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@laniritterhall.bsky.social
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--always learning --35 treasured years w/ students; former NBCT; PLP CommunityLeader/Coach; coauthor, The Connected Educator --now volunteering w/ @thirdactorg. All views expressed on this platform are my own.

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 9h
“I will get my chisel and I will be right over there with everybody, tearing it down.” So proud of Third Act colleagues in the nation's capitol who organized a big protest against the proposed Arch www.arlnow.com/2026/10/01/c...
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Crowds, lawmakers protest Trump’s arch in Memorial Circle | ARLnow.com
A crowd of protesters joined several members of Congress and local officials this morning (Thursday) to protest plans for a towering arch in Memorial Circle. Speakers including U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-...
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Third Act Arizona @thirdactaz.bsky.social · 8h
Check out our Election Hub for ways to get involved and Voting Guides. thirdact.org/arizona/2026...
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Election Hub
Climate and Democracy are intertwined and you can make a difference in electing policy makers that will catalyze change and climate action. Check out the opportunities to get involved and...
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 15h
A loud lawn care company mower provided the background "music" for this post. "[This legislation] is meant to help companies and government entities more swiftly transition to cleaner, quieter electric landscaping equipment."
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Gov. Hochul signs legislation to create statewide electric lawn equipment rebate program
Public health professionals, business leaders, and environmental groups applaud effort to reduce air, climate and noise pollution, support NY small businesses
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Third Act Maryland @thirdactmd.bsky.social · 11h
This November, Maryland has a chance to fight back. Trump and his allies are redrawing election maps across the country to grab power. Question 3 is Maryland's response to the MAGA power grab. Vote YES on Question 3 to stop Trump and help elect a Dem majority. 🗳️ #YesOn3 #Maryland fightbackmd.com
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lani ritter hall @laniritterhall.bsky.social · 12h
A Post from TA Educators about the relationship between food and climate thirdactwriters.substack.com/p/food-its-t...
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Food: It’s the Ultimate Climate Change Messenger
Can the future of pizza help more of us confront climate change?
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 17h
Hurrah for California! So, @governor.ny.gov, when will you sign the SUNNY Act?
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League of Women Voters of Ohio @lwvohio.bsky.social · 16h
'Your Voice, Your Vote, Your Power' tour engages Twinsburg college students The League of Women Voters of Ohio is visiting 40 Ohio colleges and universities to get students connected to the upcoming election. by Damon Maloney www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-n...
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'Your Voice, Your Vote, Your Power' tour engages Twinsburg college students
The League of Women Voters' 'Your Voice, Your Vote, Your Power' tour has doubled its stops this year, visiting 40 Ohio colleges and universities.
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League of Women Voters of Ohio @lwvohio.bsky.social · 16h
Jen Miller, @lwvohio.bsky.social, said she was "pleased to see LaRose issue a reassurance to voters and election workers." "The problem with rumors and fearmongering is that it could stop Ohio citizens from voting," Miller said, "and that would be unacceptable." www.dispatch.com/story/news/p...
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Will ICE be at Ohio polling places? Secretary of State Frank LaRose says no
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said ICE won't patrol polling places and urged election officials not to spread misinformation.
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lani ritter hall @laniritterhall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Democratic candidate for governor Amy Acton proposed the tax break first, and Republican state leaders quickly co-opted the idea." ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/30/o...
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Ohio lawmakers approve 90-day gas tax holiday just weeks ahead of election • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio state lawmakers have approved a 90-day gas tax holiday at the urging of Republican candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy.
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
An attempt to offer some context for the coming debate on permitting reform. billmckibben.substack.com/p/reform-or-...
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Reform or Regression?
A hard calculation at a hard moment
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Now, if you've read the Canary Media article on the Senate permitting bill (see the link in our previous post), read Bill McKibben's take on the bill. billmckibben.substack.com/p/reform-or-...
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Reform or Regression?
A hard calculation at a hard moment
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Lawrence MacDonald @climateboomer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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California rushes to prepare for massive ‘Kelvin’ wave and predicted sea level rise
Wave nearing southern California expected to reach San Francisco Bay Area by October as it crawls toward Alaska
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Third Act Maryland @thirdactmd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Trump wants to build his vanity arch. We’re Not Having It! Our next action is Oct. 1, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Memorial Circle (Arlington Cem Metro). Rally, music, sign wave, and more! Come for all or part of the action.
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Zan is right. Please join us and help win this winnable seat from the GOP
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Let’s go win this Sandusky County!
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We are ruining our own institutions, which is sad for us and great for our enemies.
