Take Action!
Please sign our two online petitions and help get others to sign:
Stop New Coal Plants in Nevada
Let Nevadans Buy Green Power on their Utility Bills
Other Petitions:
Global Warming: Urge Presidential Hopefuls To Take A Stand:
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City Actions:
Can you talk with your Mayor about joining the growing list of those who have signed the
US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement? Contact us and we will help!
Kudos to these forward thinking leaders who have already signed!
Mayor Oscar Goodman – Las Vegas, NV
Mayor Robert Cashell – Reno, NV
Mayor James B. Gibson – Henderson, NV
Mayor Geno Martini – Sparks, NV
"Given the natural beauty of our high Sierra surroundings, including the beautiful Truckee River running through our downtown, I feel a great sense of duty to protect our environment for the generations to follow."
-- Mayor Robert Cashell's signing quote
These champions in Nevada’s fight to protect our climate have pledged to lead their cities to achieve Kyoto Treaty like goals for the reduction of global warming pollutants. Together they represent 45% of all Nevada citizens.
Text of the Agreement
About the Campaign
Nationwide, as of
05/01/2008, 840 mayors from all 50 states, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico representing a total population of over 79.8 million US citizens have taken this step!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Are you a climate change skeptic, or do you know one? This link provides responses for most skeptical questions, and is bound to help better educate us all.
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Some of the More Recent Events:
1. Climate Change Cafe
March 29th ... Please join us at the next one May 10th, 2-5 pm at the McKinley Arts & Culture Center
2. Sustainable
Living and Renewable
Energy Roundup August 10 - 12 2007, Minden, NV An exciting sustainable living
celebration was held: over 50 inspiring speakers, exhibitors, energy efficient transportation, a recycled art show, children's Sunshine tent, silent auction, food and entertainment -- something
for the entire family." This event was excellent, and free! Look for it to return next summer!
http://www.cvsustainables.org/
3. Saturday, April 14th at West Street Plaza (Brick Park) along
the Truckee River between Java Jungle and the Riverside Theater, From 4-6pm: Step-It-Up
National Day of Climate Action. Picnic, music, and speakers. We
joined over 1300 other US
actions happening on this day
across our country to build momentum for Global Warming solutions. 4. Thursday, April 19th 1-4pm,
the City of Reno’s Green Summit,
was open to the public, input and
suggestions were solicited. This was to be a forerunner
to the formation of a Green
Ribbon Commission which
will draft Reno’s Climate Action Plan. 5. Sunday April 22nd, we hosted
an Earth Day Booth, educating people on how to reduce greenhouse gasses, handing out
compact florescent bulbs, and
gathering signatures to help pressure Sierra Pacific to start up a voluntary green pricing program, allowing customers to buy as
high a percentage of green power
as they desire - right on their monthly utility bill.
Would you like a speaker for your church, civic organization, school, or business? We
would love to come and talk to your group. Please call 787-2691, or use our
Contact Form to leave us a message.
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Some Nevada Coalition for Climate Protection Resources:
"An Inconvenient Truth"
- DVD Movie
"Who Killed the Electric Car?"
- DVD Movie
"God's Creation and Global Warming"
- 15 min VHS
"Is God Green? "
a Bill Moyers PBS Special
- DVD or VHS ~ 1 hour
(may also be viewed online at this link - highly recommended)
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Past Events:
We attended the Nevada Agricultural Summit 2006
“Sustaining the Future of Nevada Producers” December 1st at Western Nevada Community College in Fallon. Juliette Taylor 775-423-8587, jtaylor@ceda-nv.org is the contact.
A free showing of Al Gore's important documentary film
"An Inconvenient Truth"
was hosted on Sunday
October 22nd, at the Unity Church of Reno. It was made possible by the 'Spotlight on Global Warming' project of Interfaith Power & Light. If you would like
a showing of this movie, or any of the other ones in our resources, please
call (775) 787-2691 to arrange it.
We had an Exhibit at the Smart Living Expo on Saturday October 7th.
Along with this we participated in the Pinecone Ball.
We hosted an Information Table at the Conscious Community's Fall Celebration Saturday September 30th. |
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