The issue is too pressing to wait for action at federal and international levels. Small communities can – and must – actAs state and federal governments continue to fail at halting climate change at the global and national levels,smaller communities enjoy a powerful opportunity to take change-making initiative. Without assistance from national governments, municipal environmental groups enjoy set up their own local peer-to-peer networks, and indigenous communities like the Lubicon Cree First Nation enjoy reclaimed tar sands for solar. Supporting the expansion of such projects from one community to another could be the key for rapid and inclusive action,and this grassroots domino effect could make it less likely that climate action is an elitist and expensive imposition.
In my small village of drowsy Hollow, New York, or I’m trying to establish us on the map for something other than fictional horror stories,looking at these existing initiatives where other small communities are already taking the lead on climate action in the face of higher-level indifference and even pushback.
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Source: theguardian.com