Climate Reality - Raleigh Chapter

07/22/2023

More public hearings are planned on Duke Energy's proposed rate increase for NC customers. Speak up now! And if you need ideas or information about what to say, attend the People Power NC virtual meeting TONIGHT. More info, talking points, and more on our website.
https://www.sierraclub.org/north-carolina/blog/2023/07/let-s-put-heat-duke-energy-s-rate-hike-request

06/25/2023

House Bill 600, the Regulatory Reform Act of 2023, will be moving forward for a vote in the Senate in the coming days and this bill poses major concerns for North Carolinians. This bill threatens to weaken tools to regulate toxic chemicals in our waters, and weaken permits to allow pipeline projects...

06/25/2023

ACT NOW: Another chance to save our wetlands: Thanks to Governor Roy Cooper for VETOING the Farm Act today! NOW IT'S YOUR TURN: Ask your state senators and reps to uphold the veto, then remove the language that threatens wetlands across NC. Get their contact info at https://ncleg.gov/FindYourLegislators

06/22/2023

For 55 years, the North Carolina Chapter has advocated across the state and in our Capitol, from the mountains to the coast, for a clean, healthy North Carolina.

06/22/2023

08/01/2022

Bring your protest signs!

Join us Tuesday, August 2nd in Raleigh at 2 pm, for the National Day of Action!

In light of the ongoing climate crisis, we are taking action with people across the country to demand that President Biden declare a national climate emergency and use his executive authority to help end the era of fossil fuels.

Biden: Declare a CLIMATE EMERGENCY & REJECT Fossil Fuels! RSVP here https://bit.ly/ClimateEmergencyTri

07/18/2022

03/14/2022

Find out how to get involved in local stream and river cleanup here: https://raleighnc.gov/stormwater/become-stormwater-volunteer

Today is International Day of Action for Rivers!!

Here are some quick actions you can do to help our local waterways!!
1. Reduce or eliminate use of fertilizers and chemical herbicides. (These are huge sources of nitrogen and phosphorus pollution and create toxic runoff)
2. Participate in local river, stream, waterway cleanups.
3. Scoop you pet p**p. Pet p**p that washes into waterways create harmful nutrients and bacteria in the water.
4. Clean debris out of your neighborhood storm drains. These drain directly into local streams and other waterways.

02/09/2022

🚨 ACTION ALERT 🚨 Tell Gov. Cooper: Eliminate unnecessary plastic in state agencies!

Single-use plastics are harming our planet and
communities at every stage of their lifecycle. Production
of single-use plastics is not only contributing to climate
change but poisoning minority and low-income
communities. After being used for mere minutes, these
plastics end up buried in landfills, burned, or polluting our
environment.

North Carolina can and should lead the way in moving
beyond plastics: urge Governor Cooper to take executive
action today to eliminate single-use plastics in our state
agencies! Visit the link below to take action RIGHT
NOW.

Plastic waste is harmful to our health and wildlife. Tell Governor Cooper that it's time to move beyond plastics.

02/08/2022

Want to help fight plastic pollution but don't know where to start? Join Oceana and other local activists at 3 PM today for this workshop to learn about our local plastic pollution crisis and how to start a plastic reduction campaign in your community. Register 👉🏽 https://oceana-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AXCt59NNTzOK_kZNPDQ9wA

02/07/2022

After years of grassroots advocacy work to get dirty coal
plants shut down, we can't afford to let the fossil fuel
industry shift to plastic production; but that's exactly what's
happening. New fracking operations and petrochemical
facilities are being constructed all over North America right now, poised to pollute our air and water, outstrip coal's
greenhouse gas emissions, and disproportionately poison
and kill Black, brown, and low-income Americans.
Plastic production is harmful for our environment and our
communities. Let's say no to plastic. Learn more here: https://www.propublica.org/article/welcome-to-cancer-alley-where-toxic-air-is-about-to-get-worse

01/07/2022

Thank you, Governor Roy Cooper, for prioritizing the communities bearing the brunt of the climate crisis. It’s about time.

Gov. Roy Cooper signed an ambitious executive order today designed to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions statewide and to emphasize environmental justice in agency decisions, beyond the NC Department of Environmental Quality. Executive Order 246 sets several targets to mitigate the damage of cl...