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Make sure your community is ready for climate change
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Climate change is happening now — and we’ve got to be ready because we’re going to see more extreme weather.
That’s why we’re taking action. Last Tuesday, the President made a historic announcement with China that sets new targets for carbon pollution reductions.
And on Monday, the Administration released the Climate Resilience Toolkit to help our communities respond to our changing climate.
Whether you’re a small business owner, planner, farmer, policy leader, or an interested resident, these tools can help you make sure that you have a climate-ready community or business.
Have questions about what climate change means for you, why it matters, and what we can do to fight it? Last Thursday, Dr. John P. Holdren, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, announced that he wants to answer your questions.
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Presenting the Climate Denier Caucus of the 114th Congress
More Than Half Of All Congressional Republicans Deny Man-Made Climate Change
While the House gears up to vote on Keystone XL pipeline legislation tomorrow, here is a bit of important context: 53 percent of House Republicans in the new Congress are climate deniers.
Today, we at CAP Action released a comprehensive look at the extent of climate denial in the 114th Congress. While more than 97 percent of climate scientists agree that climate change is real and caused by human activity, 53 percent of House Republicans and 72 percent of Senate Republicans deny it. A truly alarming finding of our report: 91 percent of Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee deny humans are responsible for climate change.
You can read the full report, which has an interactive map with details on how each state performs, here. And be sure to check out the infographic below as well, which among other things, details how much this anti-science caucus has racked up in campaign contributions from dirty energy companies:
BOTTOM LINE: Man-made climate change is real, end of story. Refusing to address it hurts our environment, our nation’s public health, and our economy. Republicans need to stop worrying about the bottom lines of carbon polluters and start worrying about the health and safety of our communities and families.
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Help save my life ~~~ Nick Grillo via Change.org
In 2011 I was diagnosed with ALS, a disease that is almost always fatal. But now, a new drug is offering hope to thousands of ALS patients like me, and we need your help to get the FDA to grant its approval.
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It’s a Historic Moment …
–Rashad, Arisha, Matt, Bhavik, and the ColorOfChange team
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I was at the ColorOfChange annual staff retreat. On the first morning we held four and a half minutes of silence: one minute for every hour Michael Brown lay on the street after being killed by Officer Darren Wilson. It was a powerful reminder of why we fight, and also of the historic time we’re in.
There’s a sense of pain and anger, but also of possibility as Black folks and our allies have taken to the streets across the country asserting that “Black Lives Matters” and demanding an end to discriminatory, militarized policing.
The moment of silence was also a reminder of the important role that the ColorOfChange community plays in this movement for a just and inclusive America. At the staff retreat we took stock of our work over 2014, and while we’ve faced hardships, I was blown away by what we’ve accomplished together this year…
- We successfully pressured Saturday Night Live to hire not one, but three Black women. This included Sasheer Zamata, who became the first Black woman cast-member since 2007.
- We stopped the fight between DMX and George Zimmerman, who was continuing to victimize Trayvon Martin and capitalize on his death.
- We got racist Clippers-owner Donald Sterling kicked out of the NBA, forcing him to sell the team.
- We fought back against the telecom corporations attempting to buy the Internet and end Net Neutrality, which has been critical to our 21st-century fights for justice. We made sure our voices were heard in DC, and – in November – President Obama let us know he was listening.
- More than 1 million people saw our #IfTheySpeakForMe YouTube videos, encouraging folks to get out and vote during the 2014 mid-term elections.
- We divested nearly $60 million from the private prison industry, which is responsible for some of the most abusive and inhumane conditions in the country.
- We fought hard for important reforms to New York City’s Stop-and-Frisk program, including a city-wide ban on discriminatory policing and an independent monitor to oversee changes.
- We helped pass California’s Prop 47 ballot initiative, reclassifying nonserious, nonviolent crimes as misdemeanors instead of felonies, keeping countless Black folks out prison and giving many a chance to get out.
- And we brought the campaign for police accountability and systemic reforms to the White House, delivering nearly 1 million petition signatures. During this amplified moment we’re continuing to fight for justice for Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Ramarley Graham, John Crawford, and too many others.
Our work is far from done, which is why spent the second half of the retreat hatching plans for 2015. We discussed ways to improve our work so that we can more effectively win real-world change for Black folks. Ultimately, that’s what ColorOfChange is about.
But change takes a community. Our 2014 victories and achievements wouldn’t have happened without you signing petitions, advocating on social media, showing up on the streets, and chipping in your hard-earned money. And now we’re looking toward the year ahead.
Thanks and peace,
–Rashad, Arisha, Matt, Bhavik, and the ColorOfChange team
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