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Take the Climate Voter Pledge!

Between wildfires, droughts, and flash floods, it's clear that we are already beginning to experience the effects of climate change. However, if we act immediately and decisively, we still have time to cut our pollution and accelerate solutions. Some of the strongest climate actions we can take right away are to make sure to vote AND get others to vote.

Our democracy is stronger when more people participate. Voting also builds greater accountability with our elected officials. With more people showing up and voting, we all help ensure that our leaders take strong and swift action on what’s needed to address the climate crisis—and not bend to the influence of well-funded corporate polluters and fossil fuel interests.  

It's both our right and our responsibility to do our research, and then vote our values on climate, racial injustice, addressing COVID-19, and myriad other issues.  

By signing the pledge, you:

  1. Commit to voting this election. Make sure you're registered at your current address, and return your ballot by November 3rd (or as early as possible!).
     
  2. Get at least three more people to register to vote or update their registration information.
     
  3. Tell candidates that your support depends on their commitment to climate and racial justice.
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Take the Pledge

One of the strongest ways to address the climate crisis head-on is with your vote. Please take the Climate Pledge and be sure to vote. 

Author Bio

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Jonathan Lee

Storytelling and Digital Engagement Manager, Climate Solutions

Jonathan Toshio Lee (pronouns: he/him) is passionate about sharing people- and solutions-centric stories that educate and inspire positive change. He has over twelve years of experience developing communications strategies, creating multimedia content, advocating for sound public policy, and promoting equity, diversity, and social justice. 

Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, the importance of protecting the environment was instilled in him at a young age. Jonathan heeded the call to address the climate crisis as a teenager after watching Al Gore's documentary An Inconvenient Truth (2006), after which he sought to reduce his own climate pollution, wrote to his elected officials to support climate policy and pollution reduction, and began to volunteer in the conservation movement. Jonathan is a graduate of Willamette University with a degree in sociology and ethnic studies, which helped equip him to analyze the numerous intersections of climate, environmental justice, and public discourse. 

Before joining the Climate Solutions team in 2019, Jonathan worked in the crime victims' services field and served as a board member and volunteer with OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon.

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