CLIMATE ACTION ALERTS
A Regional Resource for Cape & Islands Climate Activists
 January 12, 2020 | V. 1

Dear Climate Activist,

 With this inaugural email, the Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative is launching a new communications tool called Climate Action Alerts . By engaging the intelligence, energy and activism of regional residents , we strive to enhance climate action, collaboration and education, and move our region toward a carbon-free, sustainable future.

Semi-monthly alerts will include updates on legislation, state and regional events and actions, climate facts, and an action spotlight featuring climate achievements of local residents, organizations and municipalities. Most important, we endeavor to connect activists with programs, initiatives and each other to help make change in our own lives, communities, the state and beyond.
We hope you will find these updates useful and encourage you to share them with friends, relatives and colleagues—anyone who wants to work toward a net zero Cape & Islands and a sustainable future for the planet.

Yours in the climate crisis fight,

Rich Delaney

Richard F. Delaney, President
Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative

Legislative Updates & Actions

Mass Power Forward Lobby Day!

Join climate crisis activists from around the state in this imminent day of action!
 
Tuesday, January 14
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Paulist Center, 5 Park St., Boston
 
Here are four easy ways to take action on the climate crisis this Tuesday!

  • Sign this New Year's Resolution and commit to actively participating in helping pass meaningful climate legislation in 2020.

  • Join Mass Power Forward for a Climate Advocacy Day at the State House! Whether you're brand new to legislative work or you've done this 1,000 times, the Mass Power Forward coalition wants you to join them to visit every legislator's office to press for these priority outcomes in 2020: Environmental Justice, 100% Renewable Energy for All, and Equitable Investment.


  • Ask your municipal officials to sign a Letter of Support for the Benson Bill H.2810. They can sign on on-line at Municipal Sign-On letter or you can print out a hard copy for them to sign. Copies of the letter with signatures will be sent to Governor Baker, the Massachusetts Municipal Association, and leaders of the MA House and Senate. Officials signatures can also be added after the upcoming hearing.

Did You Know?

DYK? Weather is your "mood" and climate is your "personality." Weather vs. climate info here.

DYK? WCAI's Climate One stories get us to think about how our economy and earth can coexist and thrive. Listen .
DYK? How your diet contributes to climate change. Learn more . 

DYK? Faith-related resources are available from Transitionus.org, a nonprofit working to move toward a more sustainable world. More info.  
Spotlight on Activism
Environmentalists have filed a petition in Yarmouth asking the town to declare a climate emergency
 
If approved, the declaration would require Yarmouth to demonstrably reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, getting the town to net-zero at the “earliest technologically and economically feasible” time. Read more and listen here.   
Source: Eve Zuckoff, WCAI, January 3, 2020, photo Diane Martin
The Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative is a 501 (c) (3) organization whose mission is to reach carbon neutrality--or net zero--on Cape Cod and the Islands of Massachusetts by enhancing communication, collaboration, and activism among organizations, programs, and individuals committed to mitigating the climate crisis.

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