2026 Climate Referendum
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2026 Climate Referendum
@lowerthetemp.bsky.social
Raising the profile of climate change in US electoral politics. Focusing on climate policy and elections and where they intersect. Building the political will to confront climate change by mobilizing Climate Voters. https://climatevoters.wordpress.com
We need partisan mobilization to elect democrats up and down the ballot. This is the solution. No one anywhere should be voting for GOP. Everyone should be voting blue.
January 22, 2026 at 10:43 PM
The cowards are the republicans that are too scared to stand up to Trump. None of the democrats support this.
January 21, 2026 at 11:59 PM
More expensive, more pollution and more climate change: this is what Trump is offering with his climate policies. And when climate change hits, it's going to get really expensive. Everyone must do their part today to make sure future catastrophe is that more lethal even if it costs more.
January 15, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Tariffs: Trump's tariffs make everything more expensive because they're a sales tax on imported goods and Trump is threatening other countries with tariffs unless they purchase and burn American fossil fuels. Here, Trump is trying to make everything unaffordable while worsening climate change.
January 15, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Because clean energy is so cheap, clean energy deployment will lower electricity costs and therefore, Trump's anti-clean policies, along with keeping expensive coal plants open, will cause electricity rates to go up.
January 15, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Stopping clean energy deployment: Trump is doing whatever he can to kneecap wind and solar. Right now, wind and solar are the cheapest sources of power and the quickest to bring to market.
January 15, 2026 at 10:24 PM
electricity costs less than gas and EVs have next to zero maintenance costs. We need to encourage electric vehicle purchases because they will save consumers money, reduce air pollution and mitigate climate change.
January 15, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Making electric vehicles more expensive: Trump is eliminating subsidies so everyone needs to pay more for electric vehicles. Beyond the subsidies, electric vehicles will save consumers money over the longer term compared with ICE vehicles:
January 15, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Weakening auto fuel efficiency standards: Trump is trying to roll back auto efficiency standards. Weakening these standards will require consumers to pay more to fill up their tank when buying gas, while polluting more and worsening climate change. Fuel efficient vehicles save consumers money.
January 15, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Coal causes air pollution, water pollution and yet Trump wants electricity ratepayers to pay a premium to keep expensive coal plants open, increasing their electricity bills.
January 15, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Here is a list of what Trump is doing to raise prices and worsen climate change:

Keeping uneconomic coal plants open: Mining for coal degrades our natural environment, burning coal pollutes our air and then after it's burned, coal combustion waste leaks into the water poisoning it.
January 15, 2026 at 10:20 PM