As greenhouse gas emissions blanket the Earth, they trap the sun’s heat. This leads to global warming and climate change. The world is now warming faster than at any point in recorded history.

For our virtual meeting this month we welcomed Susan Quincy who is an outreach educator for the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.  Susan is stationed at the Kellogg Environmental Center in Derby, CT.  Her virtual presentation was “Climate Change, Actions & Impacts.”

The presentation highlighted what is happening in Connecticut related to climate and the actions we can take on personal levels to start reducing our carbon footprint.  It also looked at the largescale actions states and countries are taking to reach the goal of reducing temperature rise globally.

Using the interactive simulator En-ROADS from Climate Interactive and the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative, we were able to change variables to try and lower our carbon emissions.

Susan went over the things that we can do to help reduce this buildup including switching to electric outdoor tools and electric cars, adding solar panels to your home, recycling and educating yourself and others.

Newly elected President Holly Secskas welcomed everyone to the meeting.

After the successful plant sale of 2021, Lisa DiNardo and Debby Garrow will again be organizing our plant sale for 2022.  The plant sale has been tentatively set for Saturday, May 14, 2022 from 9 am to 12 noon.

Pat Robik will once again coordinate the bake sale table.