Bay Area Youth Climate Summit Newsletter: October 2021 |
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Happy Halloween! It's been a busy month! Lots of exciting climate updates and articles from our BAYCS Team below! |
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THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED, PRESENTED, AND SPOKE AT THE 2021 BAY AREA YOUTH CLIMATE SUMMIT! It was an incredible experience, and we're glad so many of you could join us. We were so blessed to be able to host an in-person part of our summit this year, and thank you for your attendance and support! We're so excited to continue developing this network of amazing youth passionate about acting for climate justice! Special shout-out to St. Ignatius for letting us host the summit at their campus! |
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BAYCS IS OPENING TEAM APPLICATIONS!!! Calling all youth activists interested in leadership!!! As the end of 2021 nears, we want to give students an opportunity to join our team when 2022 starts! Joining the BAYCS Team gives great leadership opportunities as well as chances to take initiative within the climate movement! Through team meetings every other month, you get to meet new people while gaining experience in the teams they select. You can read more about the different teams here. | | |
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BAYCS VIRTUAL SUMMIT 2021 RECORDINGS Missed our Virtual Summit or wanted to watch another workshop? Check out our playlist on Youtube, to watch sections or listen to the whole thing! | | |
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GIRL STEMINIST DIGITAL JOURNAL ISSUE 2: HEALTHCARE Are you a woman with an interest in STEM? With this amazing journal Girl STEMinist published, you would be able to discover viable career options that align with your passions! We believe this would expand your horizons and potential to inspire youth, including girls and young women, who have limited access to such resources. Click the link below to read interviews, questionnaires, and the history of careers in various STEM fields. This is a great opportunity to gain insight on different STEM fields as hobbies or possible careers! | | |
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NEW STUDY ON GAPS IN CLIMATE DATA Have you ever considered how scientific data is often centered around more economically prosperous nations, and perhaps there are some gaps in our data and how we look at climate trends? This article explains how very often our data and reports made on that data very often misses some crucial points that will be important to understanding how climate change will affect the Earth in the near future. | | |
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BAY AREA AIR POLLUTION INFORMATION Did you know that the Bay Area is one of the worst 5 metropolitan areas in the US for air pollution? We experience the unique combination of pm 2.5 spikes due to wildfires AND day to day toxic diesel pollution (dpm). Post Credit: @Particulate Matter Project! | | |
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OCTOBER NO B.S. CLIMATE NEWS UPDATES October has been an especially busy month for climate news, though the three stories which stand out are the Huntington oil spills, Benton harbor contamination, and the unfortunate extinction of several woodpecker species. Read more in a BAYCS member written article! | | |
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TAX CUTS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES? As part of the Clean Energy for America Act, the government provides tax incentives to invest in clean energy, including electric vehicles! Read more below on what this entails and how it will affect consumers. | | |
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OPPORTUNITIES & TAKE ACTION |
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THE YOUTH CLIMATE AMBASSADORS (YCA) PROGRAM FOR SAN MATEO COUNTY YOUTHLet’s Take on Climate Action, San Mateo County 9-11th graders! Do you or someone you know have a 9-11th grade student that is ready to make some positive change in their community? The Youth Climate Ambassadors (YCA) program is now accepting applications for the 2022 cohort! The YCA program is a year-long, youth leadership program that provides students with the opportunity to dive into social and environmental issues contributing to the global climate crisis. Through the program, students will build their knowledge of the climate change, explore various climate solutions, and design and implement an impact project to create positive, environmental change within their school or local community. | | |
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ADVOCATE AGAINST LINE 3 WITH THESE ACTION STEPS At our climate summit, we hosted letter writing and phone banking sessions to advocate against the construction of Line 3, an oil pipe going through untouched ecosystems and indigenous lands through Canada and Michigan. Open the link below to view templates for writing and calling to local politicians! | | |
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YOU(TH) BE THE CHANGE Are you interested in bringing climate change education to your school? The You(th) Be the Change program is a free climate change education program geared towards middle school students. Topics include the carbon cycle, impacts of climate change, food systems, climate justice and climate solutions. In-school formats are flexible, ranging anywhere from a single one-hour virtual "guest speaker" experience up to a series of sequential sessions. A self-paced after-school format is also available. Lessons have an emphasis on evidence based concepts and a focus on action oriented solutions. To learn more, visit the link below! | | |
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