Category Archives: Inspiration

Sandwich, NH: A Solar Array and Saving Taxpayer Money

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Sandwich Climate

Nov. 1, 2022 As energy prices are soaring around the globe, the Town of Sandwich, NH, took a step today to minimize costs for its municipal buildings. A few weeks ago a request for proposals (RFP) was sent out to … Continue reading →

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A Trend: Decarbonizing Atmosphere Will Boost Economy

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Sandwich Climate

We have been saying it for a while, but it is again reinforced in this Atlantic Magazines Weekly Planet newsletter: taken together…the world’s most powerful financial institutions believe that the future is decarbonized—and that, far from hurting the economy, climate action … Continue reading →

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Tips to Overcome Climate Change Anxiety

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Sandwich Climate

Lindley Saffeir for Maine Conservation Voters writes: Climate or “Eco” anxiety is defined by the American Psychological Association as “a chronic fear of environmental doom.” Psychologist Laura Kastner explains:  “Climate anxiety exists on a continuum, with feelings of stress and sadness … Continue reading →

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NH Climate Change is Not on Pause

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Sandwich Climate

“Climate change is not on pause in any way, shape or form, but we shouldn’t fall into the trap of thinking that the effect of the  pandemic on emissions is trivial or that climate progress is impossible, it isn’t, ” … Continue reading →

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People Power Forces NH Electric Co-op’s Attention

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Sandwich Climate

The past couple of months have bode well for the power of grassroots movements in small town New Hampshire. Two ad hoc grassroots groups in Sandwich, N.H. have made important inroads in alerting their member-owned New Hampshire Electric Co-op (NHEC) … Continue reading →

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What Does Drawdown Mean?

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Sandwich Climate

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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Drawdown Review for 2020 — Our Overview — Part I

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Sandwich Climate

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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Save The World, Speak Up, Word of Mouth Works

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Sandwich Climate

The more research we do in posting articles here, the more it becomes apparent we have to change the climate change narrative to catch up with the new reality. We like this phrase from a Wired magazine article: “If we … Continue reading →

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Greta Thunberg, Climate Crisis and Covid-19 Pandemic

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Sandwich Climate

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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Eerie Analogy Between Covid-19 and Climate Change

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Sandwich Climate

People who study climate change predict its devastations will be much worse than Covid-19. Just as we have denied the advice of experts to get prepared for a pandemic, and did too little, so it is with climate change. This … Continue reading →

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