Our Chairman, former Vice President Al Gore, just announced a worldwide, online event taking place on November 14, 24 Hours of Reality: The Dirty Weather Report. Watch the announcement here:

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As climate activists, we feel it in our gut. Climate change is not only real, it is the challenge of our time. And it’s crucial that we act now — today, right this minute — to tackle it.

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Dr. Muller, a former climate skeptic, recently made headlines when he said the evidence is in and “global warming is real.” This is an important turn of events, but unfortunately Dr. Muller is still repeating a number of widely debunked myths about climate change. Here are just three that came up during a recent radio show.

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As severe weather events start taking a higher toll in the coming decades due to climate change, do you think we should bet on coping well, or should we face the sobering reality and do what we can to prevent and reduce carbon pollution so we don’t make matters worse to begin with?

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Rex Tillerson tells us we can adapt, but what that adaptation really entails is reclaiming our democracy and wresting control from the corporate interests that have a stranglehold on our government. If you think it’s time to be piloting Spaceship Earth, then join us in Washington this month.

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This past Sunday, George Will had a classic “back in my day…” moment when he chastised people for raising concerns about the record-breaking heat that has swept across the country. According to George Will: “How do we explain the heat? One word: Summer.” Of course, what is so unusual is that nearly 2,300 daily high temperature records were broken in June alone; including in Illinois, which experienced its hottest spring on record.

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Corporations talk about being “green” and caring about climate change more now than they ever have before. But how can you tell if a company is walking the walk when you hear them talk the talk? This week, the Union of Concerned Scientists put out a comprehensive report about how corporations have influenced the debate on climate change. It’s worth a read, and I’ll tell you why.

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This year, Americans have experienced the warmest spring on record , and as we enter summer we’re continuing to see record-high temperatures all across the country.

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David Goldstein, a climate activist who was shocked and angered by Heartland’s bizarre ad campaign, decided to do something about it. just over a week ago, he single-handedly launched his own campaign, renting another Clear Channel billboard in Minneapolis

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Recently, the Heartland Institute put up — and just as quickly pulled down after a firestorm of criticism — a truly bizarre billboard in Chicago attempting to equate climate science with radicals and murderers. Since the billboard was suddenly and unexpectedly empty, we thought we would take the opportunity to remind Heartland who is really on the fringe here.

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