Help Pass HES in Tumwater on Tuesday, July 21 at 7 pm
The Tumwater City Council is taking their final vote on the Home Energy Score ordinance on Tuesday, July 21st at 7:00 pm. Come early to sign up to testify in person or you can also testify online if you register by 5. Click here for more details.
Support New WA Building Codes
Buildings use a lot of energy for heating and cooling, and that makes them still one of the biggest and fastest-growing sources of climate pollution in Washington. We can continue to set the national standard for making our buildings energy-efficient, affordable, and powered by clean energy with this year’s updates to our building codes. The fossil fuel industry–surprise, surprise–is doing everything in its power to stop this from happening. Send your message right now!
Ways you can Volunteer with TCAT!
Below are ideas for volunteer opportunities. You can contact the person listed or click the blue Volunteer with Us button down below to fill out a volunteer form. Once you do that, our staff will contact you and get you involved in climate action!
Campaigns & Advocacy: TCAT is in the process of organizing campaigns to ensure we meet the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan’s goals. Our first task is getting the Home Energy Score ordinance passed. We will be training volunteers to work on campaigns and advocacy. Sign up to get involved by contacting Tom Crawford:
Social Media/Marketing: If you enjoy working in social media or marketing TCAT could use your assistance. Contact Janet: janet@thurstonclimateaction.
TCAT Board: Interested in being a TCAT Board member? We are especially interested in people who have expertise in finance or marketing/communications. If you are interested, or know of someone who might be, contact Janet:
Event Planning/Community Education: In order for the public to support Climate Action, they must first understand Climate Change and its causes. This group will organize quarterly education programs and help plan our next Climate Convention. To help find speakers and plan education events please contact Janet: .
Equity and Health: TCAT is creating an education and outreach program called Cooling Thurston that centers around the health effects of climate change and how it negatively impacts people who are low-income, over 65, disabled, or people of color. We are also working on a pilot project to distribute portable heat pumps to vulnerable communities. We are also working to negate the impacts of climate on our most vulnerable. Contact Janet: janet@thurstonclimateaction.
Climate Action Groups: TCAT has Climate Action Groups that work on topics of interest to volunteers. To find out more about our current action groups CLICK HERE.
Legislative Action:Â TCAT works with Climate Solutions and other Washington State environmental groups to communicate with legislators about the importance of maintaining funding for climate action during legislative sessions. If you are interested in getting involved and receiving Action Alerts contact Janet: .
Youth Opportunities: TCAT is involving Thurston youth in Climate Action. If you are a high school or college student interested in learning more please contact Janet: janet@thurstonclimateaction.