Climate Action Now Western Massachusetts

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DENYING ACCESS! No DAPL to No DAPL
Monday, March 4, 2019 at 6 PM – 8 PM
UMass Amherst
ILC S140

"Jason Corwin (Seneca, Deer Clan) is the Executive Director of the Seneca Media and Communications Center. He has been a lifelong photographer, videographer, and independent media producer, working especially on Indigenous rights and environmental issues. Jason has a PhD in Natural Resources from Cornell University and has done extensive work on the intersection of digital storytelling, Indigenous ways of knowing, and environmental education.

He made four trips to Oceti Sakowin camp at Standing Rock to document the water protectors movement against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). When he and other Senecas returned home they worked with environmental organizations and concerned citizens to successfully stop NAPL - the Northern Access Pipeline, which was slated to transport fracked gas upstream from their territories. This is the story of Denying Access: NoDAPL to NoNAPL.

Denying Access: NoDAPL to NoNAPL is a gripping 90 minute documentary chronicling the Water Protectors at Standing Rock and Seneca Territory working to oppose the Dakota Access and Northern Access Pipelines. This Indigenous-led movement brought together people from around the world in an unprecedented call for the recognition of Indigenous rights and an end to a destructive fossil fuel industry. Senecas went in large numbers to "stand with Standing Rock” against DAPL and came home to find another pipeline, NAPL, being planned just upstream from their territories.

A CATERED RECEPTION is included! and a discussion with the film maker after the film." ... See MoreSee Less

02/23/19

$DENYING ACCESS! No DAPL to No DAPL Monday, March 4, 2019 at 6 PM – 8 PM UMass Amherst ILC S140 Jason Corwin (Seneca, Deer Clan) is the Executive Director of the Seneca Media and Communications Center. He has been a lifelong photographer, videographer, and independent media producer, working especially on Indigenous rights and environmental issues. Jason has a PhD in Natural Resources from Cornell University and has done extensive work on the intersection of digital storytelling, Indigenous ways of knowing, and environmental education. He made four trips to Oceti Sakowin camp at Standing Rock to document the water protectors movement against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). When he and other Senecas returned home they worked with environmental organizations and concerned citizens to successfully stop NAPL - the Northern Access Pipeline, which was slated to transport fracked gas upstream from their territories. This is the story of Denying Access: NoDAPL to NoNAPL. Denying Access: NoDAPL to NoNAPL is a gripping 90 minute documentary chronicling the Water Protectors at Standing Rock and Seneca Territory working to oppose the Dakota Access and Northern Access Pipelines. This Indigenous-led movement brought together people from around the world in an unprecedented call for the recognition of Indigenous rights and an end to a destructive fossil fuel industry. Senecas went in large numbers to stand with Standing Rock” against DAPL and came home to find another pipeline, NAPL, being planned just upstream from their territories. A CATERED RECEPTION is included! and a discussion with the film maker after the film.$

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Thrilled to join MCAN, Mothers Out Front Pioneer Valley, Climate Action Now, and the Hitchcock Center for the Environment for our Better Buildings Workshop on 2/23 in Amherst, MA. You'll have the chance to learn about improving building codes, connect with other climate advocates in your community, and tour a net zero building! https://www.massclimateaction.org/2_23_better_buildings_workshop?utm_campaign=2_23_codes_workshop_2&utm_medium=email&utm_source=massclimateaction ... See MoreSee Less

Climate Action Now MA shared Senator Jo Comerford's post.

02/22/19

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Young people of Sunrise want Mtich McConnel to Look them in the eyes.

Sunrise Movement
BREAKING: We just met with Mitch McConnell’s staff here in Kentucky. It was everything we anticipated. McConnell isn’t interested in listening to young people. He only listens to his billionaire friends. Tonight we’re sleeping here until he listens to us ⛺️. Help us show Mitch we’re not alone. ... See MoreSee Less

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02/22/19

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I bet he'd meet with the little shits from Coventry tho- their mommies & daddies have the $$$ to make him listen.

