Affirm Obama’s Clean Energy Agenda in the State of the Union

Anne Kelly urges:

Thank President Obama for his State of the Union support for clean energy, the end of oil subsidies, energy conservation in buildings and new vehicle miles-per-gallon standards. Add your thoughts about the minimal mention about climate change.

You can contact Robert Fee of the White House Office of Public Engagement at: Robert_I._fee@who.eop.gov
or call White House Comment Line: 202-456-1111

Jan. 24, 2012: Climate Reality

A presentation on Al Gore’s new initiative:

The Climate Reality Project

January 24, 2012

Cary Memorial Library

1874 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington

7 pm – 9 pm

Admission Free

Presented by Lexington resident Anne Kelly, one of 3000 Climate Reality Project presenters trained by Al Gore

Anne is Director of Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy and Co-Director of the Policy Program at Ceres.

WHAT IS THE CLIMATE REALITY PROJECT?

The Climate Reality Project aims to bring the facts about the climate crisis into the mainstream and to engage the public in conversation about how to solve it. Its goal is to help citizens around the world discover the truth and take meaningful steps to bring about change.

Founded and chaired by Al Gore, Nobel Laureate and former Vice President of the United States, The Climate Reality Project has more than 5 million members and supporters worldwide. It is guided by one simple truth: The climate crisis is real and we know how to solve it.

LexGWAC Picks

Top blogs and websites to keep you up to date with the latest:

-Joe Romm’s ThinkProgress Climate Progress
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/issue/

-Weather Underground with Jeff Master’s blog on extreme weather
www.wunderground.com/

-Daily Climate
www.dailyclimate.org/

Book Recommendations:

Changing Planet, Changing Health: How the Climate Crisis Threatens Our Health and What We Can Do about It — Paul R. Epstein MD, Dan Ferber and Jeffrey Sachs

Plan B: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble – Lester R. Brown

Hot: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth —Mark Hertsgaard

Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet —Bill McKibben

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