On Tuesday night, as election results poured in, I sat on a rock on the coast of Rhode Island and watched the moon set. As a mother, grandmother, and climate activist, I felt despair and grief. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Climate change wasn’t on the ballot this election cycle. The subject barely made the debate stage, although one candidate once referred to it as a hoax while his newly designated most trusted advisor, who has made a fortune on electric vehicles, can’t go that far but says the impacts are highly exaggerated.