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Sunrise is a movement to stop climate change and create millions of good jobs in the process. We're building an army of young people to make climate change an urgent priority across America, end the corrupting influence of fossil fuel executives on our politics, and elect leaders who stand up for the health and well-being of all people.

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Official website: https://www.sunrisemovement.org/

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Sunrise is a movement to stop climate change and create millions of good jobs in the process. We're building an army of young people to make climate change an urgent priority across America, end the corrupting influence of fossil fuel executives on our politics, and elect leaders who stand up for the health and well-being of all people.

We are ordinary young people who are scared about what the climate crisis means for the people and places we love. We are gathering in classrooms, living rooms, and worship halls across the country. Everyone has a role to play. Public opinion is already with us - if we unite by the millions we can turn this into political power and reclaim our democracy.

We are not looking to the right or left. We look forward. Together, we will change this country and this world, sure as the sun rises each morning.

SUNRISE PRINCIPLES These are guidelines of our movement which we all commit to uphold. Any action that does not embody these principles is not a Sunrise action.

  1. We are a movement to stop climate change and create millions of good-paying jobs in the process. We unite to make climate change an urgent priority across America, end the corrupting influence of fossil fuel executives on our politics, and elect leaders who stand up for the health and well-being of all people.

  2. We grow our power through talking to our communities. We talk to our neighbors, families, religious leaders, classmates, and teachers, in order to spread our word. Our strength and work is rooted in our local communities, and we are always growing in number.

  3. We are Americans from all walks of life. We are of many colors and creeds, from the plains, mountains, and coasts. A wealthy few want to divide us, but we value each other in our differences and we are united in a shared fight to make real the promise of a society that works for all of us.

  4. We are nonviolent in word and deed. Remaining nonviolent allows us to win the hearts of the public and welcomes the most people to participate. We need maximum participation in order to achieve our goals.

  5. We tell our stories and we honor each other's stories. We all have something to lose to climate change, and something to gain in coming together. We tell our individual stories to connect with each other and understand the many different ways this crisis impacts us.

  6. We ask for help and we give what we can. We all have something to offer to the movement. Some of us give time through volunteering anywhere from 1 to 50 hours per week. Some of us give money. Some of us donate housing or meeting space. We invite our community into the movement by asking for the help we need.

  7. We take initiative. Any group of 3 people can take action in the name of Sunrise. We ask for advice — not permission — from each other to make this happen. To make decisions, we ask ourselves, “does this bring us closer to our goal?” If yes, we simply do the work that is exciting and makes sense.

  8. We embrace experimentation and we learn together. We welcome imperfection, share innovations, and learn through honest mistakes followed by honest conversations that help us move forward together. If we see something we don’t like, we contribute with something we do like, modeling an alternative.

  9. We take care of ourselves, each other, and our shared home. We maintain our health of body, mind, spirit, and environment to the best of our ability so that we can maintain a strong movement together. We respect that for each of us this looks different.

  10. We stand with other movements for change. Stopping climate change requires winning and holding power at every level of government. This is a huge job and we can’t do it alone. When it makes sense, we work with other movements who share our values and are also working to win political power.

  11. We shine bright. There are hard and sad days, to be sure. This isn’t easy work. But we strive to bring a spirit of positivity and hope to everything we do. Changing the world is a fulfilling and joyful process, and we let that show.

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Climate leadership Conference NYC 4/12-4/14

The deadline to apply to the Climate Reality Leadership Corps training in NYC in April is coming up! If you've seen the headlines on climate change and asked what you can do, this is the training for you. Apply before March 24: https://mbl.ms/gajTVUQFYal

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2024/03/21
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Sierra Club calls out Fossil Fuel Thugs

It's disturbing but not surprising to hear about alternate energy saboteurs. If you run across any of them, please make a case for the truth: https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2024-1-spring/feature/climate-science-deniers-fossil-fuel-shills-plot-against-green-energy

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2024/03/18
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Call to Support Mass Transit to Cut Fossil Fuels Useage

