(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Your vote determines the future of our planet [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-11-04 Madelyne Comley Chair of College Democrats of America’s Environmental Caucus Student, Meredith College, North Carolina Tomorrow is your last day to speak up for our planet in the 2024 election. How you vote is crucial to ensure a safe and protected environment. Our planet needs your vote for Kamala Harris. Climate Change is no longer a hypothetical, it is happening here and now. As someone who has lived in North Carolina, Utah and Alaska at different periods of my life, I know the different ways that Climate Change can and will impact every single part of our lives and our future. From the hurricanes that grow stronger every year in NC to droughts in Utah threatening our Great Salt Lake to permafrost thaw in Alaska, climate change is here. As someone who has friends in Western North Carolina, I know that nowhere is safe from the effects of Climate Change. Asheville, NC was supposed to be a “safe haven” from climate change effects but got hit the hardest from Hurricane Helene, with dangerous flooding, harsh winds and weeks of power outages. 101 people died from the impact of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina, according to the NC Department of Health and Human Services. While I wasn’t in Western NC during the hurricane, Eastern and Central North Carolina got hit with tornadoes, harsh winds and power outages. Tomorrow, voters in NC and across the country will decide whether Vice President Kamala Harris or former president Donald Trump will become the 47th president of the United States. Voters in swing states like North Carolina carry a special responsibility in the votes we cast. The difference between the two presidential candidates on the issue of climate change could not be greater. Vice President Kamala Harris knows the danger regarding the climate crisis and why we need action now. We cannot wait, and VP Harris and Governor Walz have placed this topic at the front of their campaign because of the urgency. Donald Trump, in contrast, has made it clear that tackling the Climate Crisis is not on his to do list. In fact, he would take us backwards and roll back all the progress we made over President Biden’s four years. The progress we made through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the CHIPS Act and other important pieces of federal legislation took tremendous effort from the Biden Administration, and are already helping address the crisis. VP Harris cast the tie-breaking vote in support of the IRA and knows exactly what is at stake. If Former President Donald Trump is elected, all of the progress we have made during President Biden’s term will be undone. The Climate Crisis has and will continue to influence our entire lives. Now, it has to influence all of our votes too. Please vote for climate champion Kamala Harris. Go to IWillVote.com to find your polling location and voting information. Our environment needs your vote for Kamala Harris on November 5th. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/11/4/2282618/-Your-vote-determines-the-future-of-our-planet?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=more_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/