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Climate Action Coalition of South Florida Speakers Bureau

Amy Glenn Wright — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 04:33:03 +0000

If you are interested in providing Education and Outreach to Home Owners Associations and Civic Groups in Palm Beach County about Climate Change, its impacts and Climate Action in Palm Beach County, the Climate Action Coalition of South Florida will be training speakers for its Speaker’s Bureau on Friday, January 8, 2016: 2:45 PM-4:15 PM

at COMPASS, 201 N. Dixie Hwy, Lake Worth, FL.

Please Contact Mary Jane Range at mjrange@comcast.net for further information.

What is Monroe County Doing about Sea Level Rise?

Amy Glenn Wright — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 11:06:10 +0000

On Wednesday, September 24th at 3pm, at the City of Delray Beach Environmental Services Administration Building, 434 South Swinton Ave., Delray Beach’s Rising Waters Task Force will be conducting an educational meeting to focus on Monroe County’s Sea Level Rise Modeling Efforts. The community is invited to attend.

Guest speakers will include Erin L. Deady, land use consultant and attorney, and Rhonda Haag: the sustainability program manager for Monroe County in the Florida Keys.

Here is a link to more information on the event.

Email risingwaterstaskforce@gmail.com if you are interested in participating on the Task Force.

How is Sea Level Rise Affecting Delray Beach?…Find Out on October 8th

Amy Glenn Wright — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 10:47:14 +0000

On Wednesday, October 8th from 10:00 to 11:00 am at the intersection of Marina Way and SE 1st Street there will be an educational meeting about King Tides, and the affects of Sea Level Rise in Delray Beach.On October 8th the High Tide will be among the highest for the year, and its effects can be see in the Delray Beach Marina Historic District.

The Delray Beach Rising Waters Task Force will be displaying the traveling UUFBR Sea Level Awareness Program (SLAP) Pole and distributing information about the Palm Beach County survey of residents’ perception of sea level rise as it provides an educational program about the affects of Sea Level Rise on Delray Beach, and what is being done to address them.

The Delray Beach Rising Waters Task Force was created this year to assist Delray Beach in planning efforts to address Sea Level Rise. For more information, visit the Delray Beach Rising Waters Task Force on Facebook.

An Event to Inform Delray Beach Residents about Sea Level Rise

The Traveling UUFBR SLAP Pole will be at The Second Annual Sea Level Rise Symposium

Amy Glenn Wright — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 01:28:13 +0000

Meet and hear the experts and officials on:

 The impacts of Sea Level Rise and other adverse effects of a changing climate

 The solutions that can lessen the consequences to our water, homes, environment, livelihoods and Florida’s future

 The current public policy and legislation from local to federal government. Is it sufficient to address Sea Level Rise and other climate related problems? Some of the guest speakers are:

 Kristin Jacobs, Broward County Commissioner and Keynote Speaker

 Bryan Myers, U.S. EPA, Energy & Climate Change Coordinator, Region 4

 Priscilla Taylor, Mayor of the Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners

 Jeri Muoio, Ph.D., Mayor, City of West Palm Beach

 Jim Murley, Executive Director, South Florida Regional Planning Council

Go to www.artmarshall.org and then click on events/SLR symposium to register on line and see the full roster of speakers

Fee: $30 for League of Women Voters’ members; $50 for non-members Includes, breakfast, lunch and snacks!

Climate Action Coalition of Palm Beach County

Amy Glenn Wright — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:38:41 +0000

The next meeting of the Climate Action Coalition of South Florida, a coalition formed during and after our March 2, 2013 Partnering Workshop, will be held at the Lantana Library at 4020 Lantana Rd., Lake Worth, FL 33462 on Wednesday, July 16, 2014, 5:30pm-7:30pm. All members of UUFBR who are active in our Climate Change Working Group, and those interested in becoming active, are invited.

The Climate Action Coalition of South Florida is a loose coalition of organizations, working to support the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Action Plan and the President’s Climate Action Plan.

Organizations represented at the June meeting included: Audubon Everglades, League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County, Loxahatchee Sierra Club, STAR (Save the Agricultural Reserve), Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, The Diversity Committee of the Democrats of PBC, The Climate Change Working Group of UUFBR, and Organizing for Action of Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast, and The MoveOn Council of South Palm Beach and Morth Broward Counties.

The minutes from our last meeting and the agenda for this next meeting will be coming soon. You are welcome to attend, and to invite other organizations who may be interested in hearing about our coalition. Please mark your calendars!

We are currently processing signed petitions in support of the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Action Plan and the President’s Climate Action Plan, which will be distributed to elected officials who represent those who signed petitions. The Coalition is working to convince municipalities to sign the Mayor’s Pledge in support of the Southeast Florida Regional Action Plan, and to determine what Palm Beach County’s priorities are in implementing the plan’s recommendations.