WCID Wednesday: Clean air, more wind, e-bikes, and diapers

Plus: GOTV for candidates near you, and a delightful new product feature

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Happy Wednesday, Shit Givers.

Scroll down to find what’s new, what’s not, and some hidden gems — plus one VERY useful product update.

PROGRAMMING NOTE: If you’re in the US, you should be spending most of the next two weeks volunteering for candidates who give a shit. Find them here.

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Let’s go.

— Quinn

  • Volunteer: The air our kids breathe should be free of toxins and tiny particles that damage tiny lungs, right? 1.5 million members strong, Moms Clean Air Force is working tirelessly on a variety of urgent issues to deliver that future. Join them! (go)

  • Be Heard: Additional leases for offshore wind would have huge economic and environmental benefits for Virginia — and beyond! (Kindly) let the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management know your feelings. (go)

  • Learn: Just because Trump doesn’t have a fucking clue how sea level rise works doesn’t mean you have to linger in the dark, either. Time to get educated. (go)

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  • Learn and buy: Good On You (for the second week in a row! 📈 ) helps you fill your closet with clothing brands that aren’t built off the exploitation of resources and people. Woohoo! (go)

  • Bank: ATMOS uses the money in your bank account to exclusively fund clean energy, instead of continuing of continuing to finance fossil fuels 🤝 … like pretty much every other bank (go)

  • Donate: Rest assured that GiveWell maximizes the impact of your dollar by researching and funding the most effective charities (go)

  • Invest: ReGen has a conscious investment model that is built on the understanding that the health of our soil, forests, and oceans are inextricably linked to the health of humanity (go)

  • Donate: Food and Water Watch is fighting to keep millions of people connected to affordable, safe water service and working to ban factory farms, hell yes (go)

  • Learn: Live in a coastal community? If sea level rise isn’t already directly affecting you, it will. Learn how you can implement solutions in your community (go)

  • Donate: Oil Change International campaigns daily to phase out fossil fuels for good (go)

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  • Donate to disaster relief (go). Make sure nobody gets left behind.

  • Volunteer for mental health (go). Remind somebody that they are not alone.

  • Learn about global health (go). We’re all in this together.

  • Invest in reforestation (go). Trees fucking rule!

  • Volunteer for oceans (go). Time to get your hands dirty (but keep the oceans clean!)

  • Get funded for climate solutions (go). Let’s scale this shit.

  • Volunteer for hunger (go). Feed some people!

  • Buy: It’s fall 🍁 which means it’s the best time of year for biking which means there’s never been a better time to pick up an e-bike 🚲. Find e-bike rebates and incentives near you! (go)

  • Learn: It’s also SOUP SEASON, and then it’s Thanksgiving, and then it’s…St. Patrick’s Day? I don’t know, man. Learn about how we can (drastically) improve food waste (starting right in your house or local restaurants)! (go)

  • Donate: Babies eat, sleep, and poop. Figure out where you can donate formula, breast milk, and diapers to those who need it. (go)

Hold the line, keep the pace, stay strong. Remember, in the words of Pennsylvania state rep Jordan Harris, “We get the democracy we work for.”

Burnt out for the day? Save actions for later with an WCID profile!

Thank you as always for giving a shit.

Quinn

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