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challenging governments and corporations to make the health of our communities, our environment, and our climate the top priority.

“Stand for the people and places you love.”

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New federal recovery strategy is a step forward, but more action is needed to save old-growth forests.

Hope springs in old-growth forests with new federal Spotted Owl recovery strategywww.wildernesscommittee.org This game-changer for conservation efforts was made possible by 20 long years of First Nation leadership and overwhelming public pressure VANCOUVER / UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh AND səlilwətaɬ...

The Canadian government has released its Green Buildings Strategy meant to decrease pollution from buildings which account for almost 20% of the country's greenhouse gas emissions. 🏙️

Time's up for lululemon's #greenwashing! Activists in Toronto today dropped an incredible banner at the home of Team Canada to protest Lululemon dressing our athletes in oil, and covering them in greenwash. #climatesky #greensky

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The relentless organizers of SummerOfHeat.org are leading a bold experiment in sustained disruptive pressure against the world's biggest fossil fuel funder: Citibank. Please support & amplify this critical campaign! #ClimateSky 🔌💡 Big NYT coverage today. GIFT LINK: www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/c...

In New York, Protesting the Backers of Big Oil With Die-Ins, Drums and Songwww.nytimes.com Amid soaring temperatures, hundreds of activists are staging boisterous blockades and solemn marches at banks and insurers that support fossil fuel projects.

Today, on #PrimeDay, we teamed up with Ship It Zero to shut down Sixth Avenue in front of Amazon’s headquarters in Seattle, Washington. Together, we sent a message to Amazon executives that the company is going the WRONG WAY on climate. ⚠️

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 On #PrimeDay, we shut down the streets in front of Amazon’s Seattle HQ to tell the company it’s going the wrong way on climate.

💥What Amazon really wants you to buy this Prime Day is the story that it’s a climate leader. The catch is, that story ain’t true! 🧵 #climatesky #greensky

lululemon’s emissions continue to skyrocket and the company has yet to set adequate action to reduceits supply chain emissions. Be Planet? More like, Be Pollute. In our 2024 Clean Energy Close-Up report, lululemon is not moving closer to cutting its climate pollution.

Listen to Indigenous knowledge okay? Okay.

To Protect Giant Sequoias, They Lit a Firewww.nytimes.com After thousands of sequoias were destroyed by extreme wildfires, tribes are conducting cultural burns.

Massive floods intensified by climate change have impacted millions across India, Nepal and Bangladesh. "The flooding triggered by heavy rains started early this year, in July,” said Kathmandu resident Rajkumar Bk. “If the rainfall continues the same way then we will have to run for our lives."

Millions affected as floods sweep across South Asiawww.bbc.com Swathes of India, Nepal, and Bangladesh have been inundated in recent days, killing scores of people.

Last month was the hottest June on record — putting 2024 on track to be the world’s hottest recorded year.

2024 could be world's hottest year as June breaks recordswww.yahoo.com BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Last month was the hottest June on record, the EU's climate change monitoring service said on Monday, continuing a streak of exceptional temperatures that some scientists said puts...

URGENTE: Citibank ya no financiará nuevos proyectos de petróleo y gas en la Amazonía. Stand.earth y la Coordinadora de las Organizaciones Indígenas de la Cuenca Amazónica celebran este avance, pero instan a Citi a adoptar medidas más fuertes. Desliza para saber más.

BREAKING: Citibank will no longer finance new Amazon oil and gas projects. Stand.earth and the Coordinating Body of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin welcome this step forward, but call on Citi to adopt stronger measures. Swipe through to learn more.

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"Only 4% of national TV news segments about Hurricane Beryl mentioned climate change. By failing to consistently make these connections, they are leaving their audiences uninformed about the full scope of the climate crisis and its immediate impacts on their lives.” - Evlondo Cooper

Only 4% of national TV news segments about Hurricane Beryl mentioned climate changewww.mediamatters.org Hurricane Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, rapidly intensified to a Category 5 storm by July 2, becoming the earliest recorded Category 5 hurricane in an Atlantic hurricane seas...

