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SUMMARY:Acton Climate Resilience Festival
DESCRIPTION:  \nSaturday\, June 8th is the Climate Day in Acton! \nVisit Gardner Park/Playground from 1:00—4:00pm. \nActivities for all ages! Food! Music! \n  \nThe Acton Climate Resilience Festival will be a day for creative expression\, information\, and community-building. Please come for snacks\, great music—Walter and the Night Owls\, Anderson-Gram\, and the AB High School Salsa Band—and lots of good conversation about working for a livable future. Many community groups will be tabling and sharing information. But\, even more than that\, we would love to know what YOU are thinking!  There will be ways for everyone to express their opinions and concerns\, from kid crafts (Climate Superhero masks) to an art collage board and interactive surveys. \n  \n\nAre rising summer temperatures a big risk in New England?\nCan we be prepared for more intense rainstorms? And for periods of drought?\nWhat adaptations are needed to protect Acton residents?\nDoes your apartment building or home have sufficient air conditioning?\nWhat can we do to help slow climate change?\nAre technological and lifestyle changes expensive? Are there incentives and rebates?\nWhat are nature-based solutions? And why are they a part of the climate picture?\nAre there signs of hope?\n\n  \nThe Acton Climate Resilience Festival 2024 grows out of two efforts\, one local and one statewide. The Acton Sustainability Office\, in collaboration with key community groups\, had hoped to bring residents together this year to share a multitude of resources about how to address the climate emergency. Residents may be aware of outreach efforts through the Acton Climate Coalition member groups\, such as Green Acton\, Mothers Out Front\, and Elder Climate Action\, as well as Energize Acton (an education effort jointly sponsored by the Town and the Climate Coalition). \n  \nAt the same time\, the Town received a state grant from the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) program\, which helps towns in the process of “planning for climate resiliency and implementing priority projects.” This year’s MVP 2.0 grant actually focuses on more than material preparedness—it stresses building social resilience and making sure that all sectors of our community have a say in preparedness. The idea is to connect across the community and expand “the voices in climate resilience efforts.” \n  \nPlease come to the Climate Resilience Festival! \nLift your voice! Be part of making a difference! \n  \nThis event is sponsored by the Town of Acton Sustainability Office with the help of the MVP 2.0 interns and volunteer support from the Acton Climate Coalition\, including EnergizeActon.org\, Green Acton\, and Mothers Out Front.
URL:https://energizeacton.org/event/acton-climate-resilience-festival/
LOCATION:Gardner Park and Playground\, 530 Massachusetts Ave\, Acton\, Massachusetts\, US
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SUMMARY:Sustainability Movie Night
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, June 12th\, at 8 PM\, will celebrate warm summer nights at the NARA Park Amphitheatre with a nature film and free popcorn under the stars! \nBring your lawn chairs and blankets\, and come early to enjoy the sunset before showtime at 8:30 PM. No tickets required. We hope to see you there! \n  \nSponsored by the Acton Sustainability Office with a grant from HEET (Home Energy Efficiency Team).
URL:https://energizeacton.org/event/sustainability-movie-night/
LOCATION:NARA Park Amphitheater\, 25 Ledge Rock Way\, Acton\, Massachusetts\, US
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SUMMARY:June Clean Energy Home(s) of the Month
DESCRIPTION:Tour the Clean Energy Home(s) of the Month \nJune Focus:  Two Fossil Fuel Free Homes \nRegister HERE. \n  \nCan you picture your home completely disconnected from fossil fuels? Well\, come to the June Clean Energy Home Tour and see two households who have done just that! These are NOT swanky LEED certified designer houses. Rather\, these are normal homes where the owners have taken steps over time to transition to clean energy. And both households officially capped their natural gas lines this year! The two homes are connected to the electrical grid; however\, both households signed up for Acton Power Choice GREEN and both households have solar panels\, so their use of the grid relies on renewable sources. The owners look forward to speaking with you about their journeys! Please register HERE. \n  \nThis event has a special treat. In between these two neighbors are a set of recently installed solar carports. At noon\, in between the two sessions\, Jim Snyder-Grant\, Acton Select Board member and an Acton Clean Energy Coach\, will give guests an orientation to these new structures and their contribution to the grid. A light lunch will be served. \n  \nHouse #1 Details \nDuplex with 1200 sq feet of area \n\nSolar panels\nAir source heat pump mini-splits (Fujitsu—one single head and one multi-head)\nAir source heat pump hot water heater (AO Smith 50 gallon)\nAir source heat pump clothes dryer (Miele T1)\nEV and EV charging\nInduction stovetop (Kenmore)\nWhole-house electricity monitoring  (Emporia)\nElectric Lawn Mower\n\n  \nHouse #2 Details \n2400 sq feet built in 1996 \n\nGeothermal Heating and Cooling System (2024)\nSolar Panels : 10 kW PV array on roof\nSolar Battery Storage : 18 kWh Generac battery\nSolar hot water panels on roof\nGreenhouse heat transfer system\nClivus toilet composting system\n4-stage reverse osmosis water filter\nInduction Cooktop\nEV and shared EV charger\nRechargeable electric mower\n\nThe owners write\, “Don’t try to do everything at once\, but make a plan and follow it (Zero Carbon Over Time). Don’t agonize and try for perfection. Very good and sooner is better than perfect and later.” \nOur monthly tours are part of a broader campaign called “PlugIN\,” running from February through July 2024 and coordinated with groups across Acton and the region to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The new movement for electrification—based on renewable energy sources and high-efficiency home heating\, cooling\, and appliance use—is part of Acton’s commitment to reach net zero emissions as soon as possible. To find out about efforts in other PlugIN  towns—Wayland\, Framingham\, and Natick–click HERE. \n  \nUpcoming PlugIN talks and events include the following. \nMay 2: PlugIN “Our Actions Shape the World—Create a Multi-Year Plan to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint” \nJune 8: Climate Resilience Festival sponsored by the Acton Sustainability Office \nJune 15: PlugIN “Clean Energy Home of the Month Tour: Fossil Fuel Free Homes” \nJune Talk: PlugIN  Talk – Homeowner Panel on Heat Pumps: Benefits and Tips \nJuly: PlugIN Clean Energy Home of the Month: Energy Monitoring and Solar \nJuly: PlugIN Picnic: Celebrating Collective Action! \n  \nEnergizeActon.org is a joint project of the Town of Acton Sustainability Office and the Acton Climate Coalition.  \nInterested in joining us? We welcome your involvement in any way\, large or small. The team meets the first and third Wednesdays of the month at noon. Or just write us to share your ideas. The email address is EnergizeActon.org@gmail.com. \n  \n  \n 
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LOCATION:Address shared upon registration\, West Acton Village Area\, Acton\, Massachusetts\, US
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