Join the Youth Climate Initiative in Supporting the Well Done Foundation
$13,360
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$10,000
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Youth Climate Initiative
Hi, we are Mateo, Sebastian, Lila and Nora, high school students from North Carolina. Like many young people we realize that Climate Change is probably the biggest challenge that we will have to deal with during our lifetimes.
Mateo found an easy way that many people, even kids, can have high climate impact and stop many tons of greenhouse gas emissions. Lila, Sebastian and Nora joined him to form Youth Climate Initiative and launch our first Earth Day Project:
We are shutting down an abandoned Super Emitter well that is spewing tons of dangerous Methane.
If we don’t, it will spew over 44,100 Metric Tons of emissions!
This is equivalent to the emissions of a fleet of 9,580 cars driven for an entire year.
Stopping the emissions from a Methane Super Emitter is enormously impactful. Better yet, our project makes your climate action TWICE as impactful thanks to ANGEL MATCHING donations!!
Calculations based on Well Done Foundation’s McCleary #001 well near Akron, OH. Methane flow rate equivalent to 4,207.97 Metric Tons of CO2e (avg.) per year, using IPCC’s 20 yr. method and Methane GWP = 84.
Tax Deductible Donations: Your donations go straight to the fantastic team at the Well Done Foundation (WDF), an established 501c(3) non-profit organization that specializes in plugging these wells. Donors will receive an email confirmation within minutes of making their tax deductible donation. https://welldonefoundation.org/
Angel Donation Matching: All donations made to our project automatically get a matching donation from the awesome angels at the Reimer Family Climate Crisis Fund (up to a total of $10,000). For every dollar donated, they will make another donation in the same amount. The fund supports both nonprofit organizations and for-profit startups that focus on actions, research, and technology that will reduce and eliminate greenhouse gas emissions. https://www.reimerclimatecrisisfund.org/
Join us!
We welcome everyone, it’s easy to participate:
- Follow us and learn more at: https://www.instagram.com/youth_climate_initiative/
- Raise awareness with your friends and family
- Please donate, even small donations have high impact!
About our project:
We are partnering with WDF to shut down the dangerous McCleary #001 orphaned well located on a farm in Bath Township, Ohio. The farm’s 4 horses had to be relocated away from the farm due to health and safety concerns caused by the sheer volume of methane fumes. You can see them in the picture below (left to right): Bly, Shadow, Red and Rowdy. Let’s help them get back home!
Thanks for your support!
Sebastian Ng, Lila Gisondi, Nora Shipman and Mateo De La Rocha
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Isaac Umanoff | $200
I read the article about your group in the NYT. I'm unbelievably impressed by your initiative and the example you're setting for others to follow. Thank you for your incredible leadership!
Ed Hafner
High School students once saved my life, when my car ran out of gas in the dead of winter. Now, you saving me again! Bravo!
Francis Mcinerney | $100
On behalf of my children and my grandchild, THANK-YOU!
Maureen Duffin
Very impressive young people!
Michelle Gisonsi | $300
Thank you YCI! So impressed with your efforts.
Amanda | $100
Thank you for organizing this fundraiser! Small actions really do make a big impact! Way to go, YCI!
Philip Moss
Kudos to you all - addressing methane emissions is critically important tto tackling the climate challenge, and all credit to you for recognizing the sizable impact a small contribution can make!
Phoebe
I came here from the Gen Dread newsletter. This is fantastic! As a fellow NCer, thank you!!
Emma
I saw this amazing initiative from the Gen Dread newsletter, great and inspiring work. Keep it up!
Lauren | $20
Way to go with all the hard work it took to make this happen!
Olivia Ferraro | $235
I love what you're doing! Here's to 4,000 :)
Molly Livingston | $50
Well done Mateo and friends! Thank you for taking a stand and helping fight climate change, and highlighting this new issue I wasn’t even aware of!
Eric Chaves | $100
Super impressed with this effort! Thanks, and keep up the great effort. This project is doing an incredible job both educating folks about this problem while also removing an amazingly high amount of climate damaging pollutants. Thank you!
Anis Annisa Maryam | $50
Great work, YCI! Thank you for being such an inspiration.
Sophie Kohn | $50
So inspired by you, Mateo!
Luke
Alvaro De La | $250
Awesome work, Mateo
Brittany Wray | $50
Thank you for doing this important work! - Britt Wray
Jennifer Atkinson
Amazing work Mateo! I'm so inspired by your story and excited to share this with my own students here at the University of Washington. Thank you for this opportunity to contribute to a better future!
Monica | $30
Geoff | $250
Great work YCI. This generation will take the action necessary to make the difference on Climate Change
Andrea de la Rocha | $50
We are very proud of you Mate! Abu and Abuelito
Sebastian Ng | $10
Seb | $120
I am donating all my birthday money because I am a big supporter of climate change and doing everything we can to look after our planet. I love this idea. Sebi Isaza de la Rocha
Mili De la Rocha | $250
Great initiative Mateo! Thank you for doing your bit with the climate crisis! The Isaza de la Rocha family
Andi | $25
Great idea!!
Mateo | $25
Rodrigo | $325
Great info and impact! Also, who doesn't love horses?
Curtis Shuck | $100
We are excited to work with the Youth Climate Initiative on this awesome project!
Maria | $25
Love this! Thanks for making it easy to help the planet!!