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Thursday, December 4
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Climate Happy Hour: Citizens' Climate Lobby
Join fellow climate
advocates for some fun, food, and refreshments! Conor O'Neills, 318 S. Main St. Free (pay for own food/drinks). RSVP requested but not
required.
annarbor@citizensclimatelobby.org
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Tuesday December 9
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Implementing the A2ZERO Carbon Neutrality Plan: Ann Arbor Public Schools Capital
Improvement - Part 2
Ann Arbor Public
Schools and STANTEC will do a deep dive into the systems that AAPS is implementing in their new schools to achieve their carbon neutrality goals.This session will explore how AAPS and its project
partners work collaboratively to select infrastructure that supports the district’s goals of healthy environments, energy
efficiency, and
improved operational carbon. Speakers:
Jason Bing, Director
of Capital Programs, Ann Arbor Public Schools. Lindsay Woods, Senior Project Manager, Stantec Architecture. Casimir (Caz) Zalewski, Senior Principal | BC Practice Leader, Stantec Architecture. Troy
Foster, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Strategic Energy Solutions. Virtual. Free. Click here for
registration.
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Tuesday, December 9
7:00 p.m.
The Increasing Costs of Natural Disasters Fueled by Climate Change: Who
Pays?
We often hear about
the costs of going green, but rarely do we examine the costs of not going green. At our next meeting, Washtenaw Climate Reality will host Sharon Gourdji, an environmental scientist
with special expertise in climate change and natural disaster modeling, to get into the weeds of the economic costs of climate change. Zoom. Free.
Click here for Zoom
link. Passcode: 811619. dgurk@hotmail.com
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Wednesday, December 10
7:00 p.m.
Cinema and Sustainability Series: Catching the Sun
Following an
unemployed American worker, a Tea Party activist, and a Chinese solar entrepreneur as they race to lead the clean-energy future. This documentary explores the worldwide economics of the burgeoning
solar energy industry and its impact on hopeful job seekers in the United States. State Theater. 233 S. State St. Free. Please reserve tickets in advance. Click here for more information and to
reserve tickets.
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Thursday, December 11
12:00 p.m.
The Reactor Around the Corner: Understanding Advanced Nuclear Energy
Futures
Announcing The Reactor Around the Corner: Understanding Advanced Nuclear Energy Futures, the fourth report from University of Michigan Science,
Technology, and Public Policy Program's Technology Assessment Project (TAP), in partnership with the University of Michigan's Fastest Path to Zero Initiative. The report anticipates the social,
environmental, and equity implications of widespread adoption of advanced nuclear energy technologies, especially small modular reactors (SMRs), using our innovative analogical case study
approach.
Join us for a live
conversation with the authors—Nora Lewis, Txai Sibley, Nicholas Stubblefield, Michael Redmond, Molly Kleinman, Shobita Parthasarathy, and Denia Djokić—to discuss research findings, as well as policy
recommendations for the governance of SMRs and the uranium supply chain.Virtual. Free. Click here to
register.
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MONTHLY CLIMATE ACTION
MEETINGS
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Citizens' Climate Lobby -- Ann Arbor
Citizens’ Climate Lobby is a national, non-partisan, grassroots advocacy organization focused on national
policies to address climate change. Second Saturday of every month. National CCL call at 1:00 p.m., followed by monthly chapter meeting at 2:00. Free. Downtown Ann Arbor District Library, 343 S. 5th Ave., also
click here for Zoom. Passcode: 123 annarbor@citizensclimatelobby.org
(734)
657-3150
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Washtenaw Climate Reality
Take action. Inspire
Action. Washtenaw Climate Reality works for effective climate action in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, and
worldwide. Second
Tuesday of every month. 7:00 p.m. Free. Click here for Zoom
meeting.Meeting
ID: 823 3352 3056. Passcode: 088990 dgurk@hotmail.com
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The Ann Arbor: Climate Action City,
USA calendar of climate action events is brought to you by the same people who
present the A2 Climate Teach-in.
The Ann Arbor: Climate Action City, USA website, which includes a list of local climate action organizations; action steps individuals can take; and past
issues of the newsletter can be found here.
For information or to submit calendar events:
info@climateactioncityusa.com
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