Local / Regional News
4/1-4/7: Food Waste Prevention Week has free and fun events all week! Follow WSU Clallam Extension on Facebook and Instagram for event listings.
4/2 Trivia Night at Angeles Brewing features fun, food waste facts and fermented beverages. Win prizes!
4/20 Washington Coastal Clean Ups – sign up here.
No on 2117 – An unprecedented coalition is working to protect Washington from Initiative 2117 which seeks to roll back WA state’s climate commitments. Get involved here.
Cancellation of Power Plant timber celebrated – See the Peninsula Daily News report. Also, the Legacy Forest Defense Coalition reports DNR has quietly canceled sales.
King County court rules DNR broke the rules on mature logging – A Center for Sustainable Economy update
Oregon Forest board approves habitat protections – Controversial move will reduce timber funds.
Can redwoods produce offspring in the PNW? If not, continued human management looms.
Creating a glossary of indigenous environmental language — “How are young people going to understand the environment of yesterday and tomorrow and today?” Read more from the Alaska Beacon.
National / International News
Is environmental destruction a war crime? – The Guardian reports that Israel’s war in Gaza may make be “ecocide.”
Climate change is happening too fast for migrating birds – a High Country News report
4/2 – Put pressure on CostCo – Join Third Act on this organizing call. Zoom link
4/3: Forest loss in 2023 webinar by Global Forest Watch. Register here.
Sierra Club exposes disinformation campaign against clean energy transition Check it out here.
Tell the Royal Bank of Canada to stop funding destruction – Sign the petition.
Podcast: Climate migration–should I stay or go?
Finance for climate adaptation in Africa losing ground – A Brookings report
Global plastics treaty – Tell the U.S. to step up and be done with plastic pollution. Sign this Surfrider petition.
Inspiration
Plants to the Rescue! A new book by the infamous TikTok Plant Prof Dr. Vikram Baliga shows how plants can save us in this climate crisis. The Plant Prof says:
“While weaponized nonsense about gardening might get you a bunch of views on the internet, it won’t help you be successful in the garden. Instead, go follow some amazing plant creators on TikTok like Epic Gardening and Farmer Froberg who are out there living that green life and teaching people great information about growing food, being sustainable, and having a lot of fun in the process!“
Also check out: Planthropology Podcast
Solutions
German hospitals serve a “planetary health” diet – Patients have not complained about a menu rich in plants. Read more.
Forget AI — we need some human intelligence, says Bill McKibben
Ship it Zero aims for zero emission shipping, targets brands on their delivery emissions.
A global price on carbon? Maritime industry take a first step. Read more in NYT’s Climate Forward.
The era of climate survival – a series of workshops. The first is free.
Olympic Climate Action 