Thanks, Sandy. Business-as-usual is bringing us to the precipice. Now is the time to speak and act.
Regi One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. Wm. Shakespeare > On May 6, 2018, at 7:57 PM, Sandy Wold <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am sharing my thoughts in communities I am a part of because > 1. Our planet is in crisis and quickly approaching 2020; and we are at 1.5 > degrees Celsius. We can't go to 2.0 Celsius, or the planet will be unlivable > by 2050. We need to mitigate both CO2 and CH4! Eating less meat and more > veggies = cooler planet. Divest from natural gas. Eat less rice. ...go > solar! > 2. Greenhouse gas mitigation has everything to do with bird conservation > 3. Many of the birders are tax paying parents who want their children to > enjoy the birds we all love! > 4. Marshland birds are threatened because of rising tides. Seabirds are > further threatened because fish they need to feed their young are going > deeper or farther north to seek cooler waters. > 5. Endemic birds in the Caribbean are threatened by decreasing habitat due > to people, and bigger hurricanes make this problem worse than it already is. > > Please, everyone who cares about the planet, don't get annoyed that I am > "off topic." Instead, step into your power and write a letter to the school > board to support my letter and to city council to not sell off the Green > Street parking garage to another luxury apartment developer ASAP....these > issues are all connected!!! We need green affordable housing to address the > poverty and reduce Carbon emissions. > > > --- > CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION YOU CAN TAKE: Divesting from animal agriculture by > switching to a plant-based diet can help our planet transform. A vegan diet > is heart-healthy, non-violent, anti-colonial, and sustainable! Pledge the > Ithaca 10 or 30-day (Plant-based) Vegan Challenge! > www.facebook.com/groups/IthacaVeganChallenge/ > Instagram #VeganPlanet2020 > --- > Sandy Wold, sustainability educator/artist > B.S. Chemistry/Biochemistry, University of Florida > M.S. Science Education, UC Santa Cruz/SUNY Cortland > https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandy-wold-877114a7/ > https://sandy-wold.squarespace.com/ > >> On Sun, May 6, 2018 at 7:31 PM, Alyce Anderson <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> Why is this on the ebird list? It has nothing to do with birds. This is the >> most inappropriate item to appear on our list in all of my years of being on >> the list. Shame on you for using it. >> >> Alyce Anderson >> > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
