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Activists rally in support of 100 percent renewable energy
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BOSTON — It’s up to state legislators to make the move to 100 percent renewable energy, a Cambridge lawmaker says, because no one else will.“This is our job,” Rep. Marjorie Decker, D-Cambridge, said during a rain-soaked rally Tuesday. “If we don’t do...09/22/17
Youth Action March - Amherst
The Youth Action March is intended to turn political hopelessness into political empowerment. No matter your age, you have a tremendous ability to move your city, your state, and your country in a more inclusive and forward-looking direction - whether by engaging our government or by working with non-governmental organizations. A sixteen-year-old is just as capable of volunteering at a phone bank for hurricane disaster relief as a sixty-year-old. A twenty-year-old’s vote is worth the same as their parent’s. Anyone at any age can stand up to a bully, be it in the middle school parking lot or on the senate floor.
The Youth Action March will bring together people who want to work toward a better society and organizations that need your help to keep fighting for change.
Be ready to be inspired by powerful organizations and incredible speakers. More importantly, be ready to take your inspiration and turn it into a commitment to the hours, money, or solidarity you are prepared to contribute to organizations doing important work on the local, regional, and national front.
Note: all people are welcome at this march. Period. We encourage people of all ages, genders, races, sexual orientations, religions, abilities, citizenship statuses, political leanings, histories (or lack thereof) of activism, nationalities, and everyone else to attend. Those with supremacy on their mind or hatred on their tongue need not attend. This march is non-violent and non-partisan.
For more information, visit www.youthactionmarch.org, follow us on social media @youthactmarch, or email us at youthactionmarch@gmail.com.
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Eric Toensmeier | The Carbon Farming Solution
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Eric Toensmeier is the award-winning author of Paradise Lot and Perennial Vegetables, and the co-author of Edible Forest Gardens.09/20/17
100% renewable energy by 2050? Activists hope to reach goal
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Environmentalists are pushing state lawmakers to carry out ambitious goals when it comes to generating clean energy.09/20/17
How Art & Twelve Women Activists Revolutionized My World. The Completion Of Roots To Resistance
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I know you have heard the oft repeated story about how a butterfly flapping its wings in Tahiti can stir change in Siberia. We hear it and know vaguely what is being said but like all worldy things…09/19/17
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Get your contact info here www.sec.state.ma.us/wheredoivotema//bal/myelectioninfo.aspx
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Tomorrow is going to be a nice day to Occupy Spectacle Pond and build community. All welcome to join the pipeline resistance here. Check the Sugar Shack Alliance event here for full details.
A Flotilla of Boats to Occupy Spectacle Pond!
In collaboration with the Sugar Shack Alliance and the Rising Together Affinity Group: A flotilla of boats will once again occupy Spectacle Pond in Otis State Forest!!
Saturday, September 16, 2017, 11 am –2 pm
Lower Spectacle Pond, Cold Spring Road, Sandisfield, MA
• 11 am Launching and circling the pond
• 12:30 pm Gathering and group photo
• 12:30–2:00 pm Paddle the pond
More than a half million gallons of water from Spectacle Pond will soon be siphoned off by Kinder Morgan to test their fracked gas pipeline. Through our presence, we will bear witness to the beauty of Spectacle Pond, protest its despoilment, and resist the fossil fuel industry’s continued degradation of our precious collective resources for private profit.
• Bring kayaks, canoes, rowboats, rafts, paddle boards.
• Bring your own lunch.
• All participants assume liability for their own safety — bring a PFD.
• This a family-friendly, public action: Protectors unite!
• Heavy rain cancels the event.
In addition to Sugar Shack Alliance and Rising Together Affinity Group, Co-Sponsors include:
Berkshire Environmental Action Team (B.E.A.T)
www.thebeatnews.org/BeatTeam/
No Fracked Gas in Mass nofrackedgasbulletins.wordpress.com/
350MA Berkshire Node
350ma-berkshires.org/
For general information and frequent updates, go to our FB Event for this page at: www.facebook.com/events/1536198253107371/
Or contact Joan Levy at 413 256-0175
09/15/17
Guest Action: 100% Renewable in Mass
mothersoutfront.wordpress.com
PIONEER VALLEY Here is your Monday Action for the week of 9/11/17: Tell your State Representative that we need 100% renewable electricity by 2035 [Editor’s Note: Thank you to our guest blogg…09/15/17
Here you can check out all the energy bills being heard on Tuesday at the State House: malegislature.gov/Events/Hearings/Detail/2720
I did finally write a letter - see below - and it was not that hard!!
Senator Michael Barrett and Representative Thomas Golden Co-Chairs, Joint Committee on TUE 24 Beacon St. Boston, MA, 02133 Testimony in Support of H.3395/S.1849 An Act to Transition Massachusetts to 100 percent renewable energy Sept 16, 2017 Dear Senator Barrett, Representative Golden and members of the Committee, I am writing in support of bill S.1849/H.3395, An Act transitioning Massachusetts to 100 percent renewable energy. The issue of Climate Change is one that is easy to ignore or at least push to the back of the mind. We’ve just been through two category 5 hurricanes, but there have always been hurricanes. And there have always been fires in the west and heat waves that come and go. Maybe these disastrous events are directly linked to our warming earth, maybe not. But what is clear is that if we continue in our current direction, continuing to pump CO2 and methane into our atmosphere, the earth will continue to warm and our climate will undergo large changes that will impact all of society. We cannot afford to ignore this, or continue to push it off to the future. At this rate, we may not even have a future. This bill H.3395/S.1849 would set in motion crucial, deliberate and concrete steps to making our lovely state of Massachusetts a showcase for how the rest of the country and world can move forward. It says to the rest of the world that the people of Massachusetts are serious about doing our part. Some parts of H.3395/S.1849 that I find most important are that all energy needs are taken into account, including transportation, that there is an emphasis on local jobs, and that the bill addresses issues of social justice. And by going to 100% renewables, it means that we keep more of the means of production here in Massachusetts, instead of shipping our money off to other places where fossils fuels are extracted. Climate change is coming and we need you, our elected officials, to take the longer view, see further ahead than just the next election cycle, and do what needs to be done. Please put your committee’s support behind this important bill, and thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Jennifer Atkins 30 Columbia Dr. Amherst, MA 01002 jennyatkins100@gmail.com
I forwarded Jenny's email, with the two sample letters, to two listservs I'm on and then modified one of them and sent it off to Barrett & Golden. Paper copies will go out Monday.
Why Every Hurricane Should Be Named "Jim"
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If we are truly interested in a justice-based response to Harvey, Irma, and future disasters, we need to get to the bottom of where these storms came from; we need to study their genealogies.09/15/17
Climate Change and the Growing Risk of Nuclear War: An Agenda for Action | PSR
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A one-day symposium brought to you by Pioneer Valley PSR, featuring Dr. Ira Helfand, Bill McKibben, and more.09/14/17
09/14/17
politico.com
The atmosphere is literally changing the food we eat, for the worse. And almost nobody is paying attention.09/14/17
