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Environmental Justice: Resources from Our Brown Bag Lunch Dialogue

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Submitted by The Bay Area in November 2021.

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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Why Don't We Build Electric Airplanes?

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Submitted by Southwest Santa Clara Valley in October 2021.

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Climate Change Task Force News, Oct/Nov 2021

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Submitted by Orange Coast in October 2021.

News

Effective and Achievable Climate Action by Cities

By: Grace Winchell, LWVOC Climate Change Task Force

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President's Message, October 2021

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Submitted by Alachua County in October 2021.

Blog Post

Dear Members,
Autumnal Equinox has come and gone, and fall has taken off with a bang. In order to replace a vacancy in the Gainesville City Commission At-Large, Seat B, a Special Election is being held on November 16. The LWVAC Candidate Forum for the Special Election is October 23rd at 1:00 p.m.

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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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Climate Change Task Force News, September 2021

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Submitted by Orange Coast in September 2021.

News

My Electric Vehicle Shopping and Purchase

By: Paula Monroe, LWVOC Climate Change Task Force

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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.

News

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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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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City Council Meeting 8/24/2021 - Item 3D Public Comment

Submitted by Santa Monica in August 2021.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters of Santa Monica submitted the following public comments regarding 

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President's Message, August 2021

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Submitted by Alachua County in August 2021.

Blog Post

Dear Members,

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

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