McConnell is an example of what's wrong in government today. Unfortunately he knows how to play the game and has King like powers in the senate

This is so gross even in today's landscape of disappointing. behaviors. Google, Amazon and Microsoft are purposefully aiding and abetting fossil fuel EXPANSION. ... See MoreSee Less

02/22/19

How Google, Microsoft, and Big Tech Are Automating the Climate Crisis

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In a deal that made few ripples outside the energy industry, two very large but relatively obscure companies, Rockwell Automation and Schlumberger Limited, announced a joint venture called Sensia. The new company will “sell equipment and services to advance digital technology and automation in the...

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Tech Giants are no different than any other mega businesses. Profit is everything. And to our shame we will never take action against these tech giants like we did against grape growers. Until we do that we are just whining.

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02/21/19

Young climate strikers can win their fight. We must all help | George Monbiot

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Sometimes courage and conviction aren’t enough, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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This is the kind of discussion we need to have, but include talk of how to integrate the other movements for justice and peace AND the not-so-young existing environmental movement.

Newest piece on Venezuela, oil and global warming in Mass Live. Please comment if you agree. There is big time trolling going on..Guess it's a pretty threatening idea, that we should not intervene in poor countries for their oil. ... See MoreSee Less

02/20/19

If you care about the environment, pay attention to events in Venezuela (Guest viewpoint)

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The conflict in Venezuela is not about democracy.

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February gathering is in Northampton Can part of the solution to climate change be found in our soils, farms and forests? Let's explore nature’s promising solutions to heal the ecosystem & mitigate climate change! *Please come at 6:45 for a special gallery viewing This is a Multimedia Presentation from New CAN Work Group For the second half of the evening, we break out into smaller groups. Please join us. Everyone is warmly welcomed! Feel the warmth of community and the strength of collective action as we move forward together at this critical moment in history. Climate Action Now Monthly Gathering February 25 , 2019 7 to 9 PM Accessible/on bus line (Newish) location: First Churches, Main St, Northampton ... See MoreSee Less

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02/19/19

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"Are soils, farms & forests part of the solution to climate change?" Of course they are! And we've know it for years now. Let's start acting on it in the little time we have left.

Lilly Lombard: Easing whose pain?

02/19/19

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gazettenet.com

As the mother of children who are going to be left to clean up after a century of casual burning of cheap gasoline causing life-threatening and possibly irreversible climate chaos, it pains me to read the Gazette’s recent headline “Easing pain at the...

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Better Buildings Workshop at Hitchcock Center, AMherst
with MA Climate Action Network, Mothers Out Front, and Climate Action Now
Saturday, February 23, 1-3pm
Registration requested.

Buildings are responsible for a huge slice of our climate pollution, but we have the solutions. Join us from 1-3:00 pm on February 23rd for the chance to learn how you can help make buildings better for everyone. This event will include a discussion with a panel of experts on how to improve building codes, a breakout session to connect with other advocates in your community, and the option to tour the Hitchcock Center — a thriving net zero building right on Hampshire College’s campus.

Whether you are an experienced codes advocate, or just curious about how to make buildings more efficient, more equitable, and safer for our communities, we hope that you will join MCAN, Mothers Out Front, and Climate Action Now for our Better Buildings Workshop.

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02/18/19

Net-zero energy homes have arrived — and are shaking up the US housing market

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Starting in 2020, new homes built in California will include solar panels, a big step toward a future housing market that produces as much energy as it consumes. California will add as many as 100,000 homes every year designed to be net zero energy.

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Thanks to Daniel Shays for this piece. Please join us on Monday, February 25 at 7 pm at First Churches in Northampton when our new group presents on the importance of forests, food and agriculture. Sorry. Realize now this is a double posting.

Massive restoration of world’s forests would cancel out a decade of CO2 emissions, analysis suggests
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02/17/19

Massive restoration of world’s forests would cancel out a decade of CO2 emissions, analysis suggests

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THANK YOU INDIA & CHINA for literally making the world greener by planting trees

Got that right. With the stakes as high as they are we must meet the challenge with a comprehensive but doable plan and have the courage to fight to win! ... See MoreSee Less

02/16/19

FOCUS: It's Climate Change That's Scary, Not the Green New Deal

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McKibben writes: It's very clear that conservatives have one plan for dealing with the popularity of the Green New Deal: scaring the hell out of people.

