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Easy ways to talk about the new Climate Bill

Posted on: August 16, 2022 Last updated on: August 16, 2022 Written by: hkoester Comments: 0
If talking to others about climate action is one of the most important things we can do, as Katherine Hayhoe suggests, then I really blew it yesterday.  I was hanging out on a friend’s deck last night, when one of…
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How the Line 5 Tunnel Can Impact You and the State of Michigan

Posted on: July 21, 2022 Last updated on: July 21, 2022 Written by: hkoester Comments: 1
A new unproven technology is being proposed for the State of Michigan’s most sensitive location, the Straits of Mackinac, with huge potential impacts: a boring tunnel machine that will bore a 20’- wide tunnel 60-100 feet below the lakebed for…
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Climate scientists Katharine Hayhoe and Jonathan Overpeck sitting together at a table

The Climate Crisis: Let’s talk and let’s act

Posted on: April 8, 2022 Last updated on: April 8, 2022 Written by: hkoester Comments: 2
A couple of presentations I’ve been to lately made the following points:72% of U.S. adults support regulating CO2 as a pollutant. Only 35% discuss global warming at least occasionally. And only 8% are “activated” and making an attempt to do…
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Join us for 24 Hours of Reality: #LetsGetReal

Posted on: October 25, 2021 Last updated on: October 25, 2021 Written by: hkoester Comments: 2
The time is now, and only now.
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The California oil spill: haunting similarities to Line 5 in Michigan

Posted on: October 10, 2021 Last updated on: October 10, 2021 Written by: hkoester Comments: 0
The October 2021 California oil spill off the Pacific Ocean shores of Los Angeles provides us with a haunting and realistic picture of what can happen at the Straits of Mackinac if Line 5 were to be struck by a…
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A Meeting with Senator Peters’ Staff

Posted on: May 25, 2021 Last updated on: May 25, 2021 Written by: hkoester Comments: 0
“What can the Senator do to reassure my generation that we’ll have a liveable planet in the future?”
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How and why to buy carbon offsets

Posted on: March 12, 2021 Last updated on: March 12, 2021 Written by: hkoester Comments: 2

You know your carbon footprint is too big, and you’re working hard to reduce it. Carbon offsets can have a role in your overall “carbon strategy.” Here’s a quick guide that you can use individually, as well as for your company, school, or any organization.

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A quick action to fight climate denial

Posted on: December 21, 2020 Last updated on: December 21, 2020 Written by: hkoester Comments: 0
The Ann Arbor News / MLive posted a blatantly misleading editorial on “climate alarmism” — write them a letter to tell them how you feel.
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Washtenaw Climate Reality endorses Ann Arbor Proposal C

Posted on: October 28, 2020 Last updated on: October 28, 2020 Written by: hkoester Comments: 0
Thanks for being a Climate Voter!
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Join us for 24 Hours of Reality: October 10-11

Posted on: September 30, 2020 Last updated on: September 30, 2020 Written by: hkoester Comments: 2
It’s time to be part of a planet-wide dialogue on the climate crisis and its solutions. Our chapter has signed up to host several virtual presentations during #24HoursOfReality: Countdown to the Future! Presentations by our chapter’s Climate Reality Leaders include:…
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Easy ways to talk about the new Climate Bill

If talking to others about climate action is one of the most important things we can do, as Katherine Hayhoe suggests, then I really blew it yesterday.  I was hanging out on a friend’s deck last night, when one of…
Continue reading “Easy ways to talk about the new Climate Bill”…

How the Line 5 Tunnel Can Impact You and the State of Michigan

A new unproven technology is being proposed for the State of Michigan’s most sensitive location, the Straits of Mackinac, with huge potential impacts: a boring tunnel machine that will bore a 20’- wide tunnel 60-100 feet below the lakebed for…
Continue reading “How the Line 5 Tunnel Can Impact You and the State of Michigan”…

The Climate Crisis: Let’s talk and let’s act

A couple of presentations I’ve been to lately made the following points:72% of U.S. adults support regulating CO2 as a pollutant. Only 35% discuss global warming at least occasionally. And only 8% are “activated” and making an attempt to do…
Continue reading “The Climate Crisis: Let’s talk and let’s act”…

Join us for 24 Hours of Reality: #LetsGetReal

The time is now, and only now.
Continue reading “Join us for 24 Hours of Reality: #LetsGetReal”…

The California oil spill: haunting similarities to Line 5 in Michigan

The October 2021 California oil spill off the Pacific Ocean shores of Los Angeles provides us with a haunting and realistic picture of what can happen at the Straits of Mackinac if Line 5 were to be struck by a…
Continue reading “The California oil spill: haunting similarities to Line 5 in Michigan”…

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