Let's Deliver Musk/DOGE Accountability Petitions to U.S. Congress
Join Climate First! and others around the country starting late next week when we participate in the DOGE Accountability Campaign's "Week of Action", by dropping off petitions to those who represent us in Congress, in order to ask them to support a thorough investigation of DOGE and Musk. See "Details" below.
Without accountability, the behavior of corrupt politicians and donors will continue to erode our democracy. That’s why the DOGE Accountability Campaign is calling on members of Congress to hold Musk and DOGE accountable, as well as to make public commitments to hold hearings and investigations into DOGE and Elon Musk’s role in potentially illegal, and even unconstitutional activities.
More specific to the climate issue, once DOGE had "reformed" the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's staffing, budget, and scientific resources, some wondered if NOAA's work (via the National Weather Service's extreme weather prediction) would be negatively affected. And then on July 4, 2025, catastrophic flooding in Texas killed over 140 people. While some reporting seemed to show that staffing at the NWS was adequate vis-a-vis the Texas tragedy, it's difficult to say that DOGE's extreme way of downsizing government agencies, such as NOAA and EPA, was a proper way to reform the federal government.
1. Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at 3 pm EDT: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/zpFSw4_wQ5WmFpzNKWwTEA, or
2. Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at 8 pm, EDT: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/yYB4Er06TU2IG0wmH7fTkg .
Details
What: DOGE Accountability Petition Delivery "Week of Action".
When: Friday, June 12, 2026 to Thursday, June 18, 2026.
Where: District Office of your U.S. Representative, or Regional Office of your U.S. Senator.
Misc: To Sign up to Deliver Petition(s), and get key campaign resources (including a tool kit), go here. Also, please sign the DOGE Accountability Campaign petition. If you have questions about the DOGE Accountability Campaign's "Week of Action", contact Ted at [email protected].
We hope that you can join this critical campaign to convince the U.S. Congress to hold Elon Musk and DOGE accountable for extremely unethical (and potentially illegal) actions.
Climate First! Board of Directors Meeting
On Monday evening, July 6, 2026, Climate First!, Inc. will hold a Board of Directors meeting online. If you wish to see the inner workings of a small nonprofit working on the most critical issue on earth, please join us. Also, if you want to consider serving as a Board member for the organization, attending all or part of this meeting is a good way to see if it's your thing. See "DETAILS" below.
To attend the meeting, contact Ted Conwell, Board President. After receiving your contact information, he will email you a Zoom invite link and other necessary things for the meeting. Guests to the meeting may, of course, leave the gathering whenever they wish.
Image: In April, Climate First! tabled at the Takoma Park
Earth Day Celebration, and enjoyed sharing its
message with numerous people that day; 4-12-26.
DETAILS
What: Climate First!'s Board of Directors meeting.
When: Monday, July 6, 2026, at 7 pm EDT. The meeting will likely last between 1.5 and 2 hours.
Where: The online meeting will be held via Zoom.
Misc.: If you have questions and/or you wish to attend the Board meeting, please contact Ted at least 24
hours before the scheduled meeting. Please contact him at: [email protected].
Takoma Park Folk Festival
The annual Takoma Park Folk Festival is coming on Sunday, September 27, 2026. And Climate First! will be tabling again! "Details" below.
Image: Despite an earlier rain storm, people Image: Our table was busy at 2024's Folk Festival.
were attracted to the music at this stage
during the Folk Festival in Sept. 2022.
With musicians playing at numerous stages, fun activities for the kids, local artisans, interesting nonprofits, and tasty food vendors, Takoma Park's iconic Folk Festival is always a well-attended community event.