This topic keeps coming up from people in every nook of the Salish Sea. Should we be talking about banning these ships from our waters? Twitter thread on cruise ships
Hot Off the Wire — 6/29/2019
Opinion 74 Medical Groups declare a Health Emergency -- The Washington PostAs Democratic presidential hopefuls prepare for their first 2020 primary debate this week, 74 medical and public health groups aligned on Monday to push for a series of consensus commitments to combat climate change, bluntly defined by the organizations as “a health emergency.” Read …
Dammed to Extinction — July 11, 2019
This inspiring film reveals the obvious way to stop decades of ever increasing ecological devastation and financial misappropriation. RSVP Donations at Evenbright Sign the Petition to Breach the Dams View on Facebook Events About this Event As the salmon numbers plummet and orcas starve, weak political will remains the status quo. Four obsolete dams on …
Democratic primary voters overwhelmingly prefer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal to Joe Biden’s climate plan
Democratic primary voters overwhelmingly prefer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal to Joe Biden's climate plan Eliza Relman & Walt Hickey 'Democratic primary voters much prefer the more ambitious plans to fight climate change proposed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee over former Vice President Joe Biden's relatively less aggressive proposal, according to …
Hot Off the Wire — 6/23/2019
Opinion No, climate action can't be separated from social justice -- Julian Brave NoiseCat Paying Farmers Fairly Could Curb Climate Change and Hunger -- Yes! MagazineParity is at the core of agriculture’s potential to address overproduction. Is the DNC Missing the Boat on Climate Change? -- Sierra ClubThe Democratic National Committee stumbles on the fate …
Hot Off the Wire — 6/11/2019
Opinion From The Faculty Chair Time to Up Our Game Susan S. Silbey This is my final column as Chair of the Faculty. It is uncharacteristically short in hopes of communicating an unambiguous and urgent message: we can no longer engage in business as usual at MIT. Time is running out. MIT, the United States, …
‘And a Child Shall Lead Them,’ or: How This Boomer Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Green New Deal
‘And a Child Shall Lead Them,’ or: How This Boomer Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Green New Deal Ross Macfarlane 'I am talking to my peeps: those of us who get the science, care deeply about the environment and the need for climate action, and are filled with both disgust and determination at …
I work in the environmental movement. I don’t care if you recycle.
I work in the environmental movement. I don’t care if you recycle. Stop obsessing over your environmental “sins.” Fight the oil and gas industry instead. By Mary Annaise Heglar Updated Jun 4, 2019, 9:33am EDT 'When people come to me and confess their green sins, as if I were some sort of eco-nun, I want …
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Hot Off the Wire — 6/7/2019
In laying out a path forward that reflects both the urgency of the crisis as well as a profound understanding of social change, she has offered us an antidote to the despair that so often characterizes our responses to the climate emergency. Margaret's vision will inspire thoughtful, powerful action in our communities- our best hope …
DNC silences climate debate
DNC tells Inslee it won't host climate debate DNC won't host a climate debate, and if another org holds one any candidate who participates can't be in DNC debates. I can only assume they haven't read this: New Report Suggests ‘High Likelihood of Human Civilization Coming to an End’ Starting in 2050
Leah Stokes on Biden’s Climate plan
Leah Stokes is a professor of PoliSci Prof at UCSB wrote this assessment of Biden's Climate plan.
Olympic Climate Action 