Hot Off the Wire — 1/8/2020

Carbon emissions that have already occurred will increase global temperatures by approximately 2.3 degrees C (4.1 degree F)

That’s about 1 degree C higher than previous estimates

Biden climate team says it underestimated Trump’s damage

There “have been very carefully directed budget cuts to the very parts of the [EPA] that are going to be necessary to get rid of [Trump’s] outrageous rollbacks.”
— E&E News

The Trump administration finalized a rule change slashing protections for migratory birds

The move would shield the oil industry from liability for unintentionally killing birds with its pollution.

Sheltering in Place:
How I Find Stillness During Crisis

Do not think of it as quarantine, someone said recently. Think of it as a cloister. 
— Yes! Magazine

Fauci says U.S. could soon give 1 million vaccinations a day

Fauci said vaccinations already have begun speeding up.
— PBS News Hour

COVID-19 Sparks a Rebirth of the Local Farm Movement

Could this be the beginning of a new food economy?
— Yes! Magazine

2021 WA Legislative Campaign Launch

Tell Green Diamond NOT to Clear Cut a Local Old Growth Forest!

In the face of enormous injustice, it can be tempting to sigh and say, “too bad, there’s nothing I can do.”

How activists successfully shut down key pipeline projects in New York
— Grist

Tell Procter & Gamble to end workers abuses on palm oil plantations

Tell Biden to stop Line 3 pipeline construction

The next Climate on Tap
will be on February 2^nd

For further information email Laura Tucker or call 360-379-4491

Port Angeles sewage overflow under scrutiny

Sewage overflows will recur more frequently with climate change
— Peninsula Daily News

Trump vetoes bipartisan driftnet fishing bill

He claimed it would harm small, family-owned fishing businesses.
— The Hill

Weekly Announcements

WA Commerce releases 2021 state energy strategy for a carbon-free clean energy future

Comprehensive plan details the policies necessary to reduce greenhouse gas pollution, grow the clean energy economy and ensure competitive energy prices

Inland Northwest Trees Are Playing An Outsized Role In Curbing Climate Change, Study Says

Chicken nuggets of the future

Fareed takes a look at lab-grown meat’s tremendous potential as a choice tool in humanity’s fight against climate change.
— Fareed Zakaria, GPS

‘I’ll be fierce for all of us’

Rep. Deb Haaland is poised to become the first Native American to lead a Cabinet agency.
— Indian Country Today

Massachusetts 2050
Decarbonization Roadmap

Deep Decarbonization Requires a Systems Engineering Approach

How Indigenous Communities Are Adapting To Climate Change: Insights From The Climate-Ready Tribes Initiative
— HealthAffairs

‘There’s good fire and bad fire.’
An Indigenous practice may be key to preventing wildfires

For thousands of years, North American tribes carefully burned forests to manage the land. The future may lie in a return to that past.
— National Geographic

Miles For Climate
A Walk Across the United States

Be careful where you walk in National Parks

Park Service investigating after video emerges of ranger repeatedly tasing Native American man for social distancing.
— The Hill

How rooftop solar could save Americans $473 billion
— Los Angeles Times

The tab for damage caused by last year’s hurricanes, wildfires, and other climate-driven disasters in the U.S. was $95 billion
— Los Angeles Times

Inauguration 2021: Greenpeace Volunteer Call

The first 100 days of Biden’s presidency will be crucial for our climate.

What the Georgia Senate candidates think about climate change