Climate Change

Climate Change

Support climate goals and policies that are consistent with the best available climate science and that will ensure a stable climate system for future generations.

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Event Date: 
11/30/2021 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Event location: 

virtual (Zoom)

On November 30, LWV Bay Area presented a one-hour Brown Bag Lunch Dialogue on Environmental Justice, featuring a discussion with leaders from APEN (Asian Pacific Environmental Network), and BARHII (Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative). Click on Read More to go to the resources and recording links.

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Here is a challenge, LWV-PA members: Can you come up with a list of five changes to your daily routine that will pinch your purse or inconvenience your habits while improving our chances to mitigate climate change?

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The Future of Heat Bill
Event Date: 
10/19/2021 - 12:30pm to 2:30pm
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Zoom

LWVMA is pleased to co-sponsor the Future of Heat Webinar on Tuesday, 10/19/21, 12:30-1:30 pm, with Mothers Out Front, Gas Leaks Allies, Elders Clim

GSEP at the Six Year Mark
Event Date: 
10/12/2021 - 12:00pm
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Zoom

In 2014, the Commonwealth embarked on the Gas System Enhancement Program (GSEP) - a plan to replace leaking fossil gas infrastructure.  This webinar provides important context for understanding the status of efforts to transition off foss

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Our Climate Change Committee challenges LWVL-DC members to take one action each month toward living a "green," sustainable lifestyle and fighting climate change. This month's challenge: Promote wind energy.

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Event Date: 
09/25/2021 - 9:00am

NAACP Alachua Environmental and Climate Justice Committee will host a virtual discussion on how Alachua County can transition toward 100% clean energy. LWVAC Natural Resource Committee Co-Chairs, Roberta Gastmeyer and Jay Rosenbek and LWVAC Local Issues Chair, Jeff Shapiro serve on this committee. All League members are invited and encouraged to attend.

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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently released a report that clearly summarizes our desperate situation: We are already feeling the effects of climate change and the heat waves, droughts and floods will only get worse unless we accelerate our transition away from oil, coal and gas.

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Can California Wring Carbon Emissions Out of Buildings? So Far the Pace Is Slow

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