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Oak Park Climate Action Network

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Oak Park Climate Action Network (OPCAN) is a volunteer group of Oak Park, Illinois, residents working to eliminate our community’s contribution to the global climate crisis through equitable policies and practices. opcan.org

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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Please join us for the next Clean Energy Open House on Sunday, October 4th, to learn about how to electrify your home and invest in clean energy. Sign up here to attend: opcan.org/openhouses #cleanenergy #electrifyeverything #oakpark #oakparkil
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OPCAN’s Clean Energy Open Houses return on Oct 4, 2026! — Oak Park Climate Action Network
See what your Oak Park neighbors are doing to power their homes cleaner, safer, cheaper, and greener. Two fully electrified vintage Oak Park homes featured on our 2025 CEOH will be open again on Sunday, October 4, from 2 to 4pm.  Check out heat pump HVAC and hot water systems, induction st
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Please join us for the next Clean Energy Open House on Sunday, October 4th. You can read a preview about the event here: www.oakpark.com/2026/09/24/c... And sign up here: opcan.org/openhouses #cleanenergy #electrifyeverything #oakpark #oakparkil
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OPCAN will hold an open house tour in Oak Park
Concerned about climate? Volunteers tell how to retool your home. Open house shows impact of incremental changes and overhauls
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Sunday October 4, 2-4 pm OP-CAN Clean Energy Open House Visit two homes powered by clean energy in Oak Park, Illinois. This is a FREE EVENT! Space is limited. Registration required. opcan.org/openhouses #oakparkil #cleanenergy
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
OP-CAN is out in the community informing our neighbors about how to electrify their homes! This past weekend, Wendy, Bill, and Jim (pictured) were at BarrieFest along with Dave and Mike. Make sure to stop by at an upcoming event or reach out with questions. #electrifyeverything #oakparkil
Volunteers Jim Schwartz, Bill Arnold, and Wendy Greenhouse of OP-CAN.
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Learn how credit unions use your deposits to fund local businesses, solar projects and farms, build local housing and invest in your community. Sign up below. #greenmoney
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Align Your Money With Your Values: Banking & Credit Cards
Third Act hosts a series of interactive learning sessions every month on how to prevent your bank deposits, credit cards, home/auto insurance premiums, and investments from being used to finance the f...
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Sunday October 4 * 2-4 pm Clean Energy Open House See what your neighbors are doing to power their homes cleaner, safer, cheaper, and greener. Two vintage homes to visit! FREE EVENT! Space is limited. Registration required. opcan.org/openhouses #oakparkil #cleanenergy
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Register for the Riverside Electrification Open House on Sat, Sept 26: zurl.co/JzlI3 #electrifyeverything #cleanenergy #climatechange
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Wolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
“News value criteria”, “news relevance”, “newsworthiness”? These are increasingly obsolete frameworks in an era of accelerating earth system changes. If the below isn’t “news” while it affects all “news” you’ll ever hear - what is?
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Mike Meadway 🇪🇺 🇩🇰 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @mmeadway.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
www.scandinaviastandard.com/t-denmark-wi...
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Denmark generated roughly 60% of its electricity from wind in 2025 — the highest share of any country on Earth — and it reached that milestone in an unusually low-wind year when its turbines actually ...
Denmark kept wind near 60 per cent of domestic generation in a low-wind year. Falling output, imports and a smaller denominator explain the apparent paradox.
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Met4Cast @met4cast.net · 19/08/2026
Temperature in the western Mediterranean are now >6°C above average. An attribution study has shown that out of a rise of +3.1°C this summer, >2°C can be directly attributable to climate change. We are super heating our oceans.
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 19/08/2026
if there is one graphic I could get people who are trying to get folks to take any kinds of political action to look at, it's this one. if the goal is action, and you are cultivating feelings in the left hand column with your messaging, you are shooting yourself in the foot.
inertia is overcome by urgency
apathy is overcome by anger
fear is overcome by hope
isolation is overcome by solidarity
self-doubt is overcome by proof of agency
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
On September 2, the Village of Oak Park and the Oak Park Public Library will host the Climate Ready Progress Report and Community Conversation. Please register below. September 2nd, Main Library Veteran's Room Doors open at 5:30pm Event from 6 - 7:30pm #climateready #oakpark #oakparkil
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Climate Ready Progress Report and Community Conversation | Oak Park Public Library
Join the Office of Sustainability and Resilience of the Village of Oak Park and Community Partners for a conversation on the Climate Ready Oak Park Plan.