From the Union of Concerned Scientists: "A new bill would create dedicated funding for transit operations across the country. Call today and tell your member of Congress it's time to center people in our transportation future: support the Stronger Communities through Better Transit Act. https://secure.ucsusa.org/a/2024-call-for-transit "

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2024/03/12
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Write to Fossil Fuel CEOs about Forest Fires

Stop Fossil-Fueled Forest Fires: Send a letter to fossil fuel CEOs from this Union of Concerned Scientists website: https://secure.ucsusa.org/a/2023-stop-fossil-fueled-forest-fires

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2024/03/08
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Apache Tribe Fights To Save Its Centuries-Old Holy Place | NBC News

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2024/02/29
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March Primaries: PLEASE VOTE for Dem Climate Candidates!!!!

Heads up: if you live in AL, AR, CA, NC & TX, your state primaries are 3/5. If you live in MS, your state primary is 3/12. If you live in IL & OH your state primary is 3/19. Please plan to vote in the Dem primary in your state. To help you pick the best candidate, check out Blue Voter Guide which provides your ballot with all Dem candidates running down to county levels AND the CLIMATE organizations endorsing them.

www.bluevoterguide.org

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2024/02/25
21:27 UTC

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Sierra Club Public Interest Discussion

Join us on February 26 for a webinar: What in the world is “Public Interest Determination” and how will it stop LNG exports for good? Sierra Club will get into the weeds on the next steps around this important policy work and how we can all influence the process.  Click on bold statement (previous) to sign up.

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2024/02/10
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The cicada super brood waking up early because it’s too warm and then freezing to death because winter isn’t actually over

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2024/02/07
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2024/01/27
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MoveOn 2024 Election Strategy 1/28 at 5 pm est

Please consider attending this meeting. Useful information likely will be provided to help get out the vote, and we need every climate voter out there in the primaries and in the 11/5 General Election. This is Sun 1/28 5 pm est. Again, some of the strategies might be useful to get out the climate vote. Website to sign up is: https://mobilize.us/s/qsZS44

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2024/01/23
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Democracy: Not for Sale Zoom call this Thursday

Senator Bernie Sanders is joining Public Citizen's Team Democracy call on Thursday, January 18, from 7:00-8:00 p.m. ET. This month marks 14 years since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling that unleashed a flood of Big Money in politics. For the past 14 years, billionaires and Big Business have been free to spend unlimited amounts of money to support tax breaks for the wealthy and weaker consumer protections, while preventing progress on issues like gun violence prevention, health care, and climate change.

Sign up for this Thurday 7 pm est/4 pm pdt zoom call at this website:

https://mobilize.us/s/BVefdO

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2024/01/17
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Tell Chase Back to STOP Destroying the Climate

Tell Chase online at the website below to stop bankrolling the climate crisis ($434B of fossil fuel financing) AND paying for the destruction of one of its only proven solutions: FORESTS, pouring $7.4 BILLION into deforestation. @Chase: #DefundClimateChaos & #KeepForestsStanding! https://act.ran.org/page/61964/subscribe/1?locale=en-US&en_chan=tw

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2024/01/11
19:29 UTC

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Sign this Petition to Insurers to Stop a TX Methane Facility

Rio Grande LNG (liquid “natural” gas, or LNG) is a proposed methane gas export terminal slated for Brownsville, Texas. This project, and the proposed Texas LNG and Rio Bravo Pipeline, is a clear case of environmental racism with enormous, devastating impacts on community health, Indigenous rights, endangered species, and our shared climate. Sign and send the petition at the below website to insurers connected to this project: Listen to impacted communities and publicly drop Rio Grande LNG before the insurance renewal on March 2024. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/sign-and-send-this-urgent-petition-stop-insuring-rio-grande-lng-now

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2023/12/22
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Is the US going to approve the single biggest fossil-fuel expansion on earth? | Biden has a chance to show that the world’s biggest exporter of oil and gas is actually going to change its ways. It’s not clear if he’ll take it

