For Our Future
Fishers Sustainability Team - Focus on the Climate Crisis and Future Generations
Start With Why: Sustainability
We are very concerned about the large and unacceptable risks that hot planet / hot oceans are exposing all our children and future children. "Our world is not governed by even the most basic ethical standards of survival for young people or future generations." (Jeffrey Sachs, 2025).
We are alarmed at indifference the oil/ gas industry has demonstrated in their continual burning of more and more oil products (gasoline, diesel) and "natural" gas (methane) in its various forms. Releasing green house gases and the high leakage rates of natural gas (methane) thru the supply chain are the main drivers of overheating our earth.
We also demand that all our elected legislators take significant action to support building clean energy systems through (stable and responsible) nuclear, solar, wind and storage. These systems not only decrease future damage to our climate, but also improve the future stability of our cities, families and economies.
There is still hope. Our human ability to engineer our way out of problems shouldn't be underestimated, but we face real world limits in WAYS we can grow. Continuing to grow the same way we have the last 100 years will lead to disaster. Please see the presentation below on "Irreversible climate tipping points".
HOW THIS IMPACTS YOU (AND US)
Let's take a look at expected regional impacts to Hamilton County
WHAT WE CAN DO
Our proposals to improve the Fishers 2040 city plan.
A list of some local energy projects and their impact!
WHAT WE KNOW
LOCAL PRESENTATIONS

Climate science fundamentals, risks and path forwards
This climate presentation slides consists of:
Climate science fundamentals & evidence
Climate impact on both Polar regions
Irreversible "Tipping points" - including warming of Permafrost
Energy data & Renewable energy: Solar, wind, Advanced Geothermal
Energy storage types
Carbon removal from air or oceans or from burning of fossil fuels
where does the CO2 go ? for how long ?
VIDEOS
LOCAL PROGRAMS
CAC is Indiana's oldest and largest consumer and environmental advocacy organization.
The Fishers Environmental Working Group (EWG) is governmental department representatives and non-governmental stakeholders working together to help the City of Fishers prepare for the impacts of climate change.
Midwest: Tipping Point Planer
Tipping Point Planner is a facilitated web-based program that gives watershed planning groups across the Great Lakes the information they need to protect natural resources, enhance local economies, and work with their community to develop watershed action plans.
Carmel: Telamon Energy
'Having designed and financed North America’s largest airport-based solar farm at the Indianapolis International Airport and the nation’s largest rooftop installations for a transit authority (the IndyGo Bus Barn), Telamon is a respected leader in solar design, engineering, traditional and tax equity financing, RFP and construction management.'
Events
A list of events we are tracking!
CALENDAR LINK
Outreach
We are happy to present any of these to any groups interested and answer your questions. As well as discuss action steps to consider taking.
We Are
Fishers Sustainability Team - Focus on the Climate Crisis
Lead By: Bill Haaf, Daniel Farrar, Gary Levey
We are looking for others to join our effort! If you are also concerned - Just send us an email!
Questions?
Contact billhaaf@verizon.netto get more information on the project