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May 25, 2023

Ron DeSantis’ Politically Toxic Anti-Responsible Investing Agenda

When Ron DeSantis kicked off his presidential campaign in a disastrous Twitter Live, he made it clear that he is taking his war on responsible investing to the national stage. In a later Fox News interview, DeSantis doubled down on his already-egregious record of climate denial and confirmed what we already know: anti-climate and anti-responsible investing arguments will be the bedrock of his campaign. While this may have worked for DeSantis in the minor leagues of state politics, on the national stage, it can be turned into a major political liability for DeSantis’ electoral aspirations.

May 24, 2023

EN EL MISMO BOTE: HISTORIAS DE LA CRISIS CLIMÁTICA — 5/24/23

Estamos a tan sólo ocho días de alcanzar el límite de la deuda nacional. Si el Congreso no actúa, Estados Unidos podría quedarse sin dinero para pagar sus facturas tan pronto como el 1 de junio. Al no elevarse el techo de la deuda, como ya se ha hecho muchas veces, millones de personas sufrirán las repercusiones del juego político orquestado por los republicanos MAGA en el Congreso. Sería una catástrofe económica que perjudicaría a jubilados y veteranos, empleados públicos y tantos otros que no tienen tiempo ni recursos que perder.

May 23, 2023

Americans’ Attitudes About Gas Prices

A new national survey*finds that Democrats and progressives have the high ground in a policy debate of what to do about high energy prices. Americans see Big Oil as a Big Problem, and they put a priority on policy actions that will stop price gouging and profiteering by the oil industry CEOs. These and other key findings from this survey are outlined below.

May 23, 2023

9 Days ‘til Default: 85,000 Clean Energy Jobs in Communities of Color at Risk Due to House GOP’s Default on America Act

The House GOP’s attempt to roll back President Biden’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act is putting 85,000 new jobs in communities of color across the United States in jeopardy.

May 22, 2023

10 Days ‘til Default: House Republicans Want to Kill Nearly 150,000 jobs in 41 States

MAGA House Republicans chose Big Oil over the interests of their own constituents when they passed their Default on America Act. The legisation is part of an extreme effort to gut the Biden-Harris Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act – risking nearly 150,000 clean energy jobs in 41 states according to Climate Power’s latest Clean Energy Boom report.

May 21, 2023

11 Days ‘til Default: Default on America Act will Exacerbate the Climate Crisis

Congressional Republicans’ Default on America Act would kill our clean energy economy and exacerbate the climate crisis. According to a new report by the American Meteorological Society, heat waves that used to be virtually impossible will become the new norm by 2060 if the world doesn't drastically cut its greenhouse gas emissions.