Great article.
What are we learning?
1. It pays to listen to scientists.
2. People are willing to change their behaviour drastically when they understand the need.
3. The economy must and can be reconfigured to work for both people and the planet.
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A #CleanEnergy# Alternative to a Risky Proposed Substation in East Boston
The public comment deadline is midnight, Eastern Time, October 03, 2019. Please add your comments TODAY! Our organic food supply depends on it!
Our friend @JeffSpeckAICP (Walkable City, Walkable City Rules) provides cautionary wisdom for Houston, and any city doubling down on the highway mentality. Your city would probably be wise to listen.
Via @HoustonChron.
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Climate Strike: Why transportation is key for these student activists @LoudounCoGovt @LoudounBiz
via @Curbed
Look no further than the Florida Keys to see how
#climatechange# causes mass migration via @business #LoudounCountyVA# #Virginia#
The #ClimateChangeStrike# protests are set to take place on Friday in 150 countries around the world, sending a message to leaders who are set to meet on Sep. 23 for the 2019 Climate Action Summit. The second wave of protests is also scheduled for Sept. 27.
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Greta Thunberg Just Delivered Her Testimony to US Lawmakers: It Was a Landmark UN
#ClimateReport# - via @commondreams #climatechange# #globalwarming#
...signs indicate that some Americans’ taste in homes is trending smaller..
Congratulations to VIRGINIA!! Jamestown High School from James City County Won 1st Place Overall at the 2019 NCF-Envirothon!!! They also won 1st place in Forestry. 53 teams were there! @vaswcd @nvswcd #empowerstudents#
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Global greenhouse gas emissions are the product not just of #energy# use and technology, but also human #population# size and #economic# activity. via @ConversationUS
Four automakers strike climate deal with California, rebuffing Trump’#;s mileage freeze #savehumanfromextinction# #cleanair# #cleanwater# #cars#
"After nearly six years of fighting ... I will once again be able to legally plant vegetables in my front yard," Ricketts
It’s up to civil #engineers# to account for the effects of climate change on our infrastructure.
But how do we anticipate something that’s constantly evolving? #FutureWorldVision#
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Let dandelions grow. Bees, butterflies and birds need them. 🐞🦋🐝
📷Tom Hibbert
80 percent of the respondents said that in choosing a place to live, they think it important to be within easy WALKING DISTANCE of such amenities as shopping. @Loudoun2040 @LoudounCoGovt #NoMoreSprawl#
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I’m Done Mowing My #Lawn#
A manicured swath of grass may be the ultimate symbol of suburbia, but perhaps it shouldn’t be. #Loudoun# #Virginia# #AshburnVA# #curbappeal# #sustainability# #cleanair# #cleanwater#
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#Loudoun# residents are concern about too much residential growth #sprawl# - LIVE NOW from the Public Hearing #NoMoreSprawl# #sustainability#
Stay engaged #Loudoun#
#Loudoun# County wants to hear from you about the development of a comprehensive, countywide linear parks and trails system.
