Solutions
Newsletter For Future
This brand new edition covers all you need to know about fossil fuels from the climate perspective. Read how fossil fuels have contributed to the narrative of the climate crisis and what some activists are doing to kick fossil fuels out, learn about solutions and more!
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Leader Schumer, Speaker Pelosi, and Congressional Leaders Rally for Climate Action Outside the Capitol
. . . stressing the importance of transformational investments in climate, jobs, and justice, as well as the urgent need to put our nation fully on the path to 100% clean energy and cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% by 2030.
Attendees
Senator Ben Ray Lujan
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester
Rep. Melanie Stansbury
Rep. Mike Levin
Mustafa Santiago Ali
LCV’s Tiernan Sittenfeld
CSPAN Coverage of the Press Converence
Pelosi & Schumer
vow climate action:
‘It is an imperative’
— The Hill
LCV and Climate Power Announce $10 Million Nationwide July-long Paid Media Campaign in Support of Congress Delivering Clean Energy and Climate Investments Necessary to Meet the Moment
Regional Actions
Protect the State Forests of Dabob Bay
Agents of Change: Direct Action Training Series
August 2 | 6-7:30 pm
at Jefferson Park, Seattle
More Information
Pro Rail Strategies for Federal Action
Deadline: Tue Aug 10 3:45pm
Rail expansion and improvement is a viable solution within the transportation sector for averting climate disaster.
Whatcom County, WA is the first local government in the U.S. to use land-use code amendments to permanently prohibit new refineries
Let’s make Clallam next!
— Stand.earth
Rally for the River
Take Action: Hit the water to stand up for NW salmon
Local/Regional News
My wife, Darlene, wrote to the WA State Treasurer to discover what he can do about climate change.
He wrote back, insuring her that he is doing everything legally possible to address climate impacts to the WA State financial system.
July 7, 2021
TO: Washington State Regulated Financial Institutions
RE: DFI Alert on Systemic Risk of Climate Change and Related Financial Risks
In America’s least air-conditioned cities, brutal heat changes some people’s minds
— The Washington Post
How climate change is making parts of the world too hot and humid to survive.
— The Washington Post
Wildfires rage and a tool to combat climate change goes up in smoke
Forest-based carbon credits used to offset carbon emissions are burning.
Local and Regional Newsletters
National Actions
COP26 is happening in Glasgow, Scotland this November. Leaders from around the world will gather and make new climate commitments.
Tuesday, August 3 | 5 pm PT — 350.org
Countdown to Deadline Glasgow for Our Rainforests and Climate
Launch of “Ship it Zero” cargo campaign
We must act now to curb fossil fuel industry influence on our elected officials
— Greenpeace
Let’s tell Ferrero to stop spreading the destruction
Sign the urgent plan for the Glasgow climate summit!
Wall Street & President Biden: Defund Climate Chaos
Tell AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast to stop funding anti-democratic politicians
CLIMATE ACTION CAN’T WAIT — CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE NOW
— NRDC Action Fund
Tell President Biden:
Fossil Free Federal Reserve campaign
Industrialized meat and dairy production are killing the planet
— CENTER for BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
National/International News
Secretary Haaland to welcome totem pole in DC on National Mall
National Museum of the American Indian
July 2, 2021–September 9, 2021
Photos: Native American Totem Pole Blessing Ceremony
This totem pole traveled across the country as part of a campaign to protect sacred tribal lands.
— The Washingtonian
Native Americans bring totem pole outside Capitol to raise awareness
— Yahoo News UK
#RedRoadtoDC Totem Pole Journey
— The Spokesman-Review
Just Out of Jail,
Winona LaDuke Decries Militarized Crackdown on Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline Protests
— DemocracyNow! interview
How the Women of Standing Rock Inspired the World
— Yes! Magazine
Settlers Have an Obligation to Defend Treaty Rights, Too
“The treaties are not just a concern for Indigenous people. They were entered into by the U.S. government, and as citizens, we have a responsibility to ensure our government honors that law.”
You may remember Eileen went to the Line 3 Pipeline protest.
She has returned with stories to tell,
“Leaving was harder than going.”
Amid summer of fire and floods, a moment of truth for climate action
‘We are all in the same boat,’ says one diplomat from the developing world. ‘That is what this summer is telling us.’
— The Washington Post
Suffering the Heat of Climate Change, Cities Seek Retribution
Baltimore is suing major oil and gas companies for spurring the climate crisis and the rising temperatures that have an outsized impact on low-income, urban areas.
— Yes! Magazine
New bank links to Myanmar junta and atrocities found
19 international banks together invest over US$65 billion in shares of companies with ties to the Myanmar military junta.
— BankTrack
Europe Reduces Waste by Guaranteeing the Right to Repair
Legislation is pushing back against a waste-based economy by requiring companies to help customers fix their appliances and electronics.
— Yes! Magazine
National Newsletters
A daily newsletter by Grist
July 26 — California’s biggest utility is reducing wildfire risk.
July 27 — Mercedes-Benz is going electric.
July 28 — President Biden is curbing toxic wastewater from coal plants.
July 29 — A county in Washington state just banned new fossil fuel infrastructure.
July 30 — Even some Texas fossil fuel unions are endorsing this climate plan.
“All We Can Save”:
As Climate Disasters Wreck Our Planet, Women Leaders Are Key to Solving the Crisis
— DemocracyNow! interview
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 