With this being a Winter Olympic year, athletes are also speaking up about what they see happening to their sport. Jessie Diggins, USA Olympic Gold medalist says in an interview with the New York Times, “You can look at different solutions for the economy, but you only get one earth to live on, and you have to breathe the air that is on this earth. We have to do it in a way that doesn’t hurt families economically, which is why I’m supporting the carbon fee and dividend solution, because it puts a fee on carbon and returns the revenue to households.”
“With all of my films, the goal is to make climate change concrete,” says Saving Snow filmmaker Diogo Freire, “I try to find specific examples of communities that are being affected—and also show how they’re responding.”
Following the film will be a unique panel discussion with public Q&A and action steps that people can take to express their commitment to making a difference with climate solutions.
The panel of local experts will include:
The event will be held at the Base Camp in the Village at Squaw Valley. Admission is FREE for all SVI Members! General admission is $15 per adult, $5 per child/student. Doors open at 5:00 pm, opening presentation starts at 5:30 pm, film screening begins at 6:00 pm followed by public Q&A with the expert panel. Wine, beer and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase.
Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL) is a non-profit, non-partisan grassroots advocacy organization focused on national solutions to address climate change, particularly putting a price on carbon through a carbon fee and dividend policy. To generate the political will necessary for passage of a national price on carbon, CCL trains and supports volunteers in over 400 chapters to build relationships with elected officials, the media and their local community. To learn more, visit citizensclimatelobby.org
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