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League of Women Voters of Ohio @lwvohio.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ohioans registering to vote at Bureau of Motor Vehicles offices again must prove they’re U.S. citizens, under a federal appeals court panel ruling issued days before the state’s Oct. 5 registration deadline. by Jeremy Pelzer www.cleveland.com/news/2026/09...
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Federal appeals court reinstates Ohio proof-of-citizenship voting law
A 2-1 ruling by the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals puts a requirement that residents prove they're U.S. citizens when registering to vote at a Bureau of Motor Vehicles back in effect days before ...
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League of Women Voters of Ohio @lwvohio.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Who’s running for Ohio secretary of state? What to know about the 2026 candidates by Thomas Cobb www.nbc4i.com/news/your-lo...
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Who’s running for Ohio secretary of state? What to know about the 2026 candidates
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio voters will choose its next secretary of state Nov. 3 among three candidates offering different approaches to running the state’s elections, from tightening votin…
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Third Act Wisconsin @thirdactwisconsin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
THIRD ACT WISCONSIN ENDORSES Jeff Smith: Senate District 31: A leader in the WI Senate, promoting conservation, clean energy and voting rights, Smith is a strong advocate for lakes, rivers; providing assistance to farmers to improve water quality; reforms for older & rural folk to register to vote.
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
One of the largest data centers in the world is being built in Bowling Green because Jon Husted gave tax cuts to a company worth trillions of dollars.
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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
After years of slogging through legal and regulatory challenges, Oak Run 800 MW agrivoltaics solar project gets the nod from Ohio Power Siting Board. @kmkowalski.bsky.social @canarymedia.com: bit.ly/4AxuDT8 A bright spot in Ohio's fossil fuels energy darkness. @ccbecker271.bsky.social
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Ohio’s biggest solar project finally gets permit after long legal…
Regulators’ approval of Oak Run Solar after a court forced them to consider more evidence is a rare clean-energy win in a state where it's tough to build…
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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Learn to speak persuasively tonight at 7 p.m. at @saveohioparks.bsky.social webinar. Prep for upcoming Ohio Power Siting Board hearings on gas plants to power data centers. RSVP: bit.ly/4yoNgXK @neosierraclub.bsky.social @ccbecker271.bsky.social @cincynature.bsky.social @sciotodems.bsky.social
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Eight grid battery projects won state contracts last week, which collectively will add 950 MW of non-emitting, on-demand power by 2030. That’s meaningful progress toward the state’s goal of 6 gigawatts by 2030." www.canarymedia.com/articles/bat...
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Will New York's 1GW storage contracts finally break the state's big…
The state stepped in with a market-based contract in hopes of jump-starting the big battery construction that has so far proved elusive.
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We need affordability. And also just a smidgen of serenity? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...
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Opinion | I’m Exhausted. You’re Demoralized. We Weren’t Built for a World Like This.
A greatly underappreciated virtue of other presidents was that you could forget about them for weeks at a time.
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Amazon is eager to open the single biggest climate wrecking facility in the country. billmckibben.substack.com/p/amazon-cri...
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Amazon Crime
And Other Tales of Billionaire Lying from the Data Center Wars
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What happened to all those billionaire techbro climate promises? Greed. billmckibben.substack.com/p/amazon-crime
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Amazon Crime
And Other Tales of Billionaire Lying from the Data Center Wars
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lani ritter hall @laniritterhall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...
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Opinion | I’m Exhausted. You’re Demoralized. We Weren’t Built for a World Like This. (Gift Article)
A greatly underappreciated virtue of other presidents was that you could forget about them for weeks at a time.
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Third Act New Jersey @thirdactnewjersey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Secretary-General Guterres has always spoken so forcefully about the harms of climate change. Now he emphasizes the responsibility of polluters to help clean up the mess. Amen to that.
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lani ritter hall @laniritterhall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Two old Cleveland landfills getting new powerful lives
The City of Cleveland and Cleveland Public Power (CPP) announced today that two former landfill sites will be turned into solar farms.
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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Speak out to breathe clean air in Ohio: @saveohioparks.bsky.social to host Testimony, Commenting Workshops Sept. 29, Oct. 6 for Ohio Power Siting Board hearings on two major gas plants to power New Albany data centers. RSVP: bit.ly/4yoNgXK @cleanairmoms-oh.bsky.social @ccbecker271.bsky.social
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Third Act Florida @thirdactflorida.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Important information.
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Dr. Amy Acton @amyactonoh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Too many Ohio seniors are struggling to keep up with rising property taxes. As governor, I’ll expand the Homestead Exemption to help Ohio homeowners qualify for property tax relief.