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Amy K @amyklassen.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Climate is a pattern, and the pattern has changed. = Climate Change
Graphic reading, “The difference between ‘There used to be hot summers too.’ and climate crisis.” Below is a temperature-anomaly chart showing mostly blue, cooler-than-average years in the earlier record, shifting dramatically toward sustained red, warmer-than-average years in recent decades. Occasional earlier red bars are labelled “These were hot summers,” while the sustained cluster of increasingly warm recent years is labelled “This is climate change.”
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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 10/08/2026
Our soil is one of Earth's greatest reservoirs of biodiversity, and it's more important than you think. Yet human activities pose a threat to soil biodiversity and the ecosystem services it provides. Find out more about the important role soil plays: ow.ly/VPle50Zxlxm
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Wondering how to make your home more #energy efficient? The Village of #OakPark is offering a free workshop series to explore how to manage utility costs and increase comfort at home. The series is part of Oak Park Energy Navigator, offered by VOP and Elevate, a national nonprofit based in Chicago.
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Save Energy at Home Workshop
Join us for a free, interactive workshop series to learn practical, low-cost ways to reduce energy use, manage your utility costs, and improve comfort at home.
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 06/08/2026
Breaking News! Code: y-Axis Alert! As of August 5th, global sea-surface temperatures just set a new preliminary record high of 21.20°C. This breaks the previous record high of 21.17°C set on April 24, 2024. And yes, I had to extend the y-axis to plot this.
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Save on solar panel installation with Switch Together, a group buying initiative that allows Oak Park residents to go solar at a significant discount. The deadline to register for the current round of Switch Together is Aug. 12. #solarenergy #cleanenergy #oakparkil #oakparkillinois
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Affordable Solar | Switch Together
It's time to go solar! Protect yourself against rising energy prices - secure a substantial discount on a high-quality solar panel installation.
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
BREAKING NEWS: Oak Park's all-electric new-construction ordinance is upheld by a federal judge! #fossilfuels #banfossilgas #cleanenergy
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Prof Julia Steinberger 🌹🌱🌍 #ClimateAction #Fightfascism @jksteinberger.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Remember when climate scientists said we should massively and rapidly reduce fossil fuel & meat emissions, or else? Or else 👇
Twitter post from "Extreme Temperatures Around The World"
HISTORIC RECORD HEAT EVERYWHERE
We are gonna live historic days which will be remembered for generations:
Thousands of records will be pulverized at the same time in North,South (40C in winter again !) Americas,Asia and Europe.
Stay tuned. It will be an absolute insanity.
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
A high-speed public EV charging station is coming to Oak Park! #electricvehicles electrek.co/2026/07/23/n...
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
The extraordinary wildfire outbreak across Oregon, eastern Washington, and southern British Columbia has become even more alarming amid critical fire weather conditions. Over 500,000 acres have already burned in OR & WA alone, and that number could be >1 million acres by Mon.
An alarming snapshot from NOAA Wildland Fire Portal depicting numerous large smoke plumes and large heat signatures from many wildfires burning across Oregon, Washington, and British Colubmia.
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Alaina Wood @thegarbagequeen.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Friendly reminder that these things aren't impacted by closing the Strait of Hormuz so maybe, just maybe, we should implement them to avoid being impacted by future conflicts: -Solar panels -Wind turbines -Battery storage -Electric vehicles -Bicycles -Natural fertilizers -Electric heat pumps
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Starting Aug 1, IL EPA has another round of funding available to incentivize the purchase of EVs, with preference for lower-income folks. Act fast: the fund is limited and will go fast! epa.illinois.gov/topics/ceja/...
