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Old White Guy, Humanist Engineer, Explorer, Cyclist, Hiker, Skier, traveler, and opera buff (stories of bad decisions set to music). LotR and Hobbit fan Love learning the history of the peoples of the world as a series of wonderful (and scary) stories

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Congratulations to Tom Hess, whose Op-Ed โ€œScience, not politics, should guide climate policyโ€ was published in today's Daily Sentinel. A @cclusa.org volunteer www.gjsentinel.com/opinion/colu...

09.08.2025 23:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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RSVP: www.greetingsisland.com/invites/ptgt... @cclusa.org

08.08.2025 21:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Please join us for Boulder CCL's Annual Picnic! Wednesday, August 13 from 6 - 8 p.m. at UUCB, 5001 Pennsylvania Ave., Boulder 80303 PATIO ON WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING

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08.08.2025 14:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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You're invited! Please RSVP for Boulder CCL's @cclusa.org August 13 annual picnic! HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE! (This picnic is in place of our usual monthly chapter meeting.) RSVP is in the first comment!

08.08.2025 14:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Reminder -- the monthly call this Saturday 11AM MDT. To join visit: cclusa.org/meeting or CCL's Youtube channel for the recording!

08.08.2025 14:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"If the U.S. can't get its greenhouse emissions under control, they need to face real consequences" said the rest of the world.

07.08.2025 19:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 492    ๐Ÿ” 156    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Evil

07.08.2025 19:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Misleading U.S. Department of Energy climate report chooses bias over science, climate scientists say DOE report written by climate contrarians shares misleading information on climate change and excludes well-established evidence.

"Misleading U.S. Department of Energy climate report chooses bias over science, climate scientists say" | Article by the team at @sciencefeedback.bsky.social:

science.feedback.org/review/misle...

07.08.2025 19:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 83    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

For each PhD, there's an equal and opposite PhD...

07.08.2025 19:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Does it run with the efficiency and smoothness of a department meeting of PhD experts

07.08.2025 19:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Please share!

07.08.2025 17:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Please do -- here's a suggested letter: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
@cclusa.org

07.08.2025 17:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm a Citizens Climate Lobby volunteer from Minneapolis. We had a chapter members in DC as well. Meeting with Congressional Reps. Read it and see if you also would like to work to fund and protect clean renewable energy projects, implement clean energy tax credits, and advance permitting for

06.08.2025 17:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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From the Chicago area @cclusa.org

06.08.2025 16:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Global EV Sales โ€” Plugin Vehicles Reach 28% Share! - CleanTechnica There were 1.8 million plugin vehicles registered worldwide in June. Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 22% in June 2025 compared to June 2024. There were over 1.8 million registrations. BEVs...

Good morning with good news: EVs were 28% of GLOBAL auto sales in June, Wow!

June 2025 global EV sales were up 22%, compared to June 2024.

BEV sales grew 24% to 18% of sales. PHEV were 10%.

EVs will reach 50% of auto sales by 2029-2030, at this pace.
cleantechnica.com/2025/08/04/g... #energysky

05.08.2025 11:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 54    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
Citizens' Climate Lobby members with MPs on Parliament Hill after they build a giant dream catcher

It is also contains a title that says "Changemakers' Hour Summer Series, Wednesdays for July to mid-September 5 pm PT - 8 pm ET

Citizens' Climate Lobby members with MPs on Parliament Hill after they build a giant dream catcher It is also contains a title that says "Changemakers' Hour Summer Series, Wednesdays for July to mid-September 5 pm PT - 8 pm ET

CCL Canada's 2024-2025 Journey
It is pathway that the volunteers have constructed together to focus their national actions together. It includes national lobbying days,  provincial lobbying days, fundraising, days of action, phone zaps and other plans.

CCL Canada's 2024-2025 Journey It is pathway that the volunteers have constructed together to focus their national actions together. It includes national lobbying days, provincial lobbying days, fundraising, days of action, phone zaps and other plans.

A split PowerPoint slide with a black header reading: โ€œOur Dual Approach: Lobbying & Supporting Action.โ€

Left green section labeled LOBBY:

Currently: Advocating for federal policies that redirect money away from fossil fuels, including carbon pricing, emissions caps, border carbon adjustments, methane regulations, and climate finance regulations.

Previously: Focused on fossil fuel advertising rules, removing a hospital anesthetic, climate accountability laws, and phasing out fossil fuel subsidies.

Right blue section labeled SUPPORT:

Lists three actions: signing and writing open letters, leading digital campaigns and educational calls, and building alliances with volunteer actions.

Ends with: โ€œOur foundation: Human rights and community consultation. Our solution: Democracy in climate action. Our goal: A livable world.โ€

Bottom features the Citizensโ€™ Climate Lobby Canada bilingual logo.

