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 […]
February 2024 Justice50 Community Meeting, photo by Aaron Fernando In 2019, a small group of Ithaca College students with a powerful vision for a more sustainable and equitable future joined together to form Sunrise Ithaca. They quickly built partnerships, support, and enthusiasm around the idea of a climate just future, and less than six months […]
The Finger Lakes Book Group will meet on Monday, October 28, 2024 at 7 pm. This will be the second session for “No Miracles Needed: How today’s technology can save our climate and clean our air” – Mark Z. Jacobson (Stanford University), Cambridge University Press, 2023. Part 1 covered the beginning through Chapter 7; Part […]
Dan Lamb, Deputy Supervisor for the Town of Dryden, will be presenting elements of what could be called “The Dryden Miracle.” This small town located east of Ithaca completed several noteworthy accomplishments. Dryden was the first town in New York State to ban fracking. It has also been successful in building community solar, multi-town rail […]
Thursday, December 5, 2024, 7:00-8:00 pm EST (on Zoom) No agenda. Join us for informal conversation and an opportunity to get to know your fellow Chapter members. This month, we have the NYS Coalition Joint Meeting on December 10. This meeting will give us a chance to gather as a Chapter prior to the end-of […]
Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 7:00-8:30 pm EST (On Zoom) Hosted by Hudson Valley/Catskills Chapter Register HERE Climate Reality recently relaunched the Green Schools Campaign, a program focused on seeding local campaign teams of students, teachers, parents, and community members to call for the transition of their schools, school transportation, and school districts to 100% clean energy. […]