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We are psyched Forest protection is now in the GND. Why? Please read this > https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/forests-climate-change-co2-greenhouse-gases-trillion-trees-global-warming-a8782071.html

Net-zero energy homes have arrived — and are shaking up the US housing market

02/16/19

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Way to go, Craig Altemose! Please call, write and visit Congressman Neal and communicate the emergency of our situation and the need to pass and implement a Green New Deal! ... See MoreSee Less

02/16/19

Craig S. Altemose: Neal: Sign on to Green New Deal

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BOSTON — On Feb. 7, Massachusetts helped take a giant step forward on climate action, but Rep. Richard Neal was missing in action. Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey filed a Senate resolution in …

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Thousands of kids hit the streets #schoolstrike4climate in London today, and all around England. Here's Brighton. Photo by Eddie Mitchell ... See MoreSee Less

02/15/19

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Thank you, Northampton High School students Adia Bennet, Saraphina Forman and Willa Sippel:
‘If we give up on our climate, we give up on humanity’ ... See MoreSee Less

02/14/19

Adia Bennet, Saraphina Forman and Willa Sippel: ‘If we give up on our climate, we give up on humanity’

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We’re not the first generation to know climate change, but we’re the last to be able to do something about it. We all know the horrendous effects that climate change has. Climate change is not some abstract prediction for the future; it is happening...

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Sunrise Youth + supporters at Rep. Richard Neal's Pittsfield office yesterday! They said "we'll be back" at his Springfield office...

Sunrise Movement Boston
Congressman Richard Neal - You are the only member of Congress from Massachusetts who has not cosponsored the #GreenNewDeal Resolution (H. Res. 109) introduced by Rep. Ocasio-Cortez last week. Will you stand with the young people of Massachusetts, Sunrise Movement and all your colleagues and stand up for our future? We need you to cosponsor by 2/26, or we'll be back! ... See MoreSee Less

Climate Action Now MA shared Sunrise Movement Boston's live video.

02/14/19

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Mothers Out Front Pioneer Valley

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02/14/19

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Jo Comerford Quinton Zondervan Darren Port join us Feb 23rd 1-3pm at the Hitchcock Center for the Environment in Amherst to talk about concrete steps to make our buildings run clean. Learn about Jo's legislation and how your municipal officials can change building codes internationally and in Mass! Sponsored by Massachusetts Climate Action Network Mothers Out Front Climate Action Now MA

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Sunrise emergency action response at Senator's offices today, in response to Mitch McConnell's disingenuous moves

Sunrise Movement
LIVE: We are visiting Senate leaders running for President to ask they champion the #GreenNewDeal Resolution! Mitch McConnell is threatening the momentum behind the resolution by calling for a vote in the senate. Join the mass call TONIGHT to learn how we can fight back bit.ly/senate-emergency-call-soc ... See MoreSee Less

Climate Action Now MA shared Sunrise Movement's live video.

02/13/19

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Official statement from Sunrise Executive Director Varshini Prakash in response to Mitch McConnell's decision to call the #GreenNewDeal resolution to a vote in the Senate. Join the mass call TONIGHT at 8pm EST to find out what you can do to fight back bit.ly/senate-emergency-call-soc ... See MoreSee Less

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02/13/19

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02/12/19

The End of Ice: Dahr Jamail on Climate Disruption from the Melting Himalayas to Insect Extinction

democracynow.org

A new report finds at least a third of the Himalayan ice cap will melt by the end of the century due to climate change, even if the world’s most ambitious environmental reforms are implemented. The report, released by the Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment earlier this month, is the culmination of hal...

