by tierra del fuego Take Action Protect the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge from industrialization – Protect the Peninsula’s Future A corporation wants to industrialize the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge to grow oysters for its corporate gain. The corporation intends to keep the birds from their feeding grounds. Climate plan process kick-started by OCA in 2016 …
Port Townsend Chase Bank Protest — Fridays, starting May 13, from 11 am to 1 pm
A small group of enthusiastic activists demonstrated on Friday, May 13, in response to a national call at Chase Bank locations, in advance of their May 16 shareholder meeting. We were only 10 people in Port Townsend, but the big art made an impact. We spread out at the intersection of Kearney and Sims Way, …
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Climate breakdown: even if we miss the 1.5°C target we must still fight to prevent every single increment of warming
"That we are on course to barrel past 1.5°C should not be a reason to disavow the values that underpin it. It should instead focus minds and energies." James Dyke and Julia K Steinburger -- The Conversation Read full article
Public meetings set for Port Angeles climate plan
Process kick-started by OCA in 2016 is now coming to fruition The Peninsula Daily News reported two upcoming public hearings on the City's Climate Resiliency Plan. The first will be a virtual meeting of the City Planning Commission on Wed, May 7 at 6 pm. View the Agenda Packet. Attend the meeting. Public comment will …
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Hot Off the Wire — 5/8/2022
by tierra del fuego Take Action Presentation: Save Our Wild Salmon – Amy GulickDate: Tuesday, May 10, Rose Theatre, Port Townsend Learn more about the 2022 legislative session – Washington Conservation VotersDate: Tuesday, May 10, 5:30 PM Forest Climate Alliance Gathering! – PNW Forest Climate AllianceDate: Friday, May 20 – Sunday, May 22, Oregon Snake …
Hot Off the Wire — 5/1/2022
by tierra del fuego Take Action Snake River Savers' Mother's Day Event – Endangered Species CoalitionDate: Friday, May 6 at 6:00 PM Earth Intention: A Climate Cabaret – Arts and Climate InitiativeDates: Saturday, May 21 at 1:00 PM and Sunday, May 22 at 11:00 AM Movie: The New Corporation – Meaningful Movies Project with Online …
Clallam County’s District 1 Commissioner Mark Ozias’s heartfelt speech for Earth Day 2022
Reading part of Amanda Gorman's poem, "Earthrise," Commissioner Ozias shared his vision for our county by recognizing our common cause and emphatically explaining how the people's government must be part of the solution. Many changes are happening already to shrink our county's carbon footprint and prepare for climate change, Ozias noted at the Earth Day …
Study: Olympic glaciers doomed
Mt. Olympus from Hurricane Hill, September 2, 2021 Andrew G. Fountain and five others have posted a study online, "Glaciers of the Olympic Mountains -- the past and future 100 years, noting three key points: The glaciers of the Olympic Peninsula are shrinking rapidly, losing half of their ice-covered area since 1900. Warming air temperatures …
OCA Signs On to Earth Day NGO Letter To President Biden — Conserve Old Forests, Fight Climate Change
OCA signed on to this letter, which was sent to the White House, USFS, and BLM. This letter is being led by NRDC, Earthjustice, Environment America, Sierra Club, Southern Environmental Law Center, Center for Biological Diversity, Standing Trees, Wild Heritage, and Oregon Wild.
