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Stand.earth @stand.earth · Jun 25

We won’t pretend this is a moment for celebration.

The climate movement is facing some of its toughest challenges yet.

But Stand.earth was not built for nostalgia—we were built for this moment.

Find out why: stand.earth/anniversary/

We won’t pretend this is a moment for celebration.

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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 1h

#TheAnswerIsUs #AmazonFreeOfOilAndGas #AmazonFreeOfFossilFuels #ExclusionZones

White background. Text reads “From Shayda E. Naficy, Senior Campaign Director of our Amazonía campaign:” with an icon reading “Shayda” with an arrow pointing to Shayda in a group photo with her, Gisela, and two of the panelists. Quote reads “My highlight was seeing all of the presidents and high level representatives of the different Amazonian Indigenous organizations gathered together at one table projecting their power, passion and plan for COP30 and beyond, knowing how much work and relationship building went into making that possible.” Arrow icon pointing right in bottom right corner of image.

Background photo of the Amazon rainforest. Text reads “For a moment it felt like the world is watching..as they should be. When Indigenous Peoples are united and have the backing they need, we can do anything. Together, we can be the force for change to protect the Amazonia and Indigenous Peoples in perpetuity."

Background photo of the Amazon rainforest as a flock of birds flies across the sky. Text reads “It's time for governments across the globe to heed Indigenous Peoples' call to protect Amazonía and join the fight. #TheAnswerIsUs #AmazonFreeOfOilAndGas #AmazonFreeofFossilFuels #ExclusionZones”

Stand.earth @stand.earth · 1h

Last month at #ClimateWeekNYC2025, our Amazonía campaign partnered with OPIAC, @coiabamazonia.bsky.social, AIDESEP, and COICA to hold the event "Defending a Living Amazon: Indigenous Peoples' Proposals on the Road to COP30," in collaboration with iIndigenous & @avaaz.org.

Swipe for our highlights.

Photo of Indigenous panelists holding various signs reading “FUTURO ES INDÍGENA” “DRAW THE LINE STOP GREED PRESERVE LIFE” “CLIMATE EMERGENCY: THE ANSWER IS US” “!NO PASARÁN! DETÉN LOS COMBUSTIBLES FÓSILES”. Text reads “Defending the Living Amazon: Reflections on our Amazonía campaign event at Climate Week”. Arrow icon pointing right in bottom right corner of image.

Photos of Indigenous panelists holding various signs reading “FUTURO ES INDÍGENA” “DRAW THE LINE STOP GREED PRESERVE LIFE” “CLIMATE EMERGENCY: THE ANSWER IS US” “!NO PASARÁN! DETÉN LOS COMBUSTIBLES FÓSILES”, with the top photo showing the panelists cheering and raising their fists and the bottom photo showing them smiling. Text in the middle reads “Last month, at Climate Week in New York City, Stand.Earth's Amazonía campaign partnered with OPIAC, COIAB, AIDESEP, COICA to hold the event "Defending a Living Amazon: Indigenous Peoples' Proposals on the Road to COP30," in collaboration with Indigenous and AVAAZ.” Text in the bottom of the image reads “Here are our highlights.” Arrow icon pointing right in bottom right corner of image.

Photos of Indigenous panelists cheering and raising their fists. Text reads “At this event, Indigenous governments put forward their collective demands and priorities to governments and the international community. It was an opportunity to center, amplify and rally support behind that vision.”

Photo of Gisela Hurtado speaking at the event. Text reads “From Gisela Hurtado, Senior Amazonía Campaigner:” with an icon reading “Gisela” with an arrow pointing to Gisela. Quote reads "I am proud to have been part of this powerful event, and that Stand.earth has had the privilege of partnering with the Indigenous movement on the road to COP30. We will be with them every step of the way towards COP30 and beyond to ensure these demands translate into real actions by governments and the international community.”

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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 16h

Its use extensively in semiconductor manufacturing and in data centers.

Semiconductor manufacturing and data centers are growing explosively.

Does anyone else see the problem here? 🤔

Stand.earth @stand.earth · 16h

PFAS (also known as forever chemicals) don’t break down normally in our environment, can become a potent climate pollutant, and are linked to “cancer, birth defects, decreased immunity, high cholesterol, kidney disease and a range of other serious health problems.”

Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from datacenters amid AI boom

Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought

www.theguardian.com

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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 17h

🔔 #goodclimatenews alert 🔔 The renewable energy revolution is gathering momentum in majority world countries.

It's the so-called 'developed' countries that are standing in the way.

Meanwhile, here's a headline that will freak the fossil fools out.👇
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2rz08en2po

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

www.bbc.com

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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 17h

#AmazonFreeOfOilAndGas #ExitAmazonOilAndGas #exclusionzones @parlfossilfree.bsky.social

Stand.earth @stand.earth · 17h

Ahead of COP30, the parliamentarians are echoing the unified call of #IndigenousPeoples and #CivilSociety for the presidents of Amazonian countries to declare the Amazon a fossil fuel-free zone.

