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Leonardo DiCaprio's "The 11th Hour" is a documentary concerning the environmental crises caused by human actions and calls for restorative action through a reshaping of human activity.

The mission of our community is to inspire action at every level: from individual action, up through our communities, to the state, national and international level. The actions are all shifting our civilization to a sustainable future. Let's work and take action together. The time is now. The hope is you. Let's begin.

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COLUMBIA COUNTY GREEN TOWNS INITIATIVES

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COLUMBIA COUNTY GREEN TOWNS INITIATIVES

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Name: COLUMBIA COUNTY GREEN TOWNS INITIATIVES
About: Columbia County Green Towns Initiatives is an umbrella coalition for all GREEN organizaions and individuals sharing information, resources, news and connections towards the greening of our towns in Columbia County NY. Our first monthly meeting will define our goals. Please enroll yourselves on our 11th Hour Action site and click on MEET UP and RSVP to join our group.
Location: Chatham, NY, us
Zip: 12037
Group Admins: Sumaya Conners

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Jan 29 08:09

Mayor from Valatie,NY invited!

By: Sumaya Conners Tags:

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Village Mayor Gary Strevell was invited to our Columbia County Green Towns Initiatives to be held this coming Saturday, Feb 2, 2008 and further to look over the US Mayors Climate Protection agreement. His staff promised that he will look into the agreement and hopefully support and sign it.

Further a meeting will be advertised and promoted for the people of Valatie to see what 11th hour action group is doing and to get their input on how to Green their Village.

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3053 Main Street

Valatie, NY, 12184

United States

See map: Google Maps

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Feb 02 10:25

COLUMBIA COUNTY GREEN TOWNS INITIATIVES

By: Sumaya Conners Tags:

February 2nd, 2008 was the first meeting of the Columbia County Green Towns Initiatives. It was held at the Real Food Network/Farmers Market Coop on Church Street, Chatham, NY at 10:00AM and lasted two hours. We had 12 people attending and they were from three different towns, Chatham, Hudson and Kinderhook/Valatie and one person all the way from Berkshire County in Massachussetts. Tom Stokes from South Lee, MA of the Climate Crisis Coalition gave us his version of what is going on in Berkshire County and how we can follow guidelines to make things actually happen in terms of contacting government agencies, grants available etc.. Also in attendance was Betsy from Sundog/Solaqua who gave us the newest news on what Congress is currently debating regarding renewable technologies.

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Jan 29 08:04

Mayor from Philmont,NY invited!

By: Sumaya Conners Tags:

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Mayor Clarence Speed of Philmont, NY was invited to attend our first meet up COLUMBIA COUNTY GREEN TOWNS INITIATIVES.

He was also given the US MAYORS CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE PROTECTION agreement and urged to support and sign the agreement page and send it to Washington DC.

Further a meeting will be held in Philmont Village Hall to introduce 11th hour documentary and its action group to the Mayor, his board members and the people of Philmont.

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Jan 24 18:11

Chatham Mayor Boehme and Village Board members meeting

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On January 24th, 2008, Karla Kavanaugh and Sumaya Conners were invited to talk to Mayor Boehme and his Village Board members about our new organization Columbia County Green Towns Initiatives and the documentary film 11th Hour.

Mayor Boehme was very interested in our presentation about green building, solar energy, developing clean and alernative energy not only for the Town Hall but for Main Street Chatham as well. Two of the board members were adamantly opposed to anything about climate change, did not believe in it and called it fear mongering and that climates have always changed even since the Roman times!?! We explained that the population has grown tremendously, that industry has contributed to global changes and that we all need to heed the warning signs.