Local climate champions, Rebecca Otto and Nicole Rom, share their experiences and insight as women leading the way on climate action. Click the link to watch the 58 minute video.
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Women Saving the Planet
Join Northeast Metro Climate Action for a free, live Zoom event on March 24 at 7pm. This event features two women who have been instrumental in climate advocacy in Minnesota. Rebecca Otto is a former State Auditor and current Executive Director at Ernest C. Oberholtzer Foundation. Nicole Rom was the founding Executive Director of Climate Generation – a Will Steger Legacy. Zoom link: tinyurl.com/NEMCA3-24-22
Community Resilience Video
NEMCA hosted community organizer Frances Acuna in a discussion about community resilience and the effects of heat on underrepresented neighborhoods.
Frances Acuna from Go Austin! Vamos Austin! discusses building community resilience in the climate crisis
Join NEMCA on Feb 22 at 7pm for this free live Zoom event. Zoom link tiny.cc/1lznuz
NEMCA Recommended Resolution for DFL Caucus
Please see below links to forms for submitting resolutions to your DFL caucus. These are the resolutions recommended by NEMCA.
Dr. Christie Manning Discusses Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change
Join NEMCA in a discussion with Director of Sustainability at Macalester College Dr. Christie Manning regarding our mental health in our time of a rapidly changing climate.
This is a free live Zoom event and all are welcome. Zoom link tiny.cc/NEMCA0120
Climate Change and Freshwater Fish Video
Dr Gretchen Hansen discusses the impact of climate change on Minnesota’s freshwater fish and lakes in a NEMCA outreach event recorded on December 15, 2021
Climate Change and Freshwater Fish
Join Northeast Metro Climate Action in a discussion with U of M professor Dr. Gretchen Hansen as she presents research on changes in freshwater ecosystems due to climate change, land use and invasive species.
Free live Zoom event on December 15 at 7pm CST. Zoom link https://tinyurl.com/NEMCA1215
Food Waste Event Video
Cassie Hagen of MN350 and Mariah Quick of Ramsey county discuss the impact of food waste on the climate, what we as individuals can do about it, and what Ramsey County is doing and has planned for next year (spoiler: it’s curbside pick up of food scraps for organic recycling)
Food Waste Effect on Climate
Join Northeast Metro Climate Action in a discussion with Cassie Hagen of MN350 Food Waste Work Group and Mariah Quick of Ramsey County Organics Recycling to learn more about how food waste can be reduced and how it is managed to reduce carbon emissions.
This is a free Zoom event starting at 7pm on Nov 17. Here is the link: https://tinyurl.com/NEMCA1117