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Our Climate & Resilience Education Task Force and <a href="http://www.cretf.org/youth-leadership" id="m_-4499728027228450573OWAe30f4f80-d21d-5059-80f1-3945ed7eaa6c" title="www.cretf.org/youth-leadership" target="_blank" style="font-family:Candara,Optima,sans-serif">
Youth Steering Committee</a> has drafted a comprehensive, interdisciplinary climate education bill for New York State, S278A/A1559A. You can read about the bill in
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the NY Times</a> and in <a href="https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/stories/north-country-educators-support-climate-bill" id="m_-4499728027228450573OWA074dc0d3-f22a-741b-9949-7c0c5ded2838" title="https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/stories/north-country-educators-support-climate-bill" target="_blank" style="font-family:Candara,Optima,sans-serif">
this article</a> too.</div>
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The National Wildlife Federation is chartering buses to bring an intergenerational group to Albany on
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We have about<span style="font-family:Candara,Optima,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"> <b style="font-family:Candara,Optima,sans-serif">a dozen empty seats on the bus from NYC to Albany this coming Tuesday, January 30th</b>,</span><span style="font-family:Candara,Optima,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> The bus leaves at 6:30am from the NY Society
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</b></span><span style="font-family:Candara,Optima,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b style="font-family:Candara,Optima,sans-serif">This is a great civics opportunity and I'm offering a pre lobby day training on Jan 29 at 5pm.
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so, please register here ASAP</a> or pass this link on.</b></span><span style="font-family:Candara,Optima,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b style="font-family:Candara,Optima,sans-serif"> </b></span></div>
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Please let me know if you would like to connect to learn more. Time is of the essence because my colleagues are creating meeting schedules now.</div>
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