"Realize that everything

connects to everything else."

-Leonardo da Vinci

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"Action is the

antidote to fear."

-Edward Abbey

"Real change, enduring change,

happens one step at a time."

-Ruth Bader Ginsburg

"Heaven is under our feet

as well as over our heads."

-Henry David Thoreau

CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL

It touches all of us in many ways, from the air we breathe to the food we eat. If unchecked, it will ultimately end human civilization.

We have no choice but to address it. And each of us can take action to do so, in small and big ways.

But we have to start by learning about it. Thinking about it.

So that we can decide what actions we will personally take to make a difference. Spending some time on this site is a beginning.

Use the sitemap above to easily navigate the site.

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PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT...

…Biden’s 3.5 trillion dollar Build Back Better plan

Read more related stories on our People Are Talking About (PATA) page.

BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING ELSE...

AMERICA'S CLIMATE INITIATIVE

The Biden administration moved boldly on climate change stating that our environment and our economy are completely connected and vowing to view all of their actions through the lens of climate. CCR swiftly dedicated a page to keep track of both those goals and subsequent accomplishments. CCR also has sections on the three branches of government, legislation, executive and judicial, so that you can drill down on the cabinet, executive orders, regulations & deregulations, bills & resolutions, and laws.

The Biden Administration’s Landmark Day in the Fight for the Climate

Jan282021

The New Yorker

The Biden Administration’s Landmark Day in the Fight for the Climate

By Bill McKibben Photo: Anna Moneymake / Pool / Getty 1/28/21

January 27th was the most remarkable day in the history of America’s official response to the climate crisis, at least since that June afternoon in 1988, when nasa’s James Hansen told a congressional committee that the planet had begun to heat. On Wednesday, in the course of a few hours, the Biden Administration took a series of coördinated actions that, considered together, may well mark the official beginning of the end of the fossil-fuel era.

EXPLORE

Our site is a family of sites, with more than 250 mini sites containing endless resources on everything climate change touches – droughts to flooding, health to faith, individual states to kelp farming, sustainable eating to sustainable shopping.

CLIMATE NEWS

News feeds and curated news; newsletters and blogs; lists of significant mainstream news media and climate change media; and People are Talking About..

TAKE ACTION!

INSTALL SOLAR

RESPONSIBLY

When installing solar, make the land hospitable for bees. Pollinator friendly solar sites are a growing trend that help provide the nutrition and habitat that bees and butterflies need.
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Utility Dive

VOLUNTEER
FIVE MINUTES

MAKE A PHONE CALL

Voters concerned about climate change need to be heard on election day.
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Environmental Voter Project

PLANT A GARDEN

COOL THE PLANET

Commit to ten regenerative gardening principles that serve both the environment and the soil.
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Green America

SET A GOAL FOR

100% RENEWABLE POWER

REBA helps companies understand the benefits of moving to renewables.
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Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance

TELL YOUR

LAWMAKERS

The worst impacts can still be avoided if we compel local and national leaders step up and lead the fight against climate change. Call on your officials to join us today.
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NRDC

CANCEL

JUNK MAIL

Quitting junk mail is one way to curtail the flow of trash in and out of your home.
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The Washington Post

INVEST

IN WIND FARMS

In Colorado, the wind power generation saved 4 billion gallons of water that coal and gas plants would have used and avoided 8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide.
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COLORADO SPRINGS GAZETTE

BUY AN

ELECTRIC CAR

In addition to lowering your carbon footprint, electric vehicles are more affordable to run, have lower maintenance costs, and tax incentives can reduce the purchase price.
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My EV

CONVERT TO

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Get the same bill, same service, and maintain the same reliability
but the source will be clean energy.
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CleanChoice Energy

CONSERVE

WATER

The average American uses 2,000 gallons per day
and only one percent of the world’s water supply is freshwater.
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Water Conservation

PUT A PRICE

ON CARBON

More than 1,200 global companies are adopting carbon pricing. Microsoft instituted their fee on carbon in 2012 and has since reduced emissions by more than 9.6 million metric tons.
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WASHINGTON POST

SET SCIENCE

BASED TARGETS

440 companies are taking science-based climate action and 122 companies have approved science-based targets. Make a commitment now.
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SCIENCE BASED TARGETS

FAQs

What is the truth about climate change? What are the consequences? How can we mitigate it?
And, ultimately, how do we adapt to what we can no longer change?

TRUTH

Climate Change 101 with Bill Nye | National Geographic

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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Climate Change 101

By Bill Nye, 12/2/15

Bill Nye the Science Guy is as insightful as ever, giving a very succinct overview of the causes and consequences of climate change. As relevant today as it was in 2015 when he made it.

CONSEQUENCES

Watch this video on YouTube

Alltime10s

10 Undeniable Consequences Of Climate Change

08/13/19

This video explores the very tangible consequences that climate change is already having on many aspects of our lives and our environment.

MITIGATION

Watch this video on YouTube

Climate Literacy

What is climate change mitigation?

By Dr. Sarah Burch, 2/4/14

One of a series on climate literacy, this video explains how we can address the fundamental causes of climate change before they can cause irreparable damage to our environment.

ADAPTATION

Watch this video on YouTube

BBC

Why climate change makes extreme weather worse

10/27/18

Extreme weather events such as droughts, wildfires and hurricanes are all occurring more frequently and at a higher intensity due to climate change. This video explores extreme weather and how we can adapt to become more resilient to these increasingly catastrophic events.

THINGS KIDS CAN DO TODAY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Kids can take small actions at home and at school to help protect our planet. They might even teach their parents a thing or two..!

Illustrations by Kathleen Founds

Electric cars make sense in California and not in West Virginia?

CLIMATE CENTRAL

To tackle the
plastic waste problem,
recycled plastic is being
used to make roads.

FAST COMPANY

22 of the top 25 cities threatened by sea level rise are in Florida.

CSSR

Human activities are the dominant cause of global warming, say Govt. researchers.

CLIMATE NASA