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JH Tomen @jhtomen.bsky.social · 2d

Took the #amtrak down to #springfield yesterday to lobby for #CRGA, the Clean & Reliable Grid Affordability Act. If you live in #illinois tell your lawmakers you want a more affordable grid!

www.citizensutilityboard.org/blog/2025/05...

JH Tomen @jhtomen.bsky.social · 15d

There’s so much #cleanenergy waiting to get on the #grid. Tell #congress you want permitting reform! (Assuming they come back from the shutdown…) https://citizensclimatelobby.org/get-loud-take-action/permitting-reform/

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JH Tomen @jhtomen.bsky.social · 18d

#EV tax credits end TODAY! If you want a juicy $7500 while cutting your #emissions by 70%, this is your moment!

Art courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Street Car 1935/1942

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JH Tomen @jhtomen.bsky.social · 29d

Reminder to find an event near you for Sun Day this weekend (on Sunday lol - 9/21). @sundayofaction.bsky.social

It's gonna rain here in #chicago, but we are undeterred! Even the rain is caused by the #sun!

thirdact.org/sun-day/

**Art by Jacques Callot, Sun Rising, National Gallery of Art

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JH Tomen @jhtomen.bsky.social · Sep 9

Getting VERY pumped for @sundayofaction.bsky.social on September 21st! Going to be tabling with @cclusa.org in #chicago and this is my crafty attempt to explain the #grid lol

Let's get some permitting reform and get #solar everywhere!

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JH Tomen @jhtomen.bsky.social · Sep 6

The best way to reduce #plastic #pollution is to avoid it in the first place. Find a refillery near you!

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JH Tomen @jhtomen.bsky.social · Aug 26

So excited to have a new short story, Meat-cute, in Micromance Magazine today! Check it out at substack.com/@micromancem...

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JH Tomen @jhtomen.bsky.social · Aug 2

A simple way to help with #climatechange is to #compost! Here’s some ways to do it in a city

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JH Tomen @jhtomen.bsky.social · Jul 31

Perfectly in time for my last #substack on #permitting reform, you could take a #climate action today and write your reps!

citizensclimatelobby.org/get-loud-tak...

Tell Congress to Work on Clean Energy Permitting Reform

We made progress on clean energy permitting reform last Congress, but we need to move faster with a new, bipartisan legislative package in this Congress.

citizensclimatelobby.org

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JH Tomen @jhtomen.bsky.social · Jul 30

jhtomen.substack.com/p/coming-to-...

Coming to a Capitol Near You

My DC Lobbying Experience – and how you can influence your own legislators

jhtomen.substack.com

JH Tomen @jhtomen.bsky.social · Jul 20

Has #climatechange doomed us? No! Keep fighting for every tenth of a degree

jhtomen.substack.com/p/are-we-doo...

Are we doomed?

(No – and we should fight for every tenth of a degree)

jhtomen.substack.com

JH Tomen @jhtomen.bsky.social · Jul 8

🤯 So pumped to have a piece in Viridine's 3rd Issue! Come check 'er out!

Viridine Literary @viridinelit.bsky.social · Jul 8

☆ ISSUE 03 IS OUT ☆

Brimming with work centred on the theme of identity from fabulous writers, poets, and artists.

View and download for free from our website: viridineliterary.wixsite.com/viridinelit/issues

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JH Tomen @jhtomen.bsky.social · Jul 5

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JH Tomen @jhtomen.bsky.social · Jun 30

Now is definitely the time to call your Senators! Over the weekend, there was a new excise tax on solar and wind introduced in the Senate that is basically designed to kill the industry. Bill McKibben's post below has an easy to use call link

billmckibben.substack.com/p/more-from-...

More from a sense of duty...

But duty matters

billmckibben.substack.com

JH Tomen @jhtomen.bsky.social · Jun 22

Thank you so much! Such a treat to be a part of Trembling With Fear!

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · Jun 22

In this #TremblingWithFear JH Tomen ( @jhtomen.bsky.social‬ ) takes us on The Uninvited Chore w/drabbles from Santiago Eximeno ( @santiagoeximeno.bsky.social ), Yanina Sanchez, & Alejandro Gonzales
horrortree.com/trembling-wi...
#AmReading #AmWriting #WritersLife #horror #WritingCommunity

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JH Tomen @jhtomen.bsky.social · Jun 14

Can’t believe #writingbattle let me submit The Great Cat War in their recent battle about pets. Enjoy (?) this excerpt lolllll #writingprompts #writerlife #cats

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JH Tomen @jhtomen.bsky.social · May 31

New #substack, who dis?

I report back on a #climate conference and #chicago river day, but mostly, I talk about our relationship with the planet

jhtomen.substack.com/p/nature-is-...

Nature is a relationship

Let’s make it a healthier, happier one

jhtomen.substack.com

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JH Tomen @jhtomen.bsky.social · May 12

This Saturday was #chicago river day!

Went down with @cclusa.org and the #wetlands initiative to Indian Ridge Marsh

Planted 2500 new plants on the marsh. Crazy this used to be a super fund site - you can still see the smoke stacks!

#sustainability #volunteering #climate #biodiversity #river

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JH Tomen @jhtomen.bsky.social · May 8

Was lucky enough to attend a #climate conference today at #uchicago through the Divinity School

There was climate science, a campus tree walk, and sessions on art and comedy in climate activism

Substack soon, but wanted to share some pics. Always forget how beautiful U Chi is!

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JH Tomen @jhtomen.bsky.social · May 7

You know it's almost summer when the sky gets bluer and the clouds get puffier

I'm done with wispy strands and foggy days! (I'll be wishing they were back when it's 100 degrees with 100% humidity)

#chicago #writerlife #summer

JH Tomen @jhtomen.bsky.social · May 6

New #substack has dropped!

Find out why they call me the hippest old man in the #climate scene (no one calls me that)

If you're into philosophical drivel, tho, this one's all about #landuse (yeehaw!)

jhtomen.substack.com/p/not-me-bec...

Not me becoming obsessed with land use

First Principles #1

jhtomen.substack.com

JH Tomen @jhtomen.bsky.social · May 6

Was catching up on @nprfreshair.bsky.social and listened to this phenomenal episode with Stephen Graham

So much here, including on #adolescence. But on #writing, it really grabbed me when he said he invents a special walk for his characters. I do that too 😂

#booksky

www.npr.org/2025/03/31/n...

'Adolescence' co-creator says 'maybe we're all accountable' for youth violence

The Netflix series follows a 13-year-old accused of murdering a girl from his school. Co-creator and star Stephen Graham says he read about similar crimes and wanted to know: "Why is this happening?"

www.npr.org

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Ayana Elizabeth Johnson @ayanaeliza.bsky.social · Apr 29

📢 ACTION! I’m teaming up with @evergreenaction.bsky.social to encourage you to contact your congressmembers and urge them to protect our protect our climate progress.

We made it easy to quickly call ➡️ evrgn.co/protectourprogress

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JH Tomen @jhtomen.bsky.social · May 4

So fun volunteering yesterday at the Greater Chicago @fooddepository.bsky.social

With friends from @cclusa.org, we made about a million potato bags, which were then filled with 13,800 lbs of potatoes

Makes u think about big numbers. 8B people on the planet and they all deserve more potatoes...