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Robotic machine helps rescue wood from the scrap heap » Yale Climate Connections A device in use near San Francisco automates the labor-intensive process of extracting metal fasteners from salvaged lumber so the wood can be used again.

😎Cool new machine is a #localbusiness #climate success story!!

@urbanmachine.build in Oakland, California has a robot to take nails, etc. out of wood -- and keep carbon in.

#GrassrootsClimate
#ClimateJusticeNow

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New York becomes first state to commit to all-electric new buildings The state finalized rules ensuring most new edifices will install electric heat pumps and stoves instead of gas appliances, lowering costs and improving…

🔋🪫🔋New York becomes first state to move to #AllElectricBuildings!

Congrats!!!

Hope they succeed where we failed.

Hope they make good on their guarantees of #ClimateJustice -- and that they aren't bogged down in lawsuits like us.🫤
#berkeleygasban
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A girl’s grades drop every summer. There’s an alarming explanation. » Yale Climate Connections One family’s concern is a warning sign for kids around the world.

🥵😮‍💨How long has this been true? I'm sure people knew about it when they declared summer recess about a century ago.
Sure it will get worse now.
#extremeheat
#heatsafety
#livableworld 🌏
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"80 million jobs were added in june, very nice very nice. 300 million jobs added in july, even better. but this month mr president, 2 billion jobs were added," I confidently declare, doing the easiest job in the world so i can own a home in a walkable neighborhood

Reactions Pour in After ICJ Delivers Landmark Climate Opinion Grounded in binding international law, the ICJ opinion is set to spark a chain reaction accelerating climate litigation on a global scale.

#SaturdayReads
ICJ delivered a historic ruling on #ClimateAction. Will it reach here?🌲🌳

Good to know what our sister organizations are up to, though. 🙃

‘It’s not over’: An open letter to David Suzuki » Yale Climate Connections The famed scientist and environmentalist recently said the fight against climate change is over. That’s not honest realism – it’s depressing cynicism.

We all experience #climate pessimism from time to time.😔

Even David Suzuki is feeling it.

Here are a few good reasons to stay ➕🤩.

#climateoptimism
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Waste from forest thinning gets new purpose in Northern California » Yale Climate Connections Instead of burning cleared brush, this team is using it to restore damaged stream channels and reduce erosion.

#FridayShorts 🌳🐛🌿
A new (recycled) idea for #HealthyForests -- regenerative ag!

<2 min podcast
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Weeks After a Heat Wave Baked the US, Democrats Push to Declare Heat a Major Disaster - Inside Climate News Politicians from some of the country’s hottest states are calling on FEMA to update disaster declaration guidelines.

🥵🫠Should heat be a disaster? Experts weigh in-- #Extremeheat kills more people than all other natural disasters combined.

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Just think of the organizing potential that comes from awareness!

To get involved in a CCL chapter near you, visit @cclusa.org .

They will help you mobilize, unite and have real influence!

YPCCC resources on extreme heat and climate change Extreme heat is a teachable moment for climate change

🥵🔥🫠Worried about extreme heat? You're not alone.

In May, @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social found nearly half of Americans worry about #extremeheat in their area.

This is good, we can organize!

#ClimateActionNow
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YouTube video by Citizens' Climate Lobby So…. it happened.

It could have been worse.🙃

Thanks, everyone,🌎 for your lobbying efforts.
@dananuccitelli.bsky.social 1 min. vid.

#climateactionnow
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Those are hilarious. Won't we reappear immediately in the parallel universe where that didn't happen?

Good to see the insects again. One entomologist told us they were all gone!😥

Humans Are Wiping Out Water Bodies That Life Depends On, New Report Says - Inside Climate News A landmark report for the global agreement on wetlands paints a dire picture of the state of the world’s water bodies that underpin all life on Earth.  The report, released Tuesday by the secretariat ...

#SaturdayReads
🌎💧🌱Why we need #wetlands to preserve our forests -- and what we are doing now to ruin them.
#HealthyForests
#30x30
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A climate solution lies a mile underground. But who will reap its benefits? » Yale Climate Connections California’s Imperial Valley could become a major supplier of lithium. Valley residents want to make sure they get their fair share of the coming boom.

#SaturdayReads
Cool new climate solution here in #California.😎🌎
#Electrical #Infrastructure

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Dismantling of EPA’s Scientific Research Arm Fulfills Key Chemical Industry Goal - Inside Climate News Companies feared rules and lawsuits based on the Office of Research and Development’s assessments of the dangers of formaldehyde, ethylene oxide and other substances.

