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.

Whereas, an environmental condition adversely affecting Earth and its inhabitants once referred to as “climate change” has advanced to become a climate emergency including:

Since we had our solar system installed last year, whenever I can’t find my husband, I know where to look. He’s gazing at the electric meter outside our house, checking to see which way the arrow is facing.

The following testimony was read into the record on behalf of the LWVSM at the June 15th City Council Special Meeting on