[ March 13, 2012; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Tuesday, March 13, 2012

6:30pm – 8:00pm

Monona Public Library, 1000 Nichols Road, Monona, WI; 663-2459

Host: The Natural Step Monona. Films: “Carbon Nation” with two shorts “For the Price of a Cup of Coffee” and “Extreme Heat”.

“Carbon Nation” (86 min.) is a business film, a national defense film, an energy-reduction film. The heroes in the film are [...]

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By Lance Green

We all have good reasons to be good stewards of our water resources. The Year of Water (2012) provides opportunities to learn about, improve, and conserve our precious water. Find facts, events, and tips for helping you, and your friends and neighbors, to take steps to improve the way we use and manage water.

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[ December 13, 2011; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] “How to Boil a Frog” is an eco-comedy that mixes rapid-fire humor and hard-hitting facts to show the consequences of “overshoot” — too many people using up too little planet — and what it means for our future. With an ‘Everyman’ approach, smart writing, world-class experts, and humor, “How to Boil a Frog” shows the [...]

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By Justin Bloesch

This column was printed in the Herald-Independent just as the funds awarded to Wisconsin to build high-speed rail were pulled. Our new Governor-elect elected to turn down a more sustainable transit option.

Continue reading High-Speed Rail: the long view...

Watch this :59 video from 350.org for a little bit of “why.”

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10/10/10: World’s Largest Day of Practical Action to Fight Climate Change

Join The Natural Step Monona and Project Home for our letter-writing campaign: Pressing Our Leaders for Action, Now. “The job of a citizen is to keep his mouth open,” said Günter Grass. So come be a good citizen; our democracy needs you!

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By Heather Gates

Rebutting recent comments made in the Herald-Independent about climate change provides an opportunity to share news about our 350.org Global Work Party — an upcoming event in which everyone can take positive actions.

Continue reading Climate change isn’t an engineering problem, it requires immediate action...

[ October 10, 2010; 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. ] Want to express your concerns about climate change to our leaders? Come to the library on 10/10/10 and we’ll help you with whatever obstacle is in your way – whether you need help putting ideas into words, a list of bullet points about climate change, a computer to type on, or someone to type for you – and you can be part of making letter-writing a fun, community activity.

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[ November 30, 2010; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Green Travel: Lynne Diebel and Pat Dillon, authors of Green Travel Guide to Southern Wisconsin, share small footprint fun with green lodgings, local fare, silent sports, low impact events, and more. Joel Knutson, who works to protect a sea turtle habitat in San Jose del Cabo, shares his insights on
sustainable travel as adventure: Getting your hands dirty in foreign sands.

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Three Steps to Establish a Politics of Global Warming
By Bill McKibben (Cross Posted from TomDispatch.com)

Try to fit these facts together:

- According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the planet has just come through the warmest decade, the warmest 12 months, the warmest six months, and the warmest April, May, and June on record.

- A “staggering” new study from Canadian researchers has shown that warmer seawater has reduced phytoplankton, the base of the marine food chain, by 40% since 1950.

- Nine nations have so far set their all-time temperature records in 2010, including Russia (111 degrees), Niger (118), Sudan (121), Saudi Arabia and Iraq (126 apiece), and Pakistan, which also set the new all-time Asia record in May: a hair under 130 degrees. I can turn my oven to 130 degrees.

- And then, in late July, the U.S. Senate decided to do exactly nothing about climate change. They didn’t do less than they could have — they did nothing, preserving a perfect two-decade bipartisan record of no action. Senate majority leader Harry Reid decided not even to schedule a vote on legislation that would have capped carbon emissions.

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