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Electric Vehicle Rebate Program
1/11/23 NOTICE: The current number of applications that have been received by the Illinois EPA seeking a rebate under the Electric Vehicle Rebate Program has surpassed the amount of available funding....
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Mr. Spock 🖖 @spockresists.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The TOP News today showed that the June heat waves were a big cost to the economy. In less important news, the June heat waves also caused a lot of deaths. This is the world we live in. It’s more important that it cost the economy than the cost of deaths.
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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 23/07/2026
“We learned as children that if you make a mess, you clean it up,” says Tracey Stephens of @greenfaith.bsky.social. “It’s kindergarten 101.” Big Oil corporations have lied for decades about their role in fueling catastrophic climate change and must be held accountable for the harm they've caused.
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Community geothermal could be headed to Oak Park. #cleanenergy #oakpark #oakparkil
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Community Geothermal could be headed to Oak Park - Wednesday Journal
The Oak Park Residence Corp. (OPRC) recently was awarded a $250,000 grant from the Illinois Climate Bank and the Illinois Finance Authority
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Join us Saturday for "Partners in Climate Action", a free event about ways for advocacy orgs and governments to work together. WHEN: Saturday, July 18th, 3-5pm WHERE: Elements Architectural Group, 407 South Boulevard, Oak Park Register here: bit.ly/july18-opcan #climatechange #oakparkil
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Partners for Climate Action: Communities & Municipalities Working Together
Chicago Climate Week Event! Join us for this free in-person event to connect communities and towns tackling climate change side by side!
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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
It feels ridiculous to be told my entire life the importance of reducing my energy usage and switching to stuff like LED bulbs and then read reports of energy prices spiking in many US communities due to data centers.
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 13/07/2026
With all the July model runs now in, it is very likely that 2026 will see the largest El Niño event since records began in the late 1800s – and potentially by a truly mind-blowing margin. The median estimate is now 3.6C, roughly 0.8C hotter than the prior record (2.75C). www.theclimatebrink....
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Please join us for "Partners in Climate Action", a free event on how advocacy orgs and governments can work together. WHEN: Saturday, July 18th, 3-5pm WHERE: Elements Architectural Group, 407 South Boulevard, Oak Park Register here: bit.ly/july18-opcan #climatechange #oakparkil
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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 06/07/2026
Big Oil knew decades ago that its products would fuel the deadly heatwaves we’re experiencing, but lied. "Extreme heat is the number one weather-related killer in America, and this is the hottest stretch we’ve seen in over 14 years," said @mikiesherrill.bsky.social. Accountability NOW!
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25 suspected heat deaths in New Jersey from record-breaking July 4 weekend temperatures
Lingering widespread heat is expected to trigger another round of severe weather and possible flash flooding in parts of the mid-Atlantic and South on Sunday.
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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 07/07/2026
Climate change is making floods, heatwaves, and storms more dangerous. Early warning systems help predict these risks and alert people in time to act, saving lives, homes, and livelihoods. Explore more about this cost-effective disaster risk reduction approach: www.unep.org/topics/clima...
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Partners in Climate Action: Communities and Municipalities Working Together -- Sponsored by Oak Park Climate Action Network When: Saturday, July 18, 3:00-5:00pm Where: Elements Architectural Group, 407 S. Boulevard in Oak Park Register here: bit.ly/july18-opcan #climateaction #oakpark #oakparkil
Partners in Climate Action: Communities and Municipalities Working Together

When: Saturday, July 18, 3:00-5:00pm
Where: Elements Architectural Group
407 S. Boulevard in Oak Park

Register here:  bit.ly/july18-opcan
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The Oak Park Climate Action Network (OP-CAN) works every day to make our nation and world more secure against the climate crisis through advocacy and action in Oak Park and surrounding communities. #oakparkil #climatechange #climateaction
Happy Independence Day! The Oak Park Climate Action Network (OP-CAN) works every day to make our nation and world more secure against the climate crisis through advocacy and action in Oak Park and surrounding communities.
