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.

URGENT: EMAIL to HELP Decarbonize the New Riverway Development--instructions here



EMAIL WACO OFFICIALS NOW: MAKE RIVERWAY CLIMATE FRIENDLY!
     At the May 28 FOC meeting, many letters were written calling for the City of Waco to include regulations that will help lower the City's GHG emissions.  As the masterplan developments Riverway is built, this is a perfect opportunity to include building regulations that will help  combat the climate crisis. If you could not attend the meeting, you may still communicate with the City officials and help us incorporate climate in the planning of the Riverway development.  We have had policy successes before, and we can win again if everyone participates.  

PLEASE EMAIL CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR HOLMES, AND CITY MANAGER BRADLEY FORD NOW.   Of course, you should write in your own words.  You can make it as short as you wish, simply calling for climate change action in the Riverway development. Some talking points follow:

1) The Riverway plan includes detailed aesthetic regulations for homes.  How much more vital are climate-related regulations.
2) The City of Waco has been heavily pounded by the climate crisis, including heat waves, drought, water shortage,  crop damage, and floods.  
3) Since Riverway will receive $130 million in public (TIF) funds, the City has an even greater responsibility to heed citizen input on subdivision rules.  
4) There are many climate change-related building rules that could be included, but here are 5 modest rules that we recommend, that would be not be excessively costly for the City:
   --the complex should be all-electric (NO gas lines or tanks).
   --all parking lots and businesses should include level 2 or level 3 EV chargers.
   --all larger homes ($300,000-$400,000) should be solar-ready (wiring to make later solar panel installation simpler and cheaper).
   --all homes will have 240v outlets in garages suitable for EV chargers
   --all public community buildings, such as 'Amenity Center Bldgs' will have rooftop solar panels and storage batteries. 

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR, AND CITY MANAGER FORD: 
ccouncil1@wacotx.gov
ccouncil2@wacotx.gov
ccouncil3@wacotx.gov
ccouncil4@wacotx.gov
ccouncil5@wacotx.gov
wacomayor@wacotx.gov
bradleyf@wacotx.gov 

If you have any questions, email me at anorthc@aol.com   

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