Environment Day in Santa Fe

The Roundhouse 490 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NM, United States

Come support Renewable Energy at the NM State Capital. We have partnered with statewide groups to combine Renewable Day, Wildlife, Water and Environment Day, Witness for the People Day, and others during this short session. Environment Day showcases One Team for One Place. A people-packed day to meet your legislators, speak to like-minded people from all over the state, and show off the power of the sun. Tabling Schedule: 8am set up, 9am-3:30pm attend members of the public, 3:30pm take down  Other events for the day: 8am - Training on participating in committee hearings; 8:30am - Attend Senate Environment Committee Hearing; 9 am & 1 pm - Lobbying Training  in Room 326; 12-1 pm & 2-3 pm Speakers in the Rotunda 9-3 electric and alternative-fuel vehicle exhibit.Could be your chance for a free Tesla ride? NM Environment Day is sponsored by a broad coalition of environmental and community groups including the Sierra Club, Environmental Alliance of NM, NM Interfaith Power and Light, Conservation Voters NM, Juntos, Environment NM, Santa Fe Sustainable Everything Advocates, NM Solar Energy Association, Global Warming Express, NM Environmental Law Center, Moms' Clean Air Force NM, Food and Water Watch, 350.org NM, Multicultural Alliance for Safe Environments, Alliance for Environmental Strategies and others.  

Seed Swap

Main Library 501 Copper NW, Albuquerque, NM, United States

Join us at the Main Library for our 4th annual gathering and swap! Schedule of Events: 10:30 — 11:00 am:   Closed swap for those who brought seeds 11:00 — 11:30 am:   General seed share 11:30 —12:15 pm:    Working with The Garden’s Edge by local Seed Steward Sarah Montgomery  Bring seeds and envelopes (re-purposed) if you can.  Free and open to the public. At the Main Library in the lower-level community room. Free parking validation for the first 2 hrs!

Board Meeting

North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center 7521 Carmel Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM

All NMSEA members are welcome. Please submit your agenda items at least 72 hours in advance to President@nmsolar.org at N. Domingo Multigenerational center

Reducing Your Carbon Footprint a Step at a Time

Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice 202 Harvard SE, Albuquerque, NM, United States

Action on climate change is happening at the local and state level. But what are the best ways to reduce your home's carbon footprint? Join us in a conversation about how to assess and prioritize practical ways to reduce greenhouse emissions within your own sphere of influence ✸ Athena Christodoulou (NM Solar Energy Association) will show you how to assess, plan, and then act, to go Fossil Fuel Free; ✸ Ken Bergeron will focus in on home heating: transitioning your propane or gas-heated Albuquerque home to an air-source heat pump system powered by solar electricity; ✸ Peter Heald will describe how he added solar thermal energy to supplement domestic hot water and heating at his home. The audience will share personal experiences and questions, with the hope that new ideas and insights will lead to more and more steps towards a fossil-free future.

“Know Waste to No Waste.”

First Unitarian Church 3701 Carlisle Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, United States

"Know Waste to No Waste."   a Transition ABQ workshop Nature doesn’t really have “waste” as we know it. One creature’s waste is another species’ food, such as fertilizer for plants. As humans, we’ve developed this concept of throwing things “away” but there is no “away”. We only have one planet! So how can we reduce our personal and household waste as close to zero as possible? How can we encourage our communities and stores to reduce as well? Join us for this workshop to learn & exchange. Before you come, here’s some homework: Watch The Story of Stuff (22 minutes), if you haven’t already. Try to weigh your garbage and recycling for a few weeks, and bring your data. For the next 5 months, we’ll be going through the topics one-by-one from the Transition Streets workbook for personal & household impact. We’re starting with Waste. Next month is Transportation. What to bring*: (*If you can. No one will be turned away) A dish to share for the potluck Your ABQ CO2 Pledge, or your New Years Resolution(s) A few dollars to help keep Transition ABQ running We hope to see you there!

Board Meeting

Monthly Board Meeting All members are welcome! RSVP to the location address at president@nmsolar.org