A split PowerPoint slide with a black header reading: โ€œOur Dual Approach: Lobbying & Supporting Action.โ€ Left green section labeled LOBBY: Currently: Advocating for federal policies that redirect money away from fossil fuels, including carbon pricing, emissions caps, border carbon adjustments, methane regulations, and climate finance regulations. Previously: Focused on fossil fuel advertising rules, removing a hospital anesthetic, climate accountability laws, and phasing out fossil fuel subsidies. Right blue section labeled SUPPORT: Lists three actions: signing and writing open letters, leading digital campaigns and educational calls, and building alliances with volunteer actions. Ends with: โ€œOur foundation: Human rights and community consultation. Our solution: Democracy in climate action. Our goal: A livable world.โ€ Bottom features the Citizensโ€™ Climate Lobby Canada bilingual logo.

A large group of Citizensโ€™ Climate Lobby Canada volunteers pose on the steps of Parliament Hill in Ottawa, holding a banner that reads โ€œCitizensโ€™ Climate Lobby Canada / Lobby Climatique des Citoyens.โ€ A round sign in the centre says โ€œPrice Carbon Nowโ€ with a drawing of a green clock tower resembling the Peace Tower. On the left, black text on a white background reads:
โ€œEvery org in the climate movement has a role. ๐ŸŒฑ Ours is to help volunteers cut through fossil fuel misinformation and support their MPs in making informed, people-first choices.โ€

A large group of Citizensโ€™ Climate Lobby Canada volunteers pose on the steps of Parliament Hill in Ottawa, holding a banner that reads โ€œCitizensโ€™ Climate Lobby Canada / Lobby Climatique des Citoyens.โ€ A round sign in the centre says โ€œPrice Carbon Nowโ€ with a drawing of a green clock tower resembling the Peace Tower. On the left, black text on a white background reads: โ€œEvery org in the climate movement has a role. ๐ŸŒฑ Ours is to help volunteers cut through fossil fuel misinformation and support their MPs in making informed, people-first choices.โ€

Since September 2010, weโ€™ve helped Canadians build political will for evidence-based, people-first climate policies using a proven theory of change that is based on this:
all politics is local.
You are powerful.
Join our Wednesday night calls to learn more:
citizensclimate.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Adapting to Decline We can expect the governing class to adapt pragmatically to the electorateโ€™s collective decline in rational capacity, for example, by retaining the rituals associated with mass democracy, while quiโ€ฆ

This week: Trump fixes the numbers by firing the number-crunchers, Gaza, Smithsonian, gerrymandering, trade deals, and Samuel L. Jackson's new ad. weeklysift.com/2025/08/04/a...

04.08.2025 16:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Solar is EUโ€™s biggest power source for the first time ever in June 2025 | Ember

The Dutch (?!) got 40 percent of their electricity from the sun

โ€œEurope is becoming a solar powerhouse."

ember-energy.org/latest-updat...

04.08.2025 21:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 229    ๐Ÿ” 68    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Sea Level Mis-information from DOE Here in the USA, the Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a report titled โ€œA Critical Review of the Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate.โ€ It is a product of the &#8โ€ฆ

Is sea level around the US accelerating? If you actually do the analysis, instead of just repeating talking points from decades ago, the answer is yes.
tamino.wordpress.com/2025/08/03/s...

03.08.2025 12:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 523    ๐Ÿ” 210    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14

Monday continued

04.08.2025 16:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

An important Monday read

04.08.2025 14:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New guide: Decoding Gender Injustice This guide unpacks how global economic policies entrench inequality and provides tools to challenge them. It equips movements to expose systemic harms and push for economic rules that center care, eโ€ฆ

Decoding Gender Injustice explains how global economic policies (in areas like debt, taxation, trade and monetary policy) contribute to gender inequality. It also shows how to use human rights standards and data tools to uncover these injustices and push for change. www.cesr.org/new-guide-de...

03.08.2025 17:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@cclusa.org from the Grand Junction chapter.

02.08.2025 05:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@cclusa.org people take note...

01.08.2025 15:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This must be driving Trump to type in all caps!

30.07.2025 21:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Choices Itโ€™s alright for you if you run with the pack.Itโ€™s alright if you agree with all they do.If fascism is slowly climbing back,Itโ€™s not here yet, so whatโ€™s it got to do with yoโ€ฆ

This week: some court victories, trade deals, Gaza, Epstein, and a final tribute to Tom Lehrer. weeklysift.com/2025/07/28/c...

28.07.2025 16:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Monday!

28.07.2025 15:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Citizens' Climate Lobby Grand Valley/Grand Junction Citizens' Climate Lobby Grand Valley/Grand Junction. 165 likes ยท 4 talking about this. Citizensโ€™ Climate Lobby is a non-profit, non-partisan, grassroots advocacy organization focused on promoting a...

www.facebook.com/CCLGJ

26.07.2025 21:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Western Colorado deserves better than higher bills and hotter summers AARON HOFFMANAs Coloradans deal with rising energy costs, wildfire danger and smoke, and increasingly extreme heat, itโ€™s disappointing to see Congress miss a major opportunity to address these issues.

www.gjsentinel.com/opinion/colu...? @cclusa.org Volunteer!

26.07.2025 21:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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