See what’s happening here during Earth Week . . .
Arundhati Roy: ‘The pandemic is a portal’
The novelist on how coronavirus threatens India — and what the country, and the world, should do next – Free to read in The Financial Times
Top UK scientist: ’80 percent’ confident a COVID-19 vaccine could be ready by September — The Hill
WaPo: Trump allegedly asked Fauci if officials could let coronavirus ‘wash over’ US — The Hill | By Marina Pitofsky – 04/11/20 11:31 PM EDT
Opinion
Noam Chomsky on Trump’s Disastrous Coronavirus Response, Bernie Sanders & What Gives Him Hope — DemocracyNow! interview
Tomgram: Engelhardt, “The Skies Are Emptying Out” — March 24, 2020
Covid-19 is nature’s wake-up call to complacent civilization
A bubble has finally been burst – but will we now attend to the other threats facing humanity?
–The Guardian
Solutions
Week 21: Celebrate Earth Day by contacting your local representative to advocate for environmental action
Take part: April 19–25, 2020
Regional Actions
Support Indigenous Nations in their cases against TMX pipeline
National Actions
Social Community is a virtual live series focused on discussions, hangouts, and webinars led by youth leaders and adult allies across the country. In these times of uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic, this is a space intentionally developed for community, conversation, and collaboration
Digital Chase Takeover video promo (90 seconds) — 350
Cancel KXL: Halt All Keystone XL Construction Due to Coronavirus Public Health Emergency — NoKXLPromise.org
We will not allow Keystone XL to expose Native peoples to the coronavirus. Demand a stop to all work on this pipeline to protect the health of every one of us — Native Organizers Aliance
Don’t let the fossil fuel industry exploit the COVID crisis — Stand.earth
Message your Congressperson to stop the EPA from gutting air quality standards — Greenpeace
COVID-19 is NOT an Excuse to Stop Regulating Polluters — NRDC
Tell Liberty Mutual to stop insuring the Keystone XL Pipeline — 350.org
WeRenew.net
Local/Regional News
Letter-sign, Virtual Group Banner #1 Completed
Necessity seems to be the mother of creative invention and implementation.
We’ve taken the virtual banner idea and run with it here as a means to reach out, keep perspective of what is important and feel some sense of solidarity as we reflect in appreciation, concern and hope for our beautiful and fragile planet.
Life is precious in its myriad of forms and together it forms a beautiful, complex tapestry in which we are privileged to be a part.
Let’s honor that as we celebrate our Earth today and every day.
See the other art projects in progress
The western U.S. is locked in the grips of the first human-caused megadrought, study finds — The Washington Post
National/International News
Welcome to The Climate Crisis Newsletter
By Bill McKibben | February 27, 2020
Annals of a Warming Planet — The New York Times
Exclusive: U.S. banks prepare to seize energy assets as shale boom goes bust — Reuters
Youth Climate Movement Study (YCMStudy-US) — U. of Maryland
Webinar — THE CLIMATE CRISIS POLICY DIGEST
Wednesday, April 22, 2020 9 -9:30 AM PST
A troubling story for communities of color
Climate in Politics
Digital Audio Book
Calling for an alliance between progressives and moderates to seize the moment and restore hope to America’s future for the 2020 presidential election
What America Needs Next: A Biden National Unity Cabinet — New York Times
who has farmed superfine merinos near Oatlands since 2000
This is a series I’m writing on climate change for our local monthly newspaper. I wanted to go back to the basics of the science behind climate change.
Category:
Burning Worlds
Olympic Climate Action 