SAVE THE DATE: SFV Climate Reality Mtg.,Tuesday, October 14th, 7pm |
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SAN FERNANDO VALLEY CHAPTER MEETING |
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| Join our Chapter Meeting Tuesday, October 14th 7pm - 8:30pm Click Here To Register Everyone is welcome! Please spread the word. |
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Green Burials: Sustainable Alternatives to Traditional Funerals |
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Photo from Green Burial Council |
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"Green burial is a way of caring for the dead with minimal environmental impact that aids in the conservation of natural resources, reduction of carbon emissions, protection of worker health, and the restoration and/or preservation of habitat." -- Green Burial Council. Traditional funerals account for 4.3 million gallons of embalming fluid, 20 million board feet of hardwood, and 1.6 million tons of concrete being entombed into the earth in the United States each year. Cremation emits almost 700 million pounds of CO2 annually in the US alone. As Day of the Dead approaches, let's take a moment to contemplate our own mortality and how we want our bodies to return to the Earth. Join us Oct 14 with Olivia Bareham from Sacred Crossings Alternative Funeral Home and Chase Burdock from Earth Funeral. They will share the latest in Green Burials in California, from natural burials with biodegradable shrouds to human composting. Come learn what the options are so you can choose what's right for you, your family, and the planet! Tuesday, October 14th, 7:00pm Register here |
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SFV CHAPTER NEWS & EVENTS |
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Big News: Climate Changemakers is joining the Climate Reality Family! On Monday Sept 15th, it was announced that Climate Changemakers is merging with the Climate Reality Project. Their focus is Hours of Action: one-hour meetings (on Zoom or in person) where the attendees all take an action together, much like we've done with our Action Meetings this year. For more information about the merger click here. Going forward, there will be a joint nationwide Hour of Action every Monday at 5pm PT, and as momentum builds, there will be other days/times and more localized meetings as well. Sign up for virtual Hours of Action here to check one out! The addition of Climate Changemakers adds a great new tool to our advocacy toolkit; they're experts at organizing meaningful action in bite-sized pieces that folks can get done in a short time. We're excited to take advantage of the framework they're bringing to Climate Reality in pursuit of our shared goals! |
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Legislative Committee Meeting And Call To Action |
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Action Alert: Tell Gov. Newsom to Sign Our Bills! The California legislature has sent the bills they passed this year to Gov. Newsom's desk, and now he has until Oct 12 to sign or veto them. 12 of the bills our chapter endorsed have made it through, so let's get them signed! Please send a message ASAP and ask the governor to sign the climate legislation on his desk; follow the simple instructions on our website with the link and script. Thank you for your climate advocacy! |
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Please join us for an important legislative committee meeting, Tuesday, October 7th at 7:00 pm on Zoom. We need all hands on deck to address the bills we want to support for maximum benefit. Tuesday, Oct. 2nd, 7:00 pm on Zoom here |
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Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant Tour, October 20th Based on the most popular request from the In-Person Activity Survey, we have arranged a group tour of the Donald C. Water Reclamation Plant. Located in the Balboa park complex, it combines advanced wastewater treatment technology with a beautiful and tranquil landscaped Japanese garden. The plant provides recycled water to many users in the San Fernando Valley; the City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works is collaborating with other city departments to expand this program. |
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| The tour is scheduled for October 20th, at 11 am. Our group tour must be a minimum of 10 and can accommodate up to 25 people on a first come, first reserved basis. The tour will last approximately 1 hour. Guests must arrive by 10:30am to receive hard hats and safety instructions prior to the tour, which will start promptly at 11am. To join us for this informative visit, please email us here to RSVP. |
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November Book Club Our November book club will revisit Dr. Genevieve Guenther's book The Language of Climate Politics: Fossil-Fuel Propaganda And How To Fight It. Together we will create a list of questions to share with her when she joins us on zoom at our November Chapter Meeting. If you haven't had a chance to read her short but informative book, there is still time to do so before the book club and the chapter meeting. You don't have to finish the book to participate. If you are interested in joining, email Vice Chair Michele Ringer to reserve your spot. Monday, Nov 3rd, 5:30 pm on Zoom |
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Biodiversity Spotlight "Halting and reversing biodiversity loss and the stabilization of the climate system go hand in hand" - Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity |
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Spotlight: Little Brown Myotis (myotis Lucifugus ) Bat Range: Found in forests and mountain areas all over Western Canada, Western North America, including Alaska, California to Arizona and New Mexico. Habitat: They live in colonies of hundreds and even thousands of bats in forest tree roosts as well as man-made structures such as abandoned buildings, attics, and barns. Those that nest close to water feed on water-reliant insects, especially mosquitoes, mayflies, and other water bugs. Some nest in meadow areas and farm land eating flies, moths, and beetles. Bats can consume over 1000 bugs an hour. They are helpful to humans because they eat the bugs that can destroy crops, they pollinate important food sources, and their poop, or guano, is a potent fertilizer. Bats are the only mammal that can be completely airborne. They also have belly buttons! Threats: Loss of biodiversity is identified as the biggest threat to the 1,400 bat species. Another threat decimating whole bat colonies is the White Nosed Fungus that can cause dehydration and starvation.
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| Photo from Bat Conservation International |
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Adverse Human Impact: As humans move from cities into new, undeveloped spaces, we are reducing areas for bat colonies to roost and forage safely. Likewise, we are affecting their water sources where they find additional diet enhancements. Our use of insecticides and other poisonous chemicals is reducing their food supply. Humans often have an unfounded fear of bats which has led to eradication rather than coexistence with bat populations all over the world. Ironically, bats have a high tolerance to viruses which could lead to new vaccine discoveries. Researchers are also learning about an anticoagulant in bat saliva that could help stroke patients! |
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How You Can Help: If you have an appropriate spot in your yard, put up a bat box to create a safe habitat. You'll benefit from your bat neighbors when you have fewer mosquitoes next summer! |
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