#FridayReads
What was actually accomplished by Trump's #BudgetCuts?

Here's another #fossilfuel goal.🏭🛢️😠

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One of the most significant heat waves of the summer continues to build across the eastern half of the U.S.

Heat alerts are in place for just shy of 100 million people in two dozen states. wapo.st/3IJGqHy

As Consumer Tax Credits Vanish, What Do You Need to Know? - Inside Climate News We spoke to experts about what to keep in mind as incentives for solar, heat pumps and EVs are about to end.

#ThursdayReads How the reconciliation's effects just hit consumers (now):

“If you’ve already done your research and found a safe, reliable EV or [plug-in hybrid] that fits your needs and budget, ... But don’t panic-buy a car in a rush just for the sake of getting the tax credit.”

#cleanenergy

Thanks, everyone who attended! Your work will create a more livable world.🌏🌍🌎

Never let up, call them again today!
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Court upholds a landmark clean-heat rule in Southern California The first-in-the-nation regulation, passed last year, will cut NOx emissions from more than 1 million boilers and water heaters in the smoggy Los Angeles…

#WednesdayReads:

Cool 😎 court case in SoCal has Berkeley's NOx regulations beat!

#CleanEnergy
#Infrastructure
#Electrification

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Weather Extremes Caused by Climate Change Are Driving Up Food Prices, a New Report Says - Inside Climate News The research shows how droughts, heat and floods raised prices of consumables like chocolate and cocoa and warns that future spikes could lead to political and economic upheaval.

#WednesdayReads

Bad news for climate deniers. Seems extreme weather has been behind #inflation. And climate-friendly policies could mitigate those.🍚🍒🥑🥦🥩

#ClimateJustice
#FoodSystems
#ExtremeWeather

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CCL volunteers in front of the U.S. Capitol Building. Text says “support our citizen lobbyists. Call Congress today.”

Happy Lobby Day! Please help support our citizens lobbyists at their 400+ meetings today. It only takes five minutes to make a phone call to your reps, but the impact is huge.

Use our easy Click-to-Call tool at cclusa.org/callin ☎️

Good luck and kudos to all the CCLers on the ground in DC!
#LobbyDay

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Five young adults wearing conference lanyards stand in a hotel lobby, smiling at the viewer

A group of six people, different ages and genders, sits in a circle with folders and papers in front of them. They have paused their discussion to smile at the photographer

Four young women of different ethnicities are sitting in a row of conference seating. They are wearing nametag lanyards, holding folders with papers on them, and smiling at the viewer

Older white men sit in a semi-circle holding folders and papers. Some are talking to each other, two have looked up and smiled at the photographer. One of the smiling men wears a cowboy hat.

Our volunteer climate lobbyists are ready to go!

We'll head to Capitol Hill bright and early tomorrow morning for more than 400 meetings, pressing Congress for clean energy and climate action.

You can amplify our message by calling Congress too: cclusa.org/callin

Out in the Storm - Inside Climate News LGBTQ+ Americans are organizing disaster protection for each other as political weather worsens.

Our hearts go out to the people affected by the storm. Hope for a speedy recovery and relief!

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Devastating to see extreme flooding, fueled by climate change, taking so many lives in Texas. Our hearts are with these communities as they grieve and begin to recover.

Gas Cars Will Start to Disappear Sooner Than You Think Gas Cars Will Start to Disappear Sooner Than You Think. Find out when it will happen in your state

🌳🐛🌳 #SundayReading: gas cars will peak in California this year. How interesting!
#ClimateGoodNews
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Gardens for the future: UK landscapers switch to drought-resistant planting as climate changes Historic English gardens adapt to rising temperatures by including plants such as monkey puzzle trees and beaked yucca

Gardens for the future: UK landscapers switch to drought-resistant planting as climate changes #Climate

California Congressman Vows to Challenge Trump’s ‘Big Ugly Bill’ - Inside Climate News A week after the Republican-led House sent its $4 trillion budget bill to President Donald Trump, California Rep. Mark DeSaulnier vowed to fight the most harmful provisions of what he and other Democr...

Thanks👏🏽, @repmarkdesaulnier.bsky.social, for calling out Trump on his #energy policies!

Trump's economic plan will do the exact opposite of what an energy policy should do: It will raise energy bills for consumers and make it harder to produce #cleanenergy.

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New from California! Single-family Heat Pump rebates.

#ElectrifyEverything 🐛

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