Hot Off the Wire – 4/20/2019

Take action

Regional Action

Urge your Washington state legislators to stand up for
clean energy, clean cars, and climate action.

Here’s what you need to know about these five critical bills:

  • SB 5116 would set a target of moving Washington State to 100 percent clean energy by 2045
  • HB 1110 would help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation industry — the largest emitter of climate-busting carbon pollution in the state
  • HB 1112 would phase out harmful “HFCs” — powerful climate-changing gases that threaten human health and the environment
  • SB 5811 would require a percentage of cars sold in WA be zero-emission vehicles
  • HB 1257 would help make buildings more energy efficient
  • House Speaker Frank Chopp: (360) 786-7920 ·         
  • Majority Leader Pat Sullivan: (360) 786-7858 ·         
  • Majority Caucus Chair Eric Pettigrew: (360) 786-7838

Support the Healthy Environment for All Act – Washington Conservation Voters

Please Pass the HEAL Act off the House Floor– Alliance for Jobs & Clean Energy

Tell your legislators that Washington needs a Clean Fuel Standard like the rest of the West Coast – Climate Solutions

Call on the Washington State Senate to Address Our Wildfire Crisis – Add Your Name to dedicate $62.5 million a year for wildfire

National Action

Chip in now to Power the Amazon Spring

The Amazon is home to 10% of the species on the planet, produces 20% of our oxygen, and sucks in and stores more carbon pollution than any other place on Earth.
This magical forest is literally helping keep us all alive!

Tell BlackRock: Vote to make big corporate polluters take action on the climate crisis!

Thank Murray and Cantwell for standing up for our environment and voting no on Bernhardt’s confirmation – NRDC Actin Fund

2020 Presidential Candidates must debate environmental policy
– MoveOn and Youth Climate Strike

It’s time to end the climate silence once and for all.
Demand a Democratic debate where climate justice is front and center.

Have you wondered what electric vehicles are like up close?  

Find your nearest Drive Electric Earth Day event!

Climate News

Local/Regional News

Activists rally for woman on hunger strike Supporting Orcas
– Peninsula Daily News

Fort Worden State Park
will host first-ever Global Earth Repair Conference in Port Townsend

State bicycle facilities and pedestrian walkways plan – WSDOT

San Fransisco and Chico Declare A Climate Emergency
– The Climate Mobilization

WA House passes 100% Clean Electricity SB 5116
– NW Energy Coalition

Go solar and support the Sierra Club – Get a Savings Estimate
$1,000 for you, $1,000 for the Sierra Club

This is a HUGE victory for fish habitat protection – Sound Action

National/International News

A Message from the Future with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
– The Intecept and the Sunrise Movement

The Chrysalis Symposium: Courageous Transformation for the Climate Crisis – Oregon State University

Join Spring Creek Project for an afternoon symposium with climate change thought leaders, practical workshops, and a reception with community discussions to help make the connections we’ll need for the years ahead.
When: Sunday, May 5, 2019 from Noon to 7:30 p.m.
Where: LaSells Stewart Center in Corvallis, Oregon (875 SW 26th St)

Recent Sierra Club milestone accomplishments, including the
re-introduced Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act

Is there really Environmental Inequity? – Video by The Years Project

Winona LaDuke Calls for Indigenous-Led “Green New Deal”
– DemocracyNow! Video

Meet the Famed Climate Attorney Who Superglued Herself Outside Shell’s U.K. HQ – DemocracyNow! Video

350.org on Trump’s executive order to expedite pipeline permits

Juliana v. United States Case, will be heard on June 4th, 2019

Climate crisis: today’s
children face lives with tiny carbon footprints
– The Guardian

Next generation must keep their own carbon levels at a fraction of their grandparents’ in order to prevent catastrophe

Sierra Forum: Protect the Arctic Refuge – 37 min.

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