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The Very Hungry Microbes That Could, Just Maybe, Cool the Planet

After CO2, methane is the biggest contributor to global warming. Now there's a new tool for reducing it: microbes. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/c...

SHIFT Guide - SHIFT

Want to find your climate superpowers? SHIFT (the Super High-impact Initiative for Fixing Tomorrow) can help! jointheshift.earth/guide/

Global Electricity Mid-Year Insights 2025 | Ember Solar and wind outpaced demand growth in the first half of 2025, as renewables overtook coal’s share in the global electricity mix.

New renewable energy landmark: In the first half of 2025, new wind and (mostly) solar exceeded the growth in world electricity demand. ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

Chemists turn plastic waste into carbon capture material Researchers have developed a new chemical process that transforms discarded PET bottles into an efficient, durable carbon-capture sorbent—tackling both plastic pollution and greenhouse gas emissions a...

What if we could use plastic waste to clean up greenhouse gas pollution? www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/09/chem...

Some amazing stories here. Fungi can grow and rebuild healthy forests and crops, create sustainable substitutes for all kinds of materials, clean up pollution, and treat all kinds of mental disorders. All while sequestering carbon! And of course, they're delicious. #climatesolutions

No chapter meeting this Saturday! It's postponed to avoid conflicting with our Bedminster Fall Fest tabling (signup.com/client/invit...) Instead, we'll meet Wed. 10/29 at 7pm on Zoom and at UUCS. Details and RSVP: community.citizensclimate.org/groups/event...

Somerville Street Fair 2025 SignUp.com makes it easy to coordinate school events & classroom activities, fundraisers, snack schedules, potlucks & more!

We could definitely use some more help with our two tabling events this weekend. Sign up here: signup.com/client/invit...

Virtual letter to the editor (LTE) writing party on Wed 10/8, 5-8pm ET, for first-timers and seasoned LTE writers alike. Learn the “LTE formula” and talking points for your letter that align with CCL’s latest call to action. Register to secure your spot: citizensclimate.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Registration is now open for CCL's Virtual Fall Conference, 11/14-11/15 (suggested donation $25). The talks will get you up to speed for Virtual Lobby Week, 11/17-21. www.eventbrite.com/e/ccls-fall-...

Rachel Kyte, UK Special Representative for Climate (via @theclimatevote.bsky.social), puts US withdrawal from Paris agreement in perspective:
"It’s important to understand climate math. 195 countries – those who signed the Paris Agreement - minus 1 equals 194, not 0."

Group of people seated around a table strewn with papers, pens, and postcards, all holding up postcards that say "Thank you for voting in 2024" with a picture of the state of Georgia.

Great postcarding party for @environmentalvoter.bsky.social on Saturday! We got through 300 postcards for Georgia voters. Now we can rest our hands until 2026.

Virtual power plants may soon provide more electricity to Illinois’… The state has tons of solar, thanks to past laws. Now, legislators are weighing incentives for home batteries that can give the grid clean power in times…

Virtual power plants could let Illinois tackle its growing power demand without falling back on fossil fuels. A new state bill would help them take off.

Inexpensive biochar that improves soil, helps small farmers in the developing world, *and* sequesters carbon? Yes please!

Researchers invent new-age AC unit that can slash household energy costs: 'It's a complete rethinking' A new air conditioning unit could slash your energy bills and energy use by major percentages — here's how.

A hotter world means more people will need AC--which means more electricity use and more emissions. This new AC technology can cut that problem in half. www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/e...

The difficulty in both cases is figuring out what that small change would be.

For those who are tabling over the next 3 weekends, here are some tips for attracting people and starting conversations: community.citizensclimate.org/discuss/view...
And if you're not signed up to table, there's still time. We need people for Oct. 4-5 especially. signup.com/Group/646071...

@one5c.bsky.social offers advice on how to talk to climate fatalists: one5c.com/how-to-respo... TLDR: Don't say they're wrong. Instead, listen, empathize, and share. Connect on a personal level. Then, if they're still listening, explain how every little bit helps.

You can get the TLDR on the Fix Our Forests Act from this Insta video by CCL's Dana Nuccitelli: www.instagram.com/p/DOt7sf5AVS2/ Make sure to write your MOCs about the bill if you haven't already: citizensclimatelobby.org/get-loud-tak...

In front of drowning nations, Trump calls climate change a 'con job.' Here are the facts and context In his address at the United Nations General Assembly, U.S. President Donald Trump excoriated renewable energy, international climate diplomacy, the science of global warming and other environmental i...

In a speech to the UN yesterday, President Trump falsely claimed that climate change is a "con job," that renewables are "too expensive," and that coal is "clean."

@apnews.com takes a closer look at the president's statements and the scientific reality.

We're starting to see some movement again on permitting reform. No bill yet, but the Problem Solvers Caucus has an outline for one. Congress will need to unblock wind and solar permits before it goes anywhere, but it's a start. community.citizensclimate.org/discuss/view...

What if "we" means the United States? How do the numbers look there?

There's still time to register for this weekend's Virtual Inclusion Conference. Open to all! Pay what you can (suggested donation $25). www.eventbrite.com/e/rooted-in-...

Construction can proceed on Revolution Wind! Thank you, Judge Lamberth! www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Climate Week NYC 2025 livestream | Climate Week

It's Climate Week! Political and business leaders are meeting in NYC to explore climate solutions. You can watch it unfold here: www.climateweeknyc.org/livestream

YouTube video by Just Have a Think Sun Day : September 21, 2025. Rise up for a sun powered planet!

This Sun Day video from climate channel Just Have a Think explains why U.S. clean energy is unstoppable: "Renewables are simply more reliable, more affordable, and far faster to build." www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYSU...

Why this matters: EPA is legally required to respond to public comments on its decision to revoke the endangerment finding. If it blows off a comment from the nation's top scientists, it weakens its case in court. (gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/c...)

Takeaways from the first debate in the New Jersey governor’s race | CNN Politics Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli clashed Sunday over their responses to political violence and solutions to the rising cost of living in the first general election debate of New...

NJ gubernatorial candidates offer their takes on high energy prices and their (vastly different) plans to deal with them. www.cnn.com/2025/09/21/p...

Solar and batteries for the win!

New Report: Household Upgrades Could Offset All New Projected Data Center Energy Demand | Rewiring America Rewiring America launches report finding household upgrades solution for increasing energy demand

Here's an intriguing claim: We could free up all the energy needed for new data centers simply by making U.S. households more energy efficient. www.rewiringamerica.org/newsroom/pre...

If the president wants to reduce dependence on foreign states for critical minerals, waste from existing mines is a good place to look.