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First Parish Climate Action Team

Climate Action Team Meeting this Sunday, February 25th after worship at 11:45 in the Parlor. The agenda will include:  Update on the new Omnibus Climate Bill; next steps FP Green Sanctuary Renewal Actions; FP Earth Day Plans. For more information and new agenda items, contact Stephen Shick, stephenshick04@gmail.com or Bob Kvaal, bkvaal@gmail.com  or David Pollack,  joananddavid3@verizon.net.

This Week’s Action Item: As a result of the citizen action there is a new and surprisingly good Clean Energy Omnibus Bill https://cabaus.org/2018/02/12/senate-clean-energy-omnibus-bill/

The first step is to get it out of the Senate Ways and Means Committee. Lexington Senators Mike Barrett and Cindy Friedman support this legislation and should be thanked:

Cindy Friedman: Cindy.Friedman@masenate.gov     617) 722-1432

Mike Barrett:  Mike.Barrett@masenate.gov  617-722-1572

Please call the following Senators to tell them that you support the Senate Clean Energy Omnibus Bill and that you have called your own senator:

Senator Karen Spilka: 617-722-1640, Chair, Ways and Means Committee

Senator Hariette Chandler: 617-722-1544, Senate President

 

New UU Ministry for Earth Website (https://www.uumfe.org/, with new resources, a blog that foregrounds action alerts and cutting-edge tools and stories to further your connection with the larger environmental justice movement. The website launch also corresponds with the release of UUMFE’s 2018 Earth Day & Climate Justice Month resources. Check it out and bring your ideas to our February 25th meeting.