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Third Act Michigan @third-act-michigan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Vote as soon as you possibly can.
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🌱 Clean Energy Credit Union @clean-energy-cu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We couldn't be more excited to welcome the real changemakers of @thirdactorg.bsky.social into our field of membership! Third Act is an inspiring community of 70,000+ Americans over the age of sixty determined to change the world for the better. Learn more at sl.cleanenergycu.org/third-act #thirdact
A promotional graphic for Clean Energy Credit Union announcing Third Act as the newest Field of Membership partner. The graphic includes the Certified B Corporation logo and features a small circular image of a group of people with signs.A group of people, including someone in a bear costume holding a sign that reads "SAVE THE EARTH FOR ALL CREATURES," marches in an urban setting. The image promotes "Third Act," described as a growing movement of Americans 60 and older.Protesters hold a sign criticizing banks like Chase, Citi, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and Visa for funding fossil fuels. The text below reads, "WHAT THEY'RE ORGANIZING FOR: Climate action and a livable planet for the next generation." The design includes green geometric accents.An individual smiling and sitting on a couch is holding a smartphone displaying a screen. Text on the image reads, “Bank with a credit union that shares your values.” The website cleanenergycu.org/third-act is mentioned.
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Zan Dubin @zandubin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This terrible scenario is 1 of the many reasons @billmckibben.bsky.social & @thirdactorg.bsky.social members are canvassing next week for Randy Villegas, the Democrat running in CA-22, through Third Act's GrayPAC political action committee. #StopBurningStuff #OldandBold
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seedthevote.bsky.social @seedthevote.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
WE'RE LIVE: Canvassing is up in running in all five swing districts in MI, TX, PA, AZ, and CA! Now through Nov. 3, STV volunteers are knocking doors EVERY DAY talking to the voters who will determine if we take back the House & Senate this fall. Tag your people and learn more at stvote.org/signup.
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Come hop on the party line! Senior-to-senior phone and text banking now through November 3, several times a week! All you need is a computer or tablet, a phone, and a willingness to talk to your fellow seniors! We’ll train you! www.mobilize.us/graypac/even... #thirdact #PhoneBanking #textbanks
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A Democracy Now! interview with Bill McKibben in two parts: 1. The climate protest against Amazon at its headquarters in NY 2. The importance of the midterms as groundwork for 2028 Link to the second part is provided on the screen. www.democracynow.org/2026/9/22/un...
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Climate Activists Target AI Data Centers & Amazon’s Plan to Build Largest U.S. Gas Power Plant
World leaders are in New York this week for the United Nations General Assembly, which coincides with Climate Week. It comes after months of climate-fueled extreme weather around the world, including ...
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Third Act @thirdactorg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Join GrayPAC and Third Act on September 16 for our September All-In Call with special guest Rep. Justin Pearson! Join us to learn how you can help elect climate and democracy champions in 2026. RSVP: thirdact.org/events/septe...
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Sierra @sierrafarris.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
ICYMI Climate hope is always welcomed! @billmckibben.bsky.social @thirdactorg.bsky.social @climateactapp.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/monthly-do...
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Monthly Dose of Climate Hope! with Bill McKibben
Get your monthly dose of climate hope with Bill McKibben — one of the world's most inspiring voices for a fossil-free future!
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Third Act @thirdactorg.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
"Energy from heaven, not from hell" Watch TA Founder @billmckibben.bsky.social break down how energy from the sun became the best option on Earth — and why this narrow window of time may be our last real shot at a different future. www.ted.com/talks/bill_m...
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Our last, best chance to cool the Earth
We're living through oil wars, wildfire smoke and extreme weather driven by a warming planet. But environmentalist Bill McKibben says one thing is finally going right: the price of clean energy has pl...
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
So, I finally did a TED talk, and it got released today. I seem to have been quite intense, but I'm grateful they left in my Trump joke. www.ted.com/talks/bill_m...
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Our last, best chance to cool the Earth
We're living through oil wars, wildfire smoke and extreme weather driven by a warming planet. But environmentalist Bill McKibben says one thing is finally going right: the price of clean energy has pl...
