Update on the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge
Last month, the Green Sanctuary Committee urged UUSA members to engage our political leaders in the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge. We set up a toolkit to help you either … read more.
Ask Our Reps to Sign No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge
Over 200 political leaders and candidates for office in Massachusetts have signed the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge, including Senators Warren and Markey, US Reps. Jim McGovern and Joe Kennedy, and Pioneer … read more.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 9:30 TO NOON at various locations. (Sign up by September 19)
The UUSA has participated in the Source to Sea Clean Up for many years – and it is making a difference. The Source to Sea Clean Up, sponsored by the Connecticut River … read more.
Make Your Voice Be Heard on Climate Change
As we observe the impacts of the current COVID-19 pandemic, it is clear that our government at every level is unprepared for current threats to our well-being. I believe that climate change is another such threat on the … read more.
Gordon Wyse is on the Green Sanctuary Committee and presented this homily at The UUSA Earth Day service (April 19, 2020). It comes from an essay co-written by Margaret Bullitt-Jonas and Leah D. Schade, co-editors of the book Rooted and Rising: Voices of Courage … read more.
As we observe the impacts of the current covid-19 pandemic, it is clear that our government at every level is unprepared for current threats to our well-being. Climate change is another such threat on the near horizon. Climate change is expected to contribute to more … read more.
Green Sanctuary March Action Table President Trump has already dismantled important environmental protections. Now he wants to do something even worse: to weaken the National Environmental Protection Act. Public comments are invited now, ending on March 10. You can submit your comments at … read more.
Voters concerned about climate change have a wide variety of
policy proposals from candidates for President in 2020. There are more in-depth
proposals than have existed in any previous presidential election. All
Democratic candidates would rejoin the Paris Agreement, plan to remove fossil
fuel subsidies and are targeting carbon … read more.
Exciting news from the Green Sanctuary Committee
about the Town of Amherst and its work to reduce energy use
As you know, we have a climate crisis to solve. Our planet needs to stop using fossil fuels by 2050, if not earlier, in order to limit global … read more.
The Common Share Food Co–op is coming to town! The Co-op now has 645 members and needs 1000 total
to secure funding and move ahead with plans for a store in Amherst.
The store will feature local, organic, sustainably grown produce, meat and dairy products, as well … read more.
