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Third Act Maine is Maine elders committed to stopping all new fossil fuel investment and development. Our mission will be accomplished through the joyful practice of nonviolence, uplifting youth and developing community. Visit: thirdact.org/maine

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Third Act Maine @thirdactmaine.bsky.social · 15d

Mainers gathered to celebrate Sun Day in Farmington, Portland and Waterville this past weekend, to celebrate the power of clean energy and our vision of a future for our children and grandchildren where clean energy comes from the heavens
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Celebrating the Sun

Maine celebrated Sun Day all over the state–in Farmington, in Waterville, and in Portland. Music, dance, art projects, and lots of information booths engaged hundreds and hundreds of sun-lovers eager....

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Sierra Club Maine @sierraclubmaine.bsky.social · 8h

Join us to kickoff Community Candidate Forums!📣

@grahamformaine.bsky.social will join for a chat about his platform, vision, and values. This is exciting opportunity to speak directly to the candidate, so don’t forget to bring your questions!

Members can register at sierraclub.org/maine/events

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 23h

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Third Act Florida @thirdactflorida.bsky.social · 12h

Third Act is all about giving people things to do, building activism with Senior Power.
#ThirdAct #FloridaClimate #Climateactivists

Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 2d

Two of the most common climate misconceptions I see, even among knowledgeable folks, are that (1) most people aren't worried about climate change, and (2) if they were, they'd act.

Not true! Data show (1) most people are worried, but (2) they won’t act if they don’t know what to do-and most don’t.

A map of the world showing how levels of worry in most countries are greater than 70%. Source: Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, International Public Opinion on Climate Change, 2023.

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Third Act Florida @thirdactflorida.bsky.social · 12h

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We are still a Democracy and WE have the power.
#musicfordemocracy #ThirdAct #America #Democracy

Choir! Choir! Choir! & Patti Smith sing "PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER" in NYC with Stewart Copeland

YouTube video by Choir! Choir! Choir!

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Sun Day @sundayofaction.bsky.social · 11h

83% of global energy demand growth was met by solar, too. This is why we celebrated Sun Day in September - to show that renewables are leading the way and leaving those who want to stop it, behind. ☀️

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Sun Day @sundayofaction.bsky.social · 11h

According to @ember-energy.org, in the first half of 2025, coal’s global electricity generation share fell to 33.1%, the lowest on record. 🏭 ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

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Sun Day @sundayofaction.bsky.social · 11h

🎉 A big win for clean energy this week! In the first half of 2025, we officially used more renewable electricity than coal for the first time on record 🙌 Solar power generation increased by a huge 31%, helping us to break the record and see coal drop to its lowest share. 🧵

We’ve Officially Generated More Power From Renewable Energy Than Coal In 2025

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Third Act Maryland @thirdactmd.bsky.social · 10h

"for the first half of 2025 renewable energy produced more electricity than coal. ... covered all the growth in demand for electricity so far this year, with room to spare." "fossil fuel emissions for producing electricity plateaued—even fell slightly ..."

Something extraordinary just happened

But of course there's a but. Or two.

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Third Act Oregon @taothirdactoregon.bsky.social · 9h

Sun Day PDX highlights video here. It was fun!

SUN DAY 2025

YouTube video by Third Act Oregon

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Third Act Maine @thirdactmaine.bsky.social · 1d

What: Talk by Dr. Charles Rolsky, "Where Science Meets Art"
When: October 20, 7 pm
Where: St. Alban's Church, 885 Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth
Cost: Free and open to the public.

Pictured: “It All Started With Teflon’s Non Stick Happy Pan” by Marnie Sinclair, a member of Third Act Maine

Pictured is a sculpture entitled “It All Started With Teflon’s Non Stick Happy Pan” by Marnie Sinclair, a member of Third Act Maine the photo shows an elemental structure of circles in gold, black, blue and red connected by black rods that seem to be falling through a copper ring representing a frying pan.

All are invited to talk by Dr. Charles Rolsky, PhD at 7pm on Monday, October 20 at the art exhibit, "Forever Ours: PFAS and Microplastics" in Cape Elizabeth. Dr. Rolsky will discuss innovations and research being done to solve the plastic problems in our environment. He is Executive Director and Senior Research Scientist at the Shaw Institute, an Emmy Award Winner and a TEDx Speaker. Don't miss it!

What: Talk by Dr. Charles Rolsky, "Where Science Meets Art"
When: October 20, 7 pm
Where: St. Alban's Church, 885 Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth
Cost: Free and open to the public.

The art exhibition "Forever Ours: Microplastics and PFAS – Where Science Meets Art" features work by artists responding to the environmental crises of microplastics and PFAS. The show will be on view at the Bonoff Gallery in St. Alban’s Church, September 7 through October 23.

Each piece is accompanied by an explanatory statement that informs viewers about the environmental impact of these “forever chemicals.” The exhibition was juried by Gail Bos, a Boston-based artist and curator known for her compelling street art and environmental focus. The artwork is available for purchase, with a portion of proceeds supporting local nonprofits focused on mercy and justice work in the greater Portland area.

The exhibit is open to the public 9 am - 2 pm, Mondays through Thursdays, and ends on October 23.

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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 2d

The Solar 101 presentation from the Sun Day Festival in Albany by Noah Ginsburg, Executive Director of New York Solar Energy Industries Association.

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Solar 101 - Sun Day Albany 9.21.25

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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 3d

Sun Day in the New York Capital Region!

