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. […]
The Finger Lakes Book Group will meet on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 7 pm. We will be discussing “Unfracked: The Struggle to Ban Fracking in New York” by Richard Buttny (UMass Press, 2024). Richard, who is a trained Climate Reality Leader and a member of Finger Lakes Chapter, will attend the meeting to help facilitate […]
Few understand the connections between the waste and the climate crises. In this presentation, Chris W. Burger will discuss how addressing the waste crisis helps to address the climate crisis. Three areas will be featured: Reducing energy use by creating the circular use of material. The energy saved through reuse and recycling is roughly equivalent […]
The Finger Lakes Book Group will meet on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at 7 pm. We will be discussing “How to Prepare for Climate Change: A Practical Guide to Surviving the Chaos” by David Pogue (Simon & Schuster, 2021). Book description from Simon & Schuster: You might not realize it, but we’re already living through the beginnings […]
Guest Presenters: Tom Coleman and Bruce Mainzer, Co-Chairs, Chicago Metro Chapter, The Climate Reality Project Since passage of the IRA Act in 2022, significant progress has been made to address the climate crisis. However, fossil fuel interests and climate deniers have intensified their efforts to hinder adoption of effective climate solutions by households and businesses […]