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Introduction

We hope that you will read the excellent articles in this eNews but first, please sign this “cease and desist” letter from Greta Thunberg and other prominent women climate activists to oil and gas CEOs.  She and others are protesting at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where the world’s elites meet every year. The goal is to get over 1 million signatures. Please share with your friends and email lists!

Western Megadrought:

A Glimpse into Texas's Future

The pressure of the 22-year-long drought in the Western US has come to bear not just on farmers and ranchers, but on cities large and small.  Development in areas without sufficient water is leading to dry wells and dead farms.  Since hydro-power from the Hoover Dam depends on releasing water from Lake Mead, it is now a choice of "do you want power or water?"

• Developers are trying to build hundreds of thousands of homes in Arizona. A new report warns there isn't enough water
• Arizona city cuts off a neighborhood’s water supply amid drought
• Wells drying up: inside the Californian communities without enough water
• No water, no life: running out of water on the California-Oregon border

Media & Textbook's

Coverage of Climate Change

While the media loves to report on topics such as drought and floods, they rarely mention climate change.  Likewise in Texas, "climate change" is such a politically-charged phrase that legislation cannot move forward, so politicians use phrases like "changing weather patterns" and "extreme weather."  Meanwhile, mentions of climate change in college textbooks peaked in the 1990s and have decreased since then.

• National TV news largely ignores the link between climate change and the deluge devastating California
• The Surprising History of Climate Change Coverage in College Textbooks

What We’re Doing and How You Can Help

The Texas Drought Project was formed in the fall of 2008 when we worked on the first big US climate bill called Waxman-Markey. In the following years, we did much-need climate education and then a series of large successful campaigns.

In the wake of COP26 in Glasgow, we have made a strong push to get people to call, write, and email targeted Texas Democrats in hopes of pushing them and Biden to act boldly for the climate.

We need only $2500 per month to sustain this critical push to our last best chance for a safe future.  Any donation of $50 will be doubled and any donation of $100 or more will be tripled!