As we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, we do so during an unprecedented pandemic that has shown a light on the lessons and liabilities of the other existential crisis we are facing- Climate Change. As Michael Mann, Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Pennsylvania State University, said in a recent article, “Watching the COVID-19 outbreak unfold is like […]
» Read moreThis event has been cancelled due to an emergency that prevents Dr. Mann’s appearance. It will be rescheduled. May 28, 2019 at 7 PM DR. MICHAEL MANN – A Return To The Madhouse: Climate Change Denial in the Age of Trump For this very special event, our speaker is Dr. Michael Mann, a lead contributor to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate […]
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Join PennEnvironment, PennFuture, State Representatives Samuelson and Freeman, Vera Cole from the Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Association, and local community leaders for a Climate on Tap happy hour! We’ll learn more about climate change in the Lehigh Valley, discuss ways we can take action, and meet friends and allies in this fight. RSVP today. WHEN: Thursday, May 30th, 6:00-8:00pm WHERE: Roosevelt’s […]
» Read moreLate last year, the mainstream media picked up on something that had already been causing sleepless nights for many in the North American recycling industry: China’s ban on certain types of scrap materials it imports. This wasn’t something totally new; China had already launched intensive inspections of incoming loads of scrap materials as part of its Green Fence crackdown in […]
» Read moreFrom Carol Thompson of the Morning Call: The proportion of Americans who believe climate change is real and human-caused is higher than it has been in a decade, according to an annual survey conducted in part by a Muhlenberg College political scientist. Seventy-three percent of Americans surveyed in the Spring 2018 National Survey on Energy and the Environment believe there is solid […]
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Join MAREA to learn about the effects of climate change on chickadees in our region. MAREA presents Dr. Bob Curry of The Curry Lab, Villanova University, speaking about “Changes in the geographic ranges and hybridization of chickadees, as a result of climate change.” According to the Department of Environmental Protection’s report Pennsylvania Climate Impacts Assessment Update, human activity has already […]
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President Trump‘s withdrawal from the Paris climate accord has created an ideological divide among states. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf — up for re-election in 2018 in a state that voted Republican last November — is trying to appeal to both sides by “treading softly”. While he condemned Trump’s withdrawal, claiming it would give China a greater edge in energy jobs, he has […]
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Citizens’ Climate Lobby is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, grassroots advocacy organization working to create the political will for a livable world. This chapter is one of more than 400 chapters in the U.S. and globally! Our Lehigh Valley chapter is very active. Volunteer opportunities include: steering, outreach, media, endorsements, and lobbying. We are a member of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber […]
» Read moreGreen Drinks is returning to the Lehigh Valley, June 21 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at the Allentown Brew Works! This monthly informal mixer provides an opportunity to meet other concerned and committed eco-warriors and share drinks and conversation and news of what’s up in their part of the planet. Special local and organic drink offerings, brief program and lots of […]
» Read moreA greenhouse gas traps heat from the sun’s radiation when it is present in the atmosphere. Global climate change is caused by an increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the air, which amplifies the insulating effect of the gases (commonly known as the ‘Greenhouse Effect’). The most abundant greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N20), and fluorinated gases. The […]
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