Climate Change Exchange of Ideas

The Climate Change Exchange of Ideas takes place on Thursday, July 21 at 7:00 pm at the First Parish UU Church, 630 Mass Ave. All are welcome to this free public event. Sustainable Arlington co-chair Gail McCormick sees this evening’s event as an essential opportunity for the Town leadership and residents to begin a new dialogue. Town Meeting adopted a plan in 2007 to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases as a community, but there are more and more reasons to revisit the Arlington Sustainability Action Plan. According to McCormick, the public “may not be aware that climate change has already begun to affect Arlington. Heavier rains leading to increased flooding, especially in East Arlington, and the earliest recorded occurrence of toxic blue-green algae in Spy Pond are two possible examples.” Sustainable Arlington invites the community to this open meeting to hear more about how the effects of climate change will impact the New England region and Arlington specifically. Refreshments will be served.

This Event is part of Arlington Climate Change Week July 16-24

Vision 2020, Sustainable Arlington, and A Better Future Project invite the public to a series of climate events during the week of July 16 to July 24. A full list of activities can be seen at www.SustainableArlington.org.