{"id":15052,"date":"2022-03-25T16:30:23","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T20:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/?p=15052"},"modified":"2022-03-25T16:30:23","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T20:30:23","slug":"let-green-needham-help-you-respond-to-the-climate-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/2022\/03\/let-green-needham-help-you-respond-to-the-climate-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Let Green Needham Help You Respond to the Climate Crisis!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Is_B_gcu3co\" width=\"316\" height=\"189\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe>We are in a climate emergency and are called to action! The message is unmistakable. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcc.ch\/report\/ar6\/wg2\/resources\/press\/press-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">latest UN Climate Report<\/a> by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change indicates &#8220;a brief and rapidly closing window to ensure a liveable future.&#8221;\u00a0 Cities and towns across Massachusetts, including Needham, have made resolutions declaring a climate emergency. And just 2 weeks ago, on the <strong>11th<\/strong> day of March at <strong>11 a.m<\/strong>., First Parish in Needham and the Needham Congregational Church joined other houses of worship in the state in ringing their church bells as a call to action at this &#8220;eleventh hour&#8221; in our efforts to address climate change. Watch the video about the Needham event <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Is_B_gcu3co\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The message is clear, but what exactly can <strong><em>we<\/em> <\/strong>do? Green Needham has responded by adding two new features to our website.<\/p>\n<p>The first is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/climate-emergency-what-can-i-do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Climate Emergency &#8211; What Can I Do<\/em><\/a> link on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Green Needham home page.<\/a> The new section lists, and provides informational links, to a host of <em><strong>actions<\/strong> <\/em>that individuals can take. Some cost nothing, such as calling on legislators to support climate bills; some encourage taking advantage of rebates and incentives to weatherize homes or adopt non-fossil-fuel technology; some involve trying enjoyable new practices in cooking or gardening. One encourages us to engage with our friends, neighbors, relatives and co-workers in conversations about climate change, especially about what <strong>we<\/strong> are doing to address it.\u00a0 All involve the recognition that we <strong><em>have<\/em>\u00a0 <\/strong>the tools we <strong><em>need<\/em>\u00a0 <\/strong>for <strong><em>bold climate action<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For those who would like to get <strong><em>more involved<\/em><\/strong>, Green Needham has also expanded and updated its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/volunteer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volunteer page<\/a>, making it easier to see what kind of specific tasks are needed and providing a simple form to fill out. Do you like delving into the details of recycling and reuse? If so, you can help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/volunteer_role\/help-update-green-needhams-list-of-recycling-opportunities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">update the Needham Recyclopedia<\/a>. Do you like interacting with people face to face? You can help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/volunteer_role\/help-sign-up-residents-for-home-energy-assessments-at-the-rts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inform and sign up residents<\/a> for no-cost home energy assessments. Would you like a short, one-time task? How about helping with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/volunteer_role\/help-native-plant-sale-teams-with-their-may-sale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">native plant sale<\/a> cosponsored by Green Needham and Temple Beth Shalom? Check out the Volunteer page to see more possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>There is a need to step up our efforts, and the time is <em><strong>now<\/strong><\/em>! Do you have more ideas? Let us know at <a href=\"mailto:info@GreenNeedham.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">info@GreenNeedham.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeffWe are in a climate emergency and are called to action! The message is unmistakable. 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