During 2017 we marched, and in 2018 we focused on electing democrats and women into office.
We marched for environmental justice, for science based environmental regulations and policies that protect clean air and clean water, and for action on climate change.
Please vote NO to Greg Ford’s agenda item. Open space in Wake County is not surplus and it must not be sold to the highest bidder. Please take this action, as a first step to improve the resiliency of Wake County residents to Climate Change.
A new report on resiliency and vulnerabilities by Triangle Council of Governments outlines the threats due to climate change fueled increases in flooding, extreme heat, and impacts of wildfire.
Vote to preserve this open space and expand access to greenways and parks in South Wake. Students are best able to learn when they are able get out and ride bikes and play outdoors in nature. North Carolina Environmental Educator Certification Program has helped develop over 200 Environmental Education Centers in NC, a search found 2 of them are within Fuquay Varina, and I am sure they would be willing to help create another one at South Wake Park.
All residents of Wake County need you to focus your attention on addressing Climate Change, so that the most vulnerable members of our community do not continue to suffer the worst impacts.
Wake county communities must become more resilient in the face of higher temperatures, heavier rain events, and increased flooding. I know the painful havoc water damage can have on a family’s life, after we suffered a polybutylene pipe leak in our kitchen this summer. The damage fueled by climate change will continue to increase the unpredictable and unbearable cost burdens on families in Wake County due to climate related damages, unless we act now.
Wake County Commissioners need to work together to lead our community in efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, invest in clean energy, and reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. Wake County Commissioners need to create and implement integrated plans for addressing climate change that includes transportation, land use, clean energy, access to clean-tech jobs, and provide for innovative STEM education in our schools.
If we don’t act on climate change, the only jobs that we will create will be in disaster recovery.
P.S. Here are a few of the events my friends and neighbors participated in:
Jan 2017 — Women’s March on Washington
Feb 2017 — March for Justice at HKonJ (Moral March on Raleigh)
April 2017 — People’s Climate March in Washington
Jan 2018 — Women’s March on Raleigh
Feb 2018 — March for Justice at HKonJ (Moral March on Raleigh)
April 2018 — No ACP Kayak on Tar River from Quiet Waters Rd. to Rt. 581
Tomorrow — Jan. 7th 2019 — Wake County Board of Commissioners Meeting!
Hope to see you there!
