Hot Off the Wire — 8/5/24

Local / Regional News

Please vote on Tuesday 8/6 before 8pm

Register or update your address in person at the Clallam County Elections and Voter Registration Office until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 6, Election Day.

Here’s the list of Olympic Climate Action endorsements.


8/6, 9pm: Election debrief on Zoom with Dave Upthegrove


The No on 2117 campaign is in a winnable but tough fight to take down a ballot initiative which aims to rollback programs that protect our air and water, forests and farmlands, jobs, and transportation services in Washington state. An unprecedented coalition of over 350 organizations are uniting to defeat initiative 2117. Volunteer!


John Gussman book event

Mon. Aug. 5, 6pm: 10 Years After- a photo journey of the Elwha at Field Hall. Book release with John Gussman. Can’t make the preview? Buy the book here.


Banner with planet, trees, animals, people, saying "Protect Our Older Forests Protect All of Us" in a circle
Art by Shelly Gould

Sat., Aug. 10 – Take a walk at the Doc Halliday timber sale site off Hwy 112 – Sign up here.


Port Angeles Food Bank goes solar thanks to a state grant.


A win for belugas and Alaska communities — Court orders another look at offshore oil project.


The paradox of salmon hatcheries – a 4-part Hakai series

National / International News

Olympic surfing comes to a poisoned paradise – A New York Times report on France’s history of nuclear testing.


Mediterranean microbes consume CO2 — Scientists have discovered a type of cyanobacteria that consumes carbon dioxide “astonishingly quickly.” According to the BBC, they live in underwater hydrothermal vents.

Solutions and Inspiration

Watch for free!

Crown Jewels film: “This inspiring doc shows how much people and communities all across the country directly and indirectly depend on these old growth forests for food, water, protection, and pure enjoyment and connection.”

You are here project celebrates poetry in the natural world – See the PBS report.


RePeat – A remarkable story from Orion magazine of rewilding a peat bog in Finland.


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