{"id":415,"date":"2019-08-25T17:21:03","date_gmt":"2019-08-25T21:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/?page_id=415"},"modified":"2019-09-18T22:21:06","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T02:21:06","slug":"climate-week-2019-actions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/climate-week-2019-actions\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Week 2019 Actions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below, we give you suggestions for actions to take each day this week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some will move large institutions and corporations to take action, so do those first!\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some you can take in your own life.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And some are fun events to attend to meet other climate-conscious people.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each day, imagine lots of other people doing just what you are doing. (Of course, if an action doesn\u2019t work for you one day, you can do it a different day.) Take a picture of yourself doing these things and share on social media with #climatestrike and #triangleclimatestrike.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elsewhere on this website, you can learn about <a href=\"http:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/stay-involved-after-climate-week\/\">climate action organizations<\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <a href=\"http:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/read-up-learn-more\/\">our favorite climate news websites.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>(<span class=\"\">These links are being provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only; they do not constitute an endorsement or an approval by 350 Triangle. \u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">350 Triangle bears no responsibility for the accuracy, legality or content of the external site or for that of subsequent links. Contact the external site for answers to questions regarding its content.)<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Friday, September 20<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You did it! You came to the Climate Strike!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want more? Try the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/760429611038551\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chatham Climate Rally<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 5-6pm at the historic Pittsboro Courthouse<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><b>Saturday, September 21<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:ceo@duke-energy.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and tell her to cancel plans for new fracked gas power plants, gas storage facilities and pipelines<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Car-free day (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gotriangle.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take the bus!<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Walk! Ride your bike!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carrboro Climate Strike. Town Hall, 301 W. Main Street. 10:00am &#8211; Noon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Sunday, September 22<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/governor.nc.gov\/contact\/contact-governor-cooper\">Contact Governor Roy Cooper<\/a> and tell him to put a moratorium on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dogwoodalliance.org\/our-work\/our-forests-arent-fuel\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cutting NC forests for wood pellets<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to fuel Europe\u2019s power plants. <span class=\"\">A <\/span> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dogwoodalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Climate-Impacts-of-Industrial-Forest-Practices-in-NC-web.pdf\"><span class=\"\">new report<\/span><\/a><span class=\"\"> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dogwoodalliance.org\">Dogwood Alliance<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainable-economy.org\">Center for Sustainable Economy<\/a> puts a spotlight on North Carolina\u2019s forests, and shows just how big of a climate catastrophe logging is in the state. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plant a tree or ten. Get help from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/treesforthetriangle.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trees for the Triangle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.arborday.org\/content.aspx?page=memberships\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arbor Day Foundation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or your local nursery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/files\/2019\/08\/Image-8-25-19-at-5.37-PM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-422\" src=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/files\/2019\/08\/Image-8-25-19-at-5.37-PM-300x147.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/files\/2019\/08\/Image-8-25-19-at-5.37-PM-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/files\/2019\/08\/Image-8-25-19-at-5.37-PM-20x10.jpg 20w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/files\/2019\/08\/Image-8-25-19-at-5.37-PM.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pepperfestnc.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pittsboro Pepper Festival<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3-6pm<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>Local food, music, kid zone, plus a <a href=\"https:\/\/driveelectricweek.org\/event.php?eventid=2117\">Drive Electric Week meetup<\/a> where you can meet electric vehicle owners, see their cars, ask them questions, and find out about local EV dealers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Monday, September 23<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact your local government representatives and urge them to take action. <a href=\"http:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/working-with-local-government-on-climate-action\/\">Get ideas here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a zero-waste day. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/files\/2019\/08\/Image-8-25-19-at-5.37-PM-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-423 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/files\/2019\/08\/Image-8-25-19-at-5.37-PM-1-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/files\/2019\/08\/Image-8-25-19-at-5.37-PM-1-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/files\/2019\/08\/Image-8-25-19-at-5.37-PM-1-20x15.jpg 20w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/files\/2019\/08\/Image-8-25-19-at-5.37-PM-1.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2838386276275707\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tri-State Pipeline Strike<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As part of the Global Week of Climate action, join activists and landowners from NC, VA, and WV who are impacted by the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline, Atlantic Coast Pipeline and other climate-impacting threats.