Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate Lobby @cclsve.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Here is a simple graphic that clearly compares the three different economies of consumerism. A Circular Economy must be the future. 000
Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate Lobby @cclsve.bsky.social · 20/04/2026The Silicon Valley East chapter volunteers participated in the Fremont or Milpitas Earth Day events on Saturday, April 18. 010
Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate Lobby @cclsve.bsky.social · 07/02/2026I attended a Town Hall with Congressman Eric Swalwell at the Doubletree by Hilton San Jose. This was the congressman’s kickoff for his 2026 gubernatorial race. He spoke about writing California’s comeback story by lowering the cost of home ownership, deploying solar statewide and other issues. 000
Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate Lobby @cclsve.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Milpitas Climate Film Event - Youth v Gov The City of Milpitas’ Energy and Environmental Sustainability Commission held a climate film event, YOUTH v GOV (2022) and discussion, on Sat. Jan. 31, 2026. The event was well attended and the youth activists commented on what they learned from the movie. 010
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyJess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 17/12/2025A new report shows Trump's tariffs are crushing holiday budgets. Trees up 20%, gifts up 26%, Americans going into record debt - but sure, 'affordability is a hoax' 🙄 Read the full report at the link in the first comment. 79032
Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate Lobby @cclsve.bsky.social · 24/11/2025The Fix Our Forests Act (FOFA) is a necessary and urgent bipartisan solution designed to address the catastrophic increase in wildfire risk and protect lives, property, and ecosystems across the country. It gives forestry experts tools to reduce severe fire events, mitigating climate-driven risks. 021
Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate Lobby @cclsve.bsky.social · 22/11/2025CA-14 lobby team met with Congressman Eric Swalwell’s Senior Adviser, Carly Sincavitch, over Zoom Friday afternoon, November 21 during CCL's Fall 2025 Lobby Week. We discussed Permitting Reform and the Fix Our Forest Act. 000
Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate Lobby @cclsve.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Home Electrification Made Easy and Affordable with “Go Electric, Milpitas!” Milpitas residents exclusive access to $3,600+ in add-on rebates on top of the approximately $13,000 already available through Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE). For more information: www.milpitas.gov/1199/Electri....milpitas.govElectrification Corner | Milpitas, CA 011
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyMark Pickens @airshipwriter.bsky.social · 12/09/2025If you haven’t called, written or faxed Congress about the guns problem…regardless of your belief they will do anything, now would be a good time. 202-224-3121 Text ‘sign POIGQN’ to 50409 to get started. resist.bot/petitions/PO...resist.botStop the Killing - Gun Safety Laws NowText SIGN POIGQN to 50409 to send this to your officials. 195
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyPaul DeCampo @pauldecampo.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Sun Day is a day of action on September 21, 2025, celebrating the power of clean energy. The clean energy revolution is here. via @billmckibben.bsky.social sunday.earth?internal=truesunday.earthSun DayTogether, we will change the future of climate change. Join the largest movement for climate action. 0319
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Join in this call!--Sun Day is less than 2 weeks away, and we want to show Trump that folks will stand up to his attack on wind and solar 05416
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyKittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 12/08/2025We can, and must protest and stay focused on what Trump is doing! 10367142
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate Lobby350.org @350.org · 12/08/2025Trump's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) claims pollution does not endanger people, and is moving to roll back regulations for green house gases. Enough is enough❌ This September, people across the world are taking to the streets to draw the line✊ Join them 👇 drawtheline.world 12416
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyBlue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 12/08/2025What most fail to understand... 1127788
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyBlue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 11/08/2025 11628197
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyScott Robeson @indianaclimate.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Expect an increase in the frequency and duration of wind droughts in a world that has a reduced equator-to-pole temperature difference #climate 🧪🌊nature.comProlonged wind droughts in a warming climate threaten global wind power security - Nature Climate ChangeProlonged low wind speeds can lead to a strong reduction in wind power generation. Here, the authors show that such wind drought events become more frequent and extended under global warming, threaten... 38043
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyClimate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Anyone advocating for net zero by 2050 is part of the problem. Anyone advocating for net zero by 2040 is part of the problem. If you don’t realise yet that the entire economy will be destroyed unless we cut fossil fuel use immediately you are part of the problem.media.tenor.coma city is on fire with smoke coming out of itALT: a city is on fire with smoke coming out of it 923263
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyNPR @npr.org · 09/08/2025The Trump administration plans to end a $7 billion Biden-era program that helps low-income households get solar power.n.prEPA plans to end a program that makes solar power available to low-income AmericansThe Trump administration plans to end a $7 billion Biden-era program that helps low-income households get solar power. 58449237
