Town of Poughkeepsie Climate Smart Task Force Regular Meeting
Climate Smart Communities is a New York State program that helps local governments take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to a changing climate. Click here to join in on Zoom.
Talk: Chantal Bilodeau, Co-founder of Climate Change Theater Action (remote)
Chantal Bilodeau, Co-Founder of Climate Change Theater Action will speak to the Hudson Valley and Catskills Climate Reality Chapter on Sunday, October 17th at 6pm. All are welcome. To attend via Zoom, please email evemorgenstern@gmail.com Chantal is a Canadian playwright now living in NYC who has been instrumental in getting the theater and educational communities, …
Climate Justice Working Group (remote)
The Climate Justice Working Group is tasked with establishing criteria for identifying disadvantaged communities for the purposes of co-pollutant reductions, greenhouse gas emissions reductions, regulatory impact statements, and the allocation of investments pursuant to the CLCPA. This informational meeting will not take any official action but include presentations on mapping analysis and will be conducted …
Implementing New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (virtual)
The NYS Climate Action Council has released, for public comment, a much-awaited draft plan to implement New York's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), the most ambitious climate law in the country. Attend this Zoom Q&A with Jen Metzger, who will give an overview of the plan and issues and recommendations that are important …
Meeting New York’s Ambitious Climate Goals: Conflict, Compromise, and NIMBY in Renewable Energy Siting (virtual)
10th Annual Woodstock Land Conservancy Film & Discussion Series Hosted by Scenic Hudson. Register here! In 2019, NYS passed the most ambitious, hopeful, and solution-oriented legislation in the country to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. By 2030, 70% of our electricity must come from renewables. In our part of the Hudson Valley, this means solar farms. …
Your Role in New York’s Climate Action (virtual)
When New York’s draft scoping plan, written by the Climate Action Council, is finalized later this year, it will impact every New Yorker: our energy choices, the industries we work in, the communities we live in, the investments we make in affordable energy, and the ways we can protect ourselves and our neighborhoods against climate …
Volunteer with the Kingston Fall Street Sweep (in person)
Kingston, NYStarting point: 177 Broadway, Kingston, NY (corner of Broadway and McEntee) Starting point coordinates (meeting location): 41.92269, -73.98827 Ending point: 65 Broadway, Kingston, NY 12401 Ending point coordinates: 41.91955, -73.98466 Trash and debris in the Hudson River Estuary are a persistent problem. While various clean-up programs and techniques are essential, innovative solutions are necessary to …
Climate Action Conference – Acceleration Through Coordination (In person)
SUNY Orange - Newburgh Campus Kaplan Hall, Grand St, NewburghThe next two years are a critical time for tackling climate change. New York’s groundbreaking Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act is being translated into state policies and programs, channeling billions of dollars into local economies and creating an estimated 210,000 net new jobs by 2030. Capturing these opportunities is an invitation to local creativity. …