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This website is a project of the Sandwich Climate Action Coalition of Sandwich, NH.
Category Archives: Actions
What Does Drawdown Mean?
We are gradually working out way through the recently released Drawdown Review 2020. So it makes sense to talk about what Drawdown means and why it is the focus of Project Drawdown. This from the Drawdown Review 2020 (Pages 8-11): … Continue reading
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Tagged carbon sinks, Drawdown Review 2020, greenhouse gases solutions, Greenhouse gases sources
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Drawdown Review for 2020 — Our Overview — Part I
One early inspiration for the Sandwich Climate Action Coalition was Project Drawdown and the 2017 book Drawdown. In March 2020, Project Drawdown released a 104-page Drawdown Review 2020, which updates the 2017 book to “respond nimbly to the rapidly evolving landscape … Continue reading
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Tagged Drawdown Project, Drawdown Review 2020, Save the Planet
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Covid-19 and the Future of Energy Use
Will the world wide decline in energy use, caused by the Covid-19 related economic slowdown, be a way to transition to clean energy or will the rebound be more use of fossil fuels? Here is key summary paragraph from … Continue reading
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Tagged energy predictions, fossil fuels decline, IEA
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Greta Thunberg, Climate Crisis and Covid-19 Pandemic
A New Yorker article/book review/analysis entitled How Greta Thunberg Transformed Existential Dread Into a Movement by Emily Witt delves into Thunberg’s eccentric family with its unique dynamics. It also serves as another warning of what is to come if we keep … Continue reading
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Wired Magazine: How We Will All Solve the Climate Crisis
Wired Magazine’s April edition is fully devoted to solutions to end the climate crisis. Its tagline for the project is: “We only have one Earth. And we have the technology to save it.” Over the next couple of weeks members … Continue reading
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Tagged climate solutions, Nicholas Thompson, Wired
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New Name: Sandwich Climate Action Coalition
We are now the Sandwich Climate Action Coalition. When we first found the Sandwich Climate Crisis Coalition, we wanted a name with impact. There is an emergency, a crisis and we from the start wanted to take action locally to … Continue reading
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Sandwich Commits to Renewable Energy Goals
The Town of Sandwich, N.H voted to meet “a goal of 100% reliance on renewable sources of electricity by 2030 and for all other energy needs, including heating and transportation, by 2050.” The floor vote came at the annual Town Meeting … Continue reading
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Tagged Renewable Energy, Sandwich NH Town Meeting, Warrant Article
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South Korea recycles 95% of its food waste
Composting is a way we all can help reduce greenhouse gases. If food waste goes to landfills, it become noxious methane gas. A much bigger problem than most of us realize. If composted, it sequesters carbon and also makes great … Continue reading
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Tagged Composting, Recycling, South Korea
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Sandwich Climate Crisis Coalition, Potluck, Feb. 12
The Sandwich Climate Crisis Coalition (SCCC) is having its next meeting. Please join us. Residents of Sandwich, N.H. and surrounding towns welcome. When: Wednesday, February 12th, 6:00 (potluck & socializing), 6:35~8:15pm (meeting) Where: Benz Center, 18 Heard Road, Center Sandwich, NH 03227 Agenda Thanks … Continue reading
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Amazon Employees Defy Company’s Climate Policies
There is a growing movement in the USA, where employees defy their own company’s climate change, social and justice policies. The nascent movement is worth watching because it could be a game changer in making carbon reduction goals more immediate. … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, Employee Protests, Google
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