We are excited to share this wonderful blog post by Climate Optimism, Building a Green Legacy: Elders Climate Action,
Thank you Climate Optimism for highlighting the work of Elders Climate Action!
Read the blog here: Building A Green Legacy: Elders Climate Action
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By Beth Baker May 9, 2017
In a conference room in the American University Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C., 100 older adults listened intently as Ellen Stofan, former chief scientist at NASA, summarized the latest research on global warming. Using vivid maps, she showed that if current trends continue, the average surface temperature on Earth would be 113 degrees Fahrenheit by 2099.
“We can’t grow crops at those temperatures,” she said. “The Earth will recover. It’s not clear the human species will. We’re at a crossroads.”
Her audience, members of Elders Climate Action, needed no convincing. The national grassroots group of 3,300 came to deepen their scientific understanding and to strategize how best to communicate the climate change message to their legislators and to the people back home. Speakers included Ralph Nader and Frank Sesno, former CNN White House correspondent, who advised attendees on how to effectively influence the political system. Read More
Margo Frank’s interview on station KZYX on the program Corporations and Democracy. Thank you to Mendocino County Public Radio Broadcasting for hosting Margo and talking about ECA. January 9, 2018.
ECA Member Meg Newhouse interviewed by Leslie Wittman from Stories with a Heart Videos. Meg reflects on Elders Climate Action Day in Washington, D.C. as well as participating in the climate march. She reminds us of the question “What did you do, once you knew?” Thank you to Stories with a Heart Videos for this wonderful production.
Our Partners at Yale Climate Connections produced this wonderful video highlighting the activities of Elders Climate Action! We are grateful for the support and actions of our partners striving for a better world for all of us.
In addition, link to a short Interview with Grady McGonagill on Climate Connections. Grady is a Member of the ECA Leadership Team and Massachusetts Chapter Founder & Leader.
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What are you doing to lessen the effects of climate change?
BY PAUL SEVERANCE
Elders Climate Action was formed a year and a half ago to bring the voices of elders to bear on what scientists agree is the greatest threat to life on Earth in human history: climate change. We came together sharing two convictions:
