A big thank you to everyone who is working on getting voters out this election season. I know that's a huge effort and you are nurturing a vital part of our democracy. THANK YOU!
Kendall Rhymer (our intrepid and awesome social media coordinator and website guru) and I are looking for volunteers who would be willing to record brief videos of themselves (1 minute or less, preferably closer to 30 seconds) introducing who they are and why they support a carbon fee and dividend. We would post these on our social media pages (Facebook/Instagram) and also on our website. Interested? Please reply and we'll get started! I'm looking for volunteers who know business owners in the area who might be willing to sign official letters of support for HR 763 (the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act). Keep in mind that the bill is bi-partisan! If you own a local business or know someone who does, please reply to this email and we'll see if we can get moving on getting some more local support! Instead of our regular monthly meeting for October, we will be joining other environmental groups to virtually attend Brad Rouse's "Climate Reality and What You Can Do About It" presentation on Sunday October 11th. Brad is a CCL member (woohoo!) and we are grateful for the opportunity to participate. Please be sure to register via the link at the bottom of the description of the event. We have also added this information to our Facebook page (link to our FB page is at the bottom of this email). Please share this opportunity with other like-minded folks - it's not just for CCL members - it's for everyone! (We will be cross-posting this information with the Indivisible Group in our area as well.) Climate Reality and What You Can Do About It Presented by: Brad Rouse Date/Time: Sunday, October 11th, 3:30pm Description: Brad Rouse will present "The Climate Reality and What You Can Do About It," as part of Climate Reality’s “24 Hours of Reality" Program. Brad first attended the Climate Reality training in 2012 in San Francisco, and in March of 2019 he served as a mentor to local Asheville residents in Atlanta with VP Gore and Rev. William Barber. This presentation contains much of the material from the Gore presentation, but is expanded to include material addressing how the listener can be involved in climate action. Basically, climate action should be taken at every level of a person’s influence, from self-understanding and awareness to carbon footprint to associations in the local community to influence that can be brought to bear at the state, national, and global level. The presentation provides an overview of the climate change issue and then focuses on starting where you are, looking at actions that have side benefits beyond climate, taking actions every day, and never giving up, even as we try to convince governments to change course. A native of NC, Brad spent his professional career involved in the fields of energy forecasting, electric utility resource planning, and personal financial planning. He has worked with over 100 utilities on utility planning issues and he is now focused on climate change solutions. Brad and Alice Wyndham co-founded Energy Savers Network (ESN) to expand low-income energy efficiency in our area. Since 2017, ESN has helped over 300 income qualified families in Buncombe County reduce their energy consumption. Brad is active in lobbying for a price on carbon through the Citizens Climate Lobby and he is a contributor to CleanTechnica on carbon pricing and the energy transition. Please register for the program by clicking the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEucOisrT8sHdJG5LGCryOMHEXtDjGOXvbW Thank you again for all you do for our planet and the creatures who live there - Erin -- Western North Carolina Citizens' Climate Lobby Email: [email protected] "Action is the antidote to despair." - Joan Baez
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AuthorWestern North Carolina Citizens' Climate Lobby Archives
April 2021
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