Today marks the first-ever Sun Day—a national day of action celebrating solar and clean energy! All day long on Sunday, people across the country gathered at powerful and inspiring events to raise the decibel level on the need for a just transition. It’s been a recognition of what the climate movement has already achieved, a celebration…
Why do Americans have to pay the fossil fuel industry, month after month, for polluting energy when we can get our energy from the sun and wind for free? In America, the answer is a simple one—because the fossil fuel industry helped elect our current government. With the fossil fuel industry getting everything it wants and…
On Sunday September 21, the United States celebrated Sun Day, a national day of action focused on clean energy. As part of 500 Sun Day events that occurred around the country, the Climate Action Now community came together to take action in a special Sun Day Climate Action Party. The Think Global, Act Local Sun…
Our September Monthly Dose of Climate Hope with solar pioneer and clean energy leader Jigar Shah was full of insights on how we can expand renewable energy by focusing on affordability, thoughtful communication with local leaders, and permitting reform. Jigar also shared The Light Won’t Dim, a 30-minute documentary exploring the promise and urgency of…
Our Science Under Siege Climate Action Party with renowned scientist Dr. Michael E. Mann was full of insights on where anti-science misinformation comes from and strategies to combat climate misinformation! Dr. Michael Mann shared “The 5 P’s of Anti-Science” from his newest book Science Under Siege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces that…
This is the third installment in our series on “The Cost of Ignorance” : a set of campaigns spotlighting how the Trump administration is making America less safe, with the aim of inspiring more people to speak out. Research by Potential Energy and others shows that people are more motivated to speak up when they see how they are…
It’s no secret that President Trump hates wind power. His deep-seated resentment of “windmills” stems from a wind farm being built within viewing distance of his Scottish golf course. Since then, he has been relentless in his efforts to undermine wind energy with misinformation and now with his executive power. In an effort to create as many barriers to development as possible,…
Our August Monthly Dose of Hope event was full of insights on hopeful conservation wins and a discussion of how Indigenous forest management strategies can reduce wildfire risk! Climate Action Now Editor-In-Chief Sam Matey-Coste interviewed Amanda Royal, a solution-focused journalist and author of Earth Hope. Watch a recording of the conversation (1 hour) or read…
Time is running out! With the One Big Ugly Budget Bill’s passage, the sun is setting on a number of the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy tax credits—and consumers, developers, and state and local governments must scramble to take advantage of them before they’re gone. Among these powerful incentives are the EV tax credits, which end on September 30th, consumer credits for weatherization and residential clean energy, which expire on December 31st, and the production…
“Deceptive.” “Cherry-picked.” “Antiscientific.” Those are the three words leading climate scientists are using to sum up the Department of Energy’s newest report on climate change: a 141-page disinformation doozy that calls the global scientific consensus on climate change into question. The document presents itself as a critical review, arguing that scientists have exaggerated the dangers, risks, and potential impacts of the climate crisis…