💬 Our latest issue of #ConnectTheDots explores how climate policies are moving forward at the state level and spotlights policy advocacy opportunities underway for employees, sustainability professionals and business leaders.
🔗 Dig into the April issue authored by @debmcnamara.bsky.social 👇
📅 "𝗣𝗹𝘂𝗴-𝗶𝗻" 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 📍Oakland | Friday, April 24 (2-3 pm PST) Co-hosted with @brightsaver.bsky.social and @ewgofficial.bsky.social.
🔗 luma.com/eu2qrprh – 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘧 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵
We're looking forward to SF Climate Week coming up next week! Here's where you can find us:
📅 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 + 𝗟𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 📍SF | Friday, April 24 (11 am-1 pm PST) Hosted by @asbnetwork.org and @debmcnamara.bsky.social will be speaking!
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Maine's new law allows households to plug approved solar units (up to 1,200 watts) directly into standard wall outlets to lower electricity bills.
Curious to learn more about plug-in solar? Dig into our policy brief 👇
ICYMI ☀️ Earlier this week, Governor Mills signed legislation to make Maine the third state to pass plug-in solar legislation, joining Utah and Virginia (awaiting Governor Spanberger's signature) in advancing laws establishing rules for these portable devices.
👉 climatevoice.org/policy-brief...
He is now coordinating an effort to encourage American business to push back on authoritarianism and reverse democratic backsliding.
✍️ www.linkedin.com/pulse/climat...
Over that time, he has helped establish several influential orgs including: the Business Response to Authoritarian Threats, the American Sustainable Business Council, the International Council of Local Environmental Initiatives, Business for America, and the UN Environmental Finance Initiative.
NEW issue of #ClimateVoices featuring Richard Eidlin, who has worked at the intersection of sustainable business, public policy and corporate social responsibility for thirty-five+ years.
@richardeidlin.bsky.social
Short Q&A ⤵️
📋 Dig into our policy brief for a primer on plug-in solar: climatevoice.org/policy-brief...
Join us tonight to find out how you can:
🔌 Contact your state legislators about championing plug-in solar.
☀️ Elevate this policy advocacy opportunity within your own company by encouraging your leaders to weigh in with public support at the state level, everywhere your company operates.
📆 Start your week by joining us on Zoom 𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 for a special Hour of Action in collaboration with Climate Changemakers at 𝟱𝗽 𝗣𝗧/𝟴𝗽 𝗘𝗧!
🔗 Save your spot: luma.com/cgmfr9pw?tk=...
@theclimatevote.bsky.social @climaterealityproject.org
“We need to create the right policy environment to accelerate the EV transition. Instead we’re going in the completely opposite direction." — Deborah McNamara, @debmcnamara.bsky.social
GM lobbied against its own EV goals when the repeal of the pro-EV regulations further diminished the company’s chances of hitting key sustainability goals. 👀
Trump’s gutting of pro-EV regulations was backed by several large automakers. More specifically, General Motors' $20-million 2025 lobbying blitz (more than almost any other U.S. company) helped overturn federal & state-level rules on vehicle emissions & fuel efficiency.
📰 @trellisgroup.bsky.social
“We need to create the right policy environment to accelerate the EV transition. Instead we’re going in the completely opposite direction." — Deborah McNamara, @debmcnamara.bsky.social
2️⃣ Elevate this policy advocacy opportunity within your own company by encouraging your leaders to weigh in with public support at the state level, everywhere your company operates.
Want to learn more? Check out our latest policy brief👇
🔗 climatevoice.org/policy-brief...
Join us for an Hour of Action in collaboration with Changemakers of Climate Reality on 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟲𝘁𝗵 @ 𝟱𝗽 𝗣𝗧/𝟴𝗽 𝗘𝗧 to find out how you can:
1️⃣ Contact your state legislators about championing plug-in solar.
@theclimatevote.bsky.social @climaterealityproject.org
Your electricity bill is rising. But there’s a simple solution most states are blocking. 🔌☀️
Plug-in solar panels can lower energy bills almost instantly. They plug into a standard outlet & can save households hundreds of $$ a year. Yet outdated state rules make them hard to use in most of the US.
"The missing element is a powerful public voice. You need a large, publicly traded company like Vail Resorts to publicly lobby, advocate, use their voice, and use trade group pressure to push on change. And that just hasn’t happened.” — @audenschendler.bsky.social
“Business knows what forceful activism and lobbying is; they know how to do it on other stuff. They can do it on climate. We need some aggressive risk-taking." — Auden Schendler, former head of Aspen Skiing Company's sustainability program for 26 years + current ClimateVoice Advisory Board member
NEW Yale Climate Connections article highlights how in a catastrophic year for climate, ski areas are taking some action on climate, but advocacy still seems to be a touchy subject.
@climateconnections.bsky.social
“This year was a catastrophic year,” said Auden Schendler, who shepherded the Aspen Ski Company’s sustainability program for 26 years.
yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/03/the-...
A visionary strategist, she is widely regarded as an advanced practitioner at the nexus of energy, media, and culture, leveraging modern communications tools to reach across ideological divides and build broad coalitions that drive the energy transition forward.
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Under her leadership, GoodPower has grown more than 10× in scale and impact, becoming a recognized force for shaping public opinion, accelerating deployment of decarbonization technologies, and unlocking the economic potential of the energy transition.
NEW issue of #ClimateVoices featuring Leah Qusba, the Chief Executive Officer of GoodPower @goodpowerhq.bsky.social, a leading strategic communications, research, and campaigning organization advancing the global renewable energy transition.
Short Q&A ⤵️
This panel will explore how Colorado’s business community can play a meaningful role in advancing policies promoting sustainability, equity, & a stakeholder economy. Panelists will share practical ways businesses can engage in advocacy both individually & collectively to influence policy outcomes.
🗓️ At the end of the month, our very own Deborah McNamara will be on the panel "𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲" to kick off Colorado Climate Week (March 30-April 3, 2026).
Register to join us in person on Mon, 3/30 @ 10a MT 👇
2026 marks ClimateVoice’s fifth anniversary as an official nonprofit organization — and in many ways, the stakes have never been higher.
🔗 Full statement from Deborah McNamara: climatevoice.org/taking-stock...
