Solutions
Conference of Parties in Glasgow — COP26
The landmark 2015 Paris Accord does not once mention oil, gas or coal.
Lots of tough-talk on climate; but lack of plans, lack of policies, and refusing to put money on the table.”
Asad Rehman —
War on Want and Cop26 Coalition
— DemocracyNow! interview
Dinosaur invades UN in climate change campaign
We invite you to join Third Act, a community of experienced Americans determined to change the world for the better. Together, we can make a difference.
At the Hinterland:
a collective collaborative [pr]axis shift
November 8 | 12:00 pm PT
This is a Free online COP26 Coalition event involving a performance and collaborative art practice.
— Washington Environmental Law Council
These World Heritage Forests have gone from removing carbon from the atmosphere to emitting it
— CNN
- Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra, Indonesia
- Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras
- Yosemite National Park, United States
- Waterton Glacier International Peace Park, Canada & United States
- Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains, South Africa
- Kinabalu Park, Malaysia
- Uvs Nuur Basin, Russia & Mongolia
- Grand Canyon National Park, United States
- Greater Blue Mountains Area, Australia
- Morne Trois Pitons National Park, Dominica
Source: UNESCO
Opinion
But Patti Smith, Mohamed Nasheed, and Vanessa Nakate Bring the Fire
— Bill McKibben
Humanity is failing to stop the climate crisis
#UprootTheSystem
The Global South Widens the Frame on Climate
What Inspires (and Irks) Climate Activist
Vanessa Nakate
— Yes Magazine
The Climate Summit is Mostly Banal–With Moments So Deep You Walk Away In Tears
One day amidst the chaos
— Bill McKibben
Biden’s Amazing, Disappointing Climate Triumph
What the president’s deal would mean for the battle against climate change.
— The Atlantic
Our Broken Politics May Break the World
Joe Manchin is only the last in a long time of Senate saboteurs.
— Bill McKibben
As Biden Speaks at the Glasgow Climate Summit, Manchin Muddles the Message
Monday should have been a day of great triumph for America, marking its emergence from the Trump years.
What’s Left in the Democrats’ Shrunken Spending Bill?
As the White House pushes for an agreement, some progressives are expressing dismay at the changes demanded by Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema.
— The New Yorker
As fossil fuel use surges, will COP26 protect forests to slow climate change?
— Mongabay
How ‘net zero’ targets
disguise climate inaction.
Joint technical briefing by climate justice organizations.
Will COP26 Move Us Closer to Solving the Climate Crisis?
Leaders from across the globe will meet soon to accelerate actions to confront climate change. Here’s what to expect.
— NRDC
Glasgow: where climate wreckage began
And where it’s definitely not going to end
— Bill McKibben
What Climate Levers are Left to Pull?
An Idea From Out of Center Field
— Bill McKibben
Experts Bemoan Biden’s Mixed Messages On Old-Growth Forests
At the COP26 summit, the president stressed the importance of preserving forests to fight climate change — but critics say his policies tell another story.
— Huffpost
Plus some novel, at the end of a long Week 1 in Glasgow.
— Bill McKibben
At UN Climate Summit, It’s People Power vs. Fossil Fuel Dinosaurs
— By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
Grave concerns from 166 scientists about the Carbon Footprint
of the Build Back Better Act and the Infrastructure bill
Regional Actions
Take a Stand Against Highway Expansion!
The Eastside’s Overlake neighborhood is planned to prioritize walking, biking and rolling, yet Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is planning to install a freeway ramp from SR-520 that will dump 1,200 cars per hour in front of a Sound Transit station. Join Move Redmond for a press event as we hear concerns from the community to oppose this WSDOT proposal.
Nov 9 | 11 — 11:30 am In person. Register here
Ramps to Nowhere
Film Viewing + Panel Discussion!
Think it’s impossible to stop highway expansion? Think again! In the 1960s and 1970s a diverse coalition of advocates stopped a freeway under construction through the Montlake and Central District neighborhoods of Seattle. Learn more at this film screening and panel discussion.
Nov 15 | 6pm, online. Register here
Give an eco-friendly gift
— Climeworks carbon dioxide removal
Are you a young person, between ages 13 and 22, who is actively involved in making a positive change in their community?
Stories from the scientists:
Reflecting on science, politics and salmon recovery in the Snake and Columbia rivers.
Nov 18 | 6:00 pm PT
Learn more about the scientist speakers.
Save the Date. More info forthcoming.
Local/Regional News
Draft 2021
Northwest Power Plan
Do you want to get engaged in the Port Angeles climate resiliency conversation?
Join Us for a for a Virtual Climate Workshop
Nov 17th | 6 — 8:00 pm
Resources from
Forest Practices Board:
Briefing and Comment Workshop
Local and Regional Newsletters
National Actions
Urge UBS and JP Morgan Chase to adopt an Amazon exclusion policy for oil & gas
— Stand.earth
Demand the DOI put people, wildlife, and the planet before Big Oil profits!
Tell the DOI to keep Big Oil out of Gulf waters!
Tell “Moderate” Democrats:
Pass Infrastructure and Build Back Better Bills
Replace Senator Joe Manchin as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources now!
A coal baron cannot control climate policy.
Tell Biden to Restore This Bedrock Environmental Law, the National Environmental Policy Act
— CENTER for BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
National/International News
Indigenous Alaskans Unveiled 9,000 Pound Melting Ice Sculpture in DC to Call on Congress to Act on Climate
— League of Conservation Voters
Is Joe Manchin losing the room?
The science everyone needs to know about climate change, in 6 charts
Here are 15 Common Data Fallacies to Avoid
Isolated Indigenous Peoples Under Threat of Oil Expansion
New access road under construction intends to go deep into Yasuní National Park’s “No Go” Zone.
— Amazon Watch
Greenwashing on Facebook:
How the World’s Biggest Polluters Use Social Media to Obfuscate on Climate Change
— Time
‘Sad sight’: Astronaut reports back on Earth’s climate disaster
A French astronaut reported back on Earth’s climate change damage as seen from space on Thursday, calling it a “sad sight” in a conversation with President Emmanuel Macron.
— MSN
Shell Oil’s Stark Climate Change Warning from 1991
Shell Oil Company made Climate of Concern in 1991 as a warning against the dangers of climate change; then they ignored it.
National Newsletters
Joe Manchin stars in “Honey, I shrunk the climate plan”
A daily newsletter by Grist
November 1 — France’s capital is getting a whole lot more bikeable.
November 2 — The Biden administration is making it harder to drill for oil and gas on public lands.
November 3 — President Biden is taking on America’s methane problem.
November 4 — The world’s first solar-powered steel mill is going into operation.
November 5 — A coalition of countries will soon stop funding overseas fossil fuel projects.
One stolen whale, the web of life, and our collective healing
For the Lummi Nation, returning an orca to her family and native waters is part of how we will heal ourselves — and our species.
— Grist, The Fix
Why Pluto is Not a Planet: Dwarf Planets Explained
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 