Ben Jealous
@BenJealous
ED @SierraClub. Professor of the Practice @Penn. 17th President & CEO @NAACP. Boardmember: @Wilderness @TPL_org. Tweets are my own.
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31-05-2009 04:07:23
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Today's actions by President Biden on domestic solar manufacturing will strengthen our supply chain, protect solar’s low cost for the long-term, and set us up to meet our clean energy deployment goals with US-made solar. Thank you, President Biden! sierraclub.org/press-releases…
We cannot trade a dependency on foreign oil for a clean energy future reliant upon China. We must continue to invest and build our clean energy future in America. Sierra Club President Biden
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This is a choice point for our country - We can either continue down the path President Biden has accelerated us down and seize the opportunity to lead the world again by building the green economy...Or we can give in, and let the future of our country be sold to the highest bidder.
“Trees are a matter of life or death…” - Sandy Bahr (Dir., Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter)
Sierra Club, USDA Forest Service and community orgs are using the historic investment by President Biden to expand the urban tree canopy to improve the health and futures of countless Americans.
Last week, #PennSP2 's R. Jisung Park discussed his new book “Slow Burn: The Hidden Costs of a Warming World' with Ben Jealous. The book explores everyday implications of climate change, including negative effects on education, health, & workplace safety. Annenberg School Sierra Club
'The historic suite of power plant pollution standards announced last week by the Environmental Protection Agency includes a rule that will finally force power plant owners to clean up their coal ash pollution,' Ben Jealous. bit.ly/4bmJjXA
In the last 14 years, communities across the country have mobilized to retire 381 coal plants. That has meant over nearly 900,000 asthma attacks averted.
Moving beyond coal means fewer lives lost to preventable illnesses. #WorldAsthmaDay
Congratulations to my friend and partner in the movement Mike Bloomberg for receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His bold vision is helping to drive our planet-saving transition to a clean energy economy. He is in good company with today’s other Medal recipients!
'National monuments protect more than landscapes. They preserve the historical, cultural, and spiritual legacies of the people who have made this country what it is,' says Ben Jealous. abc7.com/president-bide…
Enjoying the weather and a win with the Sierra Club softball team! ⚾️ instagram.com/reel/C6Z3F3xrT…