This is the #Izembek. Trump has just signed off on destroying this magnificent wilderness for yet more fossil fuel extraction which scientists warn us must stop. We have the capacity to create such a different world. All we have to do is decide we want it. #nature #climate youtu.be/RkBbA7iJN8g?...

Berkeley Springs, WV, No Kings rally was 600 ppl around 3pm at the Morgan County courthouse & nearby streets. Favorite sign👇

'the only energy emergency is Donald Trump". I appreciate my Senator's effort to undo the executive overreach on energy. Forcing a Senate floor vote showed us once again how Republicans refuse to protect their constituents and uphold the rules and Constitution.

HEY VIRGINIA! If you’re not paying attention to November’s election yet you need to. Now. Here’s why. Know someone in VA? Please share. #Virginia

Climate Trace visualizes air pollution. 👀 - who knew there are super-emitters in VA Beach?

Thank you to my Senator, @kaine.senate.gov Virginia IS for back-bone lovers. And we're voting to show it, right now (and through Nov 4)!

Whether it’s your first car or your next car, choosing the right vehicle is an exciting journey—EVs can save you money, cut pollution & improve air quality. Federal tax incentives are available thru the end of the month + state & utility programs. 🚗⚡Check our EV Buying Guide: act.ucsusa.org/4jKvPsk

I voted early.

On leadership, kindness does matter. Enjoy this interview with New Zealand's former Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern. Even better is her memoir, sites.prh.com/a-different-... and she has a children's book, just published!

SunDayofAction events in Vienna Virginia. @goelectricdmv.bsky.social Volunteer electric coaches talked energy upgrades with homeowners, inspired by a net-zero solar-powered home tour. @rewiringamerica.bsky.social

Postcards to low-propensity Virginia voters ready to go! ☑️ Early voting begins this Friday! Thanks for help: Bill, Ann, Sharon, Christina, Laura, Rose, John, Julia and Allyson! A team effort of @cclusa.org and @redwineblueusa.bsky.social friends, on this @environmentalvoter.bsky.social effort.

Sunset view West from Leesburg, VA, with an obliging cloud.

The Wednesday rush hour banners over 495 at Braddock thx to @fairfaxindivisible.bsky.social

HCR posting about heat pumps is the energy I need!! ⚡🔌🔋

Sun ☀️ Day Sept 21 Thanks to @mothersoutfront.org , our community @sundayofaction.bsky.social events are taking shape at ☀️ a school with electric 🚌 and a contract for rooftop solar, ☀️ a church⛪ with solar canopy parking, and ☀️ a net-zero home We'll celebrate solar & have these 👇 conversations!

Gonna invite a tennis friend, raised Republican, to write @environmentalvoter.bsky.social postcards to Virginia voters with me (A @cclusa.org Chapter activity). She got back from Iceland last night & below is the conversation I expect to have. 🏔️

For a number of years, I've been asked a variation on 'how do you keep going when things are so bleak?' And in this op-ed for @mongabay.com I answer that question:

Considering rooftop solar in Virginia? Navigate it with the help of trusted partners, Solarize Virginia + LEAP, to get it installed in time for the uncapped 30% tax credit. Closing Aug 15: www.solarizeva.org It is like pre-paying for your energy bills - a decision that looks smarter all the time.

Mid-summer kitchen project, inspired by the homegrown garlic bounty - tomato sauce and oven-roasted tomatoes. 🍅🧄

Inside Virginia we're working hard on 100 House races to give voters across the state a full ticket to be excited to vote for. Easy link to give to our statewide Dem candidates - each of whom has refused direct contributions from our regulated monopoly utility, Dominion Energy. Already a win.

Democracy needs your courage!

A nearly Connecticut-sized, oxygen-depleted area of ocean is decidedly abnormal. But the last 4 decades of annual measurements and failed efforts to stop chemical pollution flowing off midwestern farms and into the Gulf made this week’s announcement entirely predictable.

Closest race for House of Delegates in Virginia is HD30 — @johnmcauliff.bsky.social is going to flip this seat, with a lot of help from his friends. His former teacher, Sen Tim Kaine joined the canvass launch this afternoon in Purcellville. It's a great place to knock doors on a weekday evening!

