Solutions
Regional Actions
350.org Racial Justice and
Equity Community of Practice 2021
Would anyone like to participate & report?
You can read the Charter here.
We need to talk about cruise ships
No Climate, No Deal Episode 3 —— DEADLINE: July 20 — 7:00am
Please call or email your elected representatives
Sen. Maria Cantwell
Sen. Patty Murray
Local/Regional News
If Governor Inslee doesn’t like the heat he should stop authorizing clearcut logging on Washington’s state and private forestlands
— John Talberth
Center for Sustainable Economy
Reservoirs are drying up as consequences of the Western drought worsen
— The Washington Post
Global Warming Means Happier Rattlesnakes, What the Future Holds for Yellowstone
— Inside Climate News
The extreme temperatures have shaken scientists’ fundamental understanding of heat waves and triggered concerns about a climate tipping point.
— Inside Climate News
A Deadly Summer in the Pacific Northwest Augurs More Heat Waves, and More Deaths to Come
Some scientists see a day when heat-related deaths may match those of all infectious diseases.
— Inside Climate News
Drier Springs Bring Hotter Summers in the Withering Southwest
New research reveals a positive feedback loop with negative consequences linked to lower springtime humidity across an already parched landscape.
— Inside Climate News
Department of Ecology issues drought advisory for most of the state
Driest March-April since 1926 prompts first-time use of new early warning tool.
Western Heat Wave ‘Virtually Impossible’ without Climate Change
Global warming made such an event at least 150 times more likely a new rapid analysis finds.
— E&E News
National Actions
The European Central Bank (ECB) announced it will incorporate climate into its policy-making decisions across Europe.
Tell Biden: nominate a climate leader as Fed Chair
— 350.org
Will you send a message to Rep. Kilmer and Sens. Murray and Cantwell right now?
Please send an email to the top decision-makers at Citibank, Wells Fargo, Chase, and Bank of America.
Is Your Bank Using Your Money to Profit from Amazon Destruction?
The Time for Renewables is Now
Greens: Divided on ‘clean’ energy?
Or closer than they appear?
— Yale Climate Connections
Support the Civilian Climate Corps
Expand the court — protect our freedom to vote!
— Climate Hawks Vote
Stop Elon Musk’s Union Busting with the American Jobs Plan!
Tell President Biden to #Stopline3
— Honor the Earth and Stopline3.org
Get Connected to the Line 3 Front Lines
CALL NOW: Urge your senators to support the American Jobs Plan
— NRDC Action Fund
Send your letter to Secretary Haaland
showing your support for her efforts to end the reckless assault by the fossil fuel industry on our public lands, ocean waters, and climate today!
National/International News
Warming Trends: Stories of a Warming Sea, Spotless Dragonflies and Bad News for Shark Week
A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations, books, cultural events and other developments from the global warming frontier.
— Inside Climate News
US to end large, old-growth timber sales in Alaska forest
— Associated Press
The Story of a Plastic Bottle
— Greenpeace
Our climate change turning point is right here, right now
Rebecca Solnit
People are dying. Aquatic animals are baking in their shells. Fruit is being cooked on the tree. It’s time to act
— The Guardian
DOE Awards $12 Million to Tribal Communities to Maximize Deployment of Energy Technology
— Energy.gov
Yet another major heat wave is set to roast the western U.S. and Canada by the weekend
The fourth punishing heat wave in five weeks could break more records into early next week, this time focusing in the Rocky Mountains
— The Washington Post
National Newsletters
(German deluge)
A daily newsletter by Grist
July 12 — The Biden administration is taking aim at e-waste.
July 13 — New Jersey is vying to be the state with the most offshore wind.
July 14 — The E.U. has a slate of new climate proposals.
July 15 — The Department of Energy aims to slash battery costs.
July 16 — President Biden is moving to protect Alaska’s temperate rainforest.
Grist will be launching
The Burning Issue in August.
It’s a limited-run weekly newsletter dedicated to reporting on wildfires.
Opinion
Air conditioning heats the climate.
So how can I keep cool?
This is one of the most acute condundrums of climate change.
— Grist
Heat: A Comic
— Yes! Magazine
A note to my Yarns from the Farm Readers—I’ve started another series for our local newspaper on biodiversity…”
Cheers, Nan
View the Biodiversity Series
View A Climate Basics Series
7. Enhancing Biodiversity 2: Grazing
“. . . grazing in farmland and bush is, like chocolate and carbon dioxide, a good thing in moderation.”
Olympic Climate Action 