Thread by @DoctorVive

This week, and maybe next week, elected officials and the news media will be paying more attention to the #ClimateCrisis than they usually do.

Let's make this time count!

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Use this tool to call your Senators and tell them you want them to pass transformative climate policy in order to win your vote. It's easy and very satisfying! And it will help.

call4climate.com/more

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Here is contact information for the prime-time network news programs. Reach out to them and tell them you want more climate coverage! Make some noise!

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And, of course, this week and next week are excellent weeks to bring up the #ClimateCrisis with your friends, family, coworkers, acquaintances, etc.

Don't know what to say? See the next tweet...

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"Did you hear about that UN report? [If no, briefly summarize.] We've got to make our government lead the transition to clean energy so we can halt global warming."

If they don't say anything back, ok that's fine. But if they start talking then listen...

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8 out of 10 times the person I'm talking to will say some version of "we are so fucked."

I've found that the only way to shift them from despair to determination is to validate the despair first:

"Yes it's terrifying and overwhelming. I'm with you on that."

Then...

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Then remind them that the global heating causing climate chaos WILL stop when we stop emitting greenhouse gases.

Then say "every tenth of a degree matters to the lives of millions of people."

Then...

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Say "And you can help!" Then text them or wrote down and hand them the number with which they can call their Senators.

202-318-1885

Voilà. And rinse, repeat.

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The next weeks are a time when a window of possibility will open. Good to go into it with a plan.

Stay strong, friends! 💚

#EndClimateSilence

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