Hey there sunshine! Welcome to Save Our Happy Place - your weekly pop of environmental & climate activism. We hope you had a joyful and restful Thanksgiving holiday. We took time to truly reflect on our gratitude for you, our Save Our Happy Place community, for all the work you have put into saving our planet so far. Now let’s finish out the year strong.
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Here are 4 climate actions you can take in approximately 5 minutes.
Budgeting to Build Back Better
Who, what, when, where, why, how?
The good news - the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Build Back Better Act through the Budget Reconciliation Bill which includes $555 billion to fight climate change. The bill is now on its way to the Senate for its vote.
If passed by the Senate, the Build Back Better Act will create millions of new well-paid jobs in the clean energy economy. It would also put the U.S. on track to achieve its emission reduction goals, preventing the worst effects of climate change.
What can we do to see this through?
Currently, one democratic senator stands in the way, Joe Manchin of West Virginia. Demand that he votes YES on the Build Back Better Act.
Tell Congress to keep our ocean trash-free by supporting low plastic legislation
What? Send a message to your Congress members with The Ocean Conservancy asking Congress to support the REDUCE Act.
Why? The REDUCE Act will put a fee on new single-use plastics which will encourage companies to use more recyclable content and reduce the number of new plastics created.
How? Click link to send message. (Estimated 1 minute)
Tell Congress to protect Alaska's parks from destructive mining
What? Send a message to Congress with the National Parks Conservation Association to permanently protect the area from future mining.
Why? A proposed mine at the Bristol Bay watershed would cause exponential damage to the national parks in the area and keep the U.S. from meeting its carbon emission goals.
How? Click link to send message. (Estimated 1 minute)
Donate to Choose Earth to help support indigenous leaders in Brazil fight to protect their homes, cultures, and ecosystems.
Some Rays of Sunshine
Headlines We’re Happy to See
Biden bans drilling around Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. - Read More
Plans to build an oil terminal in Louisiana were canceled saving half a million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year. - Read more
Portugal becomes the fourth EU country to stop using coal to generate electricity. - Read More
The EPA launched a new recycling plan that will ramp up U.S. recycling rates to 50 percent by 2030. - Read More
Construction on the U.S.’s first major offshore wind farm began in Massachusetts and will power 400,000 homes by 2023. - Read More
Ignite Gratitude
At Save Our Happy Place, we believe expressing gratitude for mother nature, indigenous communities that advocate for the climate movement is fundamental to climate progress. Taking a moment of gratitude at the beginning of this holiday season can help us reenergize and get inspired for taking climate action in 2022.
Discover which indigenous tribes are native to where you live through Native Land Digital’s interactive map. - Explore Here