Las Vegas broke a new heat record this week as it marked a fifth consecutive day over 115F (46C). 🥵

Las Vegas sets record for number of days over 115F amid its ‘most extreme heatwave in history’www.theguardian.com City hits all-time high of 120F as officials set up emergency cooling centers at community centers across south Nevada

In a historic decision, a court in Ecuador ruled that pollution has violated the rights of the Machángara River — one of the most vulnerable rivers in the country. Read more here:

Ecuador river wins court case: Right not to be polluted is grantedwww.euronews.com A court has ruled that pollution violates the rights of a river that runs through Ecuador's capital, Quito.

BREAKING! 🚨 Today, Amazon released its latest sustainability report. The findings show the company is moving the wrong way on climate as its emissions continue to grow—despite its misleading claims of being a climate leader. #DeliverChange #climatesky

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Having fun with The Cool Down, debunking common climate misconceptions in my videos! Here's the latest on hurricanes and why these comments (from other platforms) are so off.

Climate scientist responds to commenter questioning changes to hurricanes: 'Putting us all at risk'www.thecooldown.com Renowned climate scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe expertly shuts down a dismissive social media commenter with hard facts about hurricanes and climate change.

A new study shows that air pollution reduces IVF success by nearly 40% — even in areas with good air quality. Read more here: globalnews.ca/news/1060157...

IVF success drops nearly 40% with air pollution exposure: study - National | Globalnews.caglobalnews.ca The Australian study found that exposure to pollution before the retrieval of eggs during IVF can reduce the odds of achieving a live birth by almost 40 per cent.

National Resources Defense Council research reveals that #BigBadBiomass is logging and burning some of the planet's most endangered trees 🌲 🔥

#BigOil is blocking oil well clean up efforts in New Mexico—despite the fact that the same oil companies had agreed to the solution in the first place. Learn more here:

How America’s “Most Powerful Lobby” Is Stifling Efforts to Reform Oil Well Cleanup in State After Statewww.propublica.org In New Mexico, oil companies agreed to work with regulators to find a solution to the state’s more than 70,000 unplugged wells. After months of negotiations, the industry turned against the bill it he...

With changing weather patterns reducing crop yields, climate change is increasing the price of food — with the Global South predicted to be the worst affected. #ClimateEmergency www.ft.com/content/125e...

Climate change is pushing up food prices — and worrying central bankswww.ft.com Shifting weather patterns are reducing crop yields and squeezing supplies, creating what could become a permanent source of inflation

More of this please!! Fashion brands Gap, H&M, Bestseller and Mango just announced a new joint program to actually 💰 FUND, FINANCE and PAY FOR 💰 projects to cut fossil fuels out of their manufacturing supply chains. #greensky #climatesky #fashion

No one in the U.S. is officially tracking heat-related deaths—until now.

Here's why an Arizona medical examiner is working to track heat-related deathswww.npr.org No one across the U.S. is consistently tracking climate-fueled deaths. One medical examiner has a new protocol on heat-deaths.

On June 28th during the #SummerofHeat 💥+ ✊, over 100 community organizers and frontline leaders from the Gulf South ― home to the world’s largest buildout of new fossil fuel projects ― will be in New York for this march and action.

Imagine if all the cars and factories and power plants in Germany were put together— ships cause more pollution than that every year, and Citi is funding it despite promising to be greener. Let's demand true green action on shipping, not just words! 🌿📢

💡 Did you know that fossil fuels are at their lowest level in the S&P 500 in 40 years? To protect the pensions of our state teachers & workers, we need to divest from fossil fuels. Let’s make financially responsible decisions for a climate-safe future. #YesOnSB252 #Divest

Support the bill for CA pension divestment of fossil fuels by submitting a letter to the committee members today! Stand with pensioners, workers and frontline community members across the state in urging this committee’s yes vote on SB252. #Divest

CALLING ALL SWIFTIES! Here's a chance for you to win Taylor Swift tickets AND hold RBC accountable for its fossil fuel financing and Indigenous rights violations. Enter at UniteTheSwifties.ca:

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The Central Valley is experiencing the reality of living on the frontlines of gas and oil after a mixture of “natural” gas and crude oil contaminated their drinking water. www.bakersfield.com/news/state-w...

State: Water contamination occurred during botched pipeline testwww.bakersfield.com State regulators said Friday natural gas along with crude oil contaminated west Bakersfield's drinking water this week when one or more valves were left partly open during preparations for a