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Transitioning Toward 100% Clean Energy

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Submitted by Alachua County in September 2021.

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Sep 25 2021 09:00 am

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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Gainesville Sun Op-Ed Article: To quickly cut greenhouse gas emissions, stop investing in new fossil-fuel infrastructure

Submitted by Alachua County in September 2021.

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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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Gainesville Sun Op-Ed Article: Climate change responses must rest on principles of environmental justice

Submitted by Alachua County in August 2021.

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The League of Women Voters of Alachua County supported the Gainesville City Commission’s 2018 commitment to 100% renewable energy and its 2019 Proclamation of a Climate Emergency. League members, like others in the community, recognized the potential health, economic, quality of life, and social and environmental justice benefits of a rapid transition from fossil to renewable energy.

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Building Community Power with the Kansas Climate CORE

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Submitted by in June 2021.

Event Date: 
Jul 22 2021 11:30 am

Sarah Dehart Faltico, program coordinator for the Climate + Energy Project, will be our speaker.  She will share how a systems-based approach can provide tools to effect change and build community power through civic engagement.

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LWVAC Recommends GRU Remain under Local Control

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Submitted by Alachua County in July 2018.

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By Carole Fernandez

Published July 31, 2018

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