Opinion Deputy Sheriff Charles Blountslams the head of a Sonoma County citizen into his own window frame, killing him. Deputy Blount has faced multiple allegations of using excessive force in the past. Blount's comment afterword, "Oh well." Solutions REI's Opt to Act Weekly Calendar / Checklist Week 5: Make your New Yearโs resolution an environmentally …
Hot Off the Wire — 12/20/2019
We are standing for mother Earth and humanity, especially for the youth inheriting this future. Join us on #FridaysForFuture -- Free iPhone/iPad App - "Fridays For U" Noon to 1:00 at the Port Angeles downtown fountain Opinion Climate Youth Declare: โWe Are Unstoppable! Another World Is Possible!โ Solutions REI's Opt to Act Weekly Calendar / …
FridaysForFuture demonstrations in PA
Every Friday at noon at the downtown fountain #FridaysForFuture is a movement that began in August 2018, after 15-year-old Greta Thunberg sat in front of the Swedish parliament every school day for three weeks, to protest the lack of action on the climate crisis. She posted what she was doing on Instagram and Twitter and …
Hot Off the Wire — 12/16/2019
Opinion Save the rare wild beauty of the Tongass National Forest from renewed logging -- The Seattle Times In the early โ90s, we saw the timber industry here in Southeast Alaska collapse due to a lack of profitability, despite half a century of heavy federal subsidies. The Big Picture -- opinions from Fridays for Future …
Nature is Speaking
Nature doesn't need people.People need Nature.Nature holds at least a third of the solution to climate change. What Force Of Nature Are You? Sky -- Joan ChenIce -- Liam NeesonMountain -- Lee PaceWater -- Penelope Cruz Flower -- Lupita Nyong'o The Soil -- Edward NortonForest -- Shailene WoodleyThe Ocean -- Harrison FordHome -- Reese WitherspoonCoral …
Hot Off the Wire — 12/13/2019
In the face of the growing climate emergency, governments seem determined to continue embracing fossil fuels, and even meeting their Paris Agreement pledges would see warming of 2.8หC by the end of this century. Opinion โListen to Mother Earthโ: Indigenous Youth Leaders at COP25 in Madrid Protest Fossil Fuel Extraction -- Climate Reality Project Why …
2019 State of the Sound Report
issues a Call to Action for Puget Sound Recovery NEWS RELEASE -- December 2, 2019MEDIA CONTACT: Jon Bridgman, 206.276.5309, jon.bridgman@psp.wa.govย The latest biennial State of the Sound Report, released this week, stresses that โโฆwe can still recover Puget Sound, but only if we act boldly now.โ This is the scientifically informed assessment of the Puget …
OCA Joins 450 Organizations Calling for Action
Top 10 Climate Actions for the Next Presidentโs First 10 Days in Officeย ย How Presidential Action Must Address the Climate Emergency In a letter from Ben Goloff: About the Plan: The Plan unpacks the top 10 executive actionsโthat do not require action by Congressโthat the next President must take to tackle the climate emergency in her/his …
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Hot Off the Wire — 12/6/2019
Climate Strike with us Friday Our survival canโt wait. Opinion Clallam County Carbon Emissions data move on hold Commissioner Peach says collection company biased A Thanksgiving Call for Climate ActionBy Mark Dunlea, Green Education and Legal Fund Climate change deniers are increasingly angry and hostile -- MediumCognitive dissonance at being forced off of position after …
Here: Poems for the Planet
Here: Poems for the Planetย is a lovesong to a planet in crisis. Summoning a chorus of over 125 diverse poetic voicesโincluding Mary Oliver, Robert Hass, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Ross Gay, W.S. Merwin, Natalie Diaz, Kimiko Hahn, and othersโthis anthology approaches the impending environmental crisis with a sense of urgency and hopefulness.
2020 Adventure Travel Series Announced
A Thanksgiving Call for Climate Action
By Mark Dunlea, Green Education and Legal Fund Accelerating climate change will likely cause the collapse of civilization. Sooner rather than later. Civilization is a complex web of social and economic interactions that takes centuries to reach its peak, but once it begins to unravel, collapse often occurs swiftly. Prior collapses of human societies have …
Walking Tours by North Olympic Land Trust
Visit North Olympic Land Trust'sย current conservation project, the 104 acre River's Edge along the lower Dungeness River. These tours will give you a more in-depth look at this propertyย and the impact it will have in our community. I know this time of year can get particularly busy so I've added a couple new dates for …
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OCA Supports the Sustainable Farms and Field Initiative
OCA has joined organizations around the state who are adding their names to the Sustainable Farm and Fields Support Sign-on Letter From: Noa KayI'm excited to add Olympic Climate Action to the letter of support. Thank you!ย We'll keep folks updated as the legislative session begins so you can track the bill's progress and take action …
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Stream Walks Offered Starting Dec. 2
Contact:Robbie Mantoothennis@olypen.com360-808-3139 Guided walks to Ennis Creek are being offered by appointment starting December 2. The free walks will focus on lower Ennis Creek, near Highway 101 and can include opportunities to see some areas where habitat has been improved as well as those still needing restoration.Friends of Ennis Creek is sponsoring the walks as …
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