Climate science, policy, politics, and action
Full committee hearing. Postponed due to a failure to complete required clearances until Friday at 9 AM.
Nominee:
The Department of Homeland Security includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Noem is a climate denier.
Trump is nominating Chris Wright, an oil and gas executive, to be our country’s Energy Secretary. Meanwhile, fires rage across Los Angeles taking lives, homes, and livelihoods. Nearly 200,000 people have been forced to evacuate, and the entirely uncontained Palisades Fire is the most destructive in LA history.
Billionaires caused this crisis and devastation, and we won’t stand for it. While millions of eyes are on Chris Wright’s hearing, we will take action to expose the corruption of Chris Wright, Donald Trump, and fossil-fuel backed politicians. Join us.
More details will be shared closer to the event with those that sign up.
U.S. Capitol
Chorus is proud to host a first-of-its-kind, creator-led forum for the Democratic Party Chair candidates.
Hosted by online personalities Brian Tyler Cohen, Elizabeth Booker Houston, Leigh McGowan (Politics Girl), Adam Mockler, and Zackory Kirk, the Chorus DNC Chair Forum will be a conversation that bypasses traditional media gatekeepers, allowing you to hear directly from the candidates about their plans to revitalize the Democratic Party, achieve electoral victories, and advocate for issues that improve the lives of all Americans.
The scheduled hearing has been postponed to Thursday, January 16th, because Burgum’s required clearances were not completed.
Nominee:
Ranking member Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.):
“I am extremely disappointed that Chairman Lee has scheduled the first Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee confirmation hearing over my objection and before basic information has been given to the Committee. This is a breach of protocol and precedent, established over decades by Chairs of both parties.”
Chair Mike Lee (R-Utah):
“I, as chairman, have made every effort to work with our Democratic colleagues, but we won’t give in to delays that undermine the American people’s mandate. It’s time to move forward and focus on solutions that will unleash America’s full energy potential, and I hope Democrats will work with us to deliver results for the American people.”
Full committee hearing.
Nominee:
Hegseth is a climate denier, adulterer, and an alleged alcoholic sexual predator.
Meet Democratic National Committee candidates online. Hear directly from leading candidates on their vision and commitment to party reform. RSVP.
Presented by:
A hearing of the Committee on the Budget.
Witnesses
The cost of living problem in the United States is an energy problem. Millions of Americans can’t pay their utility bills each month as for-profit utilities extract high profits while also polluting communities and making the climate crisis worse.
In this moment of a looming Trump presidency, what are the ideas, the strategies, the constituencies that we need to mobilize in order to lower people’s costs, regain control over the backbone of the economy, and ensure a livable climate? One answer: mobilize a base to fight for public power from the ground up.
In his debut book, Democracy in Power, Sandeep Vaheesan brings in the past to equip campaigns of the future. Vaheesan traces the rise of publicly governed utilities in the twentieth-century electrification of America, exploring its backers and headwinds. There is no doubt that controlling and democratizing the grid is a story of David vs Goliath– but it is a fight we have won in the past.
Join us for a discussion with journalist, Kate Aronoff, as she moderates a discussion between Vaheesan and two public power advocates, Advait Arun and Johanna Bozuwa, to discuss what is next post Trump election in the fight for climate and energy justice.
About the Panel:
At Creative Grounds DC, 1822 North Capitol Street Northwest Washington, DC 20002
Join us to meet new people, take political climate action, and enjoy happy hour! Bring a laptop, your phone, and a friend or two. We can’t wait to see you there!
At Busboys & Poets, 2021 14th St NW
Green New Dealers and climate hawks are meeting at metrobar at 640 Rhode Island Ave NE, Washington, DC Wednesday evening. It’s not an official Green New Deal Network happy hour, but who needs officials?
