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President's Message, September 2021

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Submitted by Alachua County in September 2021.

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Dear Members,
Thank you to all who responded to the rankings of the LWVFL 2021 legislative priorities. I know it is a tough decision to rank items that are all critical priorities.

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Get Involved with LWV

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Submitted by Alachua County in September 2021.

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OutreachCircle is a fun way to follow LWV and get involved with regular action items on the most important issues of our day.

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Climate Change Task Force News, September 2021

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Submitted by Orange Coast in September 2021.

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My Electric Vehicle Shopping and Purchase

By: Paula Monroe, LWVOC Climate Change Task Force

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LWVSM Comments at PSROC Meeting 9/9/2021

Submitted by Santa Monica in September 2021.

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The LWV of Santa Monica was invited to share our perspective on public safety reform to Santa Monica's Public Safety Reform and Oversight Commission at a Community Listening Session on Thursday, September 9, 2021.

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Transitioning Toward 100% Clean Energy

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Submitted by Alachua County in September 2021.

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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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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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Action Committee Notes - August 28, 2021

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These are notes from the August 2021 Action Committee Meeting.

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“Decarbonizing” Our Buildings

Submitted by PASADENA AREA in August 2021.

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

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Environmental Quality and Climate Change

In April, 2024, we reported to the League's all-member annual meeting that the Metro St. Louis League's Environmental Quality and Climate Change (EQC3) Committee studies and acts on environmental issues including land, air, water, energy, waste, sustainability, biodiversity, foods, soils and agriculture, renewable energy, electrification, forests and wildfires, health, climate justice, oceans, recycling, plastic pollution, and climate change using League positions.

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President's Message, August 2021

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Submitted by Alachua County in August 2021.

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Dear Members,

There is a lot going on as we move through these dog days of summer.

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