This year's Summit theme is “Collective Courage,” and we're excited to announce an open call for art on the theme!
👀Artists of all levels are encouraged to submit their art.
Submissions will open April 1st; we can't wait to see what you'll share with us!
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Check out this Newsletter from our partner, MYLES, Michigan Youth Leaders for Environmental Stewardship!🥳
Learn about youth-driven initiatives for sustainability in schools, a discussion with a key decisionmaker, & how to connect to the Eco Club Database: www.instagram.com/p/DVTqpkllah...
The Affordable Water Now package offers real, lasting change: a fair billing structure, protections for vulnerable households, and the certainty that basic needs won’t be compromised when times get tough. This is the kind of structural solution our families, our communities, and our economy deserve.
For too long, fossil fuel companies and their allies have been able to spend millions influencing the very people who are supposed to regulate them. That could soon change.
A new ballot initiative would prohibit monopoly utilities from donating to the very lawmakers that oversee them. It would also prevent any company with over $250K in state contracts from doing the same.
We're endorsing this initiative which could reshape climate action in Michigan if passed.
Join us March 5th for a free educational webinar for Michiganders who want to learn more about hyperscale data centers as they arrive in their communities, presented by the Michigan Climate Action Network and the League of Women Voters of Michigan
USACE has advanced the Line 5 pipeline project with the release of their final EIS. Acting as a rubber stamp for Enbridge and Big Oil as Trump requested, their disregard for the climate impacts of the proposed oil tunnel threatens our Great Lakes, our community, and our future.
#NoLine5OilTunnel
Join us in standing to protect Michigan’s climate. Tell the state to REJECT Line 5.
Sign the petition: www.miclimateaction.org/take-action/...
#ShutDownLine5 #NoLine5OilTunnel
P.S. We recommend putting a hold down for Saturday the 13th and the evening of the 11th as well for some coordinated partner events that are in the works!
Close up of a calendar with the date June 12 circled and written on the date reads "7th Annual Michigan Climate Summit Kellog Center - East Lansing"
Mark your calendars- the 7th annual Michigan Climate Summit will take place Friday June 12, 2026 at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing!
Our planning committee is just getting started so stay tuned for more Summit updates in the coming weeks 💙
Now’s the time to level up our collective power. Please donate now to support our ever-growing network, which ensures a powerful and coordinated climate movement that achieves the urgent, bold, and equitable solutions that justice and science demand. www.miclimateaction.org/donate/
As 2025 comes to a close, we'd like to extend our deep gratitude and warm wishes to all our network members. Thanks to supporters like you, MiCAN has become Michigan’s central hub for climate action.
Interested in increasing sense of community and emotional resilience for yourself and others? Start the new year on a good note by joining us for our Climate Café Facilitator Training on Saturday January 10th from 10:00 am - 12:15 pm!
www.miclimateaction.org/events/20260...
Announcing our 2025 Michigan Climate Champion Award Winners!
Join us on 12/16 to hear from our winners, celebrate what we've accomplished together in 2025, enjoy live music and poetry and art presentations, and honor the diverse artist and culture workers at the heart of the climate movement 💙
1-4 pm EST. Virtual. Give a 3 Minute Public Comment, or submit written comments by 12.5:
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6:30 pm EST Virtual. MPSC Saline Data Center Meeting:
Get more info about what's happening and find the link to join the meeting at www.stopsalinedatacenter.org
Show your support for our creative climate champions by attending our 2025 Climate Champion Award Show!
This year we have a fun-filled event to celebrate the climate movement and those working creatively and with inspiration to advance climate action in Michigan.
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Climate Cafés provide community members a place to share their thoughts, feelings, and experiences, and to grow their capacity for engagement, sense of community, and emotional resilience.
If you'd like to facilitate climate cafés for your community, this workshop is for you.
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Join MiCAN and our partners in Lansing on Wed 12/10 for a Community Solar Lobby Day action.votesolar.org/a/mi25-commu...
We’ll meet with legislators to demand truly equitable community solar — programs that give everyone access to clean, affordable energy, no matter their income or zip code.
All these emotions and more are welcome at out upcoming virtual climate café on Wednesday November 19th from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm. Register today to secure your spot and get the meeting link at www.miclimateaction.org/climate_cafe...
A climate café is a welcoming space where fears and uncertainties about our climate and related crises can be safely expressed. Attending climate cafés can help remind us that we are not alone, and build emotional resilience to help us get through these trying times.
Feeling anxious about broaching climate and political conversations at upcoming holiday gatherings? Outraged at the loss of SNAP benefits? Grief for the coral reefs and the climate tipping points we've reached? Gratitude for community and mutual aid stepping up during these unpredictable times?
We’re taking the fight against Enbridge’s Line 5 Nationwide on Nov. 18th! You won’t want to miss the opportunity to hear from the folks behind the scenes and on the ground pushing for removal and discontinuation of Enbridge’s Line 5.
RSVP: secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/-AJYKA8dStwN7kyLRWAaYQ
🚨We NEED YOU to join us and the thousands of Michiganders urging EGLE Director Phil Roos to REJECT the Line 5 tunnel permit! www.miclimateaction.org/tell_michiga...
4. Become a member of the Michigan Climate Action Network: www.miclimateaction.org/join
3. Opt out of AI overviews by adding -ai at the end of your Google search. 30 sec youtube tutorial: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2yP...
2. Send a postcard to tell EGLE Director Phil Roos to reject the Line 5 tunnel: www.miclimateaction.org/tell_michiga...
1. Register to attend the Virtual Symposium on Climate-Driven Migration
Oct 27–29: www.climatemigrantsymposium.org
Your reminder that when it feels like the whole world is a big dumpster fire, taking one small action can help you remain hopeful. And yes, even the smallest actions make a difference.
Here are 4 small actions you can take today:
Do you know someone whose creativity is sparking real change for the climate crisis and our communities?
This is your chance to recognize them by nominating them for a 2025 Climate Champion Award! Learn more at www.miclimateaction.org/michigan_cli...
Camp Friedenswald in Cass County is hosting Restoration Retreat 10/31-11/2. Come join climate educators Meghan Reha and Josh Richardson explore the theme, "Heavy and Light: a weekend of grief, imagination, and climate resilience."
Find more details and register at friedenswald.org/retreats/#re...
