Newsletter Highlights: Climate-Fueled Drought Douses American West in “Gasoline” Ahead Of Fire Season, The Bigger Picture: Climate Justice, News Bites
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CCAA Newsletter Highlights: HeatSmart CNY Video Premiere and Watch Party!, Rosamond Gifford Zoo Earth Day Celebration, The Truth About Recycling, CCAA Member Spotlight – Peter Michel
In honor of March being Women’s History Month, CCAA wants to recognize the women whose hard work and dedication have helped us become what we are today. One such woman is Yvonne Chu.
Along with the new year of 2021 came a lot of change, predominantly with the new Biden administration. Since Biden has taken office on January 20th, many advancements have been made in the efforts of fighting for social justice, battling the COVID-19 pandemic, and attempts at decreasing the speed of climate change. On Biden’s first day in office he signed several executive orders involving climate change. Most notably, Biden immediately recommitted the United States back into the Paris Climate Accord.
As you wrap up your holiday shopping this year, consider thinking of the planet as you shop. With one of the most unprecedented years coming to a close, the pandemic is a reminder of the fragile ecosystem we all live in. As the climate continues to deteriorate, the number of infectious diseases will rise. Even though carbon emissions have decreased with stay-at-home orders and lockdowns around the world, most of those emissions will return to pre-pandemic levels when economies are fully opened up again.
While you may be enjoying the surprisingly warm weather this past week, Thanksgiving is just around the corner. In a typical year, millions of people travel across the country for Thanksgiving. Plenty of food is passed around the table as well, and food and travel are big additions to greenhouse gas emissions. So this Thanksgiving, here are 5 simple ways to reduce your carbon footprint while enjoying Thanksgiving.
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This July was the hottest in 141 years in the Northern hemisphere. Here in CNY, Syracuse broke a heat record that stood for over 60 years as this July was the hottest it’s ever been since records began in 1902.
The killing of George Floyd back in May sparked a racial reckoning all over the world. Police brutality, racism, colorism, and xenophobia were all pulled to the forefront as millions around the world demanded change. It’s a movement that continues to this day with people seeking a solution to systemic racism. But what’s been lost in the shuffle is environmental racism and its effects on minorities. So this week let’s look at how climate change has adversely affected communities of color.
Lorefice decided to take the CNY Carbon Challenge, which was launched by CCAA earlier this year. The Carbon Challenge is a seven-step process where people evaluate their carbon footprint and then work through different ways to reduce it. Lorefice credits Annalena Davis for laying out the challenge in a simple way, which he said made it easier for him to complete. While it felt a bit overwhelming at times, Lorefice is glad he decided to go through with the challenge because it forced him to reflect on his lifestyle.