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roanoke, VA, 10am-2pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Tuesday, September 24\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact your US <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/general\/contact_information\/senators_cfm.cfm?State=NC\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.house.gov\/representatives\/find-your-representative\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Representatives<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Ask them to support the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/energy-and-environment\/2018\/12\/21\/18144138\/green-new-deal-alexandria-ocasio-cortez\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green New Deal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theclimatemobilization.org\/congress-climate-emergency-declaration\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">resolution declaring a climate emergency<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact your state representatives and tell them your concerns about SB559. Contact information and bill status can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/energyjusticenc.org\/stop-sb559-again\/\">here<\/a>. \u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schedule a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/solarize-nc.org\/tips-for-going-solar\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free solar assessment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/energysaver\/weatherize\/home-energy-audits\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">energy audit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for your home, or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goultralow.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">test-drive an EV<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Wednesday, September 25<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact banks and tell them to stop funding fossil fuels! <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmogblog.com\/2019\/03\/20\/jpmorgan-chase-tops-banks-financing-fossil-fuels-climate-change\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Worst US Banks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JPM<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">organ Chase, Wells Fargo, Citi, and Bank of America.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmogblog.com\/2019\/03\/20\/jpmorgan-chase-tops-banks-financing-fossil-fuels-climate-change\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">chart in this article<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to see if your bank funds climate chaos, if they do, fire them! Check out this\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/bank-divestment-sample-letter\/\">sample letter<\/a>. \u00a0Consider joining a local <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sierraclub.org\/international\/fossil-free-finance\/you\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">credit union<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> instead. Check out Green America\u2019s \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenamerica.org\/break-up-with-your-mega-bank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Break up with your Mega Bank\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> campaign. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Call on your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gofossilfree.org\/not-a-penny-more\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">college\/city<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenamerica.org\/socially-responsible-investing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">yourself<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to divest from fossil fuels and reinvest in just, equitable, sustainable and regenerative systems. Or offset your own carbon footprint by <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/trianglecarbonfund.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">donating to local climate justice projects<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Thursday, September 26\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Write a letter to the media and tell them to report on climate urgency, climate solutions, and climate obstacles. <a href=\"http:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/how-to-write-a-letter-to-the-editor\/\">Find out how.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eat vegan or vegetarian all day &#8212; eat as much sustainably grown, locally produced food as possible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read about how our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/08082019\/ipcc-agriculture-report-food-system-overhaul-climate-change-deforestation\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">food system<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> contributes to climate change and how <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/regenerationinternational.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">regenerative agriculture<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Check out\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vegansforpeace.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vegans for Peace<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Friday, September 27<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join us for a c<\/span>limate emergency intervention\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in Raleigh as the Governor receives the state\u2019s new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/deq.nc.gov\/energy-climate\/climate-change\/nc-climate-change-interagency-council\/climate-change-clean-energy-16\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clean Energy Plan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which has lots of good recommendations but does not adequately address the risks of the natural gas or wood pellet industries. <a href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/events\/climate-emergency-intervention?source=direct_link&amp;\">Click here for more details.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ncleg.gov\/RnR\/Representation\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact your state representatives<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and tell them to remove obstacles to implementation of the Governor\u2019s Clean Energy Plan. Even though it\u2019s not perfect, the plan has some good recommendations, but we\u2019ll need a cooperative legislature. (Check back soon for details.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last but not least, become a participating member of one or more of the organizations <a href=\"http:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/stay-involved-after-climate-week\/\">listed here<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Read their websites. Sign up for their email lists. Make a donation. Attend an event. Volunteer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Beyond<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/stay-involved-after-climate-week\/\">Stay Involved After Climate Week<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below, we give you suggestions for actions to take each day this week.\u00a0 Some will move large institutions and corporations<span class=\"text-cutoff\">&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":474,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-415","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/474"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=415"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/415\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/triangle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}