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Grateful we are moving into fall, leaving the extreme, record heat behind us in NC for now. Now the extreme flooding though! Check out this Extreme Weather Report video from Yellow Dot Studios that includes photos from the flooding in Carolina Beach here.

Actions, articles, and events below, starting with one that takes place tonight!
Join 350 US and National Priorities Project for two online panels as part of the Global Week of Action for Peace and Climate Justice as activists around the world demand: divest from war – invest in climate justice!
September 19, The Global Politics of #PayUp: How US-China Relations Impact International Climate Finance and Justice, 7 pm. Register here.
September 24, Indigenous Resistance to Colonialism, Militarism, and Climate Crisis, 7 pm. Register here.
September 20-29, Long March for Unity and Justice
Join the Beloved Community Center and others for this statewide movement beginning tomorrow in the mountains and ending in Wilmington. They will be in Durham and Raleigh on the 24th. More info here.
Two more weekends left-Sept 29, Paperhand Puppet’s Earth & Sky: A Great Gathering For All Beings
The Forest Theatre, 123 South Boundary Street, Chapel Hill
Earth & Sky is a celebration of Life on our planet. It’s an invitation to listen and to transform ourselves into the protectors and stewards of the world. The show is a Gathering for All Beings; a council to find solutionary paths forward. More information and tickets here.
Next week is Climate Week in NYC. Check out a link of climate week events, both in person and online here. A few online events below that I will be joining virtually.
September 22, 6th International Rights of Nature Tribunal — The End of the Fossil Fuel Era

8:30 am – 4 pm, in NYC and online
Cases to be heard in this special one-day event include a continuation of the historic Yesah Tribunal on Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and the Rights of Rivers as well as many international cases. Casey Camp Horinek and Shannon Biggs will preside as Tribunal judges, and Crystal Cavalier Keck will present the case against MVP. Register here.
September 24,  Invest in Indigenous Sovereignty: A Panel Discussion with Indigenous Climate Action and Sacred Earth Solar
2-4 pm, online and NYC, Register here.
September 26, Transforming Global Economies: From Extraction to Regeneration in a Just Transition
11- 12:30 pm, hosted by WECAN. Register here.
October 1, Our Own Power Global Launch

9 am, online
Hosted by 350.org. All over the world, people are taking power into their own hands -literally. Hear powerful stories from allies in the Amazon, Africa, and North America. Register here.
October 2, Japan’s Role in Driving Gas Expansion & Fueling Climate Chaos
7 pm, online
Hosted by Oil Change International, a webinar going in depth about Japan’s role in driving gas expansion in both the US and globally and what we can do to stop it. We’ll also share new information about how Japan’s support for gas is harming communities and ecosystems globally, and take action to push Japan to stop driving gas expansion. Register here.

October 9, Vanguard’s Choices & Consequences Day of Action

Charlotte, Time and location TBD
RSVP to receive more information from the event organizers as we get closer to October 9th here.
October 18-20, NCEJN Environmental Justice Summit

Franklinton Center, Whitaker, NC
Join NC Environmental Justice Network for the 25th anniversary summit, “Rooted in Solidaridad, Grounded in Communidad, Cultivating Justice.”  More information and register here.
Updates on MVP and more proposed gas buildout in NC and VA
*POWHR’s response to MVP’s report: MVP Releases Details About Pipe Explosion, 4 Mo Later here.
*MVP Is Burying the Truth Along With Its Shoddy Pipes by Jonathan Sololow here.
*Your Retirement Investments Are Probably Fueling Climate Change here. An excellent audio piece talking about divestment from fossil fuels that features Russell Chisholm from POWHR, Bent Mountain landowners impacted by MVP and more.
*Public left in the dark on safety inspection results after Mountain Valley Pipeline becomes operational by Jessica Sims here.
*That SLAPP-happy MVP by Deborah Kushner here.
*As the Planet Warms, Activists in North Carolina Mobilize to Stop a Gathering Storm by Lisa Sorg here.
*Recording of a workshop earlier this month — How to Write a Letter to the Editor here.
SSEP guide here
T-15 guide here
*A proposed gas buildout in North Carolina puts our communities and land at risk here.
*Stop SSEP and T-15 info and actions here.
ACTIONS TO TAKE!
Stop Manchin’s Energy Permitting Reform Act! Toolkit with numbers, names, and actions here.
Tell the Department of Labor to implement its new Heat Standard Rule now! Sign here.  

Join the #BoycottChevron for Gaza pledge here.
Tell Citi to stop its dangerous financing and start redirecting its funds toward community-led, sustainable and equitable redevelopment here.
Legislation has been recently introduced to hold the largest fossil fuel companies accountable for knowingly contributing to the climate crisis. #MakePollutersPay! Tell your Senators to Support the Inaugural Federal Climate Superfund Bill here.
Hold Enviva Accountable to Communities here.

How much have CO2 levels changed since you were born? The amount of carbon in our atmosphere is skyrocketing because of fossil fuels. Find out how much CO2 levels have increased in your lifetime here.
 
VOTE!! Early voting begins in less than a month! It is critical we elect climate leaders in local, state, and federal offices! Double check your registration and make sure you’re ready to vote here. Election day is November 5. Early voting is Oct 17-Nov 2. Find out who is running for office in your district here. Find your sample ballot, check your record, what districts you’re in, and where you vote here. Remember to vote on the front and back pages of the ballot!
In honor of National Voter Registration Day this past Tuesday, a couple of great videos were released.
From the Broadway company of Hamilton The Election of 2024 here.
Resistance Revival Chorus, Rhiannon Giddens, and Crys Matthews released this beautiful video of Peggy Seeger’s song How I Long For Peace here.
ARTICLES and RECORDINGS
A letter was sent to Secretary Granholm and Treasury Secretary Yellen last week from over 125 scientists (lead by Dr Sandra Steingraber), raising significant concerns about modeling assumptions under consideration at the Department of Energy and Treasury about LNG export public interest determination and hydrogen tax credits. Climate Modeling Assumptions and Federal Decision Making letter here.
Ignorance of nature will push us over the edge by David Suzuki here.
Fracking Company Is Selected to Receive Federal Environmental Justice Funding by Kristina Marusic here.
Oil Change International briefing, Behind the Barrel: New Insights into the Countries and Companies Behind Israel’s Fuel Supply here.
Big Oil in Court: The latest trends in climate litigation against fossil fuel companies.
The first in-depth analysis on the escalating wave of climate litigation aimed at fossil fuel companies reveals 86 climate lawsuits have been filed against the world’s largest oil, gas, and coal producing corporations. New report here.
Big oil faces a rising number of climate-focused lawsuits, report finds by Dharna Poor here.
New report from Center for Progressive Reform Rising to the Challenge: How State Public Utilities Commissions Can Use the Inflation Reduction Act to Advance Clean Energy by Sophie Loeb here.
‘Nobody ever saw anything like this before’: how methane emissions are pushing the Amazon towards environmental catastrophe by Rob Jackson here.
Data center emissions probably 662% higher than big tech claims. Can it keep up the ruse? by Isabel O’Brien here.
Thanks for reading and for taking action!
Peace and love for our beautiful Earth, Karen