Seacoast Climate Action, Dec 6th 2022
This issue:
Events
Eco Club Winter Fest, Dec 16th, PHS
On December 16, Portsmouth High School’s ECO Club is holding its Winter Fest. Join us from 5-7 pm in the PHS library for games, crafts, raffles, and many more fun winter activities! Also be on the lookout for sweet treats with some cookie decorating and a bake sale! This event is open to all Portsmouth students from the elementary schools and the middle school who care to join. Enter at the PHS main entrance closest to the football field. Kids cost $3, and adults cost $5. We hope to see you there!
Local action Global Impact, Dec 5th, Online (and recorded)
From the NH Network Plastics Working Group & Climate Change working group.
Using the Power of Communities to Move Us Forward
We all know how difficult it is for Congress to take action on climate. What can we expect from our state government? A recent study from the Union of Concerned Scientists found that “New Hampshire is falling significantly further behind the rest of the New England states” in addressing climate change.
On Monday, December 5 at 5:30 p.m the NH Network will present citizens who are taking action locally, in their own communities, confronting challenges to the climate and the environment.
Sign up for the video call. Since it’s after the 5th, you should be able to request a recording.
Rye Community Power
Looks like Rye is making some progress:
Rye community power
The committee is soliciting community feedback on the scheme - details here.
Rye Solar Tuesday, December 6, 2022
The town is discussing various solar-related issues today.
News
Thanks to Jennifer Dube for the following news items:
Ratepayers Stage a Ballroom Coup
…this was no ordinary CLG meeting.
This time, the ballroom was packed – and not just with the usual suspects. Grassroots activists from all six New England states showed up in droves, having gotten wind of the fact that on November 30 the CLG’s Coordinating Council – the group that runs the CLG – was holding its biannual election.
For Global Climate Success, New England Must Seize Climate and Clean Energy Opportunities
… Field and Israel were energized by the swift progress in Maine since 2018, noting, “it is possible to work towards climate resilience quickly and effectively.” Conversely, they noted that New Hampshire is seriously lagging on climate action, and unperturbed by New Hampshire’s lack of climate ambition.
With state aging rapidly, communities see opportunities to become more ‘age-friendly’
Dog parks, gardens, housing ideas, and sidewalks are small but intentional steps toward an ambitious goal: make a rapidly aging New Hampshire an attractive place to grow older. Aging experts say achieving “age-friendly” status requires access to safe and affordable transportation, housing, and health care, as well as recreational activities and opportunities for social connection and civic involvement.
Redesigning urban space for an aging population is an opportunity to bake-in climate-friendly planning concepts.
Mapping future flood risks & sea-level rise
Nifty resource from Climate Central for visualizing changes to the Seacoast over the next 120 years. Climate Central have mashed together various data sources to make this interactive map. Plug in a locality, a date, and your level of pessimism, and you’ll be able to see the impact of “regular” flooding as well as more extreme events.
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