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"Climate Disruptions are Public Health Threats"

Physicians for Social Responsibility - See News and Links

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Temple citizens approved a Warrant Article at our 2018 Town Meeting to shift all municipal energy usage to

100% renewable clean energy by 2030!

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"The Public Engagement at FERC Act"

A US Congressional bill initiated by NH's Senator Shaheen and Congresswoman Kuster

to bring the voice of the public

into the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

proceedings for fracked gas pipelines!

More at "News and Links"

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"Let's Make the World a Better Place!"

A book created by the 2017 class of 4th graders at the Temple Elementary School.

Drawings and poems on protecting our environment!

(See the Kids Corner page)

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"WHEN RISING SEAS HIT HOME"

- a downloadable book

http://www.ucsusa.org/global-warming/global-warming-impacts/when-rising-seas-hit-home-chronic-inundation-from-sea-level-rise

And "NH Faces Chronic Inundation"

http://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/attach/2017/07/when-rising-seas-hit-home-newhampshire-fact-sheet.pdf

From Union of Concerned Scientists

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The Paris Accord

The Single Most Significant Step

by World Leaders to Tamp Down Escalating

Climate Change

has now been signed onto by many states and US cities, including Portsmouth, Nashua, Keene and Lebanon, NH, in spite of President Trump's withdrawal of the USA from the Alliance.

We're encouraging our governor to sign on for NH!

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The Climate Could Hit a State Unseen in

50 Million Years!

(See "News and links")

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MAP SHOWING EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON HEALTH IN US

https://www.yahoo.com/news/map-shows-climate-change-affect- 154000068.html

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THE PRICE OF SOLAR ENERGY

WILL LIKELY BE THE LOWEST-COST OPTION FOR ELECTRICITY ACROSS THE GLOBE WITHIN THE NEXT DECADE!

http://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/The-End-Of-The-Rally-Oil- Reverses-Natural-Gas-Trounced.html____________________

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Job Growth and the US Economy Boosted by Green Energy Industries and Practices

Jobs in Solar Industry Outnumber Jobs in Coal and Oil Industries Combined!

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"Climate change poses an immediate threat to national security, with increased risks from terrorism, infectious disease, global poverty and food shortages."

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel stressed these warnings in 2014.

http://www.acq.osd.mil/ie/download/CCARprint.pdf

Link to Miltary Powerpoint in "News and Links"

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TEEC's MISSION:

To reduce GHG emissions locally, regionally, and beyond, and to advise the Select Board on steps toward that end.

OUR GOALS:

1) To "power-down" all sectors of our community by increasing municipal & residential energy efficiency through conservation and retrofitting, and switching to renewable energy sources in order to decrease financial, health and environmental costs to our community;

2) To help our community become more conscious of the impact of human activity on the environment;

3) To encourage ride sharing, car pooling, the use of public transportation and healthy choices such as bicycling and walking;

4) To increase awareness of the benefits to our community of re-using and recycling;

5) To provide free energy-saving weatherization for homeowners in need.

6) To defend and protect our community's open spaces and ecological health.

"The people cannot be safe without information.”

- Thomas Jefferson