WHAT YOU CAN DO

Barbara Fletcher, Look Out, mixed media collage, 12 x 18 in.

At a time when life on our planet is in imminent danger, the artists of Shared Habitat Earth have made climate change the focus of their work, calling for action and social justice. We support a variety of organizations, and encourage you to get involved however you can.

Scroll down and find events, actions to take, information on “being green”, places to donate, and petitions to sign.

UPCOMING EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

Yvonne Lamothe, Egrets and Ducks at the Pond Around the Corner,(detail) oil on panel, 24 x 36 in.

Reefs of Time Book Discussion

July 21

Cambridge Public Library
449 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02138

6:00pm EDT
Free and open to the public

What Fossils Reveal about Coral Survival
Lisa S. Gardiner at the Cambridge Public Library

Harvard Book Store, the Harvard University Division of Science, the Harvard Library, and the Cambridge Public Library welcome Lisa S. Gardiner—science writer, geoscientist, educator, and author of Tales from an Uncertain World: What Other Assorted Disasters Can Teach Us about Climate Change—for a discussion of her book Reefs of Time: What Fossils Reveal about Coral Survival.

Ticketing
RSVP for free to this event or choose the "Book-Included" ticket to reserve a copy of Reefs of Time and pick it up at the event. Lisa S. Gardiner will sign copies of her book after the presentation.

How fossilized reefs hold clues to the survival of corals in the Anthropocene
With rising global temperatures, pollution, overfishing, ocean acidification, and other problems caused by humans, there’s no question that today’s coral reefs are in trouble. As predictions about the future of these ecosystems grow increasingly dire, scientists are looking in an unlikely place for new ways to save corals: the past. The reefs of yesteryear faced challenges too, from changing sea level to temperature shifts, and understanding how they survived and when they faltered can help guide our efforts to help ensure a future for reefs.

A breathtaking journey of scientific discovery, Reefs of Time reveals how lessons from the past can help us to chart a path forward for coral reefs struggling for survival in an age of climate crisis and mass extinction.

Wharf District Council and The Future of Climate Resiliency

July 23

New England Aquarium
1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA 02110

5:30 pm EDT
Tickets required. Free and open to the public.

Please join the Wharf District Council for a conversation on the future of climate resiliency featuring Massachusetts Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer and Harvard Science Lecturer John Macomber.

The WDC will also premiere a new short film about the work to address the existential threat of rising tides to the city of Boston.
5:30 pm Cocktails, 6:00 pm Program begins

Summer Forest Explorations

August 9

Flynn Rink Parking Lot

300 Elm Street Medford, MA 02155

9am - 12pm EDT
Free venue parking

Join Claire O'Neill & Laura Roberts for a lovely Biodiversity walk in the Fells, exploring how seasons pass and shape our plants and wildlife in our beautiful urban forest. We'll enjoy, observe, and record the flora and fauna in various locations of the woods, starting from the Flynn Rink Parking lot. By bus, take Bus #99 to Bus Stop: Highland Ave @ Molyneaux.

This is part of Earthwise Aware's biodiversity and climate studies that collect data about the impact of climate change on the synchronicity of fauna and flora phenophases (i.e., observable stages or phases in the annual life cycle of a plant or animal that can be defined by a start and endpoint). This is an excellent opportunity to learn how to be alert and in tune with our environment and to discover our urban woodland's biodiversity and cycles.

IMPORTANT: PLEASE DO NOT BE A NO-SHOW! Our free offerings are frequently wait-listed, so if you cannot attend, please notify us a few days before the event so we can offer your spot to another person who wants to participate. Thanks for your understanding and courtesy!

Why limit the number of attendees? EwA caps the attendance size of its events so that they remain low-impact and ethical for the wildlife and habitats we document.

What to Wear & Bring: Although these will be slow-paced hikes, please dress appropriately and consider wearing long pants (for the possibility of ticks, poison ivy, etc.) and sturdy hiking shoes. Bring water. Also, know that there is no bathroom in the forest.

Take action

It all begins with you.

TELL CONGRESS TO STOP SHELLING OUT BILLIONS TO BIG OIL
Our leaders cannot claim to be serious about environmental justice and climate change if they continue to hand away taxpayer money to Big Polluters. TAKE ACTION

SAVE OUR OCEANS FROM PLASTIC POLLUTION
Plastic is polluting our entire planet, from the beaches to the deepest depths of our oceans. TAKE ACTION

SAVE OUR PUBLIC LANDS FROM OIL AND GAS DRILLING!
Nearly a quarter of our country’s emissions come from fossil fuel extraction on public lands—we can’t afford to let the fossil fuel industry drill and mine even more. TAKE ACTION

FIGHT DEFORESTATION
Over ten years ago, the world’s biggest retail companies committed to ending deforestation in their supply chains by 2020, but they have failed. We must hold them accountable. TAKE ACTION

​TELL U.S. TO TERMINATE ITS INVOLVEMENT WITH A DEADLY COAL PLANT
The U.S. helped fund the Sasan coal plant in India—a project with an ash pond that burst, creating a massive flood of coal ash that led to the deaths of six people. TAKE ACTION

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE PROBLEMATIC WEYMOUTH COMPRESSOR STATION.
TAKE ACTION

Learn to be green

Get involved

It all begins with you.

About 350.org
https://350.org/about/

​350.org MA
https://350mass.betterfutureproject.org/

Mass River Alliance -  Campaign for clean water in MA
https://www.massriversalliance.org/

Mass River Alliance:  What you can do
https://www.massriversalliance.org/what-can-you-do

Friends of the Earth, Initiative against US funding of fossil fuels:
https://action.foe.org/page/29399/action/1?ea.tracking.id=Website

Donate

Put your money to work fighting climate change.

Live green

It all begins with you.

• Walk, bicycle, or take public transportation instead of driving
• Don’t idle needlessly, turn your engine off whenever possible
• Carpool
• Get an energy audit through Mass Save
• Insulate your windows
• Grow wild flowers instead of keeping a lawn that has to be mowed
• Install solar panels
• Trade in a gas guzzling vehicle for a hybrid or an electric car
• Eat local, buy from local farmers
• Compost
• Grow a vegetable garden
• Stay informed and vote for the environment
• Turn your heat down (or you AC up) a few degrees
• Avoid using plastics
• Install heat pumps in place of gas furnace
• Recycle responsibly
• Preserve trees and plant new ones
• Cook with a convection oven
• Eat vegan/vegetarian instead of depleting the earth with live stock
• Support environmental organizations