Climate Action

The following quote can help explain.  Please note the author. “Efforts by households to reduce pollution and waste, and to consume with prudence, are creating a new culture. The mere fact that personal, family and community habits are changing is contributing to greater concern about the unfulfilled responsibilities of the political sectors and indignation at … Read more

Thank you to everyone who reported their summertime climate actions. The carbon footprint in the lobby was covered in stickies. These actions will all be documented and shared. One household e-mailed us with their list of 12 actions including “taking time to enjoy the birds and squirrels in the trees outside our windows”. We aren’t … Read more

Jennifer Reid and her family are one of 8 Canadian families selected to compete for a $50,000 prize in the Live Net Zero Challenge with Canadian Geographic. Over 14 weeks this fall the families will take actions to reduce their carbon footprints in six areas: commuting, home improvement, home envelope, heating and cooling, electricity and … Read more

We made a good start last Sunday in covering the giant footprint in the church foyer. Approximately 55 notes were added, listing the individual actions taken to reduce our personal climate impact. Let’s finish covering the footprint this Sunday. If you will not be at church In-person, please send your actions to climate@uuhamilton.ca.    

This Sunday Sept 17/23 and next Sept 24/23, the Climate Action Team invites you to share your climate actions large and small. Did you make an effort to conserve energy? Grow some food? Write a letter in support of climate action? Attend a rally? Buy used instead of new? Used public transportation? Contribute financially to … Read more