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A group of folks who used to not "trust anyone over 30" fighting for climate justice and democracy and a livable planet for future generations. https://thirdact.org/maryland/
How the Physical and Financial Grids Should Shape Your Energy Strategy, A Practical Framework for Evaluating Energy Plans. Thurs., 9/17/26, 1:15-2:15 pm EDT
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September 16, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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Vote like your life depends on it. Because it does.
“WE HAVE TO SHOVE ACCOUNTABILITY DOWN THEIR F***ING THROATS.” 🔥🔥

Katie Phang delivers a fiery sign-off on today’s episode of Sidebar with Katie Phang: “I don’t want any of you to ever think that we can’t get through this. But I want us to thrive, not just survive.”
September 16, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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Join GrayPAC and Third Act on September 16 for our September All-In Call with special guest Rep. Justin Pearson! Join us to learn how you can help elect climate and democracy champions in 2026.

RSVP: thirdact.org/events/septe...
September 14, 2026 at 11:06 PM
New Environmental Protection Network report: EPA & other Federal agencies are weakening protection from pollution as health risks from data centers is growing, leaving communities at risk, with less information, less say, and less recourse.
www.environmentalprotectionnetwork.org
September 15, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Carbon wave instead of C footprint; collective instead of individual. But, they're not mutually exclusive but parts of a continuum. Stokes: “It doesn’t have to start as a huge thing. You just begin where you are and believe that you can make an impact.”
Inside the passage of America’s biggest climate law » Yale Climate Connections
In a new memoir, author Leah Stokes takes readers behind the scenes of U.S. democracy – and shows how people can still have an outsize impact by working together.
yaleclimateconnections.org
September 14, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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We are stronger when we show up for one another. IndivisibleHoCoMD and its supporters are proud to be part of Indivisible’s massive voter protection initiative alongside thousands of volunteers. Every conversation is a step toward communities staying united. Join us at tinyurl.com/ysa26n95. 🍃
Join Our Midterm Election Protection Program
In 2026 we are building our strongest election protection program ever, in all 50 states. We’re going to bring Indivisible’s grassroots organizing force out to ensure that whatever tricks they try to ...
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September 14, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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September 14, 2026 at 12:42 AM
We're attending a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social event: September @thirdactorg.bsky.social All-In Call with Special Guest Rep. Justin Pearson.
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September All In Call
As a drumbeat in the lead to the midterm election, join Third Act as we get fired up to vote and win back our democracy.
actionnetwork.org
September 13, 2026 at 3:07 PM
#TeslaTakedown Rockville MD
Vote early!
September 12, 2026 at 3:49 PM
“The paper also reminds us why every fraction of a degree matters. The more we warm the planet, the more we risk activating natural processes that add still more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. This makes rapid reductions in fossil fuel emissions even more urgent.”
Climate ‘feedback loops’ could worsen global warming by 30%, study finds
Emissions of planet-heating methane and CO2 from natural sources are worsening the climate crisis, paper says
www.theguardian.com
September 11, 2026 at 7:41 PM
How the Physical and Financial Grids Should Shape Your Energy Strategy, A Practical Framework for Evaluating Energy Plans
Thurs., 9/17/26, 1:15-2:15 pm EDT
Register to get the recording link: register.gotowebinar.com/register/788...
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September 11, 2026 at 7:37 PM
"Real journalism — the rigorous, fair-minded gathering of facts and the public distribution of a coherent narrative — is an antidote to the confusion fostered by today’s information pollution." @coveringclimatenow.org
The Tech Bros’ War on Climate Action — Covering Climate Now
We live in a time, journalist Amy Westervelt laments in her new book, Brought To You By, when “millions of people have been convinced that it is patriotic to be antidemocracy [and] that doctors are no...
coveringclimatenow.org
September 10, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Here's the recent UNEP report that's been in the news--though not enough ...
Limiting Overshoot - Navigating exceedance of 1.5°C and pathways towards return
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C remains a cornerstone of the Paris Agreement, yet under current policies and alternative near-term trajectories, exceedance of 1.5°C is now widely assessed as unavoida...
www.unep.org
September 10, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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September 9, 2026 at 11:40 PM
"The consensus among climate scientists is that surface warming of the planet will stop when we reach zero carbon emissions, and we have the clean energy technology to do this. It's simply a matter of finding the political will."
'Alarm bells ringing': US summer heat shatters record
The United States has endured its hottest summer on record, a new peak that scientists said should send alarm bells ringing over the increasingly dire impacts of climate change.
www.france24.com
September 10, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Wed., 9/16, 3 pm ET join @coveringclimatenow.org: what’s causing the energy affordability crisis, how that could impact the midterms, and how climate change plays a role.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Rising Energy Bills, Climate, and the 2026 Midterms. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Americans are facing an energy affordability crisis, and relief can't come soon enough. How current officials and winning candidates tackle energy affordability will determine whether states maintain ...
us02web.zoom.us
September 9, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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Trump's corruption has infected nearly every aspect of American life. From our economy to our national security, we are worse off & less safe because of it.
 
Thank you to my friend @merkley.senate.gov for helping us shine a light on the most corrupt presidency in American history.
Thank you to @warren.senate.gov, @vanhollen.senate.gov, and @smith.senate.gov for joining me to expose how Trump’s corruption puts America in jeopardy.

Full video out now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw-G...
September 8, 2026 at 7:33 PM
"most effective action ... is rapid and sustained emissions reductions, alongside stronger adaptation and resilience. ... technologies ... cannot substitute for cutting emissions at source today. ... countries with greater historical responsibility and capability must act the hardest and fastest."
Overshoot is not surrender: PICAN says every fraction of a degree is now a fight for survival
PICAN responds to UNEP’s 1.5°C overshoot report, warning that every fraction of warming matters and calling for urgent emissions cuts and climate finance.
www.pican.org
September 8, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Leave a public comment before September 21st deadline:
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September 6, 2026 at 6:39 PM
"Roadless Rule," one of the most important environmental protections in the United States
Trump rollback of US forest protections could accelerate extinction of 400 endangered species
Decision to rescind ‘roadless rule’ opens more than 45m acres of national forests to roads, drilling and logging
www.theguardian.com
September 6, 2026 at 6:34 PM
"movement against datacenters ... best opportunity ... in generations to truly shake up American politics, by redirecting the partisan anger that oligarchic forces have long used to divide regular Americans ... [toward] billionaires that are actually the cause of so many of our shared problems."
The datacenter backlash is bringing the entire political spectrum together – against big tech billionaires
The movement against datacenters is uniting Americans because they perfectly illustrate how a few individuals hold all the power to control decisions that affect our lives
www.theguardian.com
September 6, 2026 at 5:12 PM
@thirdactmd.bsky.social All-in Call, 9/23, 7-8:15 pm,
with Josh Hastings, Dem. nominee, House of Delegates, District 38B and Amar Mukunda, Dem. nominee, Senate, District 39. Join to hear why they’re running and what they hope to accomplish in Annapolis.
Register: tinyurl.com/TAMDCall
September 4, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Trump reported $1.4 billion from crypto ventures in 2025. One president. One year. Families count grocery money while corrupt Republicans call this leadership. The White House isn’t public service when Trump uses it like an ATM. We’re paying for the withdrawal.
#CostOfCorruption
September 4, 2026 at 1:50 PM