Clean Energy & Equity for Low-Income Homes Dr. Gay Nicholson, President, Sustainable Finger Lakes Thurs. June 15, 7:00-8:30 pm Sustainable Finger Lakes has run its local carbon offset fund, Finger Lakes Climate Fund, since 2010 with a focus on addressing the twin challenges of climate change and income inequality. Climate Fund grants have been given […]
“2040: A Handbook for the Regeneration based on the documentary 2040” by Damon Gameau. We will try a different format for this book discussion – we break the discussion into three-parts adapted from the CarbonCREW program (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R46r1ZLcxVc) and will be led by Mark Biondi, whom we met at our last meeting. Join us for a […]
Finger Lakes ReUse is an award-winning organization celebrating its 15th year serving residents of Tompkins County and beyond. With thousands of material donors and shoppers weekly and retail sales from its two ReUse Centers growing an average of 20% annually for the last 10 years, the business and demand for services is growing, and while […]
We will have a two-part discussion of Paul Hawken’s “Regeneration: Ending the climate crisis in one generation”. We will hold two sections spaced 4 weeks apart: 1) Monday July 31, Beginning to page 147 ; and 2) Monday August 28, Page 148 to the End. Both sessions will be 7-8 pm. Note from Goodreads: A […]
The New York State Coalition of Climate Reality Chapters invites you to attend its quarterly meeting on August 17, 2023, at 7:00 pm via Zoom. Learn about Our Climate Moment campaign in New York: Savings, Health, and Comfort Access Resources for Presentation and Tabling Ask Questions! Get Answers! Chapter Breakouts after the general session We would […]
This is the second part of the discussion of Paul Hawken’s “Regeneration: Ending the climate crisis in one generation”. The first part (Monday July 31) covers the beginning to page 147 . The second part covers Page 148 to the End. Note from Goodreads: A radically new understanding of and practical approach to climate change […]
Effectively dealing with the climate crisis and other environmental crises will require us to rethink our fundamental assumptions about how humans relate to each other and the natural world, via our participation in the global economy. In this presentation, we will explore how our current "extractive" approach to generating products and services got us into […]
Our Book Group Discussion will feature Jeff Goodell's recent book, "The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet." From the Hachette Book Group website, "The Heat Will Kill You First is about the extreme ways in which our planet is already changing. It is about why spring is coming a […]
Solar energy is playing a critical role in mitigating the impact of global climate change. There are tremendous opportunities to create sustainability co-benefits at solar sites such as food production, carbon sequestration, pollinator habitats, and other ecosystem services in addition to renewable energy generation, thus creating vibrant, symbiotic communities that benefit from deep decarbonization efforts. […]
After a three-year Covid hiatus, the New York State Coalition is bringing back its annual in-person retreat at the beautiful Ashokan Center on November 4th and 5th! Our main goal is in-person engagement opportunities (something many have suffered from lack of over the pandemic) and the benefits that can be enjoyed from networking with Chapter […]
No agenda. Join us for informal conversation and an opportunity to get to know your fellow Chapter members. Since we have the NYS Coalition Retreat this month, we will use our usual meeting time for an Informal Meeting - note that we have shifted to the 2nd Thursday of the month. Join Zoom Meeting Meeting […]
Note from W.W. Norton's website https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393866704: The New York Times best-selling author explores how “anti-science” became so virulent in American life—through a history of climate denial and its consequences. In 1956, the New York Times prophesied that once global warming really kicked in, we could see parrots in the Antarctic. In 2010, when science deniers […]