The world is (finally) turning away from burning fossil fuels, so the fossil fuel industry has a backup plan: A mind-blowing increase in plastic production. They are unopposed, and in many cases actively aided, by governments. Learn more about this, and the health, climate &
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Planet Texas 2050 invites you to a semester-long Resilience Roundtable panel discussion series featuring leaders across the academic, non-profit, government, advocacy, and commercial sectors. Roundtables will include 2-3 speakers and a moderator from the Planet Texas 2050 leadership team and will be organized around topic areas drawn from
Please gather with us virtually for our first chapter meeting of 2022 this Saturday, January 8. The national meeting goes from noon to 12:40: cclusa.org/meeting The local chapter meeting starts at 12:50 and runs to 2:00: https://citizensclimate.zoom.us/j/7237228489 Passcode: 123 In addition to our usual updates on
Join us at the last Climate Action Happy Hour of 2021. New location this time: Radio Coffee and Bar. While we realize some may be traveling or with family this weekend, let’s keep the momentum of these gatherings going–and share what we’re excited about in
Summary 2021 was quite the year. We’re counting down some of the more positive local news stories. Action Box Take some time to relax! Enjoy the holidays and we’ll see you in the new year! These past two years have been difficult (to say the
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Our monthly Austin Sierra Club meeting will be online via Zoom. We’ll start off with Announcements on current events… Tonite’s main program is the COP26 UN Climate Conference in Glascow, with Brigid Shea. Brigid Shea, Travis County Commissioner for Precinct Two, recently returned from the
Climate change is the biggest threat facing our national parks. While national parks are warming at twice the rate as the rest of the country, through swift and comprehensive climate action, we can reverse course and protect our treasured places, communities and planet. In this
The national call starts at noon; join at cclusa.org/meeting. The Austin chapter meeting starts at 12:50 here: Zoom link: https://citizensclimate.zoom.us/j/7237228489 Passcode: 123 The meeting will end at 2:00 CT. We’ll be talking about how the Carbon Fee and Dividend is now on the radar of Congress,