Posts from November 2019

The inaugural Climate Forum, “Invest Green/Offset Carbon”, will be this Sunday, December 1, in Sanctuary C after the (only) service – or approximately 11:30AM.  Join us to discuss various ways we can “invest green” to reduce our carbon footprints, including a discussion about carbon offsets.  The…

Climate Tip of the Week – Beware of Vampires!   Vampire energy is a term that “refers to items plugged into an outlet that draw power even when they aren’t being used.” An average home can rack up “roughly a whole month’s worth of vampire power annually.” What can you do? Shutting down your computer, rather than leaving it in idle mode can cut its energy use by 65%!…

Reminder!  All UUCC members and friends who are concerned about Climate Change are invited to join us: November 17 at 12:30PM:  Climate “Annual Meeting” December 1 at 11:30AM:  Invest Green/Offset Carbon Forum Additional details at our UUCC Climate website.

Drawdown Workshop on Climate results:  Thank you to the over 60 members and friends attended our Drawdown Workshop last week about its comprehensive plan to reverse global warming! It was quite insightful.   If you missed it, here is a list of the 100 solutions.  There is now an online “on-demand” version:  https://landing.pachamama.org/climate-change-solutions-course If…

All UUCC members and friends are invited to join us for our first Climate “Annual Meeting” this Sunday November 17 at 12:30PM.  After a brief review of 2019, we will have 3 minute presentations on the following topics, after which you can decide which one(s) you would like to participate with in 2020:  Transportation, Plastics, Regenerative Landscaping, Food Waste, Green…