The Climate Action Club is currently working on -- and has worked on -- many projects: 

2009-2010 School Year:

Green Tip of the Week-

•  Only a few weeks into the school year and we were already up and going on our newest project. This project- the Green Tip of the Week- is school-based. We are continuing to provide opportunities for people in our school to be aware about the environment. Every week a Green Tip is selected by our club and then announced every morning during morning announcements. At the end of the week, during Friday morning school assembly, who ever can repeat this little nugget of knowledge wins a free Damariscotta Reusable Bag.

"Big Ideas for a Small Planet" Premiere!!!

• Just over a year ago, the Climate Action Club was filmed by the Sundance Channel for the television series- "Big Ideas for a Small Planet". It was a long process of shooting and interviewing. Now the premiere is here! CONA is generously hosted the world premiere at the Skidompha Library in Damariscotta, Maine on October 16th at 7:00 PM. The club will be gave a short presentation before the showing of the episode. We were so excited to see a huge crowd there! 

REUSABLE BAG CAMPAIGN:

The goal of this campaign is to reduce the use of plastic bags in our town. We are achieving this goal by distributing town-wide reusable bags. These bags were sponsored by the CAC and local businesses, organizations, and individuals. The CAC organized the purchase and distribution of these bags. We call the bags DRB's, or Damariscotta Reusable Bags. Thank you to the merchants, organizations, and individuals who donated to the campaigns (D) or served as a vendor (V): Yellowfront (D,V), CONA (D), Elder Power (D, V), Maine Cloth Diaper (D, V), Maine Coastal Program (D), The Kaymans (D), The Hardinas (D), Eleanor Kinney (D), Skidompha Library (D, V), Damariscotta Bank and Trust (D, V), Rising Tide (D, V), The First (D, V), Maine Coast Book Shop and Cafe (D, V), Bath Savings (D, V), Waltz's Pharmacy (V), Damariscotta River Grill (V), Camden National Bank (V), Full Circle Family Medicine (V), Round Top (V), Salt Bay Cafe (V). 

• 11/09: To date, we have sold almost 1700 bags! Wow.

• 6/09: Click on this link to see the DRB's that are being sold in 12 local stores, galvanizing a far-reaching green movement in local communities: http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=df2r6r3m_6cxqxj5fv

• 5/09: We raised $4300 with which we bought 1900 reusable bags! We met the challenge grant ($1000), raised an extra $1800, and received a grant from a state program for $1500. We now have dubbed the bags the Damariscotta Reusable Bags, or DRB's.The DRB's are polypropylene bags made from 20% recycled materials.They are 100% recyclable, waterproof, durable, and roomy. Thank you to our 14 sponsors

• Please see descriptions of our past projects for more information. 

RECOGNITION: 

The CAC has been recognized, both locally and nationally, for our work.

•  8/09: The CAC was a finalist in NRCM's People's Choice Awards. 

• 6/09: The CAC was recognized as a winner of the MTV Switch challenge.

• 10/08: The Climate Action Club is going to be on the Sundance Channel! We were contacted by one of their producers, and they came to Maine to film the club in action for Season 3 of BIG IDEAS FOR A SMALL PLANET. Our episode will air on October 20, 2009 at 8 PM EST.   Check out the promo video at http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid16934534001?bclid=31180491001&bctid=31386139001.

• Please see descriptions of our past work for more information. 

OUTREACH:

The CAC is committed to extending our work beyond the walls of Lincoln Academy. Therefore, we collaborate with other groups to talk about our campaigns and help others develop their own projects.

• 10/09: The CAC is collaborating with CONA (Citizens Offering New Alternatives), a local organization, to reduce the amount of idling in our community.

• Please see descriptions of our past projects for more information.
  

Our goal for this campaign is to provide an easy way for our school and community to recycle their printer cartridges.

• 11/09: We have circulated 5-gallon buckets around our school and town to give people the opportunity to recycle printer cartridges! We will send the cartridges to CARTRIDGES 4 KIDS, and in turn receive money to reinvest into our school and community.We have buckets in the following locations: Damariscotta town office, Nobleboro town office, Skidompha Library (back entrance).

ENERGY EFFICIENCY:

The CAC is working independently and with LA's administration to improve the energy efficiency of our school.P

•  Please see descriptions of our past work for more information on how we are greening our school. 

We are also continuing our battery recycling campaign (4000 recycled so far), our NO IDLE campaign, and we are working with Lincoln Academy administrators to make our school more energy efficient.

2008-2009 School Year: click HERE to read about our projects during this time

2007-2008 school year: click HERE to read about our projects during this time.