Highlights of a great day at the Egg

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Sun Day - New York Capital Region / Empire State Plaza 9.21.25

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Third Act Oregon @taothirdactoregon.bsky.social · 2d

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Third Act Faith @thirdactfaith.bsky.social · 1d

Read Bill McKibben's special report to Third Act Faith members in this special Going Deep essay. Hear more from Bill at our October General Meeting: thirdact.org/faith/events

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Going Deep Special: A Message from Bill McKibben

Third Act Founder Bill McKibben took time to write this short message for our Third Act Faith members, reporting on his recent conference with Pope Leo outside of Rome, and the importance of our work.

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Third Act Florida @thirdactflorida.bsky.social · 1d

"We came to the streets strong, united and with a clear message: we need 2025 to be a turning point – for our climate, for clean energy, peace, and fairness! And we need our global leaders to show up for this task." a quote from drawtheline.world. Check out this powerful message and call to action.

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Third Act Actions Lab @thirdactactionslab.bsky.social · 1d

Join us tonight (Oct. 7) 6 ET/3 PT for our monthly general meeting. Guest speaker: Kevin Young, author of Abolishing Fossil Fuels: Lessons from movements that won. Register here: thirdact.org/actions-lab/...

Actions Lab General Meeting

Actions Lab Oct. 7 Agenda Welcome new members! Actions Lab Updates Highlights of Sept. 19 Petrostate Tour Remarks and discussion with Kevin Young, author of Abolishing Fossil Fuels: Lessons from...

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Third Act Maine @thirdactmaine.bsky.social · 1d

Please enjoy this short video from about our Sun Day event in Portland, Maine on September 21 by youth activist Alexandra DeMarco 💕#SunDayofAction #ClimateAction @thirdactorg.bsky.social

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Sun Day 2025 | Third Act Maine

YouTube video by Alexandra DeMarco

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Third Act Maine @thirdactmaine.bsky.social · 3d

We were so honored to receive a Conservation Partner Award at Sierra Club Maine's Annual Celebration yesterday. Thank you for the honor and for all you do to protect Maine's environment!
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Jane Brekke of Sierra Club of Maine speaks to a gathering in the welcome center building at Wolfe's Neck Center. Beside her is a screen showing a photo of a loon with the caption "Protect What You Love!"

Kathy Mikulka of Third Act Maine hugs Jane Brekke of the Sierra Club of Maine. Marcia Taylor of Third Act Maine stands next to them smiling and holding our Conservation Partner Award. A mason jar filled with flowers sits on the table in front of them and behind them, through the window can be seen the landscape of Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment in Freeport, Maine -trees, meadow and a glimpse of the ocean beyond.

Eleven members of Third Act Maine pose for a group photo in front of the welcome center at Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment, in the front Kathy Mikulka holds our framed Conservation Partner Award. It is a gorgeous fall day on the coast of Maine.

Flyer for Sierra Club of Maine's Annual Celebration, October 4, 2025 at Wolfe's Neck Center, Freeport, ME. The background is an ethereal watercolor of a meadow

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 4d

Tell me how ICE is different from the Gestapo?

Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 4d

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 13d

Sec. Wright can get a copy of our report here: tinyurl.com/DOE-comment

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On July 29, 2025, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a report from its Climate Working Group (CWG). This report features prominently in the EPA's reconsideration of its 2009 Endangerment Finding...

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 13d

this is sooooooo f'ing sweet. every time Sec. Chris Wright lies about the DOE Climate Working Group report, reporters cite our response.

Mr. Wright falsely claimed that critics of an Energy Department report — written by five researchers who reject the established scientific consensus that the burning of oil, gas and coal is dangerously heating the planet — did not dispute any of the report’s data or facts.

“They just didn’t like that the conclusion of our report was, climate change is a real physical phenomenon that’s unfolding, it’s just not the crisis it’s often sold to be.”

In fact, 85 scientists submitted a sweeping critique of the report detailing a litany of inaccuracies, including claims that sea level rise is not accelerating; that more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will help plants grow; and that computer models exaggerate future temperature increases. The American Meteorological Society, a leading science organization, also outlined what it called “foundational flaws” in the report. And the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the nation’s leading scientific advisory body, also contradicted the Energy Department report, saying the evidence that greenhouse gases threaten human health has only grown over time.

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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 4d

One of our leading water and climate scientists—National Academy of Sciences member Peter Gleick—is out here doing what all of scientists and public intellectuals are called to do: stand up for our common humanity, explicate and condemn profound injustices.

Thank you for your voice here.

Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 5d

What Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are doing off the coast of Venezuela are war crimes.

Intentionally attacking civilians is a war crime and a fundamental violation of international humanitarian law (IHL), also known as the laws of war.

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Oil Change International @oilchange.bsky.social · 7d

As Trump + the GOP shut down the gov't to avoid funding healthcare for working families, a reminder of what they ARE willing to fund:

💸$35B in annual handouts to fossil fuel companies
💸$625M in new giveaways to coal

Trump puts his fossil fuel donors' profits before working people. bit.ly/46KLV0O

Oil Change Response to Anticipated Government Shutdown - Oil Change International

Ahead of a U.S. government shutdown, Collin Rees said: “Trump and Republicans are showing they work for billionaires and fossil fuel CEOs, not working people.”

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Third Act Actions Lab @thirdactactionslab.bsky.social · 5d

Brought to you by the #PetroState

Oil Change International @oilchange.bsky.social · 7d

Oil Change Response to Anticipated Government Shutdown - Oil Change International

Ahead of a U.S. government shutdown, Collin Rees said: “Trump and Republicans are showing they work for billionaires and fossil fuel CEOs, not working people.”

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 5d

Hmm. With solar energy, the big explosions take place 93 million miles away

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5d

A fireball lit up the sky across the Los Angeles area on Thursday night after an explosion at a Chevron refinery in El Segundo, alarming nearby residents who said it felt like an earthquake. The cause of the explosion was not clear. No injuries were reported. nyti.ms/42pPCaW

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