PPC Guest Elissa Silverman
PPC Guest Elissa Silverman By Jean Stewart, Secretary, Public Policy & Political Action At our March 6, 2023 meeting, Pat Bitondo introduced former Council Member Elissa Silverman, who had served … Read more
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Earth and Environment
Earth Day: April 22—One Way to Celebrate: Consider Getting Off Gas
Earth Day: April 22—One Way to Celebrate: Consider Getting Off Gas By Jean Stewart, Chair, Earth & Environment Task Force The Earth & Environment Task Force article in this Newsletter … Read more
The Coming Climate Migration Crisis
The Coming Climate Migration Crisis By Jean Stewart, Chair, Earth & Environment Task Force Growing interest in measures to mitigate damage and protect lives from more frequent and powerful weather … Read more
Getting Out the Environmental Vote
Getting Out the Environmental Vote By Jean Stewart, Chair, Earth & Environment Task Force As we mobilize to counter voter suppression and motivate Americans to vote, there is another avenue … Read more
Earth Day 2022: Invest in Our Planet
Earth Day 2022: Invest in Our Planet By Jean Stewart, Chair, Earth & Environment Task Force On April 22, 1970, 22 million Americans celebrated the first Earth Day, standing for … Read more
The True Face of Glenn Youngkin
Now that he is safely elected and about to take office as Governor of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin is showing what his real policies are going to be. As he infamously … Read more
Democracy, Voting Rights & the Environment
Across our nation, states like Georgia, Texas, and North Carolina are limiting access to the vote by those likely to vote Democratic: Black and Brown voters, college students, and indigenous … Read more
Food Security and the Environment
Food insecurity currently affects over 690 million people worldwide. While environmental issues are only one cause, they are an important one. Climate change will exacerbate existing problems with our food … Read more
Food Insecurity in the United States—a National Security Problem, a Public Health Crisis, and a Major Obstacle to the 2030 Agenda
Even though the United States of America played a major role in crafting the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in New York in September 2015, less than a … Read more
IPCC Report on Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has labeled the global climate change crisis Code Red. It is irreversible, inevitable, and unprecedented. World leaders say: “We can’t wait to tackle … Read more