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    • RECAP: NY’s Zero-Emission Watercraft Seminar 04-06-20

      Posted by Sean Berry on April 7, 2020

      NYC Sierra Club sponsored…


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    • Plastic, Plastic Everywhere

      Posted by Sean Berry on July 9, 2019

      The planet is drowning in the most useful material ever invented. So what are we going to do about it? The world produces four hundred million tons of plastic annually,…


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    • Dire future etched in the past: CO2 at 3-million year-old levels

      Posted by Erik Nelson on April 11, 2019

      https://phys.org/news/2019-04-dire-future-etched-co2-million.html by Patrick Galey and Marlowe Hood APRIL 5, 2019 The last time there was so much CO2 in Earth’s atmosphere, ice caps virtually…


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    • CO2 Levels Are as High as They Were Three Million Years Ago

      Posted by Erik Nelson on April 11, 2019

      https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/warming-temperatures-could-transform-antarctica-plant-filled-land-green-180971880/ The last time Earth had this much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, trees were growing at the South Pole  By Meilan Solly APRIL 4, 2019 Climate…


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    • Is the Green New Deal Impossible?

      Posted by Erik Nelson on February 24, 2019

      by James Brewer Stewart 2/14/19 If you are sneering at advocates of the Green New Deal as impractical dreamers, misguided fanatics…


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    • Don’t mean to alarm you, but there’s a big hole in the world’s most important glacier

      Posted by Erik Nelson on February 4, 2019

      CAN’T HARDLY THWAITES by Eric Holthaus on Jan 31, 2019 Civilization’s most important glacier has revealed another worrying surprise to scientists. The Thwaites Glacier, the largest outflow…


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    • Vanishing Nutrients

      Posted by Erik Nelson on December 30, 2018

      Vanishing Nutrients It’s a hazard of climate change you probably haven’t heard of  by Elena Suglia on December 10, 2018 Is it possible to starve yourself…


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    • World’s Water Could Become Scarce if the Amazon Rainforest Is Destroyed

      Posted by Erik Nelson on November 25, 2018

      World’s Water Could Become Scarce if the Amazon Rainforest Is Destroyed The world is already facing a severe water crisis. By Joe McCarthy and Erica…


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    • How Amazon forest loss may affect water — and climate — far away

      Posted by Erik Nelson on November 24, 2018

      How Amazon forest loss may affect water — and climate — far away A surge in deforestation under Brazil’s new president could ‘tip’ the Amazon, affecting…


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    • New Reports Emerge Linking Gas Emissions with Human Activity

      Posted by Shannon Cuthbert on April 1, 2018

      Two new reports take a closer look at the link between human activities and increased greenhouse gas emissions. The first, a study coming from researchers at the University of Michigan…


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    Join us for the next Sustainability Series meeting Join us for the next Sustainability Series meeting Wednesday (12/09) at 7:00pm. For this meeting we will discuss Population and Land Use Impact on Zoonotic Epidemics. Follow the link in our bio for more information on the speakers and to register in advance for this webinar.
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Joe Biden knows there is no greater challenge facing our country and our world than climate change. That’s why he is outlining a bold plan – a Clean Energy Revolution – to address this grave threat and lead the world in addressing the climate emergency. Check the link in our bio to read The Biden Plan Clean Energy and Environmental Justice.
    The Climate and Finance Committee of the Sierra Cl The Climate and Finance Committee of the Sierra Club’s NYC Group invites you to attend a webinar on Monday, October 26th.  The webinar will discuss investing in regenerative agriculture and the impacts of climate change.
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The panel will consist of industry practitioners sharing their experiences and insights, and their particular focus on the investment of regenerative agriculture to address climate change.
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Look for the meeting details on the NYC Groups homepage.
    Catherine Skopic, chair of Sierra Club New York, a Catherine Skopic, chair of Sierra Club New York, and Irene Van Slyke, treasurer of Sierra Club New York, both attended the People’s Climate Movement in September.  84 organizations were co-sponsors for the climate march.
    Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) announces Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) announces her 2020 Climate Report: a new House Committee on Oversight and Reform staff report on the health and economic efforts of climate action.
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Learn more about Carolyn Maloney’s introduction of three new climate and environment bills at the upcoming Sustainability Series meeting on Thursday, October 15th at 7pm via Zoom.  Meeting details can be found at the NY Group homepage.
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Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, NY 12: Chair of House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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