Renewable Energy: How to Stay in the Climate Fight w. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

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10/15/24 • 33 min

This week on #AmericaWhoHurtYou, author and climate policy expert Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (@ayanaeliza ) is ringing the alarm about the climate crisis, but in a way that offers real solutions, including how to do our small part in practical ways AND hold the biggest climate culprits (hiii fossil fuel execs and paid for politicians!) accountable. Spoiler alert: we have to VOTE both with our ballots and our dollars.

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Fill out your Climate Action Venn Diagram here!

And find out how to divest your retirement from fossil fuels here!

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