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Third Act @thirdactorg.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The AI-driven data center boom, which is driving up electricity bills for consumers, draining our water supply, and causing immeasurable noise pollution, can be stopped if we work together—collectively and in solidarity. thirdact.org/blog/how-thi...
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How Third Act Is Tackling Data Centers – Third Act
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Third Act @thirdactorg.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17: Join Sen. Bernie Sanders & Aru Shiney-Ajay, from the Sunrise Movement for the launch of GrayPAC 2026! We’ll share our strategy for winning this November and how you can work with GrayPAC over the coming months. Sign up for the zoom link here: thirdact.org/events/all-i...
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Third Act @thirdactorg.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Mike Johnson just said the quiet part out loud: if Republicans keep their majority, they're planning to cut Social Security. Barbara, 95, has a message for the GOP and their threats to slash Social Security and other benefits that seniors rely on. This November, the stakes couldn't be higher.
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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
There are these data centers that use minimal amounts of electricity and don't need millions of gallons of water, to cool them. They're called libraries.
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Third Act @thirdactorg.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
This Friday, May 1, 2026, workers, students, and families across the country will rally, march, and take action to demand a nation that puts the working class over billionaires, with many refusing business as usual: No School. No Work. No Shopping. Find an event near you! www.mobilize.us/mayday/
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Volunteer Opportunities, Events, and Petitions Near Me · May Day Strong on Mobilize
Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, fundraisers and more with May Day Strong.
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Third Act @thirdactorg.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
"Utah already passed comparable legislation by a huge bipartisan majority, and a dozen other states are close to enacting such laws, according to Third Act" www.startribune.com/portable-hom...
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Opinion | The solar power revolution is in our grasp
The Legislature will soon take up a bill to make new plug-in solar panels, which are inexpensive and accessible, available to Minnesotans, the authors write.
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Third Act @thirdactorg.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Happy #EarthDay 🌎 Today is a reminder that this movement started with everyday people demanding action -- and it’s still powered by people showing up, organizing, and pushing for real change every single day. apnews.com/article/eart...
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Earth Day started as a US 'teach-in' 56 years ago. Now it's a global event
Millions of people around the world will pause, at least for a moment, to mark Earth Day. The annual event is Wednesday.
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Upstate Third Actors and friends participating in today's Climate Communications Through the Arts: A Workshop for Citizen Scientists, Artists, and the Public in Lake Placid. Information about each photo is included in the alt text. Photos by L. Evans.
The presenter at the podium next to a large screen with text that reads "A new normal" is Dr. Danielle Eiseman, Cornell Public Health Professor, conducting an interactive storytelling workshop called A Hard Rains' Gonna Fall. The workshop was designed and led by Dr. Eiseman with Dr. Kim Knowlton, NYSPHA/Third Act, and Indigenous Artist/Storyteller Dave Fadden.Glens Falls fiber artist Joy Miller McCoola tells her story of flooding. She stands in front of a large screen with the words Share out! A young woman seated in front of her listens.NYSPHA member and Third Actor Dr. Kim Knowlton shares the Upstate New York storytelling workshop series. She stands at a podium speaking while the large screen next to her has a slide that reads Third Act: Celebrate and Accelerate the Rapid Buildout of Solar Power in New York State. April 22, 2026. Earth Day. NYSPHA Meeting. Lake Placid.Dr. Susan Harris, Climate Chair for the NYS Public Health Association (NYSPHA) and Third Actor, organized the conference. She speaks with a microphone while standing in front of a screen with graphics of people holding bullhorns with the words Third Act.
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Third Act @thirdactorg.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Hear from Third Act Lawyers, Public Citizen, and Food & Water Watch on how to campaign locally to halt the rapid expansion of AI-driven data centers. thirdact.org/events/stop-...
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Stop the Madness: A Call for Data Center Moratoria – Third Act
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Third Act @thirdactorg.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Energy-hungry data centers and the use of unregulated AI are spiking electricity costs, guzzling water unsustainably, driving more fossil fuel pollution, and worsening the climate crisis. Tell your members of Congress: No New Data Centers! Pass the AI Data Center Moratorium Act.