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyKeith B Martin DC 🇺🇸 🇪🇺 🌎 @keithbdc.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Per usual, @mluckovich.bsky.social is spot-on. bsky.app/profile/mluc... 062
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyJosh Busby @busbyj2.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Here is a short teaser of my recent TEDx talk on climate change and national security. www.youtube.com/shorts/sf2ZY...youtube.comClimate Change A National Security Risk ExplainedYouTube video by Josh Busby 12311
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyEric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Donald Trump doesn’t want solutions—he wants chaos. Deploying the National Guard without state or local request is about drawing a foul, not restoring order. Peaceful protestors should flood the streets with American flags, not give him the violence he craves. 37662137
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyMark Pickens @airshipwriter.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Any Los Angeles escalation of violence by Trump is a distraction from another escalation… the Big Bad Budget Bill. Keep calling. Keep sending letters. resist.bot/petitions/PD...resist.botReject Big Bad Budget Bill: For the Climate, the Planet, and We The PeopleText SIGN PDKDCM to 50409 to send this to your officials. 034
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyRandall Munroe @xkcd.com · 09/06/2025Neighbor-Source Heat Pump xkcd.com/3099/ 403073274
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbySilicon Valley North - Citizens Climate Lobby @cclsvn.bsky.social · 10/06/2025 “Ending a $5 million research study when it is 80% complete does not save $1 million...it wastes $4 million.” Scientists Publish Declaration Citing Trump's Deep Cuts in Public Health. www.inquirer.com/health/natio...inquirer.comNIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump’s deep cuts in public health researchTheir letter, titled the Bethesda Declaration, challenges “policies that undermine the NIH mission, waste public resources, and harm the health of Americans and people across the globe." 01717
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbySilicon Valley North - Citizens Climate Lobby @cclsvn.bsky.social · 10/06/2025“The polar regions act to help cool the rest of the planet through the white ice reflecting energy from the sun back to space,” The butterfly effect of Arctic Melting www.france24.com/en/environme...france24.comAs Arctic ice vanishes, maritime traffic boom fuels the climate crisisThe Arctic is warming four times faster than any other place on the planet. As sea ice melts, new shipping routes between continents are opening up, and the yearly window for navigating through these… 033
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyCharlie Richmond (Gyro Gearloose) 311.3ppm 🇨🇦🇬🇧☮️⚛️🇺🇦🌈🦋 @charlierichmond.bsky.social · 09/06/20252025: A landmark year for solar energy – pv magazine International www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/09/2...pv-magazine.com2025: A landmark year for solar energyThe IEA-PVPS 2025 Snapshot of Global PV Markets reveals a pivotal moment for solar power: global PV capacity surpassed 2.2 TW, with more than 600 GW installed in 2024 alone. As module prices fell due ... 032
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyMichael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 09/06/2025“Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere break new records in human history” | New article by @brianmchugh.bsky.social for @yorkshirebylines.co.uk: yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/environ...yorkshirebylines.co.ukCarbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere break new records in human historyWe know that net zero emission pathways will help us limit global temperature increases. Why are they not a priority for politicians? 1216278
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyLarry Neufeld @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social · 26/05/2025By 2030, EVs will displace more than 5 million barrels of oil per day, with China responsible for half that amount. theprogressplaybook.com/2025/05/20/i...theprogressplaybook.comIn numbers: The global EV boom is increasingly curbing oil demandBy 2030, EVs will displace more than 5 million barrels of oil per day, with China responsible for half that amount. 35513
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyHeatmap News @heatmap.news · 20/05/2025The Tennessee Valley Authority is moving forward on building a small modular nuclear reactor, @zeitlin.bsky.social reports:heatmap.newsThe Tennessee Valley Authority Is Taking a Big Swing on Small NuclearThe nation’s largest public power provider just applied to build a small modular reactor. 0178
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyTim Maidment @timmaidment.com · 20/05/2025Today in Library Land, there's been contractor and design conversations about making a couple of libraries more energy efficient and switching to heat pumps. There's been participation in the local crime reduction panel, and a very nice plain black coffee from a volunteer #librarylife 071
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyYounity @younityuk.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Do you agree? 👇 “Solar panels and heat pumps should be a bare minimum for green homes.” — The Guardian 🏡⚡ As we push for cleaner, greener living, is it time to make low-carbon tech the standard, not the exception? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThe Guardian view on green homes: solar panels and heat pumps should be a bare minimum | EditorialEditorial: Ministers must resist pressure to relax environmental standards in the rush for new housing 2228
