People working together to face the challenges of the climate crisis on Cape Ann
Protecting what we love. Cape Ann Climate Coalition is an inclusive grassroots community-based organization whose mission is to mobilize widespread action on Cape Ann.
Our coastal wetlands are vulnerable to effects of climate change. 
Solar panels supply power to Rockport’s Thacher Island. Image courtesy: Thacher Island Association 
Designing a road map to net-zero on Cape Ann. Wind energy powers Gloucester’s schools and municipal buildings. 
Promoting electric vehicles- a charging station in Manchester. 
Adapting for rising sea level in our coastal areas. Pictured: Long Beach in Rockport.
Upcoming Events & Calendar:
Events
Cape Ann’s Coastlines: Housing and Marshes- March 7
Join us for “Cape Ann’s Coastlines: Housing and Marshes” on Saturday, March 7 at 1-3:00 PM at the Sawyer Free Library in Gloucester.
Harvard Professor Charles Waldheim will present the findings of his team’s research on the potential for new ways of understanding and managing Cape Ann’s coasts — that are under increasing pressures from real estate development, pollution, sea level rise and intensifying storms.
Professor Waldheim will lay out evolving landscape management practices that can simultaneously address our needs for affordable housing, economic growth and fiscal stability of municipal budgets, and stewardship of healthy marshes, tidelands, and harbors.
There will also be a Q & A after the presentation with the audience.
Light Right at Night in Rockport- March 14 at 3PM
Join us at the Rockport Library for “Light Right at Night in Rockport”, on Saturday, March 14 at 3- 4:30 pm. This event features presentations about light pollution and the best practices for night lighting. The presentations will be followed by a discussion with the audience. All are welcome to attend.
The topics in this forum will include how lighting affects health and safety, biodiversity, and town aesthetics. The presenters will offer recommendations for good lighting. After the presentations the panel will take questions from the audience. Rockporter William Waller will moderate this event.
The program is sponsored by the Cape Ann Climate and the Gloucester Area Astronomy Club, with support from the Grass Roots Foundation.
Earth Day “Plastic People” Screening in Beverly-April 22
Earth Day free screening of “Plastic People” Documentary Screening at Cabot Theatre, 286 Cabot St, Beverly on Wedneday, April 22, 2026 at 7PM
The documentary film, “ Plastic People : The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics” is an award-winning feature documentary that investigates our addiction to plastic and the growing threat of microplastics on human health.
Following the film there will be short presentations and Q&A with panelists from:
Beyond Plastics *Andrea Lacroix
Black Earth Compost *Andrew Brousseau
Change is Simple *Patrick Belmonte
Green Beverly *Dean Berg
Unpacked Living *Sabrina Auclair
Keeling Curve Graph that represents the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in Earth’s atmosphere since 1958
Why this graph is important:
We have passed the maximum safe concentration level of carbon dioxide (350 parts per million) in the atmosphere. To avoid runaway climate destabilization and return to 350 parts per million we need to immediately stop all use of fossil fuels, and protect our natural systems that store carbon dioxide (forests, marshes, wetlands, seagrass beds, etc…) Technology capable of removing enough excess carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere has not been developed. If you click on this graph it will give you a reading of the latest CO2 measurement in the atmosphere.