Important Announcements

CURRENT INFORMATION: go to our Facebook group "Waco Friends of the Climate." 1) Beginning Jan. 2025, our focus has been on resistance to Donald Trump, since his policies are our greatest threat to the climate. Thus, we are not having monthly meetings at this time. We hope to hold monthly meetings in the future. Visit our Facebook group for current activities, Waco Friends of the Climate. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1330231820335851 2) Our role in the resistance includes a weekly protest at the pedestrian bridge in Waco, Valley Mills Dr. & Bagby Avenue, each Sunday, 1:00pm-2:30pm. We began the protest in March 2025 and it has been carried on weekly for over one year. We provide huge, highly visible banners. Please join us. RESISTING FASCISM, ONE SUNDAY AT A TIME. 3) Because of the sad passing of our webmaster, Harrison Ward, we have not been able to keep the website up to date. For the most current information, please visit our Facebook group, Waco Friends of the Climate : https://www.facebook.com/groups/1330231820335851 4) To join our email list and be informed of actions, activities, and campaigns, email our Director Alan Northcutt at anorthc@aol.com 5)Free "climate crisis is here" yard signs may be obtained by emailing anorthc@aol.com. Delivery of signs is available. Help raise awareness of the climate crisis, deeply needed in Waco. 6) Winners of the "Sixth Annual Climate Crisis Art Exhibit" may be found in the Archives, April 2023. Some incredible climate art may be viewed.

SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE PRACTICES ADVISORY BOARD: A Partial VICTORY for GO RENEWABLE WACO


















At the Thursday, February 7th Board meeting, City Manager Wiley Stem III presented a new letter to the City Council that he had assembled based in part on the recommendations for decarbonization that Sarah Brockhaus and Alan Northcutt had written and presented to the Board in December, 2018.  In an amazing change of heart since January, the Board unanimously approved the document.  It does contain important steps in decarbonization, including:  energy efficiency audits, transition to renewable energy for municipal power needs, steps to incentivize citizens and businesses to purchase renewable energy, local renewable power generation,  transportation transition to EVs, support for sustainable practices by businesses and citizens, and installation of or incentives for EV rapid charging stations. 

Although a 100% renewable energy pledge was not established, the letter noted "studying in more detail the feasibility of a transition to 100% renewable energy for City operations."  Of course, the science requires a much stronger goal:  reaching 100% renewable energy or 'net zero' emissions by 2050--and this means in all sectors of Waco, including power, transportation, industry, cooling, heating and cooking. 

After almost 2 years of our Go Renewable Waco campaign, this is an important step, but we consider Thursday a partial victory because there were no clear timelines for accomplishing these goals.  We will continue the struggle by monitoring for action and hopefully establishing some goal deadlines.

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