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2023/12/20
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Voter Guides for 11/7 Elections in KY, LA, MS, OH, PA and VA for Climate Group Endorsed Candidates

If you would like to vote for Clmate Democrats to include in Non-partisan elections (judges and school board where party is not listed on the ballot), and you are in KY, LA, MS, OH, PA and VA, you can put your address in at www.bluevoterguide.org and you will get a ballot with Dem candidates, endorsements included, down to county level elections. So, if you want to vote straight progressive, or for climate, or for reproductive choice champions, the endoresement information will give you this information. Check out www.bluevoterguide.org,

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2023/11/02
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Call in VA and PA to Get out the Youth Vote

Through 11/7 NextGen PAC events are happening: Call Young Voters in PA and VA to GOTV!” – sign up now to join me! #youthvote https://www.mobilize.us/nextgen/event/584196/

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2023/10/29
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Write a Comment Against Dakota Access Outline

The Dakota Access Pipeline has been operating for several years but is still being contested by the Standing Rock Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes. DAPL faced immense international opposition during construction, with tens of thousands of people joining in resistance on the ground. The current public comment period was ordered by the Courts and is a result of the Cheyenne River Tribe’s continuing legal fight against the project.

By taking a few moments to submit public comment to Biden's Army Corps, you can continue to Stand with Standing Rock and demand the shutdown of a pipeline that should never have been built in the first place.

The deadline to submit a comment is November 13th. Full details and resources are compiled here in this toolkit: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b_QqnTttYsP09SLDE3Q1oJyJkNt4XN1eb-O6Js9terc/edit

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2023/10/27
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A Message and Action from Citizens Climate Lobby

Our favorite climate bill is back 🤩

Congressman Salud Carbajal just announced he will reintroduce the Energy Innovation & Carbon Dividend Act this week. The bill charges corporate polluters a fee for their carbon pollution & gives Americans a carbon cashback.

Write your Rep to support this bill at: Write Congress: The Energy Innovation Act (citizensclimatelobby.org)

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2023/09/29
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Virtual Climate Event Wednesday 9/27

I’m attending EDF Action’s event, “Virtual Environmental Community Rally Wednesday 9/27 at 5 pm est/2 pm pdt: Fund the Government & Don't Cut Climate!” – sign up now to join me! #ClimateCantWait https://www.mobilize.us/edfaction/event/582597/

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2023/09/26
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From Train Daddy to Japan: How to make High-Speed Rail a reality in the US

https://hothouse.substack.com/p/how-to-make-high-speed-rail-a-reality-af4

In the previous issue of Hothouse 2.0, transportation guru Sam Sklar gave us a glimpse into some of the historical and political constraints shaping the contemporary state of passenger rail in the U.S., i.e. Amtrak doesn’t own the rail it operates on, and the transcontinental rail corporations that allocate airtime to Amtrak passenger trains are disincentivized from offering more.

In today's issue, Sam talks bluntly about the problem of building high-speed rail in the U.S. Why haven’t we pulled it off?

According to Sam, our problem has many parts. Namely, it’s unbelievably hard to land the right alchemy of what he calls the “ographies-plus” at the right time.

In all instances, Sam argues, there are seven challenges (aka the ographies+) that any future high-speed rail project must address in order to be successful. Thus, the first portion of this installment gives an overview of the seven ographies+, while the latter half gives a brief overview of how high-speed rail works in China, Japan, and Western Europe.

Passing our present challenge through these two lenses will help us identify the kinds of insights that could—just maybe—give us the trappings of a playbook for rolling out HSR here in the U.S.

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2023/09/25
19:38 UTC

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Please Support Starbucks Workers

Today Thursday 9/14 is Starbucks workers solidarity day. Starbucks Workers + allies are taking action TODAY! Sign the petition at this website to tell Starbucks' CEO to stop union-busting > http://lil.ms/ncex/a7atuy

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2023/09/14
22:00 UTC

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