Color Webster Green
Part of the Color Your Community Green network
Links to Global Climate Dashboard on Explore page
Color Webster Green is a volunteer group of Webster residents committed to improving energy efficiency and biodiversity in our community by identifying locally-relevant, high-impact climate solutions and developing strategies to move those solutions forward. Our values: Respectful, Inclusive, Nonpartisan, Solutions-focused, Collaborative, Scientifically-informed, Committed to social, racial, economic, environmental, and intergenerational justice.
“To keep the nation secure, we must tackle the existential threat of climate change. The unprecedented scale of wildfires, floods, droughts, typhoons, and other extreme weather events of recent months and years have damaged our installations and bases, constrained force readiness and operations, and contributed to instability around the world.Climate change touches most of what this Department does, and this threat will continue to have worsening implications for U.S.national security.” View original document
These impacts have devastating implications for all facets of our natural environment and society. Monroe County, similar to other areas of New York State, is seeing effects such as increased precipitation, more frequent and intense storm events, and increased shoreline erosion... View original document
Provide input on the current plan: Monroe County Climate Action Plan survey
Add any ideas not in the plan: Monroe County Ideas Wall
The Climate Smart Community program, developed by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation and the New York Energy Research and Development Agency, provides guidance and incentives for communities to improve sustainability, reduce GHG emissions, and reduce costs.
It is critical that we show up to support the initiative, as some members of our community object to its adoption. They have expressed concerns about loss of local control, which are based on a general distrust of government, not anything specific to the CSC. If theirs is the only voice, the Board will not take the recommended actions.
Please review Climate Smart Community Actions and be ready to explain why you feel this is the right step for Webster to take.
The next Town Board meeting can be found here (Meeting Schedule)
If you can't attend a meeting, it is still valuable to submit comments online (Online Comments Form)