Hot Off the Wire — 4/24/2022
by tierra del fuego Take Action Talk: The Energy Pie Needs A Slice of Nuclear – by Dr. James Conca for Seattle Friends of FissionDate: Apr 27, 7:00 PM Courses to help us lead more sustainable lives – Sustainable Lifestyle Learning Center The Groundwork Project seeks additional locations. – Economics for Peace InstituteThis is a …
Legal Rights for our Southern Resident Orcas – Earth Day
April 22nd, 6 pm Join us on Zoom for an evening with Dr. Kriss Kevorkian, Ph.D., MSW, and founder of Legal Rights for the Salish Sea. She and her team will share how they are working hard to establish legal rights for the Orca and the Salish Sea. We will also learn how we can …
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Hot Off the Wire — 4/17/2022
by tierra del fuego Take Action Earth Day Beach Cleanup – Washington Coast SaversDate: Saturday, April 23rd, 1:00 – 5:00, varied locations Earth Day: Invasive Plant Removal at Fort Flagler – by Friends of Fort FlaglerDate: Saturday, Apr 23, 2022, 9:00 AM Meeting: Protecting Old Growth Forests – Washington State Sierra Club and Sarah AdlooDate: …
OCA comments on the proposed Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF):
The Biden Administration is currently developing an initiative to address economic strategy in the Indo-Pacific region. Olympic Climate Action submitted a letter to the Office of the United States Trade Representative requesting the inclusion of a Climate Peace Clause, and permanently ending Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS), as well as for the development process to be …
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Save Washington’s legacy forests to save ourselves
Board members of the Center for Responsible Forestry (to whom OCA donated $5000 last month to continue their excellent work) just published this piece in the Seattle Times. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR), announced it is setting aside a small amount of older forests for carbon storage instead of timber harvest. At the same time, the …
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Join Us for PA Earth Day 2022
Save the Date -- April 23! Join the Earth Day celebration at the Port Angeles City Pier! Listen to live music, enjoy the electric vehicle show, and learn about the ways you can advocate for climate action! Hear calls to action for the endangered salmon and orcas from Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe Chairman Ron Allen and …
Hot Off the Wire — 4/10/2022
by tierra del fuego Take Action Building electrification online field meeting – Climate SolutionsDate: Monday, April 11, 12:00 -2 pm Book Presentation: Indigenous Voices on the Changing Earth – by Dahr Jamail and Stan Rushworth for Earth MinistryDate: Sunday, Apr 24, 1:00 -3 PM Build the Climate Vote: Write letters to climate voters – Greenpeace …
Every tenth of a degree matters; every hundredth of a degree matters. Limiting warming to 1.6 degrees will be better than 1.7, which will be better than 1.8, which will in turn be much better than 2 degrees.
Shannon Osaka-Grist The world’s most ambitious climate goal is essentially out of reach
Compelling Letter from Jefferson County Board of Commissioners to Hilary Franz, Dept. of Natural Resources
Do not approve and defer Beaver Valley Sorts timber sale.
OCA signs open letter to the Nature Conservancy: stop greenwashing logging!
A new exposé, "The Nature Conspiracy, America's Richest Green Group is Betraying Forests" reveals that TNC works with the logging & wood products industries to falsely promote chopping down our forests as a ‘natural climate solution,’ harming the climate, biodiversity, and communities of color in the process.
Balancing Diversity with Globalization
Inscription carved into the Student Union Building at Gonzaga University.
Letter to the Editor: Detached from Reality about the Price of Gas
Cal Thomas again displays his complete detachment from reality in his March 10 column. His tirade about the price of gas is senseless, but not cent-less for him. First, why would the fossil fuel industry be interested in lowering the price of gas when consumers are spending $100 to fill up? He doesn’t appear to …
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Hot Off the Wire — April 3, 2022
by tierra del fuego Take Action Presentation: Impact of changing seas on our values – Feiro Marine Life CenterDate: Apr 12, 4:30 - 5:30 PMDr. Melissa Poe, a social scientist at Washington Sea Grant, works in partnership with the Olympic Coast Treaty Tribes to better understand the risks of ocean change to tribal community well-being. …
Hot Off the Wire — 3/27/2022
by tierra del fuego Take Action Open house: The Groundwork Project – Economics for Peace InstituteDate: Wednesday, March 30 Climate on Tap – Co-sponsored by Local 20/20 Climate Action, Jefferson County Public Health, and Finnriver CideryDate: First Wednesday of the month from 7-8:30 We Are Puget Sound: Discovering and Recovering the Salish Sea, photo exhibit …
Hot Off the Wire — 3/20/2022
