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23 NY State Candidates Sign Onto Climate Leadership Pledge

BE A CLIMATE VOTER! For the past several months, 350BK has been asking all candidates to sign the “Climate Leadership Pledge” and show their voters that if elected they will be climate leaders. By signing the pledge, candidates and representatives are telling their voters that they will: 1) work towards a just and swift transition […]

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NYC Divests!

NYC leaders show they can take bold steps together, and have the moral vision to address climate change now! nydailynews.com/opinion/applaud-mayor-de-blasio-nyc-climate-leadership-article-1.3748536

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350BK’S Response To Cuomo’s State Of The State

350BK’S RESPONSE TO GOVERNOR CUOMO’S STATE OF THE STATE In his 2018 State of the State, Gov. Cuomo announced significant climate initiatives, including his “Clean Energy Jobs and Climate Agenda” and his support for halting new fossil fuel investments in New York State’s retirement fund. For the first time, the Governor’s agenda includes a section […]

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Climate and Community Protection Act

This morning members of #350BK Legislative Committee, Kari Dietrich and Ari Lieberman, hand-delivered 75 signed constituent letters to the office of Senator Jesse Hamilton, urging a vote on the Climate and Community Protection Act. Unfortunately while the IDC has endorsed the Climate and Community Protection Act, they’ve still yet to bring it to a vote. […]

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Keeping up Pressure for CCPA!

There’s only one week left of the legislative session this year, so it is crunch time. All eight members of the IDC, the rogue group of Democrats that often caucuses with the Republicans, are co-sponsoring the Climate and Community Protection Act (CCPA; S 6617). Now is the time to put the pressure on them to […]

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Why Brooklyn Will Be Marching

Why Brooklyn Will Be Marching On April 29 hundreds, even thousands, of Brooklynites will join a march in Washington for “Jobs, Justice, and Climate.” They are marching because the current powers in Washington deny that climate change is real. Here are five dangers that Washington policies pose for Brooklyn: Heat waves: The accumulation of carbon […]

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Call Cuomo Mondays: Stop the Pilgrim Pipelines!

The Pilgrim Pipelines would carry explosive fracked oil along the New York Thruway and through six counties, from Albany to New Jersey, and return the refined products back north.  If constructed, the Pilgrim Pipelines would threaten the drinking water for millions of New Yorkers, risk the safety of dozens of communities, and promote fracking and […]

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April 29 People’s Climate March 2017: Get on the Bus!

350Brooklyn will be joining hundreds of thousands of other Americans in Washington, DC, in a march for Climate, Jobs, and Justice.  Busses will leave from Grand Army Plaza.  The faster we fill these busses, the more busses we’ll be able to schedule.  So buy your ticket now! Go to newyork.peoplesclimate.org and click on the Transportation […]

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Next Meeting February 9

Next Meeting, February 9, 7:30 pm Beginning in February, 350Brooklyn will move the monthly meeting to a new day, the second Thursday of the month.  And we will be meeting in a new place:  Brooklyn Commons.  Brooklyn Commons is located at 388 Atlantic Avenue between Bond and Hoyt Streets, close to many subway lines.  There […]

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Women’s March in NYC 1/21

March with Women for Climate Justice at the Women’s March in NYC Saturday, January 21, 2017, 12:00 PM Ralph Bunche Park 43rd St / 1st Ave. New York, NY Meetup Time for the Women for Climate Justice Contingent is 1pm. Join us as we walk to Trump Tower to deliver a powerful message to Trump […]

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#DayAgainstDenial

Step it up Chuck!  More than 300 turn out to join in the 350.org National Day Against Denial in front of Senator Charles Schumer’s Brooklyn home on on January 9th. Speakers including 350BK, Union local DC37, Food & Water Watch and Resist Spectra called on the Senate Minority Leader to block the nomination of   to […]

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Next Meeting January 17

January 17, 7:30: Monthly Meeting, 350Brooklyn.org Park Slope United Methodist Church 410 6th Avenue, Brooklyn Join us for our January meeting.  Our featured speaker will be Patrick Robbins from SANE Energy Project who will update us on the current state of play regarding building Offshore Wind in New York.  After the general meeting, committees will […]

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The End of the Line (Movie Screening)

