Could you go one day without using plastic? The theme of this year’s World Environment Day was “Beat Plastic Pollution,” and in recognition of the day, the C3 team challenged themselves to go plastic-free for one day.
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Our first foray into the community after launching the Charlottesville Climate Collaborative in fall 2017 was the Tom Tom Founders Festival in spring 2018! At the festival, Grey McLean, Charlottesville Climate Collaborative founder, participated in a panel moderated by Delegate David Toscano entitled, “A Vision for Charlottesville Climate Leadership.”
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C3's Research Assistant, Caroline Denney, put together this handy guide to this year's Tom Tom Festival. We hope this helps you select all the best environmental programming this event has to offer! Please check out https://tomtomfest.com/schedule/ for more details, information, and how to sign up.
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With Spring Break this week at UVA, I've been thinking about the carbon footprint of my air travel. I’ll be flying from Charlottesville to Los Angeles and I have heard that flying produces a lot of emissions. How much will my cross-country trip impact the environment? And what can I do about it?
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When it comes to climate action, most of us immediately think of The Government. We think, “The government needs to fix that climate thing. It’s up to them. Why aren’t they doing more?” Guess what? It’s not just up to them. Here in Charlottesville, the vast majority of the solutions are, in fact, up to us – you, me, our businesses, our institutions. The cavalry isn’t coming. We have to act.
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Whether you have never before thought about how to reduce your climate impact or you are a vegetarian who lives in a solar-powered yurt and bikes to work, we want to high-five you and then encourage and inspire you to take the next step to reduce climate pollution.
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