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Congress: Sponsor the AI Data Center Moratorium Act!
Energy-hungry data centers and the use of unregulated AI are spiking electricity costs, guzzling water unsustainably, driving more fossil fuel pollution, and worsening the climate crisis. We need to ...
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Alex Patterson, @publicpowerny.bsky.social: “New York can’t afford to keep gambling our energy system on private sector profits...”
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Clean energy projects in NY on hold as battle over costs escalates
State regulators have so far rejected a push from clean energy developers to get more money for wind and solar farms they say are impacted by Trump tariffs.
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Third Act Oregon @taothirdactoregon.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The #GreatOhioClimateMarch sounds like lots and lots of fun, and a source of real power!
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Third Act @thirdactorg.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Two big calls from our Working Groups tonight! ✨ At 6pm ET, Third Act Educators is hosting Dr. Ron Berger to discuss how to work locally to expose the growing roots of fascism and help nurture and heal our blighted democracy. Register here: thirdact.org/educators/20...
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Unions and the Fight for Democracy
Join Third Act Union and guest speaker Bill Fletcher on November 12th at 7pm ET as we get back together, share our resistance work, and discuss labor’s role in the...
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
If I'm doing the math correctly, Musk's big pay packet yesterday could have made each of these now-dead people millionaires instead. He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
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Third Act @thirdactorg.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
As it turns out, America prefers #democracy Congrats to everyone who helped make this moment possible! 🌎💚
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
“'Climate and quality of life are not two separate concerns,' Mamdani told The Nation magazine in April. 'They are, in fact, one and the same.'”
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What Zohran Mamdani’s Win Means for New York's Climate Politics
The mayor-elect’s approach reflects a view that is going mainstream: To succeed, climate policies may need to lose the label.
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Third Act @thirdactorg.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Some scenes from last weekend’s No Kings protest with Third Actors & friends!
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
"The Simplify Solar campaign launched by @thirdactorg.bsky.social is calling on volunteers throughout the U.S. to crowdsource information about solar policies in hundreds of towns across the country."
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Simplify Solar volunteer campaign launches across the U.S.
A volunteer-based initiative is collecting data on how towns handle residential solar permits with the hope of pushing local officials to cut red tape, reduce costs and speed clean energy installation...
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
What if you powered data centers by installing heat pumps in homes? And a thousand other good ideas billmckibben.substack.com/p/beyond-the...
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Beyond the solar panel
Finding all the clever paths forward!
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Third Act Maine @thirdactmaine.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Third Act Mainers across the state participated in their local NO KINGS rallies as organizers, tablers and protestors. Pictures here from Waterville and Portland. More to come! #NoKings @thirdactorg.bsky.social
Third Act Maine members at No Kings in Portland, MaineThird Act Maine members volunteered at No Kings in Waterville, MaineThird Act Mainers at No Kings in Portland, MaineThird Act Mainer info table at No Kings in Waterville, Maine
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Just to say, so many beautiful older faces out there for #NoKings day Many thanks to all my fellow Third Actors! @thirdactorg.bsky.social
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Third Act @thirdactorg.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
👑🚫 No crowns! No clowns! 🚫🤡 Join us for #NoKings this Saturday, October 18. This country doesn’t belong to strongmen. It belongs to the people. ✊ Find a Third Act event near you: thirdact.org/wgevents
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Third Act Maryland @thirdactmd.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
No Kings. No Billionaires. No Pedophiles. No Fascists. No ICE. Photos from #TeslaTakedown last Saturday, 1300 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. We'll be at #NoKingsDay events next Saturday but return to Rockville Tesla 10/25 at 11 a.m. Photos by Margaret Loomis. @thirdactorg.bsky.social
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Third Act @thirdactorg.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Join us tonight!