by tierra del fuego Take Action Representative Derek Kilmer Virtual Town Hall – Washington Conservation VotersDate: March 21, 5:45 PMClick on the link to register for the meeting. Virtual Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference 2022 – Salish Sea Institute at Western Washington UniversityDates: April 26-28, 2022The conference includes a presentation by OCA’s John Cambalik on citizens’ …
Hot Off the Wire — 3/13/2022
by tierra del fuego Take Action econ4peace Openhouse • Wednesdays, March 30 - 4 to 6pm– Economics for Peace Institute, Chimacum Grange Presentation: salmon recovery and forestry – 350.orgDate: March 14th @ 6pm-7:30pm PT Two Year, Three-County Study to establish baseline indicators of community well-being and ecosystem stewardship– Economics for Peace InstituteWhen: Wednesdays at the …
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Mitigation Ideas for Regional Climate Planning
The North Olympic Development Council (NODC) received a $170,000 grant to coordinate climate action planning with local governments, building on the 2015 Climate Change Preparedness Plan for the North Olympic Peninsula. OCA has representatives on the steering committee for this process. In preparation for the first regional planning workshop in February 2022, OCA compiled a …
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Hot Off the Wire — 3/6/2022
by tierra del fuego Take Action Webinar: Youth Climate Activism: The Next Generation of Climate Stakeholders– Climate Xchange. Time: March 17 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Urge Your Representative To Make It Happen For Snake River Salmon! – WA Sierra CubThe science today is beyond dispute: protecting these fish from extinction requires restoring the …
Hot Off the Wire — 2/27/2022
by tierra del fuego Take Action Ideas and solutions to lower our transportation footprint! – hosted by Port Townsend High School’s Students for Sustainability, Wednesday, March 2, 2022, 7:00pm - 8:30pm Effective Local Organizing: When and How to Bring your Voice to Local Decision Making – by Loretta Seppanen with Thurston Climate Action TeamDo you …
Why All the Excitement about Evs?
OCA member Tony Billera makes the case With 80 Zoom attendees on January 27, Tony reviewed history of electric cars, the climate crisis, the need to reduce CO2 from transportation, battery technology and recycling, the ownership experience, cost savings comparison with internal-combustion engines, sharing networks, and purchase incentives. 1. Tony Billera's Slides-Buckle Up! 2. Article in the …
“Keep Washington Greenwashing”?
The State Department of Natural Resources has introduced legislation under the name “Keep Washington Evergreen (KWE),” claiming “bold action” to promote “necessary resilience in our forests and communities to mitigate and adapt to our changing climate.” But looking under the hood, we see a disconnect between such a lofty title and what the bill would …
Hot Off the Wire — 1/15/2022
Solutions Keep climate in Build Back Better Let’s get loud Olympic Climate Report Episode 2 is available today!Your host rants.We hear from Ecotopia.A musical sendoff and An important reminder of the January, 27 special OCA program. Alternative Fuels and Vehicles Technical Advisory GroupWashington Department of CommerceWSU Green Transportation Program 2022 New Year AFV-TAG MeetingJan. 21 …
Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of Our World
Warmth is a new kind of book about climate change: not what it is or how we solve it, but how it feels to imagine a future--and a family--under its weight. At once a memoir, a love letter, and an electric work of criticism. NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2021 BY THE NEW YORKER AND …
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350 Seattle Priority Meetings and Notices
TACOMA LNG RESISTANCE Last November, the long anticipated court ruling for the Tacoma LNG facility by the Pollution Control Hearings Board sided with Puget Sound Energy, but this fight is far from over. Last month the Puyallup Tribe and Earthjustice filed an appeal and the case will be heard in a higher court, so keep …
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Hot Off the Wire — 1/8/2022
Tracking Climate Change in 193 Countries A team of more than 40 Opinion writers, photographers and editors spent five months canvassing the globe to illustrate the deadly consequences of our warming world.-- The New York Times Matthew Abbott for The New York Times Olympic ClimatI e Action General Meeting Tomorrow - 7 pm -- 9 …
Tracking Climate Change in 193 Countries
A team of more than 40 Opinion writers, photographers and editors spent five months canvassing the globe to illustrate the deadly consequences of our warming world. By Sarah Bahr | Jan. 2, 2022 Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. “Open your …
OCA Special Presentation on the Electric Vehicle Revolution
