 Bring your questions about heat pumps, solar panels, induction stoves, heat pump water heaters, tax rebates, and more! At Iowa City Public Library on Thursday, Sept. 26, drop in anytime from 3-6 p.m. to work with a handy online portal from Rewiring America and craft your personal electrification plan.
Climate Action staff and energy coaches from the Johnson Clean Energy District will be on hand to answer questions and connect you with resources to put your plan into action.
In addition, enjoy a complimentary cup of tea or cocoa courtesy of an induction cooktop demonstration by Iowa City Public Library staff.
Fighting food waste, protecting water and prairies, increasing affordable housing and transportation, growing healthy food -- Iowa City area nonprofits are truly inspiring. But what inspires them?
Find out what makes area nonprofit leaders “nerd out” -- what passions and inspirations help keep these worker bees buzzing! Join the Climate Fest Nonprofit Nerd Out on Friday, Sept. 27, 11:30-1:30 at the Senior Center Assembly Room. Come away newly inspired and connected with the great work happening in our community.
 On Saturday of Climate Fest, visit Iowa City's fourth electric vehicle show alongside the Farmers Market, on the east side of City Hall, from 7:30 a.m. to noon.
Part of National Drive Electric Week, it's a chance to learn about electric vehicles from local EV drivers, view one of the City's electric buses, kick the tires on an e-bike, visit with Sierra Club members, and more! In addition, grab some swag for Climate Action and National Drive Electric Week.
Do you have an EV you could show? Sign up to participate at this registration link.
 Maddie Todd
General Manager of FilmScene, Climate Fest Partner
How do you take climate action?
Personally, I love cooking and the culture around food, so I try to be sustainable in the way that I eat! Buying local produce, saving veggie scraps for broth/stock, replacing red meat with beans, tofu, and chicken, and using reusables/recyclables when buying/storing food!
In my role at FilmScene, I’ve tried to focus on climate action at the concessions stand where possible; we recycle, stock local snacks and drinks, pop Iowa corn, and we’re moving toward compostables and reusables, keep an eye out for reusable popcorn bowls at the PedMall in the fall!
What can others do to take climate action?
We only have the one planet to call home and have less and less time to save it. I am in awe of our planet, it seems a bit selfish to me to not want to preserve the natural landscapes that we have, for ourselves and future generations but also for native species of plants and animals to thrive.
Climate is also a class issue; we exist in a system that favors profit over people, and we are seeing the most vulnerable among us already suffering the most from climate disaster while contributing to it far less than those with greater means.
Why is it important to take climate action?
Be sustainable in your consumption; buy only what you need, repair what you already have, opt for environmentally friendly products in your home, buy and eat local, eat less meat and more seasonal vegetables!
It is also important to recognize the system we exist in, corporations and the ultra-wealthy contribute to the climate crisis far more than any one person, but we can speak up! Call your representatives, ask them to take action to protect the climate and put pressure on corporations to adopt sustainable practices by boycotting those that don’t.
This month's reason for hope:
Since 2015, Environmental Voter Project has mobilized low-propensity environmental voters to vote in 1,918 local, state, and federal elections.
Find more climate hope on the Project 51 web page.
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