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Ginny Roscamp

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Senior Press Secretary, Outdoors for All & Sustainable Finance at @sierraclub.bsky.social | ginny.roscamp@sierraclub.org | she/her

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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 15/04/2026
📢 Annual @sierraclub.org scorecard ranks 33 major U.S. public pensions and reveals most are failing to adequately manage the climate-related financial risks to their investments through proxy voting.  See how your state stacks up:
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The Hidden Risk in State Pensions
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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Join @sierraclub.org's communications dept! We are hiring a temporary press secretary to provide parental leave coverage on our team. $80K, remote or Washington DC, six-month role, ideally starting in May. jobs.lever.co/sierraclub/b...
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Sierra Club - Deputy Press Secretary
Job Title: Deputy Press Secretary, Federal Communications (Temporary) Department: Communications Location: Remote in Washington, DC Reports To: Chief Communications Officer Supervises: None Duration: ...
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jessyewaxman.bsky.social @jessyewaxman.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Some pensions argue they can't adopt climate strategies, but action by peers shows that steering $$ toward investments that advance decarbonization and climate resilience is feasible, financially prudent & fully aligned with fiduciary duty. Read on👇 www.esgdive.com/news/are-us-...
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Are US public pensions investing in real climate solutions?
Sierra Club analysis reveals most public pensions are failing to pursue investments in climate solutions needed to protect millions of workers’ retirement savings.
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 16/03/2026
New documents obtained by the Sierra Club show the Trump Administration’s chaotic approach to censoring signage on public lands as part of its effort to erase history on climate change, slavery, and Indigenous peoples. More via @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/c...
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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
NYC Comptroller Mark Levine & pension trustees face a defining choice about how to protect our city & workers from the financial impacts of climate change, writes @sierraclub.org's Loren Blackford. www.crainsnewyork.com/op-ed/op-ed-... @marklevinenyc.bsky.social @nyccomptroller.bsky.social
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Op-ed: City's new comptroller, pension trustees must lead on climate
Comptroller Mark Levine and pension trustees can protect the city and its workers from the financial impacts of climate change.
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 21/01/2026
California pension @calpers.bsky.social invested $60B in 'climate solutions'. So why does that include fossil fuels?  As the largest U.S. public pension, what CalPERS does matters, writes Allie Lindstrom & Jakob Evans for @calmatters.org. calmatters.org/commentary/2...
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jessyewaxman.bsky.social @jessyewaxman.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
📊🌍 NEW Sierra Club report: How are U.S. public pensions managing climate risk through their investments—and are they directing capital to credible #climate solutions? This thread breaks down the key findings. 🧵👇 Read: www.sierraclub.org/reports/sust...
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The Climate Solutions Gap: An Assessment of U.S. Public Pensions’ Investment Strategies
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Ben Cushing @bmcushing.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Hot off the presses: @sierraclub.org scorecard on how major US public pensions approach climate-solutions investing. Only 4 of 30 earned "strong" scores—despite growing recognition of the threat climate change poses to long-term portfolios and the broader economy. www.sierraclub.org/reports/sust...
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The Climate Solutions Gap: An Assessment of U.S. Public Pensions’ Investment Strategies
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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
How Wall Street turned its back on climate change Important reporting from @dgelles.bsky.social at @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/c...
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How Wall Street Turned Its Back on Climate Change
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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
California pension @calpers.bsky.social invested $60B in 'climate solutions' -- yet its overall strategy is shrouded in secrecy, writes Allie Lindstrom of @sierraclub.org & Jakob Evans of @sierraclubca.bsky.social for @calmatters.org. As the largest U.S. public pension, what CalPERS does matters.
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Opinion | CalPERS’ $60 billion investment in ‘climate solutions’ lacks environmental standards, transparency
CalPERS won't say what climate companies it invests in. The pension also holds positions in fossil fuel, airlines, plastics manufacturing and technology.
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 17/12/2025
This year, our connection nature has never faced a greater threat — from the firings of national park stewards to the efforts to sell off public lands. Here's how our Outdoors For All campaign met the moment in 2025. bit.ly/44teqzR
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2025 in Review: Outdoors For All Campaign Protects Public Land Stewards, Connects Thousands of Kids and Veterans to Nature
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 17/12/2025
In 2025, while much of the financial sector backtracked on climate action, one key part of the system stepped up: public pension funds managing trillions in workers’ savings. 🏦 Here’s how our Sustainable Finance Campaign helped drive progress this year: bit.ly/3MH1q3t
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 16/12/2025
"This move shows just how far the administration will go to sidestep our nation’s complex history." The Interior Department's recent decision to end free entry days at national parks on MLK Day and Juneteenth is "a step backward."
