Climate Crisis or Clean Green Electric Future? by Pamela Dritt

As Concord's first Sustainability Director said, "We must electrify everything and green the grid." Can we pause the Climate Crisis panic and look at some low-hanging fruit solutions that would make a better life for everyone-particularly communities of color like Concord's METCO students and low-income communities? It is a matter of Climate Justice!

Let's start with the transportation of children. We'll watch and discuss some short informational videos on how converting school buses to electric could have a much bigger impact on our world than most people realize. Exposure to bus pollution can result in impaired lung development, brain development, and cognitive function. Communities of color and low-income communities like Concord's METCO students are disproportionately affected by this pollution. Sixty percent of low-income students ride the bus as opposed to 45 percent of non-low-income students, and Black students are more likely to ride the bus compared to non-Black students.

A lifelong learner, Pamela loves to look at the big questions and tackle the topics too hot for casual conversation: politics, religion, money, class, racism, abortion, truth, the Climate crisis. She's been an active advocate for helping Concord Municipal Light Plant achieve the sustainability goals the town has set.

Meetup: https://go.evvnt.com/1633351-0?pid=176

Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM