Solutions
October 26 | 6:50 pm PT
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Watch the Trailer
Narrated by and featuring Woody Harrelson, this groundbreaking film has won over 25 awards, including official film selection of the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival.
How to Raise Climate-Resilient Kids
– Ippei Naoi/Getty Images
A recipe for fighting climate change and feeding the world
Scientists hope this new kind of perennial grain offers a taste of what environmentally friendly farming could look like.
–The Washington Post
Cultivating Food Sovereignty Through Regenerative Ocean Farming
The first Native-owned and Native-led land trust is working to empower and equip young Natives to successfully farm kelp.
— Yes! Magazine
“Youth V Gov”
Free Screening and Community Conversation
“YOUTH v GOV” follows 21 young Americans suing the world’s most powerful government to protect their constitutional rights to a stable climate
— Meaningful Movies Project
Oct 20 | 6:00 pm — 8:45 pm
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October 6, 2021 Update:
Washington Supreme Court Declines to Hear the Case
Regional Actions
Climate and the Columbia:
Lessons from the Past for the Future
Friday, October 29 | 12 pm
Watch this Webinar featuring Dr. Maureen Walczak and Dr. Alan Mix, earth scientists at Oregon State University and joined by Riverkeeper Senior Attorney, Miles Johnson
Local/Regional News
Indigenous Leaders at the Frontlines of Environmental Injustice and Solutions
Keeping a Detailed Record of the Changing Climate Could Save This Tribe’s Foodways
Research by the Karuk Tribe of Northern California aims to build resilient food systems in the face of droughts, wildfires, and extreme weather.
— Civil Eats
A Guide To Considering Local Threats From Climate Change
LISTEN 18:11
Climate Vulnerability Assessments are discussed with Ashland-based GEOS institute, through its ClimateWise program.
Dash Air Shuttle to serve Port Angeles
Dash intends to transition to electric propulsion within the next five years.
National Actions
Tell Congress:
Cut Climate Pollution Now
“We need strong pollution standards
for big trucks ASAP!”
–Daily Kos
Hey Charmin:
Stop Flushing the Boreal Forest for Toilet Paper!
— NDRC
The UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow.
Skilling up for Climate Action
350 Network Trainings-Fall 2021
— Climate Justice —
Oct 16 | 11:00 am — 1:00 pm PT
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Increase civic participation by sending letters to voters.
How you can help build a better planet
Countdown is a global initiative to champion and accelerate solutions to the climate crisis, turning ideas into action.
— Countdown.ted.com
“People vs. Fossil Fuels’’: Winona LaDuke & Mass Protests Call on Biden to Stop Line 3 Pipeline
— Democracy Now!
Tell President Biden: Shut Down the Line 3 Pipeline and Torture Tactics Now!
— More Perfect Union
Stop future oil spills:
President Biden and Governor Newsom, block all new oil and gas wells, pipelines, and refineries
–Stand.earth
Fish and Wildlife Service:
Don’t Let polar Bears Go Extinct
Treasury Secretary Yellen:
Stop Wall Street from Fueling the Climate Crisis
— 350.org
As part of the Global Day of Action, we are organizing a youth-led, youth-centered march and series of actions.
Waterfront Park,
1401 Alaskan Way, Seattle
Friday 11:00 am
National/International News
Plug-in cars are the future.
The grid isn’t ready.
— The Washington Post
Climate Mapping with Conservation Lands Foundation
Climate Change Is a
Racial Justice Issue Podcast
National Newsletters
A daily newsletter by Grist
October 11 — Google isn’t letting creators make money off false claims about climate change.
October 12 — The Biden administration is restoring environmental regulations weakened by Trump.
October 13 — The United Nations has recognized that a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment is a human right.
October 14 — The Biden administration is planning to dramatically scale up offshore wind power.
October 15 — Environmental groups in France have won another court ruling.
Opinion
When Will We Have the Last Oil Spill?
–Bill McKibben
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
9. Enhancing Biodiversity: Fire
“The millennia of experience that Indigenous Australians bring to this vitally important activity can guide us in enhancing native biodiversity. “
Olympic Climate Action 