A miracle has (almost) happened and Joe Mancin has agreed to a climate bill that will give a big boost to renewable energy. The bill is by far the largest climate legislation yet. Yes, the provisions are larded with pork for fossil fuel projects. But renewables are already outcompeting fossil fuels. In the long run the bill is absolutely critical and saves the US from being a climate pariah. If you haven’t already read about it, The Guardian has the story HERE.
Please sign these petitions and write some letters. Keeping PEOPLE WHO WANT TO STOP CLIMATE CHANGE IN control of the House and Senate is our next big task!
CLIMATE REALITY PROJECT
Thousands of advocates like you joined states and organizations across the country to say, “No way. Not with our tax dollars.” USPS listened and announced at least 40% of this new fleet would be the electric vehicles we demanded from the start.
Here’s the not-so-good news: 40% is good, but not good enough.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
One solution to diesel pollution is truck electrification—a primary goal of the Advanced Clean Truck rule adopted by six states. However, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may not allow these rules to be enforced due to pressure from the trucking industry. That’s why we need you to speak up.
Tell the EPA to give states the green light to implement cleaner truck standards.
EVERGREEN ACTION
Since the passage of the Clean Air Act, California has been allowed to set more aggressive tailpipe emissions standards than the national standard. Now, the trucking industry is suing the EPA to pressure the Biden administration to deny California’s authority, threatening to set back years of progress toward reducing tailpipe pollution.
WRITE LETTERS TO VOTERS
350 Humboldt has a group of devoted letter and postcard writers. Join us for tips and conversation while you write. 7 pm every Sunday evening on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86943045708?pwd=clVqWVJZNEFQSVl0QWd6VCtOZGtWZz09
350 Bay Area Action (new voter program)
Take action and take heart.
Weekly Phone Banks Restart on 7-13.
Send Out Postcards Now!
You are needed in our launch of post-primary phone calling and postcarding as we build voter strength for the midterm elections this November.
ACTIVATE AMERICA
There are large numbers of pro-choice Democrats in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and California who often skip midterm elections. We believe the right message on this issue can help motivate these voters. We have worked with Planned Parenthood and other experts to develop these scripts, so you can be assured that you are sending a tested message that will resonate with these voters.
This postcard program focuses on the fact that Senate candidates John Fetterman (D-PA) and Cheri Beasley (D-NC), as well as our CA House candidates, will vote to protect reproductive rights, while Republicans are pushing a nationwide abortion ban.
We’re also sending pro-choice postcards in five House districts in California, with more coming soon.
Want to join us? Sign up through the Mobilize link HERE.
POSTCARDS FOR SWING STATES
Sign up to write postcards!
You can order postcards now! We’ll mail you free postcards—you provide the stamps and mail the postcards in October on the instructed date. We have four message options to choose from when you sign up. |
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Over 10,000 first-time volunteers are already helping us write over seven million postcards to voters across the key states of Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Volunteers have ordered over four million postcards in just the first 35 days! |
Buy postcard stamps before the price goes up!
The price of Postcard Stamps goes up from $0.40 to $0.44 on July 10. Postcard stamps hold their value forever, so stock up now before the price goes up! You can buy them at USPS.com or at your local post office. |
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Vote Forward
In case you missed the news last week, Vote Forward volunteers like you have “adopted” more than 1 million voters who will receive ‘please vote’ letters ahead of the midterms this fall!
This is incredible progress, but in order to reach our 10 million letter goal, we need your help. Will you host a virtual or in-person Vote Forward letter writing party? Letter writing parties are an easy way to bring your friends and family together to build community and strengthen our democracy by writing a lot of letters encouraging more folks to participate in the electoral process.
Hosting a letter writing party is easy and fun, and we’ll provide you with everything you need to be a successful host! Check out this written guide with instructions on how to host, and then set up your event on Mobilize using this template to share with your network and collect RSVPs. You can also join our letter writing party host training on June 22 for more helpful tips on hosting events. If you have any questions, you can email [email protected] any time for personalized support from a member of our team.
Third Act – Bill McKibben’s new group is postcarding
Let’s join together as Third Act’s Democracy Force to write postcards and mobilize voters in Arizona and Pennsylvania to request their vote-by-mail ballot in time for Midterm Primary Elections. Learn more below about why postcards and mail voting are vital and effective at increasing turnout.
https://thirdact.org/third-act-postcards-to-voters/
POSTCARD WRITING TO VOTERS ORGANIZED BY HUMBOLDT ACTIVIST FREDERICA AALTO
Here is Frederica describes what they are doing:
I am administering a postcarding network in Humboldt County (presently over 300 writers) and we supply postcards and stamps to writers, which are available for cost at several convenient pickup locations. Have anyone interested in joining us contact me. We mostly postcard for ROV (Reclaim Our Vote), which is non-partisan, but have also postcarded for Activate America (which used to be called Flip the West), which is partisan.
She can be reached at: [email protected]