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E*News & Views, November 1, 2026

Sustainable San Rafael educates and advocates for local government action to curb climate change and advance sustainability. Join Us!

Quick Takes

Mon, Nov 2, 6pm: SR City Council reviews details of design-build contract for new Library & Community Center at Albert Park and other items. Agenda.

Tue, Nov 10, 2pm: El Niño & Coastal Flooding Update. ESP Link.

Th, Nov 12, 2:30pm: 'Valuing Natural Capital - the Economic Benefits of Ecosystem Services.' MCL Details.

Sun, Nov 15, 1:30pm: Book Passage presents SSR member Mary Reynolds Thompson's The Wild Scribe. And 11/17, 6pm, Local Government Night with former SR City Manager Jim Shutz & others. More.

Mon, Nov 16, 1:00pm: 'Marin Baylands Restoration' with Audubon Center's Casey Skinner and SSR Board member Stuart Siegel. Details.

Mon, Nov 16, 6pm: San Rafael City Council considers range of issues. Agenda (when posted).

Explore 9 key Climate Solutions that properly funded can move Marin below net zero GHG by 2045. MarinCAN.

Climate Town Hall

Hear Congressman Jared Huffman, Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, speaking at October 21 'No Denying Climate Change' Town Hall about what could be possible in a climate-focused congress.

He called for rethinking the pending energy permitting bill to prioritize renewables, bringing back offshore wind power, and restoring rebates.

Congressman Jared Huffman remarks and Q&A on full event video. Recordings by Fabrice Florin.

Alexis Weidner of SSR's Youth Advisory Committee rallies the audience to climate action.

Midterms Climate Post-Election Debrief by Climate Action Campaign, the organizers of the Climate Town Hall, discussing what the election results mean for climate progress. Tuesday, November 10, 5:00pm Pacific. RSVP & link.

Featured Events & Actions

The Fundamental Climate Action

Tue, Nov 3 (& before): Return climate sanity to DC and locally with critical Federal mid-terms, State leadership, and Marin choices at stake.

Democracy is in our hands.

UPDATES

What the Results Mean for Climate

Th, Nov 19, 10am: Implications for climate action at local, state & federal levels explored by Marin resident Sara Aminzadeh, Deputy Secretary for Federal Affairs at CA Natural Resources Agency. In-person & online.

DETAILS

Go Electric at Home & on the Road

Th, Nov 5, 6pm: 'Sunshares' webinar with pre-vetted installers. Plus Wed, Nov 18, 12pm 'New State EV Rebate.' And Th, Dec 3, 12pm 'Electrify My Home.'

LINKS

Sue for the 'Endangerment Finding'

Hire the lawyers fighting to restore health & safety as the basis and imperative for federal climate action: Natural Resources Defense Council

Earthjustice

Environmental Defense Fund

American Public Health Association

Read Marin Biomass Study

Review recommended utilization pathways that would cut 3/4 of Marin's landfill GHG emissions--and could be key to reaching San Rafael's 2030 climate goals.

STUDY LINK

Keep Current on the Crisis

Climate One podcasts. 'It Pays to Go Green.''Nature is Nonpartisan.' 'How Cities Can be Green & Affordable.' 'It's too Damn Hot.' 'In Earth We Trust.' 'How to Talk about Climate Change.' 'Rights of Nature.' And more.

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