Read the full report: www.fossilfuelfreefuture.org/protecting-o...

Protecting Our Planet's Heart: Parliamentarian's Roadmap to a Fossil-Free Amazon — Parliamentarians Call for a Fossil Fuel Free Future

www.fossilfuelfreefuture.org

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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 17h

The findings include data from our "Greenwashing the Amazon" report, highlighting that financing from a small group of global banks (like Citibank, JP Morgan Chase, Itaú, Santander, and Bank of America) is among the main drivers of fossil fuel expansion in the Amazon.

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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 17h

The report is the result of more than a year of research, which included public hearings in Colombia and Peru — initiatives that Stand is proud to have contributed to, together with Indigenous Peoples, civil society organizations, scientific institutions, and government authorities.

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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 17h

... 🌍 Establishing #InternationalCooperation mechanisms to finance a #JustTransition

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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 17h

The document underscores the urgent need to transition away from fossil fuels from the #Amazon and outlines a set of alternatives, including:

🌱 Strengthening Indigenous-owned economies

️⚡️ Advancing #RenewableEnergy without turning the Amazon into a sacrifice zone...

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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 17h

Today, the Parliamentarians for a Fossil Fuel-Free Future launched the report "Protecting the Heart of Our Planet: Parliamentarians’ Roadmap for a #AmazonFreeOfFossilFuels". 🧵

Group photo of the Parliamentarians for a Fossil-Free Future, holding copies of their new report "Protecting the Heart of Our Planet: Parliamentarians’ Roadmap for a #AmazonFreeOfFossilFuels". Photo credit in bottom left corner reads “Photo: Parliamentarians for a Fossil Free Future”.

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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 19h

Please apply by Monday, Oct. 20.

Learn more and apply here:

Senior Donor Engagement Officer - Bellingham, WA

Stand.earth is seeking a Senior Donor Engagement Officer to join our team! This position will be responsible for leading relationships with Stand's US donors and prospects to raise at least $1.5M in 2...

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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 19h

We’re hiring! Stand.earth is seeking a Senior Donor Engagement Officer to join our team in the Seattle or Bellingham area.

This position is responsible for leading relationships with a highly informed, passionate donor base, who care deeply about people and the planet.

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Carl Meyer @meyer.bsky.social · 1d

A decade ago, Mark Carney gave a speech pointing out how biz and political leaders had no day-to-day incentive to address climate change, yet it was up to governments. Today, Carney is leading one, but finds himself consumed with responding to the many crises of the day thenarwhal.ca/mark-carney-...

How Mark Carney is complicating Canada’s climate progress | The Narwhal

From cancelling the carbon tax to pausing the EV mandate, Mark Carney’s government is making sweeping changes to Canada’s environmental rules

thenarwhal.ca

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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 20h

It’s official: Hurricane season is upon us. Hurricane Priscilla is on the move, registering as a Category 2 hurricane in the North Pacific Ocean early this morning.

Stay safe & track the storm here:
https://nyti.ms/4o2cKEI

Find important hurricane preparedness info here: https://bit.ly/46XD6kn

Maps: Tracking Hurricane Priscilla

See the likely path and wind arrival times for Priscilla

nyti.ms

Stand.earth @stand.earth · 23h

Is your electric bill going up? In many places around the U.S., data centers are directly to blame.
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-ai-data-centers-electricity-prices/

AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring

Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.

www.bloomberg.com

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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 1d

We’re calling on the B.C. government to recommit to strong climate action and get us back on track for the people and the planet.

Find out more here:

First day of B.C. Government fall session draws demands for climate action by Indigenous and environmental groups - Stand.earth

VICTORIA | UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE lək̓ʷəŋən PEOPLES – On the first day of the fall session of the B.C. Government, Indigenous and environmental leaders hosted a press conference calling on Premiere...

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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 1d

From cancelling the Consumer Carbon Tax to expanding LNG export infrastructure to endangering free prior and informed consent for Indigenous Nations facing resource extraction, the BC NDP’s environmental reputation is in shambles.

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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 1d

Since getting re-elected, the BC NDP has been quietly stepping away from climate leadership.

Photo of Eby inflatable. Quote reads, "With the Legislative Assembly returning, the government of B.C. has a choice to make. Will they stand with future generations, or with the short-term profits of the fossil fuel industry? As this new session begins, we demand a genuine recommitment to climate action that respects First Nations title and rights and the rights of all our grandchildren to a livable planet. This means halting the expansion of fossil fuels and committing to a just transition that leaves no one behind." Attribution in bottom left corner reads “Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, UBCIC President”.

