Have A Climate Debate

The climate crisis poses an existential threat to the survival of the species…and it’s time we talked about it. What do you think?

What’s Your Climate Plan?

Election season is heating up and so is the planet. That’s why it’s so important to ask every presidential candidate one fundamental question…

Jay Inslee calls himself the climate candidate for President, and he has just released a plan to tackle the crisis.

Beto O’Rourke may be from a fossil fuel state, but that hasn’t stopped him from releasing a five trillion dollar plan to stop the climate crisis in its tracks. Do you think this plan has what it takes?

What if we could put America’s public lands to work fighting climate change? Elizabeth Warren has released a plan to do just that, which is now being considered by a committee in congress. 

The Climate Debate

The Democratic Party is holding twelve debates to decide the nominee for President, but it wont commit to making even one of them about the climate crisis. Voters and even some of the candidates are trying to change that.

#TimeToVoteOnClimate: Green New Reality Check

When Congressman Sean Duffy disparaged the Green New Deal as “an elitist fantasy,” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gave him a reality check.

#TimeToVoteOnClimate: Governing on Climate

President Trump may not be taking climate change seriously, but governors across the country are, and it’s making a difference.

#TimeToVoteOnClimate: Jay Inslee Runs For President

Jay Inslee, the governor of Washington state, just announced he’s running for president. He thinks he can win by making climate change his campaign’s top priority.

Deal Or No New Deal

The new class of Democrats in Congress has a bold new plan to tackle climate change called the Green New Deal, but its future may already be in jeopardy.

Coal, Oil, And Gas Are Counting On You

The election is just around the corner and this year, the world’s biggest polluters are counting on you.

No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge

Can politicians take money from big polluters and still represent the people? Over 1000 candidates running for office in the U.S. have said no! They signed the no fossil fuel money pledge.

Is There Anything More Important?

John Russell: I’m A Climate Voter

John is a 28-year-old farmer, small business owner, and biodiesel producer from Wellsville, Ohio. He is the owner of Fall Creek Farm and previously held jobs in energy development. Growing up in Appalachia, John knows that renewable energy technologies could reinvigorate the local economy.

Made in partnership with Generation Progress.

Tracee Bird: I’m A Climate Voter

When wildfires tore through Tracee’s home she knew she was feeling the sting of climate change firsthand. This year she’s taking action to stop it. Join her at TheYearsProject.com/Vote

Made in partnership with Environmental Voter Project.

Bakersfield Boys: We’re Climate Voters

Their town has some of the worst air in America. Troy (35), Noé (20), and Justin (21) are students at Bakersfield College in California and the developers of the Kern Air Project. They’re also voters. Join them at BeAClimateVoter.org.

Made in partnership with Generation Progress.

Yvonna’s Story

Yvonna is a mother, and she cares about her children’s future. That’s why this year, she’s a voter. Join her at TheYearsProject.com/Vote

Made in partnership with Environmental Voter Project.

Megan Boone: I’m A Climate Voter

You may know Megan Boone as an actor on The Blacklist. She’s also a mother, and she’s taking action to protect her daughter’s future by voting.

Bryn Bird: I’m a Climate Voter

Bryn Bird is a 34-year-old military navy wife, mother, and co-owner of Bird’s Haven Farms, a family-owned farm in Granville, Ohio. Throughout her lifetime, she’s seen the impacts of climate change on the farm and is concerned about what farming will be like when her daughters are old enough to take over.

That’s why she’s a #ClimateVoter.

Made in partnership with Generation Progress.

Dr. Futernick: I’m A Climate Voter

Dr. Marc Futernick is the medical director of his hospital’s emergency department. One of his biggest concerns is climate change, because of the surge of patients he sees when heatwaves hit. That’s why he’s a climate voter.

Liz Keifer: I’m A Climate Voter

Liz is a mother of two and she isn’t going to let climate change take her kids’ future away. This year she’s taking action. Find out more at www.TheYearsProject.com/Vote

Tony Love: I’m a Climate Voter

Climate change nearly killed Tony and his family. This year, he’s doing something about it.

Join Tony. Pledge to vote at www.TheYearsProject.com/vote

Nalleli’s Climate Voter Story

Nalleli Cobo spent her childhood being poisoned by fossil fuel companies, because of oil wells in the neighborhood where she grew up. But she fought back.

Now you can too. Pledge to be a Climate Voter at www.TheYearsProject.com/Vote

Sarah Yi: I’m A Climate Voter

Sarah Yi, originally from Hawaii, currently resides in Los Angeles. At Occidental College, she is the associate director of the Food Energy and Sustainability Team and is on the Public Relations Team. She strives to reduce her carbon footprint in every facet of her life, but knows that voting is the number one way to take climate action.

Join her at Join her at BeAClimateVoter.org.

Delaney Reynolds: I’m a Climate Voter

Delaney Reynolds is an 18-year-old marine biology student at the University of Miami. She is the Founder and CEO of The Sink or Swim Project, an educational and political advocacy organization that teaches kids in Miami about climate change.

Cory Beattie: I’m a Climate Voter

A former wildland firefighter, Cory’s seen the ravages of climate change firsthand. So, he’s doing everything he can to stop it. That’s why he’s a climate voter.

Kilan Bishop: I’m a Climate Voter

Kilan Bishop is a 26-year-old PhD student at the University of Miami. She became engaged with environmental justice when she noticed there were not a lot of people of color at the forefront of the climate activist community, which motivated her to join the board of the City of Miami’s Sea Level Rise Committee.

Be a climate voter too: BeAClimateVoter.org

We Need More Climate Candidates

It’s one of the biggest crises facing America today but only one member of Congress is giving it the prominence it deserves: Sheldon Whitehouse. Why don’t other leaders care as much?

You can help change this. Take the pledge here: http://theyearsproject.com/learn/news/take-the-pledge-to-vote-for-the-environment/

Climate Candidate for President

It’s time for a climate candidate for President of the United States. Would they have your vote?

It’s time to vote on climate.

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