East Enders Attend People's Climate March in New York City

Photo credit: Renewable Energy Long Island

Several East Enders attended the People’s Climate March in New York City on Sunday, Sept. 21.

The march was a way to highlight the negative impact of climate change and call out for action from leaders. Over 400,000 people participated in the march.

Don Lenzer of Amagansett, Anna Leidreiter (Global 100 Renewable Energy initiative), and Gordian Raacke of East Hampton attended the march holding posters that read “Small Town – Big Change” and “East Hampton, N.Y. 100% Renewable by 2020”.

The posters were to highlight the recent adoption by the East Hampton Town Board setting a goal of meeting 100% of community wide electricity needs from renewable energy sources by 2020, according to Gordian Raacke, Executive Director of Renewable Energy Long Island.

Check out more photos from the march courtesy of Renewable Energy Long Island here.

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