Sustainable Warwick sponsors April EcoChallenge

WARWICK — Sustainable Warwick invites you to participate in Drawdown EcoChallenge from April 3-24.
While the debate over addressing climate change with large-scale projects swirls both in New York State and in the nation, it’s encouraging to know that citizens themselves can have an impact by their own actions. EcoChallenge offers many specific ways people can contribute.
The term “drawdown” refers to proven methods of drawing down the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. These methods were researched, evaluated, and ranked by effectiveness by scientists and economists who contributed to the book "Drawdown," edited by Paul Hawken (available at Albert Wisner Public Library).
A competitionEcoChallenge, based on solutions in that book, is a competition between teams to earn the most points for actions accomplished.
Sustainable Warwick has a team and invites anyone (even those not in Warwick) to join. Sign up at https://drawdown.ecochallenge.org/teams/sustainable-warwick and check over the website for instructions and information.
The solutions are grouped into categories such as “Girls and Women,” “Food,” “Transport" and “Electricity Generation.”
Select one or more and then view information and the many actions under each category.
ScheduleSustainable Warwick is sponsoring several programs in conjunction with EcoChallenge within the next few weeks:
Tuesday, March 26, at 6 p.m. at Wisner Library—Michael Helme, Dr. William Makofske, representatives of Energize New York, and local contractors will present “Heating Without Fossil Fuels: Heat Pumps.”
Wednesday, March 27, at 6:30 p.m. at Wisner Library—Scott Meyers will lead a discussion of Drawdown.
Wednesday, April 3, at the Warwick Senior Center, 132 Kings Highway (time to be announced)—Kelly Collins and Michael Helme will speak on eating a more plant-based diet and offer samples of meatless dishes.
Friday, April 12 at 7 p.m. at Wisner Library — Dr. William Makofske will speak on “Energy Alternatives for Reducing Fossil Fuel Consumption.”
EssentialsRegister for library programs at: 845-986-1047 ext. 3 or warref@rcls.org
Sustainable Warwick will offer small prizes to those who amass the most points on its team.