Climate stuff around town

 

My sustainability journal this week looks a little different:

*I got to eat tacos this week with 2022 Senate candidate for Utah Becky Edwards! As, basically, a single-issue voter these days, I went to a cottage meeting to see what her thoughts are about climate change. She won me over with a story about how she got the first red-state resolution on climate change passed in the Utah legislature, by meeting with dozens of senators opposed to the bill and working with them and with the bill until they could agree.

She strikes me as a practical, sensible, kind collaborator, and I would be proud to have her represent me. We need more sharp, energetic, experienced mom/grandmas sticking up for women and families in Congress! I'd vote for her in next year's primary even if she wasn't running against Mike Lee! 😂 

Becky's website: https://beckyforutah.com/

*I took my family along to a screening of this film: 2040, a documentary exploring what the planet could look like in 20 years for our kids if we make positive changes now. It was uplifting, educational and sweet, starring lots of cute kids. It kept my teenagers' interest, as far as I can tell, haha. ("It was pretty good. You already told us most of that stuff, Mom.") 

The movie has four more screenings at BYU this weekend (I got a pic of the BYU Sustainability Office's "green" publicity table)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2040-showing-tickets-167525414023

... and I think you can find it streaming online.  Check it out: https://youtu.be/p-rTQ443akE

*I toured Provo Power's new community solar installation. Pretty soon, interested residents will be able to purchase blocks of clean energy, and it might even lower your bill. It's available to renters and transfers with you if you move to one of the included

communities (unlike rooftop solar). Cool, right? The program will be available in several cities:

https://www.renewchoice.com/shared_solar/

*.....aaaand I signed up to speak at the Sept. 24 Fridays For Future protest in Salt Lake City😮 Hope to see some familiar faces there. Stay tuned for details, or check it out here: http://www.fridaysforfutureut.org/join-us.html