Many Massachusetts heat pump users will get a big discount on electricity bills this winter — and utility regulators are considering mandating even deeper discounts in the future.

Scientists speak out: 140 National Science Foundation staff signed a joint letter decrying the reckless cuts and political attacks that have undermined the agency. “We don’t fight only for the employees. We fight for the mission of the agencies,” said Dr. Jesus Soriano, President of AFGE Local 3403.

Lobbying for climate - @cclusa.org is on Capitol Hill. 8am photo and then we're launched.

~35M U.S. households are eligible for federal energy assistance Only ~6.8M actually got help to pay for their energy needs Now Congress may cut funding for that too—harming the most vulnerable. Help me send 200+ letters to Congress to protect this critical program. Takes 5 sec: bit.ly/3GxAWyT

What the news isn't telling you about the US floods:

Gift link to today’s NYT op ed by climate leader @billmckibben.bsky.social For a master class in how to rebut without exploding your head, check out the online comments wherein Bill replies to doomers, population bombers, and “mining for lithium is just as bad”-ers. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o...

Good trouble with Indivisible friends in NoVA. Virginia votes in November and it has to be epic.

Kitchen project of the day - Rhubarb ketchup (repeating a favorite). Recipe from an Alaskan cookbook that celebrates everything rhubarb by Amanda Brannon.

If you plan on clean-energy investments in your home, like solar panels on the roof or a heat pump in the basement, here is what Republicans are taking from you in the reconciliation bill. What they're not touching: federally-funded rebates run by states, most of which aren't processing rebates yet.

🔥 Antarctic sea ice is changing fast — and it matters globally. 🧊🌍 Studies show cascading effects of record-low sea ice, from disrupted plankton blooms to habitat loss. 🌊At the same time, satellite data shows a surprising rise in salinity, weakening ocean stratification & fueling sea ice decline

11. The bigger question for the House GOP: why the hell do you want this job? Congress is a coequal branch. Your decisions affect every American. If you think that you should only do what Trump wants regardless of the ask and even if your constituents don't like it you aren't a representative.

Ocean with David Attenborough: spectacular, dramatic, gorgeous and devastating filming, but also mapping illustration that is a wow. 'we really did have it all' 😔

Run, don't walk, to buy an EV. “Long story short, the credits under the current legislation are only going to be on the books through the end of September,” @coreybcantor.bsky.social warns. Read the full story from @zeitlin.bsky.social ⬇️

While the budget bill is less-terrible than it could have been thanks to some last minute changes, it's still really bad for clean energy, the climate, jobs, the economy, etc. Use @cclusa.org's action tool to call your House Representative and ask them to vote no ASAP:

Driving calls from voters in key districts is today's work for those of us represented by Dem Senators. 👇

The Republicans are on the verge of destroying our habitable planet along with our economy in order to promote a 19th century technology.

There is a solar+wind+heat pump clothes drier. I have one!

'It will kill hundreds of billions of $ in investment & hundreds of gigawatts of new supply that would otherwise help us meet rapidly growing electricity demand...higher energy prices, less jobs, less investment in American energy production, & less confidence in the American business environment'

Hottest day of this heatdome: 95F will feel like 105F. I have done what I can to reduce our home's energy use, while improving comfort. Nice to have the data👇

A lot of enthusiasm for early voting in VA CD-11 firehouse Dem primary. Snaking lines inside (thank goodness) the Fairfax County Government Center waiting to get a ballot at 6pm. (Polls open 3pm-8pm today). Election day is Saturday.

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Every country is warming. Every country is experiencing more extreme weather events because of climate change, mainly caused by burning fossil fuels. www.ShowYourStripes.info Time to #ShowYourStripes and start climate conversations to prompt actions to reduce emissions, personally & collectively.

Happy Juneteenth! Kitchen projects today included making Red Drink and garlic scape pickles.

Just finished making calls with reminders for tomorrow's primary election to Virginia voters (several thanked me 😊 @environmentalvoter.bsky.social ). Now on debrief call with #NoKings 👋20,000 ppl zoom! (Streaming on YouTube)