Good morning from the pink and orange coffeehouse. Two Thousand Thirteen unfolds before us awash in possibilities. This edition of the MCAN Climate Minute looks forward with hope and energy... At least until February, right?
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Here’s more information about some of the things we talked about in this edition of the Climate Minute:
Apparently you weren't imagining it, 2012 was the hottest year on r...
Good morning from the pink and orange coffeehouse. Two Thousand Thirteen unfolds before us awash in possibilities. This edition of the MCAN Climate Minute looks forward with hope and energy... At least until February, right?
Click on the “MCAN Climate Minute” picture to the left to start the recording in a new window.
Here’s more information about some of the things we talked about in this edition of the Climate Minute:
Apparently you weren't imagining it, 2012 was the hottest year on record, both locally and nationally. National Geographic discussed the national figures, while our local records were covered in this report from WWLP Channel 22 in Springfield.
For more information about the Westborough TransCanada protest (and to make a donation to help defray the legal costs of the protesters), go to their website here. The direct link to their donation page is here.
Speaking of natural gas leaks, our great friends at the Conservation Law Foundation have prepared a report on the environmental and economic impacts of natural gas distribution leaks. They have an excellent blog post about the issue here.
It's conference time again! You can register for the Mass Climate / Toxics Action Center Local Environmental Action Conference here.
Check out the MCAN calendar for upcoming climate-related events including our February 7th climate education meeting. You can even post your own events. For more information on the Northeastern University's "Climate Change. Challenges. Solutions" open classroom series, go here. In addition the Northeastern Environmental Law Society is hosting a series of evening lectures on climate and energy issues this winter as well.
Congratulations to Amesbury for adopting the Stretch Energy Code -- and particularly to Councillor Christian Scorzoni who championed the cause.
For information on tar sands and Keystone pipeline events, check out 350Massachusetts' site. There is a January 15th deadline for signing up for a bus to Portland, Maine.
Again, a huge "thank you" to all those who donated in December helping MCAN achieve it's best donation month ever. We're 18.75% to our goal of $40,000 for the 12 months from December '12 to December '13. If you haven't been able to give yet, please consider clicking that big, blue button at the end of this post. Your tax deductible donation will go help fight climate change on the local level throughout Massachusetts.
Finally, on a hopeful note, if we foul up Earth too much there are apparently a number of planets we might be able to move to. Well, there goes the neighborhood...
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Well, that's it for this week. As always -- remember, for these reasons we have discussed, the United States must place a price on carbon. Have a great weekend and we look forward to talking with you again next week!