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyCosta Samaras @costasamaras.com · 20/05/2025Our research found that with IRA rebates, the adoption potential of low-to-moderate income households more than doubled for heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, & electric stoves & more than tripled for heat pump clothes dryers relative to pre-IRA adoption potential. energy.cmu.edu/news/2025/05...energy.cmu.eduThe Infrastructure Effect: Home electrification helps vulnerable groupsThis post is part of a series exploring the impacts of federal investments in home electrification, transportation, supply chains, and climate resilience. 0221
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyCosta Samaras @costasamaras.com · 20/05/2025Every future increase in the price of gasoline and the price of electricity will be higher if the republicans repeal the clean energy benefits in the Inflation Reduction Act. 16419
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbySilicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate Lobby @cclsve.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Members of SVE attended a conversation with climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe joined by Stanford Director Chris Field on planetary health, her career as an atmospheric scientist, the importance of science communication, and why we should remain optimistic in the face of a changing climate. 051
Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate Lobby @cclsve.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Members of SVE attended a conversation with climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe joined by Stanford Director Chris Field on planetary health, her career as an atmospheric scientist, the importance of science communication, and why we should remain optimistic in the face of a changing climate. 051
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyDr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 16/05/2025The Guardian view on green homes: solar panels and heat pumps should be a bare minimum. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThe Guardian view on green homes: solar panels and heat pumps should be a bare minimum | EditorialEditorial: Ministers must resist pressure to relax environmental standards in the rush for new housing 25019
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyAuke Hoekstra @aukehoekstra.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Our simulations also find that while batteries are super important, you should apply them after making cars charge smartly and steering heat pumps as much as possible. 15210
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 18/05/2025I love that over a hundred climate activists - oh no excuse me, Environmental and Natural Resource Economists! - are objecting to the "quiet cancellation of this important leadership initiative & critical public resource," calling it "as shortsighted as it is unlawful." Read more: support-nca.org 442398
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate Lobbyjae holzman @jael.bsky.social · 13/05/2025“The proposal might look, at first, like a cautious paring back of the tax credits … but [it] amounts to a backdoor repeal of the policies” @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social breaks down how the House GOP is trying to gut the nation’s clean electricity tax programs Link: heatmap.news/politics/hou...heatmap.newsHow a House GOP Proposal Would Essentially Gut the IRA’s Biggest Tax CreditsIt’s not early phase-out. These 3 changes could overhaul the law’s clean electricity supports. 23014
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 07/05/2025Who's responsible for the climate crisis? Two new studies try to answer this question: but whichever way we slice it, the answer doesn't change much. The wealthiest are disproportionately responsible for the greatest emissions, and that's why climate change is so unfair. An explanatory thread 🧵media.tenor.comWho Did It? GIFAlt: Who Did It? GIF 21616240
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyEric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Under Secretary Duffy, we've had multiple airline crashes in what's supposed to be the safest aviation system in the world. And now he's not even talking to DoD Sec. Pete Hegseth to prevent another one? The girls are fighting, and Americans are at risk. Duffy's got to go. 721083222
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyMark Pickens @airshipwriter.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Lots and lots of good ideas to support. Keep an eye on the future while we fight for the soul of the country. Here’s a good idea, recently re-introduced. Adding to my call list this week ☎️📱📞 It’s a counter-narrative that’s positive. resist.bot/petitions/PA...resist.botSupport & Vote YES on H.R. 2946 Clean Energy Victory BondsText SIGN PAWCMZ to 50409 to send this to your officials. 021
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyJulie Wedge (she/her/they/them) @juliewedge.bsky.social · 20/04/2025Yesterday we were fighting for clean water at the Earth Day event in my hometown, Fremont. We also got dozens of signatures telling the EPA to keep its grubby hands out of re-designation! If you want to say no to polluters you have until Wednesday. act.cleanwater.org/page/168700/... 16312
Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate Lobby @cclsve.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Come join us tomorrow, Saturday at the Fremont Earth Day Fair, Downtown Event Center & Plaza, 3500 Capitol Ave., Fremont, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 011
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyGeoffrey geoff @geofferygeoff.bsky.social · 19/04/2025 47015
Reposted by Silicon Valley East Chapter - Citizens’ Climate LobbyDr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Renewable Energy Provided More Than 50% Of UK Electricity In 2024 cleantechnica.com/2025/03/28/r...cleantechnica.comRenewable Energy Provided More Than 50% Of UK Electricity In 2024 - CleanTechnicaSign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Key headlines Renewable generation was a record 144.7 TWh in 2024, up 6.5 per cent from 2023, with new capacity... 08126