Abington Township Environmental Advisory Council

Winter salt alert! Learn how rock salt impacts waterways, plants, pets, and wildlife- and what you can do- by clicking on "Salt and Water Quality" at https://www.abingtonpa.gov//volunteer-boards-c/eac-efforts

HUGE NEWS "Fred Krupp, president of the Environmental Defense Fund, which had worked with GM on its plan, called it a breakthrough moment.

Learn about the true health impacts of climate change through this recorded webinar or view the summary slide deck at https://www.gbrionline.org//GBRI-Climate-Change-and-Health

We are thrilled to share that last night our EAC nomination of Paula Kline’s Clean Energy Planning Series, Ready For 100 Communities Initiative was awarded Green Building United’s 2020 Community Leadership Groundbreaker Award! These awards celebrate sustainable design and leadership in the built environment. If you would like to help our EAC take this knowledge to create Abington's Community Energy Strategic Plan, please email us at EAC.AbingtonPA.gov and thank you! Keep on shining Paula and Ready For 100! https://greenbuildingunited.org/e/2020-groundbreaker-awards

Our Environmental Future: Education, Energy, and Food Free conference with a focus on communities of color. Friday February 5, 2021 1 - 4:30 pm. "Raising awareness among Pennsylvanians and creating connections to shape a greener and more prosperous world." https://www.pahouse.com/nelson/OurEnvironmentalFuture

The President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Energy Institute, wrote in an email Tuesday that the Chamber now "supports a market-based approach to accelerate greenhouse gas emissions reductions across the U.S. economy." Advancing its position on climate action, indicates support for carbon pricing. The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (HR 763) is one such solution with bipartisan support. Learn more about HR 763 at https://citizensclimatelobby.org/energy-innovation-and-car/ and do your part to lend support.

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We are thrilled to share that our nomination of Paula Kline’s Clean Energy Planning Series, Ready For 100 Communities Initiative was awarded Green Building United’s 2020 Community Leadership Groundbreaker Award! These awards celebrate sustainable design and leadership in the built environment. If you would like to help our EAC take this knowledge to create Abington's Community Energy Strategic Plan, please email us at EAC.AbingtonPA.gov and thank you! Keep on shining Paula and Ready For 100! https://greenbuildingunited.org/e/2020-groundbreaker-awards

90 second synopsis of the training the Abington EAC & 29 other local EACs undertook to create both municipal and community wide clean energy plans.

Concerned about your carbon footprint? What you eat can have a big impact. https://nutritionfacts.org//which-diets-have-the-lowest-/

The deadline to provide public comment is January 14, 2021. Learn how to submit RGGI comments to PA's Environmental Quality Board at https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/dep_details.aspx?newsid=1381 Pennsylvania joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is critical to the Commonwealth taking effective climate action to benefit public health.

Many of our Abington community share during EAC/Township paper shred/food collection events their continuous support of the Inter-faith Food Cupboard. FYI, Please check out Inter-faith's announcement below of the temporary closure through tomorrow. Next week Inter-faith will return to normal hours. Thanks!