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National Park Service Move To End Free Entry On MLK Day, Juneteenth Is ‘A Step Backward’
Announcement comes as part of broader set of changes to entrance fee structures at national parks
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 15/12/2025
Freedom of Information Act #FOIA request uncovers documents revealing many Americans oppose the Trump administration's efforts to whitewash history on public lands. www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
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Latest Documents Uncovered by Sierra Club Reveal Americans Oppose Efforts to Whitewash History on Public Lands
Public comments reveal many responses critical of Trump administration executive order
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Ben Cushing @bmcushing.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
👀 BlackRock just lost another ~$6B mandate after backsliding on addressing climate risk to its clients’ portfolios. NYC pension trustees meet this week and could approve the @nyccomptroller.bsky.social recommendation to shift $42B for the same reason. 🍿
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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
"This move shows just how far the administration will go to sidestep our nation’s complex history." @sierraclub.org calls the Trump administration's decision to end free entry days at national parks on MLK Day & Juneteenth "a step backward." @altnps.bsky.social www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
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National Park Service Move To End Free Entry On MLK Day, Juneteenth Is ‘A Step Backward’
Announcement comes as part of broader set of changes to entrance fee structures at national parks
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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Latest documents uncovered by @sierraclub.org via Freedom of Information Act request reveal Americans oppose Trump administration's efforts to whitewash history on public lands www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
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Latest Documents Uncovered by Sierra Club Reveal Americans Oppose Efforts to Whitewash History on Public Lands
Public comments reveal many responses critical of Trump administration executive order
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 14/12/2025
New @reclaimfinance.org report endorsed by @sierraclub.org reveals pension funds and other asset owners are failing to stop asset managers like BlackRock from supporting fossil fuel expansion.
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Sierra Club Endorses Report Revealing Pension Funds Failing to Stop Asset Managers Backing Fossil Fuel Expansion
30 biggest U.S., European asset managers held $17B in new bonds from fossil fuel developers
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Ben Cushing @bmcushing.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
In 2025, much of the financial sector backtracked on climate action — but one major pillar stepped up: public pensions that manage trillions in workers’ savings. 🫰 Here’s our @sierraclub.org campaign year-end review of key developments & what’s next 👇 www.sierraclub.org/articles/202...
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2025 in Review: Sustainable Finance Campaign Advances Investor Action on Climate Change
2025 has been a challenging year for climate action. In the U.S., the federal government rolled back climate protections and slashed support for clean energy, even as a wave of climate-fueled disaster...
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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
🔥 New @reclaimfinance.org report endorsed by @sierraclub.org reveals pension funds are failing to stop their asset managers from supporting fossil fuel expansion. 🤯 30 biggest US & European AMs hold $17B in new bonds to fossil fuel developers. www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
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Sierra Club Endorses Report Revealing Pension Funds Failing to Stop Asset Managers Backing Fossil Fuel Expansion
30 biggest U.S., European asset managers held $17B in new bonds from fossil fuel developers
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 24/11/2025
Holly Bender recently joined her daughter on a field trip to the Ice Age Trail in Wisconsin. @sierraclubwi.bsky.social   It was a perfect backdrop to hand out Every Kid Outdoors passes providing a year of free entry to national parks for 4th graders & families.
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Lessons From a Fourth-Grade Field Trip: Celebrating Every Kid Outdoors and Encouraging Wisconsin to Expand Access To Nature
For nearly two decades, I’ve had the honor of working for the Sierra Club. I am now the organization’s Chief Program Officer, where I help shape our national campaigns and support our incredible team ...
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Ben Cushing @bmcushing.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Climate change threatens our economy and millions of workers' retirement security. NYC pensions can set a powerful precedent: asset managers who fail to confront climate risk should expect to lose clients to those that do better. @sierraclub.org statement ⬇️ www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
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Sierra Club Applauds NYC Comptroller Recommendation to Drop BlackRock Over Inadequate Climate Plans
NEW YORK — The Sierra Club applauds today’s announcement from New York City Comptroller Brad Lander recommending that three of the city’s pension systems — which are all implementing net-zero by 2040 ...
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Ben Cushing @bmcushing.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
👀 If the NYC pension boards adopt the @nyccomptroller.bsky.social recommendations and move BlackRock's $42B mandate to other asset managers, it could be one of the most consequential climate-related actions ever taken by a pension fund in the US or anywhere in the world.
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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Trump administration proposes massive entrance fee increases at national parks for non-residents in 2026, in a move @sierraclub.org says is simply setting parks up to become "playgrounds for the super rich." @altnps.bsky.social Full statement 👇 www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
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Sierra Club Statement on Trump Administration Hike to NPS Entrance Fees
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Trump administration announced a plan to hike entrance fees for foreign tourists to visit certain National Park Service sites. Non-U.S. residents will now be required...