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Third Act Maine @thirdactmaine.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Please enjoy this short video from about our Sun Day event in Portland, Maine on September 21 by youth activist Alexandra DeMarco 💕#SunDayofAction #ClimateAction @thirdactorg.bsky.social youtu.be/2wRnV96C1XI?...
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Sun Day 2025 | Third Act Maine
YouTube video by Alexandra DeMarco
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Third Act Maryland @thirdactmd.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
We Have Friends Everywhere Families fight to survive while billionaires get richer. Dictators take, people protect. WE decide, not dictators. Oct 18: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=t... #NoKings #NoKingsBaltimore #NoKingsDC @thirdactorg.bsky.social
Illustration of a crown with a red X through it. The crown is yellow outlined in black. Below it is large black text reading We have friends everywhere. No kings. October 18. nokings.org. In the background are the names of numerous cities, all run together, separated by bullets, and printed in gray as a wallpaper effect.
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Third Act @thirdactorg.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
🌿 Help make a difference by joining Third Act! 👀 We’re seeking a Campaigns Director to join our growing team here at Third Act. This role sits at the intersection of policy, organizing, and communications. 📅 Applications due October 10. 🔗 Learn more at thirdact.org/campaigns-director
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Sun Day @sundayofaction.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
The power of clean energy hit the news across the U.S. last weekend as 500 events kicked off to celebrate Sun Day 🗞☀️ Thank you to local organizers for sharing the story of Sun Day and showing the HUGE support for solar and wind that continues to grow despite the challenges we face.
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
A preview of the Sun Day Wool tapestry with photos taken during the Sun Day Festival in Albany on 9/21. Tomorrow, the tapestry returns to the Adirondacks, where it will be on display at Watts & Wheels at The Wild Center. Photos: J. Seakwood More on Watts & Wheels: thirdact.org/upstate-ny/e...
Three women wearing Sun Day t-shirts stand in front of the tapestry.Three women talking with the tapestry to the right and the exhibit hall to the left.Three women, two wearing Sun Day t-shirts, pose in front of the tapestry.
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/09/2025
"Now, more than ever, his body of work should inspire and motivate us all." Commentary: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Brian Ettling @bgreenettling.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
For our #democracy and #ORClimateAction, more photos from when my wife and I marched in the @thirdactorg.bsky.social Sun Day Rally for #Climate Action in Portland OR last Sunday. #ClimateAction #DemocracyInAction #Solar #SolarEnergy #SunDay
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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Ohioans learned about cheap, reliable solar power at @thirdactorg.bsky.social Sun Day events all across Ohio. Solar is cheaper & reliable; there's no need to frack Ohio state parks and public lands for gas and oil! @kentksmith.bsky.social @berniemoreno.bsky.social @peopleoverpetro.bsky.social
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Lisa Cohn @lisacohn.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Love these ladies wearing homemade #solarpanels at Sun Day Portland today: #solarenergy #SunDay @thirdactorg.bsky.social
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Third Act Maryland @thirdactmd.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Sun Day in Baltimore was a huge success and lots of fun! Music, art, food, and everything you ever wanted to know about solar energy, the best way to power the world. A big thank you to our partners Civic Works and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network. @thirdactorg.bsky.social #SolarEnergy
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Saturday's Sun Day event in Whittier was a smash, offering the public displays of a fully electrified home, test drives of a wide selection of EVs, including trikes, scooter and motorcycles, art projects, games and lots of fun! @thirdactorg.bsky.social #thirdactsocal @sundayofaction.bsky.social
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Gus Speth, one of America's greatest environmental heroes (founder NRDC, head of the UN Dev Program, Jimmy Carter's chair of the Council on Enviro Quality), out for Sun Day on the bridge across the Connecticut River at Hanover NH
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Big big crowd jammed into Friends Meeting House in Manhattan to mark Sun Day. Thanks to @bradlander.bsky.social Brad Lander for heady!
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
From today’s Boston Globe magazine. SunDay!
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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Discussing food and climate and climate education in the exhibit hall of the Sun Day Festival in Albany. #SunDayofAction
Two people stand near a climate education posterTwo men discuss the foods and drinks on the food and climate display table.
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