Hot Off the Wire — 8/28/2020

Flu Virus Resources

Opinion

We Need to Talk About the GOP’s ‘Black Friends’
The Republican National Convention has been all about using Black people to convince white people it’s OK to vote for a bigot. — The Nation

Solutions

Week 40: Sip more soundly and take a closer look at your beverage choices
Take part: Aug. 30–Sept. 5, 2020

A Fun Way to Stop Buying Things You Don’t Really Need
A few years ago, illustrator and editorial cartoonist Sarah Lazarovic felt like she was buying too much “crap.” So she stopped shopping for a year, then documented her withdrawals and, eventually, all the lessons and tips and tricks she learned about not buying things. — Yes Magazine

Regional Actions

National Actions

Tell Toyota & General Motors Make Clean Cars and End the Attack On Clean Air! — Sierra Club

Liberty Mutual: Drop Trans Mountain Now — Rainforest Action Network

Tell big banks to STOP investing in climate-busting coal plants — NRDC

Local/Regional News

Heat is turbocharging fires, drought and tropical storms this summer
— The Washington Post

National/International News

350.org — 2019 ANNUAL REPORT

United Nations Climate Change Annual Report for 2019

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How racist urban planning left some neighborhoods to swelter

Climate in Politics

OCA Signs letter to DNC
for a ban on fossil fuel executives,
lobbyists, and representatives having any advisory or official position
in the Biden campaign and administration

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Since we can’t safely gather in person, virtual events provide a unique opportunity to hear from and interact directly with environmental champion candidates. Below is the latest list of upcoming virtual events with links to RSVP and contribute.

• 8/31, 8:00pm ET: Rev. Raphael Warnock (candidate for US Senate, GA), Dr. Al Gross (candidate for US Senate, AL), and Dr. Barbara Bollier (candidate for US Senate, KS). Click here to RSVP.
• 8/31, 5:30pm MT: Gov. John Hickenlooper with special guest Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse. Click here to RSVP.
• 9/1, 5:30pm MT: Clean Energy 4 Biden hosted by CO Chapter. Click here to RSVP.
• 9/1, 6:00pm ET: Clean Energy 4 Biden hosted by the National Chapter. Click here to RSVP.
• 9/2, 7:00pm ET: Dr. Cameron Webb (candidate for US House, VA-05). Click here to RSVP.
• 9/2, 8:00pm ET: Clean Energy 4 Biden with special guest Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Click here to RSVP.
• 9/2, 7:00pm ET: Clean Energy 4 Biden with special guest Rep. Eric Swalwell. Click here to RSVP.
• 9/3, 6:00pm ET: Clean Energy 4 Biden hosted by Tom Steyer with special guest Nicole Systrom. Click here to RSVP.
• 9/8, 5:30pm MT: Clean Energy 4 Biden hosted by CO Chapter. Click here to RSVP.
• 9/8, 8:00pm ET: Clean Energy 4 Biden Trivia Event. Click here to RSVP.
• 9/9, 5:00pm PT: Clean Energy 4 Biden Low Carbon Fuels Event. Click here to RSVP.
• 9/10, 6:00pm ET: Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) hosted by LCV Action Fund and other green groups. Click here to RSVP.
• 9/15, 7:00pm ET: Clean Energy 4 Biden Event with members of the Obama Administration. Click here to RSVP.
• 9/2, 7:00pm ET: Clean Energy 4 Biden with special guest Rep. Eric Swalwell. Click here to RSVP.
• 9/16, 7:00pm ET: North Carolina State Candidates with special guests Gov. Roy Cooper and Tom Steyer. Click here to RSVP.
• 9/16, 5:30pm ET: Clean Energy 4 Biden hosted by PA Chapter. Click here to RSVP.
• 9/17, 5:30pm ET: Margaret Good (candidate for US House, FL-16). Click here to RSVP.

Inspiration

1. Carbon dioxide:
   Nature’s tiny solar panels
2. Take a deep breath
3. Galileo Fixes Everything
4. A Silver Lining
5. If You Don’t Like the Heat,
   Get Out of the Kitchen
6. Rainfall, Evaporation and Desertification
7. Runoff and Water Supplies
8. Of Drought and Flooding Rains

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. Nan