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 13/11/2025
This week we are honoring and uplifting the courage, service and sacrifice of our military veterans — and we're especially proud of how getting outside, together, can make a difference.
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The Parks Podcast @theparkspodcast.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
NEW EPISODE ALERT! 🇺🇸 Today, we celebrate & honor those who served our country. In this episode, Sierra Club Military Outdoors shares how our parks and public lands provide opportunities for community and camaraderie. Listen now on your favorite streaming platform. #VeteransDay @sierraclub.org
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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Critical reporting from National Parks Traveler on the unseen costs of the government shutdown on national parks -- pausing research projects that track wildfire impacts, water quality, species migration, and more. @parkstraveler.bsky.social www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/10/unse...
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The Unseen Costs Of The Government Shutdown On National Parks
The budget stalemate that politicians are clinging to in Washington is roiling parks across the country, upending everything from scientific research to infrastructure work and forcing employees to si...
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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
By changing the names of public places, censoring historical exhibits, and reducing access to public areas, the Trump administration is erasing the multicultural and multiracial stories of the people who shaped this country. ampr.gs/48ILAhV
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The Trump Administration Is Erasing American History Told by Public Lands and Waters
Through a series of executive orders targeting place names, signage on, and access to public lands and waters, the Trump administration is erasing important chapters of American history.
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 22/10/2025
“The Trump administration is weaponizing the government shutdown to gut staffing, weaken environmental protections, and normalize their ultimate goal of privatizing public lands,” writes @jackieostfeld.bsky.social in @thehill.com . thehill.com/opinion/ener...
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 21/10/2025
🚨 We just launched an interactive tracker analyzing the proxy voting guidelines of major U.S. public pensions. 🔍Take a look & learn how these influential investors decide where to cast their votes on shareholder proposals at major corporations.
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New Interactive Tracker Analyzes Proxy Voting Guidelines of Major U.S. Public Pensions
Information will be updated regularly as pensions change their guidelines
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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
🚨 @sierraclub.org just launched an interactive tracker analyzing the proxy voting guidelines of major U.S. public pensions. 🔍Take a look & learn how these important investors decide where to cast their votes on shareholder proposals at major corporations. www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
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New Interactive Tracker Analyzes Proxy Voting Guidelines of Major U.S. Public Pensions
Information will be updated regularly as pensions change their guidelines
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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
“The primary goal seems to be … facade management, to make it seem that the parks don't require full staffing or all those other functions to be done." National parks creating ‘facade’ during shutdown, former leaders say @politico.com subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
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E&E News: National parks creating ‘facade’ during shutdown, former leaders say
The Trump administration has kept national parks mostly open to visitors since the government shut down Oct. 1.
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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
🌄 The future of America's national parks should be shaped by everyone. The National Park Service is closing a comment period IN TWO DAYS on how to improve visitor services at parks. Add a comment ASAP using @sierraclub.org's handy form. www.sierraclub.org/articles/202...
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Your Voice Matters: Help Shape the Future of National Parks
Right now, the National Park Service is asking the public how to improve visitor services across our parks -- but has only given us until October 9 to weigh in. At the same time, parks are being drast...
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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Trump shut down the federal government, but not national parks. "Forcing national parks to operate without sufficient support, simply to maintain the illusion of openness, puts visitors, staff & the land at risk." @jackieostfeld.bsky.social @sierraclub.org www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
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Trump Shutdown Forces National Parks To Remain Open, Operate With Skeleton Crews
Forest Service, BLM To Continue Staffing Activities Deemed ‘Essential’
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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Sierra Club's @jessyewaxman.bsky.social talks with @inthesetimes.com about our work to push pension to stop buying new bonds issued by fossil fuel companies hoping to raise 💰💰💰 for pipelines, refineries & more.
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 25/09/2025
In a time of division, Sierra Club members and activists led by Friends Across Borders gathered in honor of the 54th anniversary of Friendship Park. We celebrated #InternationalFriendshipDay here in hopes of seeing a future where this #PublicLand can be enjoyed together.
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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Great news 🎉 The Every Kid Outdoors Act was introduced by @repyassansari.bsky.social. This bill gives every 4th & 5th grader, and their families, free entry to our national parks & public lands. This is crucial to ensuring that all kids can get outdoors. 🌳💧⛰️ www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
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Reintroduction of Every Kid Outdoors Act Would Permanently Fund Vital Program Providing National Park Passes to Youth
Outdoors Alliance for Kids has championed program since its inception in 2015
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 19/09/2025
Thank you @warren.senate.gov for reintroducing the Reconciliation in Place Names Act to rename geographic features or places with racist, offensive & derogatory names. This is an important step in the process of making our public lands places for all people.
