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ENSURE IN 2021: 

THE TRANSITION TO A

CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY IS 

PRIORITY #1

TWO CRISES

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ONE SOLUTION

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TAKE ACTION &

SAVE THE

CLIMATE!

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TAKE ACTION

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Spread the word and express your political will:

CLIMATE MUST BE PRIORITY #1 IN 2021!

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Contribute time and/or money to the campaigns of climate friendly candidates in critical national races. Climate champions won in November, but 2022 is just around the corner ...

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Get out the climate vote. Just because the big Presidential race is over doesn't mean we can rest on our laurels. From now on, everyday is a get out the vote day!

Political

BUILD THE MOVEMENT

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Spread the word!

The more members we have, the more effective our actions will be.

Movement

WHY NOW?

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Thanks to all your hard work, we have a climate friendly White House and Congress ready to enact landmark energy transition legislation in 2021.

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Trillions in stimulus dollars will be allocated in 2021. Those dollars need to be spent putting our workforce back to work transitioning our country to a renewable energy economy.

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There are many issues competing for #1 priority in 2021. 

Climate must win because time is running out to stay below 1.5C

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This may be the last time in a generation that trillions in federal spending will be available for transitioning our economy to renewable energy.

WHYNOW

THE LATEST NEWS!

Jun 7, 2021

Wealthy Nations Continue to Finance Natural Gas for Developing Countries, Putting Climate Goals at Risk

Advocates are calling for an end to natural gas development, but some poor nations say doing so would unfairly penalize them and stifle economic growth.

May 27, 2021

Rising global temperatures 'inexorably closer' to climate tipping point - U.N.

There is now a 40% chance that global temperatures will temporarily reach 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels in the next five years -- and these odds are rising, a U.N. report said on Wednesday.

May 26, 2021

Geothermal energy is poised for a big breakout

“An engineering problem that, when solved, solves energy.”

May 21, 2021

How Pay-to-Play Politics and an Uneasy Coalition of Nuclear and Renewable Energy Led to a Flawed Illinois Law

State lawmakers are running out of time to fix 2016 clean energy legislation.

Jun 3, 2021

Local Governments Can Use Their Power to Combat Climate Change

Cities are nimbler than Congress and more capable of implementing climate policy through local laws and policy initiatives, says Jillian Blanchard, director of the climate change program at Lawyers for Good Government. She lays out some of the tools local governments can use to shift to renewable energy and the legal considerations.

May 27, 2021

'Wake-up call:' Climate change could edge Earth's annual temperature past Paris agreement limits in 5 years

The odds of the planet continuing to warm over the next several years have increased, top meteorologists said Thursday in a new report. In fact, within the next five years, there's now a 40% chance that Earth's annual average temperature will temporarily edge above a limit set by the Paris climate agreement.

May 26, 2021

California is changing the way it values energy efficiency to look beyond resource savings

California is changing its approach to energy efficiency, and on Thursday the state's Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) passed new rules to address benefits beyond economic energy savings, and adopted a new "total system benefit" (TSB) metric to encourage conservation at high-value times and locations.

May 20, 2021

Arizona may resurrect efforts to commit to 100 percent carbon-free electricity

Arizona's failed clean electricity proposal could live to see another day.

Jun 3, 2021

Inside Clean Energy: Yes, We Can Electrify Almost Everything. Here’s What That Looks Like.

National lab wraps up groundbreaking project on electrifying the economy.

May 26, 2021

Can Biden’s Plan to Boost Offshore Wind Spread West?

Offshore wind development in California has been stalled by politics and technological challenges. But on Tuesday, the administration announced plans to advance offshore wind in the state.

May 23, 2021

North Dakota, Using Taxpayer Funds, Bailed Out Oil and Gas Companies by Plugging Abandoned Wells

The bailout, environmentalists say, raises bigger questions about who will pay, in an energy transition, to close off the nation’s millions of aging wells.

May 20, 2021

Why Is Wall Street Profiting From Clean Energy Tax Credits?

Tax credits don’t give people money for solar panels and wind turbines up front. That’s where investors come in.

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