate change actions around the city and has a big action planned for Monday, October 7th—just a couple days af…

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September 30, 2019 at 3:43 PM

An Evening with Naomi Klein @ Music Box

Hello all, This Wednesday night, come out and hear from one of the strongest voices of the environmental movement. Social activist, filmmaker, and bestselling author Naomi Klein will be discussing her new book ON FIRE: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal with 33rd Ward Alderman…

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September 26, 2019 at 11:54 AM

Climate Strike Tomorrow! October Events!

Hello All, We wanted to bring a few events to your attention: The Global Climate Strike continues with an event this Friday! Come strike and march with us to demand that Governor Pritzker declare a climate emergency in Illinois, ban fracking in Illinois, and halt the doubl…

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September 20, 2019 at 9:10 PM

How to help with Clean Energy Jobs Act! (CEJA)

Jessica Sun Li, the Illinois Youth Climate Strike Creative Director at Libertyville High School, wrote the following in an article in Wednesday’s Chicago Sun-Times: “In Chicago, we’ll be striking for the Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA). Chicago has committed to 100% renewable elect…

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September 19, 2019 at 9:18 PM

Youth Climate Strike Tomorrow!

Hi All! The Youth Climate Strike is tomorrow!   If you want to join up with the 350 Chicago crew, we will be meeting at the Potbelly on Roosevelt at 10:45am. Potbelly, 48 Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL 60605 We will head over to the strike together at bit before 11am. The strike begin…

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September 16, 2019 at 4:41 PM

​INVITATION TO OCTOBER 29 CLEAN ENERGY LOBBY DAY IN SPRINGFIELD

INVITATION TO OCTOBER 29 CLEAN ENERGY LOBBY DAY IN SPRINGFIELD This year, 350 Chicago and many other organizations across Illinois have been working to promote the Clean Energy Jobs Act (HB3624/SB2132). During the summer, 350 volunteers collected petition signatures in support of…

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September 13, 2019 at 3:28 PM

Five for Friday!

Hi, All – If you’re anything like me – and, c’mon, we can’t be that different – you probably spend more time worrying about the state of the world than you did five years ago. Or even five weeks ago? *Yipes* Great news: There is something you can do right now that will have a 100…

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September 10, 2019 at 5:56 PM

Climate Strike September 20th! Art Builds Leading Up to the 20th!

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September 10, 2019 at 5:45 PM

Climate Strike on September 20th! Art Builds Leading Up to the 20th!

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September 3, 2019 at 2:45 PM

Monthly Meeting THIS Saturday - Illinois Youth Climate Strike

Hello All, Our September monthly meeting is this Saturday. We will hear from Isabella Johnson of the IL Youth Climate Strike: My name is Isabella Johnson and I am a student environmental activist. I am the Illinois state lead for US Youth Climate Strike, which means I control the…

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August 22, 2019 at 7:30 PM

Monthly Meeting this Saturday! Solar Energy 101

Have you been curious about solar energy options for your home or business? Interested in lowering your carbon footprint or lowering your energy bills…or both? Lots of questions and looking for answers? Then join 350 Chicago on August 24th, 2019 as we host solar vendor and ISEA …

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August 14, 2019 at 4:29 PM

Take Climate Action with your Alderperson!

Hello Chicagoans! One of the major campaigns for 350 Chicago is fossil fuel divestment. We are asking the city to divest its operational budget from the top 200 oil, coal and natural gas companies. To accomplish this we will be meeting with elected city officials. We already have…

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August 12, 2019 at 3:12 PM

LOCATION CHANGE for Climate Debate Action with Sunrise Movement

Hi All, Please see this update from the Sunrise movement regarding tomorrow's action! For strategic reasons Sunrise has CHANGED THE LOCATION. The action is no longer at 6500 S Pulaski. Their new plan for the action will require a short training Monday evening (6-7:30 at a privat…

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August 8, 2019 at 9:01 PM

Action on August 13th! Tell the Democratic Party: We need a climate debate!

Hello 350 Chicago Activists! Let's help Sunrise Movement with their action to demand a climate debate on August 13th! This year, the Democratic party leadership promised that the climate crisis would be front and center in the Democratic primary presidential debates. We watched a…

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August 6, 2019 at 3:35 PM

Save the Date! Global Climate Strike, September 20th!

SAVE THE DATE! GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE CHICAGO- SEPTEMBER 20th The youth of America are striking because the science says we have just a few years to transform our energy system, reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, and prevent the worst effects of climate change. They are strik…

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July 30, 2019 at 3:12 PM

Canvass for the Green New Deal!

John As Chicago experiences more heat waves and extreme weather, we need elected officials to support climate solutions that address the root causes of climate change. That's why we're campaigning for a real Green New Deal that bans fracking and fossil fuel projects, creates …

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July 27, 2019 at 11:01 PM

Aug 24th - 'HOW TO HIRE THE SUN: SOLAR ENERGY 101'

HOW TO HIRE THE SUN: SOLAR ENERGY 101 Have you been curious about solar energy options for your home or business? Interested in lowering your carbon footprint or lowering your energy bills…or both? Lots of questions and looking for answers? Then join 350 Chicago on August 24…

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