Clean Energy Calendar

Join the Creation Care Committee for a FREE screening and discussion of Paris to Pittsburgh, a new film from National Geographic, narrated by Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actress and activist Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), There will be pizza before, and discussion after. We hope to see you there!

For each threat the Hudson River has ever faced, there has always been a proportional force working to protect it. A cast of characters ranging from sailors to farmers to citizen-scientists emerge as heroes, tirelessly defending “America’s first river.”

Join us for a series of short “Hope on the Hudson” films by Jon Bowermaster from his Hudson River Stories collection, including two brand new films that focus on Hudson Valley wildlife and sequestering carbon in the soil. Each film will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker.

The three films shown include:

Growing with the Grain: When there were just thirteen States, the Hudson Valley was America’s bread basket. But as the west opened up, grain growing followed. Today, with the boom in local bakers and brewers, all desirous of sourcing locally, efforts to grow grain are booming, too.

Undamming the Hudson River: What it will take to remove thousands of aging mill dams from tributaries along the Hudson? Built when the energy they created was a necessity for a booming population, today they are dangerous and expensive to repair. And the fish, whose ecosystems they have long interrupted, want to come home.

Source to Sea: The question asked most often of the Hudson’s Riverkeepers is, “How’s the water?” Each year for the past decade a volunteer army of testers has been sampling the river and its tributaries—from the Mohawk River to Battery Park—and have some answers.

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This HeatSmart CNY workshop event is designed especially for architects, engineers, HVAC contractors, municipalities, commercial building owners, and multi-family dwelling developers. Come learn how incorporating a geothermal heat pump system into your new or existing commercial building or multi-family development project is becoming an increasingly popular option. Geothermal heat pumps are eco-friendly, they provide a comfortable, reliable heat for your tenants and employees, and the economic benefits of heat pumps mean your building will have low operating costs for decades.

Opportunities for federal, state and utility funding for undertaking energy efficiency measures and integrating renewable energy technologies in commercial and municipal facilities will also be discussed.

Presenters:

John D. Manning, PE has engaged in every aspect of heat pump design, marketing, application and system design. As founder of Earth Sensitive Solutions, LLC he has contributed to the successful application of geothermal heat pump technology from Port Augusta, Australia to Auburn, NY. Currently, he supports hundreds of geothermal contractors through Phoenix Energy Supply and Earth Sensitive Solutions.

Jens Ponikau is the co-owner of Buffalo Geothermal Heating, a geo design and installation firm that installs between 90-100 systems per year in Western NY. He is an International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA) accredited geothermal installer and geoexchange designer with a doctoral degree from the University of Hamburg, Germany.

William Lupien, superintendent of engineering services for the City of Auburn, will talk about his experience as the end-user/building operator for the geothermal system installed in Memorial City Hall in 2003.

We are pursuing approval of AIA CES credits for this training. Stay tuned!

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As wind energy development accelerates in Upstate New York, questions about the potential impacts of wind turbines are on the minds of many communities and residents. On November 21, 2019, the Alliance for Clean Energy New York, New Yorkers for Clean Power, and the New York League of Conservation Voters will co-host an open and transparent dialog on the public health impacts of wind energy. The Western New York Wind & Health Forum will feature a panel of experts from various disciplines for a fact-based discussion on the issues being debated and studies that have taken place to date. This event is open to the public and audience members will be encouraged to submit questions to the panelists.

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AS WINTER APPROACHES, LET US EMBRACE IT!
COMMUNITY INVITED TO PREPARE MIND, BODY & HOME FOR WINTER!

New Paltz, New York- As Winter approaches, let us embrace it! Join us for family-fun festivities to help prepare the mind, body & home for the cold weather. Energy efficiency/winterization info, kids’ activities, free snacks, cider & music for the community!

What: Learn about easy & affordable ways to winterize your home. Energy efficiency experts will be on-hand, ready to answer any questions you may have. Find out about free energy audits and securing grant funding for energy upgrades!

* Kids’ activities will keep the young ones entertained

* Make-your-own-tea table with healing herbs for all of winter’s ailments- also free

* All ages are invited to bring an old T-shirt that can be turned into a reusable shopping bag!

* Free snacks and cider will be served & live music will be played!

Who: Sponsors include Interfaith Earth Action, New Paltz Climate Action Coalition, and New Paltz Climate Smart. Participants include Repair Café, HeatSmart Ulster-Sullivan, Energy Conservation Specialists, New York State Solar Farm, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Hudson Valley Community Power, Nexamp, Natural Energy Solutions, Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency (UCRRA), Food & Water Action and Resist Cricket Valley Energy (CVE) & others!

Where: St.Joseph’s Parish Hall, 34 South Chestnut Street, New Paltz, NY

When: Thursday, November 21st. Stop by between 7-9pm.

Why: The climate crisis poses a serious threat to our world; energy efficiency, reusing and reducing are just a few ways community members can have a local impact on a global issue!

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After more than 7 million people went on climate strike around the world the week of September 20th, Fridays for Future, the Youth Climate Strike movements, and all of our international friends and allies are going on global climate strike again on Friday, November 29th. Mark and add it to your calendar.

Students, workers, and adults everywhere, please: we are asking you to join us and walk away from a system that is destroying our planet and will threaten the survival of millions of people, plants, and animals within the next 10, 20, 30 years.

We don’t feel like we have a choice: it’s been years of talking, countless negotiations, empty deals on climate change and fossil fuel companies being given free rides to drill beneath our soils and burn away our futures for their profit. Politicians and fossil fuel companies have known about climate change for decades. They have willingly handed over their responsibility for our future to profiteers whose search for quick cash threatens our very existence. This crisis is very real, and it cannot be ignored any longer.

We have learned that if we don’t start acting for our future, nobody else will make the first move. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.

Once again our voices are being heard on the streets, but it is not just up to us. We feel a lot of adults haven’t quite understood that we young people won’t hold off the climate crisis ourselves. Sorry if this is inconvenient for you. But this is not a single-generation job. It’s humanity’s job. We young people can contribute to a larger fight and that can make a huge difference. We can’t do this with you and everyone you know.

So this is our invitation. On Friday, November 29th we will again come together in a unified, global climate event and strike for climate around the world.

Our momentum has to continue. Last year’s UN intergovernmental panel on climate change’s special report on global warming was clear about the unprecedented dangers of going beyond 1.5C of global heating. Emissions must drop rapidly – so that by the time we are in our mid- and late-20s we are living in a completely transformed world.

But to change everything, we need everyone. It is time for all of us to unleash mass resistance – we have shown that collective action does work. We need to escalate the pressure to make sure that change happens, and we must escalate together.

So this is our chance – join us on climate strike again this November. People have risen up before to demand action and make change; if we do so in numbers we have a chance. If we care, we must do more than say we do. We must act. This won’t be the last day we need to take to the streets, but it will be a new beginning.

We’re counting on you.

As we get closer to November 29th and more local information on events, actions, and strikes get planned we will be sharing them here on Brightest. To search for nearby actions, visit our search tool (or text “2” to 952-777-7715 if you live in the US) and our climate action map. To organize, list, or promote your climate strike or event on Brightest, sign up to organize here or submit your event here.

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This opportunity starts on Nov. 28, 2019, 7 p.m. and ends Nov. 29, 2019, 6:59 p.m. EST and happens once. All events occur at an action’s local time based on the latest information provided to us. The time listed here has been automatically converted to your device’s timezone.

This is a remote action that can be done anywhere as long as you have the necessary time, skills, instructions and resources.

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