This past fall, a company with the awkward name of “Southern Tier Carbon Dioxide (CO2) to Clean Energy Solutions” (STS for short) sent a mailing to 6500 land-owning residents in Broome, Tioga and Chemung counties in NY, soliciting leases for their participation in a project to provide “an environmentally and economically compatible solution for cooperatively […]

"Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility" - Edited by Rebecca Solnit & Thelma Young Lutunatabua Website for the book. Rebecca Solnit talks about the book.  From the Study Guide: Climate is an issue that touches everything. As a subject of study, it involves almost everything, too: history, culture, eco- nomics, […]

No agenda. Join us for informal conversation and an opportunity to get to know your fellow Chapter members. Since we have the NYS Coalition Joint Meeting on May 18, we will use our usual meeting time for an Informal Meeting –  the 2nd Thursday of the month. Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 958 6631 3240 […]

Registration and more info. Join Climate Reality Leaders from across New York State for a day of learning and fun at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake. The Wild Center is a 115-acre Adirondack museum and park dedicated to sparking "an enduring passion for nature that inspires action to ensure a thriving natural world. We are committed to a […]

“The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here” – by Hope Jahren. From Goodreads: Hope Jahren is an award-winning geobiologist, a brilliant writer, and one of the seven billion people with whom we share this earth. The Story of More is her impassioned open letter to humanity […]

Food is essential for life, it is emotive, it is personal, and it is deeply imbedded in our cultures and family histories. Let’s face it, we love it. However, not enough people know that climate change is changing the flavors, aromas, nutritional quality, and prices of the foods we love and need. Food is the […]

Cornell on Fire is a campus-climate movement calling on Cornell to confront the climate emergency. As climate disruption intensifies and our window of action narrows, our independent research finds that Cornell University is failing to deliver on its pledged greenhouse gas emissions reductions or report that fact, while relying on inadequate strategies for future emissions […]

Mike Hoffmann, primary author, will attend our meeting to contribute to our discussion of the book. Those purchasing from Cornell University Press may use this code to get a 33% discount: 09SAVE. Note that Amazon also has the book available at a significant discount. From Cornell University Press website: Our Changing Menu unpacks the increasingly […]

Join our next Climate Reality Project, Finger Lakes Greater Region NY Chapter meeting on Thursday, August 8 at 7-8:30 pm (EDT)!  We’ll discuss how our Chapter members and others are supporting the transition! You will hear from: ·      Chapter members will share their experiences spreading the word about the benefits of electrifying homes and switching to […]

Anne Therese Gennari will be attending our meeting to contribute to our discussion of her book, "The Climate Optimist Handbook: How to shift the narrative on climate change and find the courage to choose change." The author is making discounted copies available until July 31. Please go to her website to order. About The Book: […]

Please join the Western New York and Finger Lakes Chapters for the September Coalition meeting on climate anxiety, a growing concern for many climate activists, especially younger activists joining climate movements looking for change and positive action. The panelist will discuss the psychological and social effects of climate anxiety and how cross-generational and global connections […]

The Finger Lakes Book Group will meet on Monday, October 7, 2024 at 7 pm. We will be reading:“No Miracles Needed: How today’s technology can save our climate and clean our air” - Mark Z. Jacobson (Stanford University), Cambridge University Press, 2023. We will break the discussion into 2 parts. Part 1 (Oct. 7) Beginning through […]