January 13, 7:30: Film  “The End of the Line” Park Slope United Methodist Church 410 6th Ave, Brooklyn All are invited to this free screening of The End of the Line, the true story of a coalition of farmers, activists, constitutional conservatives and religious orders, who joined together and defeated the controversial Bluegrass Pipeline. Doors […]

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Day Against Denial

January 9, 7 pm:  Rally—Chuck, Step It Up! 9 Prospect Park West Rally to tell Senator Charles Schumer that we want him to ensure that Trump’s climate-denying nominees are denied confirmation.  Trump’s climate change deniers  include the CEO of Exxon, Rex Tillerson, who has spent his career sowing climate change doubt and raiding the future […]

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Divest New York City from Fossil Fuels!

New York City should immediately freeze any new investments in fossil fuels and divest from direct ownership in any commingled funds that include fossil fuel public equities and corporate bonds within 5 years. This is so crucial — it’s time to divest from destruction. Please sign! Read more…

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Dec 15 #DivestNY Action Recap

New Yorkers brave cold to turn up the heat on New York to divest from fossil fuels We <3 New York. That’s why, earlier today myself and 50 committed New Yorkers braved frigid December morning temperatures rallying outside the Manhattan Municipal Building representing pensioners, retirees, teachers, students, faith, and climate-impacted communities. We were there to […]

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Dec. 20th Bus from NYC: Tell LIPA it’s time for Offshore Wind!

Get on the bus! Tell the Long Island Power Authority: It’s time to decide! After many delays, LIPA is poised to vote on Tuesday, December 20th to purchase power from the South Fork wind area. This vote is the green light for the project to proceed — and, paired with the 5,000 MW commitment from […]

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NY Renews: the NYC Town Hall

Thursday, December 8, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Friends Meeting House, 15 Rutherford Place , New York, NY 10003 Organizations from across NYC are coming together to transform New York: good jobs, climate justice, and 100% clean, renewable energy. Come make history with us! ***WE ARE IN A MOMENT OF CRISIS ON CLIMATE RIGHT NOW. […]

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General Meeting, December 13th, 7:30pm

New location: Park Slope United Methodist, 410 6th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215 Join us for our December general meeting and holiday gathering (if you can, please bring something to eat or drink!) Our featured speaker will be Nancy Romer, who has just returned from the Standing Rock encampment in the Dakotas. You can also learn […]

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Exxon CEO for Secretary of State?

Donald Trump is reportedly considering ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State. This Cabinet pick might be one of the worst yet (and that’s saying something). Sign this petition to stop him!

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Solar One Energy Saving Workshops

Please see the events calendar above for specific times and locations on December 6-7. Have you ever wondered how electricity is generated? Or how to save more on your bill? Join Solar One for a workshop on saving energy at home. During the workshop participants will learn how to conduct an energy audit, discover methods […]

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Don’t Let a Climate Denier Run the EPA

The challenge for the climate movement has never been greater. Trump’s EPA transition chief, Myron Ebell, is a well-known climate denier. Sign this petition to stop him: http://act.350.org/sign/dont-let-climate-denier-run-epa

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General Meeting, 11/29, 7pm

St. Lydia’s, 304 Bond Street (near Union). F, G trains to Carroll St. or R train to Union St. The challenges facing the climate movement have never been greater. Trump’s transition team is a band of climate deniers with deep ties to the fossil fuel industry. He’s pledged to rip up the Paris climate accord, […]

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Park Slope Halloween Parade, 10/31, 6pm

Beware the monsters of fossil fuels this Halloween! Join 350Brooklyn to march for climate in the Park Slope Halloween parade. We’ll be bringing signs and a pipeline monster. Come march with us! We’ll be wearing black and gathering at 7th Avenue and 14th Street in Brooklyn. RSVP on facebook and check out Park Slope Civic […]

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United Nations Day: Climate Change, 10/26, 4:30-9:00 PM

Join us on Wednesday, 10/26, from 4:30 to 9:00 pm for UNA Brooklyn’s 2nd Annual UN Day at Brooklyn Borough Hall. It will be a fantastic program with UN experts, live music, refreshments & networking to celebrate the United Nations and learn about the UN’s work to address Climate Change. RSVP here.

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