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2022 Town Forum: Climate Change & Sustainability
As the town’s first step in enacting Article 58, Climate Emergency Declaration, Select Board member Janie Dretler is organizing this public town forum, with some help from Sustainable Sudbury’s Climate Action group. We urge everyone who can to attend, to show their support and learn what Sudbury is doing and plans to do — 7/14…
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Pollen & Climate Change
Climate change to make pollen season nastier – The Boston Globe Climate change has already made allergy season longer and pollen counts higher, but the worst for sufferers may be yet to come. Climate scientists at the University of Michigan looked at 15 plant pollens in the United States and used computer simulations to calculate…
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SUCCESS! Climate Emergency Declared at Town Meeting!
Article 58, “Climate Emergency Declaration” passed last night as the final article of the 2022 Sudbury Town Meeting. This was the culmination of more than a year of hard work and hard struggle by Sustainable Sudbury’s CED team: Alex Vai, Debbie Wolozin, Leslie Lowe, Marie Royea, Melissa Gough, Bruce Porter and Tom Yelton. Thank you…
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LWV Climate Emergency Forum on Article 58, See it Now
Declaring a climate emergency in Sudbury and taking steps to address it, including hiring a sustainability director, will be up for a vote at Sudbury Annual Town Meeting in May. A virtual public form on Town Meeting Article 58 “Why Declare a Climate Emergency in Sudbury?” was held April 4, sponsored by Sustainable Sudbury and…
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Open Zoom Sessions on Article 58 “Climate Emergency Declaration”: April 25 & 27
The Sustainable Sudbury Climate Emergency Declaration working group will hold two open Zoom information sessions about Town Meeting article 58 “Climate Emergency Declaration.” Information about Article 58 can be found on our webpage: SustainableSudbury.org/climate-emergency/. Do you have questions about Article 58 or Town Meeting? Join us for a Q&A session by zoom: Monday April 25…
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Scientists: curbing global warming is not hopeless
No obituary for Earth: Scientists fight climate doom talk by Seth Borenstein Climate change is going to get worse, but as gloomy as the latest scientific reports are, including today’s from the United Nations, scientist after scientist stresses that curbing global warming is not hopeless. The science says it is not game over for planet Earth or…
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Code Red for Humanity
From phys.org: The UN’s 10,000-page red alert on climate change by Amélie Bottollier-Depois Accelerating global warming is driving a rising tide of impacts that could cause profound human misery and ecological disaster, and there is only one way to avoid catastrophe: drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Spread across 10,000 pages, these are the main takeaways…
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Public Forum April 4 on Climate Emergency Warrant Article
Declaring a climate emergency in Sudbury and taking steps to address it, including hiring a sustainability director, will be up for a vote at Sudbury Annual Town Meeting in May. Learn more about the warrant article, filed by citizens petition, at a virtual public forum, “Why Declare a Climate Emergency in Sudbury?” Monday, April 4,…
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Panel will develop Needham’s climate action plan
By John Laidler Globe Correspondent,Updated March 22, 2022, 6:36 p.m. … The nine-member panel, which held its first meeting March 21, is responsible for developing a plan focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building climate resiliency in Needham. … “Climate change is one of the most urgent issues we face globally, and we have a responsibility to…
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Upcoming Webinars
LOTS of good webinars coming up! WED FEB 23, MARCH 16, APRIL 20, MAY 18 7 PM Building Biodiversity Series Yard care techniques that foster a haven for native plants and animals. Green Newton.WED MARCH 2 7 PMSenator Barrett – What’s Happening on the Hill Part I (see above)THUR MARCH 3 12 PMHydrogen: Future of Clean Energy…
