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Accountability, gas, and electric vehicles were the climate-related issues that gained most social media traction in April and May 2022. These short reports from 4 regions of the US (Midwest, Southeast, Northeast, West) show some top-performing social media posts per category from April-May. The reports also describe how three issue areas did not get as much traction as expected: transportation, offshore wind, and renewables. These trends were true across all 4 regions. These reports conclude with a way to “put it all together” when constructing social media messaging, including these sample messages: “Jobs: clean energy jobs are real,” “Health: clean energy is safe; fossil fuels threaten your health,” “Action: climate policies are an investment worth making now,” “Fairness: climate change hurts the most vulnerable the hardest,” “Impacts: climate change is directly impacting you,” and “Lies: fossil fuel interests are lying to you; they want to protect their profits—not you.”

This post includes climate and environment headlines, data points, and key takeaways from recent public polls – including new polling on voters’ relative trust in the two parties to handle climate change, energy, and the environment; a new poll showing widespread pessimism about the country’s handling of climate change and the environment; and new polls about nuclear power nationwide and in California. 

For both those who are planning on climate deep canvassing, as well as those just curious about it, an all-star panel guides you through the ins and outs of designing, running, and evaluating a climate deep canvassing program, including a walkthrough of the entire deep canvassing design process; a haul of instructional materials, tipsheets, and sample scripts.

Deep canvassing is a powerful tool to overcome division and find common ground on issues like climate change. The three keys to deep canvassing include: developing a script that works, developing a canvasser key skills training program, and building a team and creating a culture that supports and heals canvassers. This resource contains beginning-to-end tips for how to plan and execute climate deep canvassing. This set of three PDFs includes a summary of Neighbours United’s two-year deep canvass campaign in British Columbia (with details about tactics, timeline, and more); research on the effects of deep canvassing; and sample scripts, volunteer training programs, tips for data management, and more. Learn more in the Executive Summary and check out their Toolkit with plenty of linked resources and documents to apply to your climate deep canvassing program.