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!

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.

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.
Cyclists are taking over Paris at the Olympics – These Olympics are the first ever to be 100% bicycle accessible.
Washed up plastic bags down 80% on UK beaches, thanks to bag charges
Solutions and Inspiration
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.






















