Portland's Urban Heat Islands: Unequal Impacts -- What Next?
This handout has been prepared for our Let's Talk Climate conversation on April 18, 2017.
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Learn More:
- About Vivek Shandas’ Sustaining Urban Places Research (SUPR) Lab at PSU and their work
- About OPAL’s environmental justice efforts
- About TriMet’s strategic planning
- About the City of Portland’s Climate Action Plan
- About Audubon’s work with urban forests
- About urban forestry and tree planting at Arbor Day festivities at Mt. Scott Park on Saturday, April 22
- Check out recent climate news at Oregon Environmental Council
Advocate:
- Urge your state Representative and Senator to vote for climate abatement and mitigation and to put a cap on carbon. Attend constituent meetings, call, e-mail, or write them. Learn who represents you and about pending legislation at the OLIS website.
- Join the People’s Climate March in Portland on April 29th
- Check out Renew Oregon and 350PDX for current opportunities to advocate
Make Personal Changes:
- Plant a tree or native-plant garden or help others plant trees.
- Install a green roof or lighter-colored roofing material
- Assess your household carbon footprint and take steps to reduce it.
- Choose the least carbon-intense option for transportation, food choices, and purchases of goods and services
Let’s Talk Climate is made possible by funding from the City of Portland and SE Uplift’s Neighborhood Small Grants Program. We are cosponsored by 350PDX and Oregon Environmental Council. Hawthorne Auto Clinic and Next Level Burger have also contributed funding support.
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