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Reconciliation in Place Names Act Would Help Make Public Lands Welcoming to All People
Sen. Warren Reintroduces Act After Interior Secretary Terminated Committee
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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Today @warren.senate.gov reintroduced the Reconciliation in Place Names Act to rename geographic features or places with racist, offensive & derogatory names. @sierraclub.org calls it "an important step in the process of making our public lands places for all.” www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
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Reconciliation in Place Names Act Would Help Make Public Lands Welcoming to All People
Sen. Warren Reintroduces Act After Interior Secretary Terminated Committee
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 16/09/2025
Annual shareholder meeting season might be over, but our push on major investors is only just beginning. Join us in calling on major investors like public pensions to use their shareholder power to demand corporate climate action. bit.ly/4gqDxYQ
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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
New principles from @sierraclub.org guide financial institutions like pensions on how to make credible investments in climate solutions. It goes beyond support for clean energy technologies and includes things like community resilience, green jobs & more. www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...
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Sierra Club Publishes New Guidance for Financial Institutions on Credible Investments in Climate Solutions
Principles urge major investors like public pensions to direct capital toward real-world decarbonization, community resilience, and green jobs
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Mark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Welfare for an industry that makes hundreds of billions in profits and ravages the climate is civilizational self-harm. End it now. Gift link to my @opinion.bloomberg.com column about the new study from @collinrees.bsky.social & @oilchange.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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The US Is Giving Away $35 Billion a Year to Cook the Planet
Fossil-fuel producers should be taxed to defray the cost of climate change, not be given even larger subsidies.
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Oil Change International @oilchange.org · 09/09/2025
🚨🚨🚨 Our *new research* finds that the U.S. federal government gives the fossil fuel industry a whopping $35 BILLION of handouts every single year, even as working families struggle with the rising cost of housing, groceries, and utilities. oilchange.org/paying-for-c...
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Paying for Climate Chaos: U.S. Federal Subsidies for Fossil Fuel Production - Oil Change International
Paying for Climate Chaos" reveals the staggering scope of federal government subsidies for fossil fuel production. While working families struggle with the rising cost of housing, groceries…
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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Join @sierraclub.org at #ClimateWeekNYC for a forum on grassroots campaigns in defense of land, forests & food sovereignty, where panelists will discuss efforts to hold the financial system accountable. Hosted by @foeus.bsky.social. Register: events.humanitix.com/nycw-finance...
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 15/09/2025
The Sierra Club’s member-elected Board of Directors has unanimously appointed Loren Blackford as our next Executive Director, making her the first woman to lead the Sierra Club in our 133-year history!
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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
💰 New net zero standards require financial sector to stop funding oil & gas expansion by 2030. Will big US banks rise to the challenge? @sierraclub.org's @jessyewaxman.bsky.social delves into the issue for @financialtimes.com @sustainableviews.bsky.social ✍️ www.sustainableviews.com/sbti-challen...
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SBTi challenges finance to prove its climate commitments are credible
Jessye Waxman is a campaign adviser for the Sierra Club’s sustainable finance campaign The choices made by financial institutions will determine whether the energy transition succeeds or stalls
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Ginny Roscamp @virginiainwa.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Industrial boilers are a little-known piece of manufacturing equipment with a BIG pollution impact. They use fossil fuels to heat water & produce steam used in processes like pasteurization. Thankfully, zero-emissions, electric alternatives are growing. www.sierraclub.org/boilers101 @sierraclub.org
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Industrial Boilers 101: A Little-Known Piece of Manufacturing Equipment With A Big Pollution Impact
Fossil-fuel powered industrial boilers are a little-known piece of manufacturing equipment that comes with a big pollution impact. Thankfully, zero-emissions, electric alternatives are starting to gai...
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 27/08/2025
The Trump admin plans to gut funding for the independent board investigating the deadly explosion at a US Steel facility in Pennsylvania. This critical work must continue to keep ALL communities safe from future industrial accidents.
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Trump Administration Plans to Gut Funding for Independent Investigation Board Just Days After Deadly Explosion at US Steel Plant
Federal budget proposal would eliminate funding for critical work that helps keep communities safe from future industrial accidents
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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 27/08/2025
NEW: The Sierra Club Foundation just hired Sara E. Murphy as the Director of Shifting Trillions, an initiative to catalyze capital in favor of a sustainable future. Below is a look at Sara, the Shifting Trillions campaign, and the importance of sustainable investing 👇
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