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Vice President Kamala Harris Is A Climate Champion
Vice President Kamala Harris has a strong record of advancing climate and clean energy policies that protect our health, create good-paying jobs, and hold polluters accountable. As attorney general, senator, and vice president, Harris has been a fierce advocate of environmental protections and investing in communities that bear the brunt of the climate crisis. Updated: […]
July 23, 2024
Inflation Reduction Act Repeal Votes Tracker
A new analysis from Climate Power, the League of Conservation Voters, and Climate Action Campaign finds that since Democrats and President Biden passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Republicans have voted 42 times to repeal the landmark climate and clean energy plan and other provisions of the law. There have been 23 votes on the House floor and 19 votes in committees and subcommittees.
July 9, 2024
Trump Promises And Payments Tracker
Tracking The Big Oil Promises And Payments April 11, 2024: Trump Asked Oil Executives For $1 Billion April 11, 2024: Trump Held A Private Dinner At Mar-a-Lago With 20 Oil Executives Organized By Oil Billionaire Harold Hamm. According to the Washington Post, “On Thursday, Trump held a private dinner at his Mar-a-Lago Club and resort […]
June 20, 2024
Five Most Expected Attacks From Trump
… And How To Respond 1. Electric Vehicle Mandate Attack: Trump Says It’s A Mandate Or A Ban Trump Frames Biden’s Fuel Economy Standards As A Mandate Or A Ban… Trump Said He Would Cancel Biden’s “Insane Electric Vehicle Mandate” On Day One. According to Trump’s remarks during an NRA rally in Texas posted by […]
June 20, 2024
Trump’s Most Egregious Attacks On Climate
From outright saying he wanted to be a “dictator” on “day one” to waging a war on clean energy and rolling back environmental protections for big polluters, here are five of the former president’s worst hits from his long (and terrible) record on climate. 1. Trump Wants To Be A “Dictator” On “Day One” To […]
June 20, 2024
While Trump Made Us More Vulnerable To Extreme Weather, President Biden Has Taken Major Action On Climate
Trump ignored climate science and opened our public lands to oil and gas – making us more vulnerable to extreme weather. President Biden has acted to combat climate change and to make us more resilient to its impacts. Additional details are below on each of the above bullets. Trump ignored climate science and opened our […]
June 20, 2024
MEMO: Trump’s $1 Billion “Deal” with Big Oil and Gas is a Political Liability with Voters
May 20, 2024
Research Shows Democrats Have Opportunity to Hold Big Oil Accountable for Higher Gas Prices
May 16, 2024
RECORD PROFITS AND RECORD POLLUTERS
The oil and gas industry is one of the largest and most profitable industries in the United States. They achieve their often record-smashing profits by putting the bottom lines of themselves and their shareholders over the health and safety of their consumers, trashing the environment, polluting our air and water, and spilling millions of gallons of oil, sometimes in one spill.
April 23, 2024
MEMO: New Polling on Oil and Gas Accountability
New polling from Data for Progress, Climate Power, and Fossil Free Media finds that voters strongly blame high energy prices on large oil companies and their CEOs, and believe these companies have too much power in government. Yet, voters remain optimistic about a transition away from fossil fuels and toward clean energy.
November 1, 2023