Photo of Eby inflatable. Quote reads, "Cities see the cost of climate inaction rising every year. We need to see every level of government pull together to show leadership and ambition to protect all our communities from the impacts of climate change and invest in the transition. The future of our municipal communities depends on what government will do today." Attribution in bottom left corner reads “Susan Kim, Community Leader, City of Victoria”.

Photo of Eby inflatable. Quote reads, "While families are struggling to breathe through wildfire smoke and to keep up with rent and groceries, this government is handing billions to fossil fuel corporations. It's time to stop bankrolling polluters and start investing in people - in affordable housing, renewable energy, healthcare and a thriving future. Every dollar poured into LNG takes us further from our climate goals and deeper into dependence on a dying industry." Attribution in bottom left corner reads “Isabel Siu-Zmuidzinas, Climate Campaigner, The Wilderness Committee”

Background photo of a rushing river in B.C. Quote reads "As the fall session of government begins today, we are standing at a critical juncture for climate action in British Columbia. In the coming weeks, the B.C. government will release its CleanBC review report. This is supposed to be an honest assessment of whether we are on track to meet our climate targets. We already know the answer: we are not. But this report must be more than just another update. It must be a wake-up call-a moment of reckoning. Today, we are calling on the B.C. government to find the political courage to recommit to real climate leadership." Attribution in bottom left corner reads “Kiki Wood, Senior Oil & Gas Campaigner, Stand.earth” with black and white photo of Wood in the bottom right corner of the image.

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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 1d

📣 Today, reps from Stand.earth, the Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition, @wildernews.bsky.social, Wet’suwet’en Nation Hereditary Chiefs, Community Leaders held a press conference to mark the start of the B.C. government’s fall legislative session — with a 17ft tall inflatable Premier David Eby.

NEWS icon in top left corner. Background photo of representatives from climate groups and Indigenous groups standing in front of a 17ft tall inflatable B.C. Premier David Eby, front of a B.C. government building that has a huge Canadian flag hanging from it. The inflatable depicts Eby in a suit, with a name tag reading “DAVID EBY” and a heart button reading “NDP LNG” with two outstretched hands behind two smokestacks, one reading “LNG” and the other reading “OIL” with flames rising from below with text on the fire reading “EBY: Invest in People, NOT Polluters”. Text reads “Civil Society Press Conference Marks the Opening of B.C. Government's Fall Session with a Giant Inflatable Eby”. Arrow icon pointing right in bottom right corner of image.

Photo of representatives from climate groups and Indigenous groups standing in front of a 17ft tall inflatable B.C. Premier David Eby. Text below reads “Today, representatives from Stand.earth, the keena Watershed Conservation Coalition, the Wilderness Committee, Wet'suwet'en Nation Hereditary Chiefs, Community Leaders held a press conference to mark the start of the fall legislative session-with the help of a 17ft tall inflatable Premier David Eby.”

Photo of Hereditary Chief Na’Moks speaking at a podium in front of the inflatable. Quote reads “Continuing to ignore science, medical experts and the public as a whole, and supporting projects that are destroying our environment and our quality of life, is not what democratic institutions should be doing. Listening and supporting the public, not industries owned by foreign governments, is what a proper and truthful government and its representatives must do!" Attribution in bottom left corner reads “Hereditary Chief Na'Moks, Wet'suwet'en First Nation”.

Photo of Gwii Lok'im Gibuu (Jesse Stoepler) speaking at a podium in front of the inflatable. Quote reads "Now that cabinet is back in session, Premier Eby is being reminded that NO still means NO. Fast tracking reverse reconciliation is nothing new to this government, even from an economic perspective the LNG fossil gas investment is inflated at public expense to benefit foreign ownership!" Attribution in bottom left corner reads “Gwii Lok'im Gibuu (Jesse Stoepler), Co-Executive Director for Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition & Deputy Chief, Hagwilget First Nation”.

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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 1d

Check out our latest op-ed on why Microsoft has a responsibility to communities to build out with renewable electricity - or not at all.

Stand.earth @stand.earth · 1d

They’re energy vampires, each consuming enough electricity to power a small city, drink lakes worth of water, and are spreading like a rash across North America, threatening to lock in a large-scale growth in new fossil gas infrastructure.

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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 1d

AI “hyperscalers” are companies like Microsoft, Meta, Amazon and Google that are building MASSIVE (as in millions of square feet) warehouses to hold their servers, known as hyperscale data centers.

Microsoft’s AI boom is a climate threat Canada can’t ignore

The scale of Microsoft’s energy footprint matters because of the environmental consequences imposed on local communities.

www.nationalobserver.com

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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 1d

“We are bringing this petition forward now because the science is urgent, the harm is accelerating and our rights are still being violated.”