Acton Climate Coalition

Explore plant-based dishes at this EnergizeActon.org "Harvest Potluck. Learn how a plant-forward diet can help health and climate at this "alternative tailgate" gathering; focus is on veggie appetizers. Info and registration: community.massenergize.org/ActonMA/events…

Reduce waste & carbon emissions — compost leftover pumpkins at our PUMPKIN SMASH! Wed, Nov 6, noon–2pm at Acton’s Transfer Station; snacks, activities, and resources. No Transfer Station sticker needed; enter at 14 Forest Road. actonma.gov/sustainability sustainability@actonma.gov

FREE CLEAN ENERGY HOME TOUR! Sat, Oct 26, 11am or 1pm Learn about heat pump systems — an important clean energy upgrade for health ad sustainability. Register: community.massenergize.org/ActonMA/events… Address sent upon registration. Sponsored by EnergizeActon.org + the Town of Acton.

EV DRIVERS (& WANNABES): meet up! Sept. 30, Rapscallion's (5 Strawberry Hill Rd.), 5–7pm. Schmooze about and check out EVs! Grab a drink and/or bite to eat; kids' activities available (so parents can yak). Sponsored by EnergizeActon.org More info: community.massenergize.org/ActonMA/events…

Now's the time to plan! #ActonMA #CleanEnergy #heatpump

Climate Café: Travel with Climate Awareness Tues, Aug 6, 6–7pm, Acton Memorial Library Travel has significant climate impacts! Learn & share strategies for reducing them at this last summertime Climate Café — complete with cool refreshments!) Info at energizeacton.org/events/1544

Incentives are great! Request a FREE Clean Energy Coach: ActonEnergyCoach.com

NEW DATE! Join to celebrate plant-based food — an important + DELICIOUS way to reduce emissions. Please bring a veggie/vegan dish + the recipe. Bonus: Climate Carnival Games! For more info and to register: community.massenergize.org/ActonMA/events… Sponsored by EnergizeActon.org

SAT, June 15: Clean Energy Home Tour Tour two neighbors' homes that are fossil fuel-FREE. BONUS: an optional light lunch and quick tour of the new solar carports at New View Co-housing / Half Moon Hill.

Join the fun TOMORROW! 1–4pm, Gardner Field, W. Acton Parking at Boardwalk Campus lot, end of Spruce Street

SATURDAY — ACTON CLIMATE RESILIENCE FESTIVAL! Join Town of Acton staff + nonprofit/community groups to learn about increasing climate resilience. Speakers Sen. Jamie Eldridge + Rep. Danillo Sena + Acton Select Board Chair Fran Arsenault. Music + free food + activities for all!

Join the AB 2024 BioBlitz NOW! Celebrate + document📷nature & biodiversity💮🌳🐦🐝in Acton Boxborough. Contribute to the @inaturalist database as a citizen scientist April 26-29, 2024! Learn more & Join #ABBioblitz @ energizeacton.org/events/1451 #energizeActon #Actonsustainability

TWO FREE TOURS — Sat, April 27, 11am and 1pm. (Address sent after registration.) Register at EnergizeActon.org or at community.massenergize.org/ActonMA/events… This is House 3 in the EnergizeActon.org Clean Energy Home Tour series.

APRIL 24, 7pm, ACTON TOWN HALL Trevor Smith, an expert on regenerative landscape care, will speak on "Gardening for Climate Resilience." Info at: community.massenergize.org/ActonMA/events…

Sign up at: bit.ly/ActonCleanup More info: ActonCleanup.info Learn about invasive garlic mustard: harvard-ma.gov/sites/g/files/…

The Congregation Beth Elohim solar carport project just won a national "SUNNY Award for Equitable Community Solar" from the US DoE! Please join us: breakfast is at 9am; speakers at 9:30am. Sponsored by CBE, EnergizeActon.org, and JCAN. Register: bethelohim.org/event/breakfas….

Impossible to overstate the significance of this. If 10% of EV owners were able to participate in a V2G program, peak demand w/b reduced 6%. At NARUC last week a National Grid exec said reducing peak by 10% would reduce the cost of their grid by 40%. The mobile storage…