Action Item: Support Rep. Rabhi’s Bill to Shut Down Line 5
Ann Arbor state representative Yousef Rabhi is opposed to the continued operation of Enbridge’s Line 5, a 64-year-old oil pipeline with safety issues that, should it spill, would have devastating consequences across the straits of Mackinac. He recently sponsored a …
Action Item: Vote for Solar Power and Art Education in the Bryant Community Center
Help the Bryan Community Center offset its energy costs by installing solar panels funded by DTE. Not only does this provide excellent resources for a community that needs it, it also helps promote solar power in Washtenaw! It takes just …
Coming April 29: The DC People’s Climate March!
Getting There: Buses are now being organized to get protesters to the march. There is still limited seating available on a bus organized by the Ecology Center (you can sign up for a seat here). Other options around SE …
Climate and the “Deconstruction of the Administrative State”
At this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Steve Bannon outlined the Trump administration’s three “lines of work”:
- National security and sovereignty
- Economic nationalism
- The deconstruction of the administrative state
Trump and Bannon are commencing this deconstruction with their …
Action Item: Support the Recycle A2/Rumke Proposal
The City of Ann Arbor fired the private company that ran its recycling facilities in July of 2016. Since then, the city council has been hearing various proposals from new private companies to take over the management of the facility. …
Action Item: Public comment on Nestle’s groundwater withdrawal
Nestle wants to double its current groundwater withdrawal from aquifers that feed Lake Michigan, from 250 gallons per minute to 400. They reached an agreement two-and-a-half years ago after a prolonged fight with environmental groups to keep their withdrawal rates …
Dialogues on Environmental Justice
It’s well-known that environmental degradation and climate change disproportionately affects low-income communities and communities of color. It’s also well-known that the environmental movement is largely white and middle- to upper-class. If you are interested in learning more about this, and …
Not My President’s Day: No Pipeline!
On Monday, February 20th at 6:30 at the Ypsilanti Water Tower, the Michigan Indigenous Action Collective, in collaboration with Idle No More and the EMU Native American Student Organization, will be hosting a rally to shut down the Nexus Pipeline, …
Citizen’s Climate Rally: Ann Arbor 2/18/2016
Environment Michigan is hosting a march in Ann Arbor on February 18th. Come make your voices heard and urge this city and your senators to take action on climate change! Congresswoman Debbie Dingell and State representative Yousef Rabhi will be …
Climate Data Rescue
Climate scientists around the country are racing to archive government-owned data sets in case the new administration moves to limit access to these vital resources. This effort requires computing resources but little technical expertise. If you are interested in getting …