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Note paragraph on carbon pricing! ... See MoreSee Less

02/12/19

Dear Jo: State Sen. Jo Comerford responds to constituents’ questions

gazettenet.com

Editor’s note: If you have a question for the senator, please send it to opinion@gazettenet.com and dearjo@senatorjocomerford.org.DEAR SENATOR JO: I have become increasingly concerned as the opioid crisis has gained momentum over the past few years...

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Way to go, Mary Jo Maffei and CAN carbon pricers! ... See MoreSee Less

02/12/19

Area lawmakers sign on to carbon pricing bill

gazettenet.com

NORTHAMPTON — More than 100 legislators, including many from western Massachusetts, are co-sponsoring a bill that would put a price on carbon.Filed in mid-January by Rep. Jennifer Benson, D-Lunenburg, the House bill has the co-sponsorship of more than...

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Thanks to Lilly Jeffs Lombard and Dave Roitman for their response and for putting out the word on this. ... See MoreSee Less

02/12/19

Northampton solar policy change snags on trees

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NORTHAMPTON — A proposed policy change that would free solar-power developers from a strict tree preservation requirement was pushed back for additional consideration Monday at a joint meeting of a City Council committee and the Planning Board.“This...

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New Consensus is the policy group formed to develop and promote the #greenNewDeal. One easy thing we can all do right now is familiarize ourselves with the ideas and facts on GND and talk about it with everyone. The disinformation campaign is swift and mighty. Part of the climate mobilization is going to getting public buy-in and for that, we the people play an important part. We battle the foxbots, we battle the Russian trolls who wish to sow confusion and create chaos, we battle the Kochtopus! Newconsensus.com has links to a booklet and 2-pager which are great to share. https://newconsensus.com/green-new-deal/ ... See MoreSee Less

02/12/19

Green New Deal

newconsensus.com

New Consensus works to develop and promote the Green New Deal, a World War Two-scale mobilization to fix America’s greatest problems. We have advised progressive leaders and organizations – i…

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02/12/19

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Interested in joining Western Mass Extinction Rebellion? Sign onto the list here: https://xrmass.weebly.com/western-mass.html We were excited to have the non-violent protest/direct action group Western MA Extinction Rebellion present at our gathering Monday night. T his is a very new movement. People needed to help organize quickly! Especially on campuses. In the planning stage for actions coming up, including the nationwide week of rebellion in April.

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Youth-produced documentary, Under Pressure. Premiering one night only at the Greenfield Garden Cinema,

Under Pressure explores the complex truth of natural gas as an energy source as well as the struggles of local families and small businesses as they attempt to rebuild their lives after the Merrimack Valey disaster.

Premieres Thursday, February 14th
Greenfield Garden Cinema, 7:00 PM
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02/11/19

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February gathering is in Northampton

Can part of the solution to climate change be found in our soils, farms and forests?

Let's explore nature’s promising solutions to heal the ecosystem & mitigate climate change!

*Please come at 6:45 for a special gallery viewing

This is a Multimedia Presentation from New CAN Work Group
For the second half of the evening, we break out into smaller groups.

Please join us. Everyone is warmly welcomed!
Feel the warmth of community and the strength of collective action as we move forward together at this critical moment in history.

Climate Action Now Monthly Gathering
February 25 , 2019
7 to 9 PM
Accessible/on bus line
(Newish) location: First Churches, Main St, Northampton ... See MoreSee Less

02/11/19

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Climate Action Now MA shared Backbone Campaign's post.

02/11/19

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Backbone Campaign

..."The north Queensland flooding is far from the only punishing event in what has been, even by the standards of the continent, a historically hostile summer. Internal polling for political parties and environmental groups suggests Australians are increasingly concerned that this is linked to climate change and want to see action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as a priority at this year’s federal election. It matches public polling that has found a comfortable majority accept it is a significant problem that needs to be addressed..." #ClimateChangeInRealTime

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Real text of the Green New Deal resolution. The disinformation machine is working overtime and there are doctored copies infesting the internet and unsuspecting minds. ... See MoreSee Less

02/09/19

Text - H.Res.109 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal.

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Text for H.Res.109 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal.

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