Be a Leader: Catalyze Change

Clean Air-Cool Planet encourages all levels of action that will result in effective and lasting changes in the battle against global climate change. Educate yourself, reduce your own footprint, and then help organize in your community, workplace or school.

SPRING EVENTS - 2008

• Climate Change Backpack training at New England Aquarium, March 8
• NACUBO webcast: Coordinating a GHG Inventory: What does it take? March 12, 1:30 pm EST (see "distance learning")
• "Meet the Scientists" at Vermont Institute of Natural Science, March 19
• NJHEPS Spring Energy Workshop, Wednesday, April 9th, 2008: 10 am - 3pm, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
  
• Cool It! Challenge deadline, April 18
• Wesleyan's "Feet to the Fire" Festival - Call for Exhibitors and Vendors, May 10
• 2008 Northeast Energy Efficiency Summit (NEEP), May 22

CAMPAIGNS AND ACTION OPPORTUNITIES

• Contact your elected and appointed officials. Tell your congresspeople that we need federal, mandatory caps on carbon pollution now. Promote adoption of a local climate action plan.
• Carbon Coalition events (NH); Expert speakers and organizing opportunities.
• Science Center Collaborative events; Workshops, presentations, contests, exhibits, and family activities - across the Northeast

Change a Light, Change the World
According to the EPA, if everyone in America switched just one bulb from incandescent to flourescent, "it would be as good for our environment as taking 780 thousand cars off the road." The campaign runs all fall; learn more, take the pledge - and then get your coworkers or friends on board!

March
March from your computer by joining the Virtual March on Washington at www.stopglobalwarming.org, with more than 305,000 people from across the United States.

Challenge Yourself
Reduce your carbon emissions through a simple monthly action campaign sponsored by Campaign Earth.

Celebrate Wild New England
New England is a special place, but one that is severely threatened by the changes caused by global warming. In this traveling exhibit, the photographs of Portsmouth-based Jerry and Marcy Monkman document New England’s dramatic ecological diversity that we risk losing as temperatures rise in our region. Contact Jennifer Schroeder to arrange to have the exhibit come to your venue. Read more…

One Sweet Campaign
CA-CP is supporting the Lick Global Warming campaign by the Dave Matthews Band, Ben and Jerry’s, and Save Our Environment - focusing on more renewable energy development. Learn more about the issue, local resources, and how you can participate!

Vermont residents! Take action right from your own home by helping to offset the average Vermont household's carbon dioxide emissions. Green Mountain Power is partnering with Clean Air-Cool Planet to offer you a simple and effective way to help fight climate change. Read more...

Teach Our Children Well
Check out some helpful resources to introduce the topic of global warming
to your kids in the classroom. Read more...

Be a Climate Champion
Find out about opportunities to partner with CA-CP by checking out our Program pages for businesses, campuses or communities.