<div dir="ltr">Hello all,<div><br></div><div>We'd love your help getting out the word for our open call for nominations for NYC Climate Heroes.  More details below and, please, submit many nominees and spread the word!  </div><div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div><div><br></div><div>Tara</div><div><br></div><div>





<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,33,36)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span></p><div><div><img src="cid:ii_k6jpudk81" alt="Climate March 2014.jpeg" width="441" height="231"><br></div></div><p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,33,36)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><br></span></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,33,36)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Do you know an outstanding New Yorker who is leading on climate action in amazing and innovative ways?<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space">  </span>We want to know about them!<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space">  </span>Submit your NYC Climate Heroes nominations by 11:59 PM Eastern on Monday, February 24th: <a href="https://www.humanimpactsinstitute.org/2020-nyc-climate-heroes"><span class="gmail-s2" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Times;font-kerning:none;color:rgb(0,0,238);background-color:transparent">https://www.humanimpactsinstitute.org/2020-nyc-climate-heroes</span></a></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,33,36);min-height:16px"><span class="gmail-s3" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,33,36)"><span class="gmail-s3" style="font-kerning:none">The Human Impacts Institute and the NYC Department of Transportation are looking for New York City's most impactful leaders on addressing the climate crisis in our City.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space">  </span>We are looking for activists, scientists, artists, policymakers, educators--anyone who is helping our City become more climate smart and helping our communities be more resilient to climate impacts. Anyone is eligible and we are particularly excited about elevating the work of people working in our frontline communities, women, youth, and POC. <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,33,36);min-height:16px"><span class="gmail-s3" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,33,36)"><span class="gmail-s3" style="font-kerning:none">Sound like someone you know?<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space">  </span>All nominations will be reviewed by our diverse committee and 30 New Yorkers will be selected to be a part of our street exhibit on Broadway in Manhattan, NYC, for Car Free Earth Day 2020. <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,33,36)"><span class="gmail-s3" style="font-kerning:none">All nominations will be reviewed by our expert panel, including:</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,33,36)"><span class="gmail-s3" style="font-kerning:none">Emily Colasacco, Director of Art & Event Programming, NYC Department of Transportation</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,33,36)"><span class="gmail-s3" style="font-kerning:none">Tara DePorte, Found & Executive Director, Human Impacts Institute</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,33,36)"><span class="gmail-s3" style="font-kerning:none">Jen Roberton, Senior Policy Advisor, Mayor’s Office of Sustainability</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,33,36);min-height:16px"><span class="gmail-s3" style="font-kerning:none"></span></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.6666669845581px">Tara DePorte</span><br style="font-size:12.6666669845581px"><i style="font-size:12.6666669845581px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Executive Director and Founder</i><div><b style="font-size:12.6666669845581px"><a href="http://www.humanimpactsinstitute.org" target="_blank"><font color="#38761d">The Human Impacts Institute</font></a><font color="#000000"> </font></b><div style="font-size:12.6666669845581px"><div><div><a href="mailto:Tara@HumanImpactsInstitute.org" target="_blank"><font color="#38761d">Tara@HumanImpactsInstitute.org</font></a></div><div><b>Office:</b> +1 917 727 9761 </div></div><div><b style="font-size:12.6666669845581px">Like us!</b><span style="font-size:12.6666669845581px"> </span><a href="http://facebook.com/HumanImpactsInstitute" style="font-size:12.6666669845581px" target="_blank"><font color="#38761d">facebook.com/HumanImpactsInstitute</font></a><br></div><div><div><b>Follow us!</b> <a href="http://twitter.com/humanimpacts" target="_blank"><font color="#38761d">@HumanImpacts</font></a></div></div><div>   </div><div><div><i>Tara DePorte <b>Art, Teaching, and Speaking</b></i><br><a href="http://www.taradeporte.com/" target="_blank"><font color="#38761d">TaraDePorte.com</font></a><br>_______________________________<br>Do LESS. Be more.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>