Linda Gerber
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Linda's actions
Community
Connect with a Nonprofit
I will connect with a local nonprofit, environmental or otherwise, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.
Community
Share My Actions
I will make my environmental actions visible with a lawn sign or bumper sticker, or by posting to my social media networks.
Community
Express My Support
I will find out who in my state makes decisions that impact the environment and express my support for more environmental actions.
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Linda Gerber 8/10/2017 7:09 AMI'm preparing for my Community EcoChallenge by reviewing Derek Nelson's "re-act" posting. re:act is a weekly list of a few concrete things you can do to take action to resist the federal government's plans and actions to dismantle environmental and human rights protections. http://mailchi.mp/reactletter/north-korea-mueller-immigration?e=60cb61d510
Here is an example from a recent list:
"Scientists Fear Trump Will Dismiss Blunt Climate Report
What’s happening: (New York Times)
“The average temperature in the United States has risen rapidly and drastically since 1980, and recent decades have been the warmest of the past 1,500 years, according to a sweeping federal climate change report awaiting approval by the Trump administration. The draft report by scientists from 13 federal agencies concludes that Americans are feeling the effects of climate change right now. It directly contradicts claims by President Trump and members of his cabinet who say that the human contribution to climate change is uncertain, and that the ability to predict the effects is limited.”
What you can do: (8 minutes)
✓ Find a local group and get involved. All the following have local chapters:
- 350.org: 350+ groups around the world.
- Sierra Club: Chapters in every state.
- League of Conservation Voters: 29 state affiliates.
✓ Read and share the report in question: “