Grassroots Climate Warriors in Birmingham and Jackson

a community voice ACORN Climate Change Wade's World

            Catania           If there is one thing about the climate fight that has become certain, it is that business and governmental leaders are not going to move quickly, unless they feel the heat coming up from the grassroots.  Talking recently on Wade’s World to climate warriors in Birmingham, Alabama, and Jackson, Mississippi, it is clear …

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Using Geothermal to Create Heat from Water in Abandoned Coal Mines

Climate Change Environment

            Heerlen           Gaining context for organizing in Heerlen Nord, we of course walked through kilometers of the neighborhood with more to come, but I also heard and watched a presentation on the history of the Limburg region and Heerlen as a central part of the Parkstad area.  The timer clicked through various occupation periods from …

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Not Ready for Global Warming

Climate Change

            Heerlen     Waking up in southeastern Netherlands, the temperature was 55 degrees Fahrenheit, almost 30 degrees cooler than the predawn when I had walked my dog in New Orleans before flying over for meetings in Heerlen.  My computer keeps New Orleans readings, so there were red splotches flashing over 100 when I got off the …

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