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
We need to take hold Big Oil accountable, in addition to growing our mitigation and adaptation efforts locally. #fossilfuels #climatechange
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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 23/06/2026
Governors across the country are calling on Congress to oppose legal immunity for Big Oil. 👏 @govpritzker.illinois.gov is joined by @governorwalz.mn.gov, @governor.ca.gov, @governor.ny.gov and others in opposing recently proposed legislation that would shield Big Oil from climate accountability.
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E&E News: Dem governors lobby against fossil fuel liability shield
The "No Immunity for Big Oil" campaign push comes as Republican lawmakers seek to block climate lawsuits.
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Protecting nature protects us.
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
On June 11th, we partnered with Sierra Club, Citizens Utility Board, Prairie Rivers Network, Vote Solar, Faith in Place and Illinois Environmental Council for a community discussion on artificial intelligence #datacenters. Learn more here: opcan.org/updates/reca...
Speaker presents information to people sitting at folding tables in front of her.
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Geothermal Ribbon Cutting POSTPONED TO... Wednesday, July 1, 3 pm Oak Park & River Forest High School football field #cleanenergy #oakparkil
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Geothermal Ribbon Cutting Wednesday, June 17, 3 pm Oak Park & River Forest High School football field 201 N East Ave, Oak Park IL
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Join us Thursday evening, June 11, to discuss the impacts of data centers on our environment! #datacenters #oakparkil Register here: secure.everyaction.com/IxtmZu2ayEOr...
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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 03/06/2026
Global temperatures have reached record levels. Meanwhile, Big Oil is leveraging the data center boom to further entrench planet-warming fossil fuels. Since the start of 2025, U.S. data centers "have signed off on more investment in new gas turbines than any country in the world." 🫨
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AI boom means US is now ‘investing more’ in fossil-fuel power than China - Carbon Brief
The “data-centre boom” is driving a surge in gas investment in the US, pushing its fossil-power spending ahead of China, according to the IEA
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Join OPCAN in celebrating Oak Park & River Forest High School’s new geothermal system! Geothermal Ribbon Cutting Wednesday, June 17, 3 pm Oak Park & River Forest football field 201 N East Ave, Oak Park IL More info: opcan.org/updates/june... #geothermal #cleanenergy #oakpark #oakparkil
Geothermal project at Oak Park Stadium at OPRF High School. (Bob Skolnik/Pioneer Press)
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Let's Talk Data Centers Thursday, June 11, 6:30-8:30pm Pilgrim Church, Oak Park, IL Register here: secure.everyaction.com/IxtmZu2ayEOr... #datacenters
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Good news, @derekeder.com -- thank you for sharing!
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
"Two-thirds of Americans want action on climate change, but people vastly underestimate public support for climate solutions and policy. Historically, U.S. news outlets overrepresented views on climate change that went against scientific consensus." #climatechange #climatejournalism
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Television news coverage of climate policy is limited and polarized in the US, study finds
Two-thirds of Americans want action on climate change, but people vastly underestimate public support for climate solutions and policy. Historically, U.S. news outlets overrepresented views on climate...
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
A landmark General Assembly resolution adopted on Wednesday affirms international law, climate justice and science. #climatechange #climatejustice
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General Assembly backs historic World Court climate crisis ruling
A landmark General Assembly resolution adopted on Wednesday is “a powerful affirmation” of international law, climate justice and science, according to UN chief António Guterres.
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Market forces are driving the increase of renewable energies. We need keep pushing to drive their increase further. #greenenergy
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
It's not the only solution, but it is the only reasonable long-term solution. #climatechange #energycrisis
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In the midst of an energy crisis, countries make plans to ditch oil, gas and coal
Against the backdrop of an energy crisis and a warming planet, more than 50 countries have come to Santa Marta, Colombia, to discuss concrete ways to phase out oil, gas and coal.
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Oak Park Climate Action Network @opcan.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
We can decrease our use of fossil fuels at every level to address climate change -- individual, local, and national Find out where you fit in and get in! If you live near Oak Park, Illinois, one way is to join us: opcan.org
latimes.com
Climate change is already showing up in the cost of living
As extreme weather becomes more common, price spikes once seen as temporary may become something more lasting — and further worsen an affordability crisis.
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