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League of Women Voters of Ohio @lwvohio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Since the last time Ohioans voted for members of Congress, 12.5% of us are in new US Congressional districts. Statehouse districts are different for many, too. To see if your districts have changed, go to findmydistrict.ohiosos.gov
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League of Women Voters of Ohio @lwvohio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Am I registered to vote in Ohio? Here’s how to check by Aaron Hughes www.cantonrep.com/story/news/p...
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Am I registered to vote in Ohio? Here’s how to check
Need register to vote or check your voter registration in Ohio before November's midterm election? Here's the deadline and how to register.
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Third Act NC @thirdactnc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
2026: Time for the Midterms Awesome video from members of the #HamiltonBroadway company! @billmckibben.bsky.social @thirdactorg.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayWi...
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2026: Time for the Midterms
YouTube video by Hamilton
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
What can we learn in this Politico article? --No training in farming or energy policy --History of posting conspiracy theories on social media --Skeptical about scientific evidence for human-caused climate change --Claims to be an environmentalist, but hangs out at the Trump White House
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An unlikely power player in the fight over solar on farmland
Alexandra Fasulo's attacks on New York solar have reached Washington and the governor's race. The state has struggled to counter her claims, even when they don't hold up.
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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Climate, clean energy progress often happens when Democrats have a state government trifecta. @dangearino.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org talks to experts monitoring red states that could turn blue: bit.ly/4z54b1y @commoncauseohio.bsky.social @ccbecker271.bsky.social @indivcentraloh.bsky.social
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These State Elections Could Reshape Climate and Energy Policy - Inside Climate News
The prospects for state-level climate and energy legislation could hinge on the outcomes of just a few races.
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Because of Jon Husted, Ohioans are paying higher utility bills to fund data centers we never asked for.
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
On November 3, we can vote out Jon Husted and protect Ohio’s jobs.
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Third Act Maryland @thirdactmd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Research shows postcard campaigns boost turnout by 1-2%, which can make a huge difference in close elections! Here, we partnered with Progressive Turnout Project at 7 Locks Brewing, Rockville MD to write postcards to remind swing states voters to vote Nov. 3. Couple hours well spent, w/ Pumpkin Ale!
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
So is the White House, the Kennedy Center, and for that matter the Supreme Court, Congress, the executive branch, the rule of law, the military, public health, and.... Let's hope for a midterm landslide and thereafter some memory in the electorate of who broke what.
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
As a lifelong baseball fan, can I say: this is a truly bad idea. Fenway Park is for baseball, Teton Park is for wildlife www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location.
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Packed room in Fremont! Ohioans are looking for a change, they’re demanding a senator who puts them first – that’s exactly what I’ll do.
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lani ritter hall @laniritterhall.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Federal Judge Rules Against Trump Administration Over Canceled Clean Energy Grants - Inside Climate News
The Solar for All program was intended to provide dozens of grants for clean energy programs in underserved communities. The Trump-appointed judge said the program’s termination was unlawful.
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
One of the many Third Act crews out door-knocking in Pennsylvania yesterday. If old folks can do this in a nor'easter, anyone can! Under 40 days to go, run through the tape!
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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
@saveohioparks.bsky.social presented information about fracking Ohio public lands and signed up new volunteers at Tremont Arts and Culture Festival Sept. 19 in Cleveland. Despite afternoon rain, the fair drew an enthusiastic crowd. @neosierraclub.bsky.social @ccbecker271.bsky.social
Young people express displeasure and dismay upon learning the state of Ohio permits fracking of our state parks and public lands for natural gas. Gas fracked from Ohio public lands will be used to run data centers unless the people of Ohio demand renewable energy or ban them. (Save Ohio Parks Photo)Tremont festival attendees were of all nationalities and artistic preferences. (Save Ohio Parks Photo)
A woman checks out buttons at the Save Ohio Parks table, refusing to let rain dampen her concern about fracking Ohio public lands. (Save Ohio Parks Photo)
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
No. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location.
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League of Women Voters of Ohio @lwvohio.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Ohio! Here are our election deadlines and dates to remember 💫Register to vote or update your registration by Monday, October 5 🗳Vote by November 3 📬 Request your absentee ballot now—and return your voted ballot ASAP in October ✅ Early in-person voting starts on October 6
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League of Women Voters of Ohio @lwvohio.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
If you want to vote by mail, apply for an absentee ballot ASAP. They'll start to be sent out on October 6. When you get it, complete your ballot (i.e. vote!) and mail it back ASAP ⚠️ 💡 Pro Tip: want to avoid post office timing or delays? Drop it off in person at your County Board of Elections
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Wondering how fired up the opposition is? Big crowd in Allentown PA in the middle of a full on nor’easter On to knock doors for Bob Brooks in the Congressional race here in PA 7!!! @thirdactorg.bsky.social
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