Why All the Excitement About EVs? January 27, 2022 | 6:30 -- 8 pm If you’ve been thinking about electric vehicles but have questions or just want to learn more, join Olympic Climate Action member Tony Billera for a virtual program on EVs on January 27, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. The program is sponsored by …
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Hot Off the Wire — 1/1/2022
PBS Declares an Earth Emergency I'm sorry to be alarmist, but Arctic News is also projecting imminent climate consequences. Solutions Urgency & Opportunity: Our Year-end Review - and look ahead Click to enlarge -- Back to Return United in the Fight Against the Climate Crisis Music Climate Revolution is uniting the music community in the …
Climate on Tap — Wednesday, January 5th
Dear wonderful Climate on Tap participants, interested parties, and FinnRiver staff – Please find the following in this message: Upcoming Climate on Tap on January 5th focusing on reducing our transportation footprint in Jefferson County; many special guests!Summary of the Dec. 1st session, “What Happened in Glasgow?”, including slides and talking points from our wonderful presenters.Ideas …
Hot Off the Wire — 12/25/2021
Solutions https://youtu.be/xMzCp00nrE0 A pleasant night ride through Amsterdam with a resident, discussing the excellent bike infrastructure available. People’s Declaration for the Sustainable Future of Planet Earth Round-Up of 2021 Decarbonization Podcasts Watch at YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJTSmDqH9xk Can a Major City Go Car-Free? Berlin Might Know Soon Enough Click to enlarge -- Back to Return Talking (or Not) …
Former OCA Exec checks in from Utah
Gerald Johnson, who joined OCA’s Executive Committee when finishing up his studies remotely at Prescott College and got heavily involved in our outreach, education, and lobbying efforts, moved to Utah several years ago to work with a sustainable-energy company, and here’s his inspiring report from the field! I hope all is well on the Olympic …
Hot Off the Wire — 12/18/2021
Solutions Why Many Americans Underestimate Who Is Most Concerned About The Environment -- FiveThirtyEight FACT SHEET: President Biden Signs Executive Order Catalyzing America’s Clean Energy Economy Through Federal Sustainability United States will leverage its scale and procurement power to lead by example.-- The White House New York City is banning natural gas hookups for new …
Save Our wild Salmon
Greetings, As we head toward the holidays and the end of another year (gulp!), we wanted to share with you three recent stories/news that our team at SOS found inspiring. ONE: The first installment in a new two-part series from Lewiston Morning Tribune’s award-winning reporter Eric Barker. This series is exploring the circumstances today around …
Hot Off the Wire — 12/11/2021
Solutions Illinois Shows Us What the Road to Clean Energy Should Look Like Here’s how a formidable clean energy coalition helped pass the most equitable climate legislation in the country—and developed a blueprint for other states to follow.-- NRDC Rooftop solar panels on the campus of University of Illinois, Chicago Industry experts discuss how green …
350 WA Network CAT Listening Sessions
Hello dear 350 WA Local Group friends & comrades ❤🌈❤ The 2022 Washington State Legislative session is starting on January 10th! We are hard at work and very excited to carry this campaign together with y’all again. And we’ve grown the 350 WA CAT from a team of 3 → 23 → 55 people in …
350 Seattle Newsletter
TACOMA LNG RESISTANCE We’re not going to sugarcoat it, November was a rough month for communities in Tacoma and allies along the Salish Sea working to protect their health, safety, and children’s futures from local fossil fuel expansion. The state Pollution Control Hearings Board ruled to uphold the controversial final project permit for Puget Sound …
Transportation Package – 350WA CAT weekly news
Hi friends! Hope you had a lovely holiday! We’re back with your transportation package update, including briefings on the transportation package process from our campaign from coalition partner Front & Centered, as well as simple actions you can take today. Two Upcoming Events: Introduction to a Just Transition for Transportation in Washington Attend this training …
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The Earth Bill Update
GREETINGS ALL - Next Up: Final Push for the BBBA!Manchin is the main focus.See all the actions below.Then it's time for THE EARTH BILL!ENJOY OUR WORK TOGETHER?Please Support CCP 2022. $10 monthly is a big help!MEETING NOTE: No December Meetings.BBBA MOVEMENT DEC. PUSH & ACTION a. SENATORS RALLY for BBBA (starts @5:20 mins).LCV & Climate Action Nowb. SENATE WEEK OF ACTION Climate Action …
Hot Off the Wire — 12/4/2021
OCA General Meeting this Sunday All community members are welcome to attend the business meeting.This is where priorities are set and reports on progress are given. Join the Meeting 7-9 pm, online via Zoom Solutions SurveyPort Angeles Resiliency: Evaluation Criteria Planners will use your responses to help determine the "weight" given to each criterion in …
