CCL Raritan Valley
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CCL Raritan Valley
@cclraritan.bsky.social
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Raritan Valley, NJ chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby, an international climate action organization. We are nonpartisan and support big-effective, large-scale solutions at all levels of government.
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One more action you can take for the climate: encourage state and local leaders and businesses to address the problem of emissions from food waste. Check out the playbook from Climate Changemakers to learn more. www.climatechangemakers.org/campaign-lan...
Action Plan: Reduce U.S. Food Waste — Climate Changemakers
5 things individuals can do to advocate for systemic solutions that drastically reduce food waste and methane emissions in the U.S.
www.climatechangemakers.org
Great resource here for articles and presentations.
📣 We just released a new free resource at @climatecentral.org - a 72-slide deck introducing key facts about climate change, including its causes, impacts, and solutions. It also comes with speaker notes and links for local storytelling.

➡️ www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt... (English & Spanish)
Very useful resource! Thanks.
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As results roll in from yesterday’s Election Day, take a look at this article from @heatmap.news about the role clean energy played in key races nationwide 👇
🗳️ It's election day on Tuesday! This may be an an off-off-cycle year, but there are still a handful of important races for the climate.

@emilypont.bsky.social points out a handful for you to pay attention to tomorrow ⤵️:
The Climate Races to Watch on Tuesday
It’s an off-off-cycle election year, but there are still a handful of key elections going on in Georgia, New Jersey, and Virginia.
heatmap.news
After a major public outcry, the EPA appears to be backing off on its plans to kill ENERGY STAR. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/c...
E.P.A. Retreats From Plans to End the Energy Star Program
www.nytimes.com
No monthly meeting in November. Instead, we're having a watch party for the fall conference on 11/15, 1-5pm at UUCP. RSVP here: community.citizensclimate.org/groups/event...
No matter where you watch, remember to register at cclusa.org/fallconference. It's free.
Welcome to CCL's Online Community - CCL Community
CCL's Online Community is a place where volunteers can learn and collaborate
community.citizensclimate.org
13 governors from both parties wrote to Congress on the importance of permitting reform: www.nga.org/news/press-r...
To quote Gov. Stitt of Oklahoma: “This isn’t a Republican or Democrat issue. Every American needs to heat their home and power their vehicle.”
Governors Issue Bipartisan Energy Permitting Reform Priorities
Govs. Stitt, Shapiro lead bipartisan working group Washington, D.C. – A bipartisan group of more than a dozen governors released a package of reform priorities to improve federal permitting and regula...
www.nga.org
Thank you, @hickenlooper.senate.gov and Senator Curtis, for your hard work on this important bill. @kim.senate.gov, hoping for your support on this when it reaches the Senate floor.
The growing wildfire crisis won't wait, and neither can we. It's why we came together to write bipartisan legislation to protect our communities. www.youtube.com/shorts/FOcqu...
The growing wildfire crisis won't wait, and neither can we.
YouTube video by Senator John Hickenlooper
www.youtube.com
A potential game-changer for nuclear energy: the Nuclear Regulatory Commission just signed off on a nuclear power plant that will use molten salt for cooling and energy storage. www.ans.org/news/2025-10...
NRC issues final environmental approval for TerraPower’s SMR
www.ans.org
The story is paywalled, but you can see the report here: permitpower.org/resources/as...
Democrats have largely stopped talking about climate change because, as far as they can tell, their constituents don't care about it. Let's show them otherwise.
The Fix Our Forests Act (FOFA) just made it through the Senate Agricultural Committee with a strong bipartisan vote of 18-5. New CCL action: write Senators to thank them/share the news and ask them to keep the bill moving forward. citizensclimatelobby.org/get-loud-tak...
Support the Fix Our Forests Act | Citizens' Climate Lobby
Tell your senator on the Agriculture Committee you support healthy forests, wildfire management, and bipartisan climate solutions.
citizensclimatelobby.org
Rewiring America has a modest proposal: all those data centers gobbling huge amounts of electricity should pay for household solar and other energy upgrades to make up the difference. a-us.storyblok.com/f/1021068/x/...
a-us.storyblok.com