Local Cross-Governmental/Organizational Stewardship Group Sets Priorities for the 2022 Washington State Legislative Session
Thanks partially to OCA leadership, climate is a high priority for the Strait Ecosystem Recovery Network The second priority addressed (Items 3-4) focuses on climate change. OCA applauds the Strait ERN for taking seriously its role to steward the magnificent natural resources of the North Olympic Peninsula. https://olyclimate.files.wordpress.com/2021/12/straitern_2022wastatelegislativepriorities_final_2021nov19-.pdf
Climate on Tap Report, Preview of Dec. 1
"It has been suggested that January 4th, 2022 focus on transportation, our largest carbon output in Jefferson County. " Dear wonderful Climate on Tap participants, interested parties, and FinnRiver staff – We had a delightful second in-person session of Climate on Tap on November 3rd focusing on Project Drawdown, 100 current solutions to solving the global …
“I Have Decided to Stick with Love”
Martin Luther King Jr. When my anger, frustration, and fear begin to cross over into hate, MLK’s words help bring me back"Christine Hanna — Yes! Magazine executive director Dear Reader, Today, I am thinking about love. A fraught, confusing, full-of-potential kind of love. It’s like this: I’m writing to you on the birthday of Martin …
Hot Off the Wire — 11/27/2021
Solutions State Climate Policy Dashboard (The Dashboard) This information hub tracks 51 policies across seven different topic areas, across all 50 states.-- Climate XChange Climate Governance and EquityAdaptation and ResilienceElectricityBuildings and EfficiencyTransportationAgricultureIndustry, Materials, and Waste Management A new poll from Yale University, finds that by a 55%-35% margin, voters in the U.S. support requiring all …
USDA Forest Service Alaska Roadless Rule Repeal Update
Sincere apologies for the typo in the email address and in the link to the preferred method for providing comments. The preferred method for submitting comments is: https://www.regulations.gov/document/FS-2021-0007-0006. The errors are corrected below. ----------------------------------------The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it is taking steps to repeal the 2020 Alaska Roadless Rule and restore protections …
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350 on COP26
Dear Climate Activists, I have been attending COPs since 2005 in Montreal, so at this point I feel like I have seen it all. Perhaps that is why people keep asking me - do I believe that COP26 was a failure? That is the big question, and I believe it takes some context in order …
Host a Ramps to Nowhere Viewing Party
Hi friends! We’re back with your weekly transportation package update. It’s a short week and we have a short message with an opportunity to help spread the word about the harms of highways. HOST A RAMPS TO NOWHERE VIEWING PARTY! If y’all missed last week’s screening of Ramps to Nowhere, you can catch this film …
Hot Off the Wire — 11/20/2021
Conference of Parties in Glasgow -- COP26 Civil society groups from around the world stood up and walked out of COP 26 to demand just and urgent solutions to the climate crisis -- Climate Hawks Vote “Who will pay tops the agenda as UN climate talks approach end,” -- Reuters“5 Things To Know About The New Climate …
Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation
Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation Your foundation for strength and resilience Author of Drawdown, and his new book Regeneration Regeneration with Paul Hawken (Free 5-Day Pass) Commusings: with Paul Hawken In this course, you’ll discover + learn about: Global warming myths and mistakesWhat regeneration means and why it’s key to ending the …
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OCA Endorses ‘Washington Can’t Wait’ Campaign
Dear OCAers, We are proud to have signed on at our last meeting to endorse the work that Futurewise’s WA Can’t Wait Campaign is doing in the state legislature this year to update the Growth Management Act to ensure that our counties and cities are planning for the impacts of climate change, to reduce greenhouse gas …
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Civil Society Groups Walk Out of COP 26
At the time of this writing, negotiators in Glasgow are scrambling to finalize an agreement for this year's COP 26 climate talks. They’re expected to work through today, and likely into Sunday. If you’d like the headlines, you can find some helpful links below. But it’s a beautiful autumn day here in Colorado, where my young …
Hot Off the Wire — 11/12/2021
Solutions Electric Car Companies: Visualizing the Race for EV Dominance -- Visual Capitalist Our Tesla Model 3 Hasn't Delivered Big Savings in Maintenance Costs We've also spent serious money on windshield, roof, and tire replacement.-- Car and Driver Visualizing Copper Demand for Renewables -- Visual Capitalist David Hochschild, chair of the California Energy Commission, and …
Hot Off the Wire — 11/6/2021
Solutions -- The Nature Conservancy in Washington Why Did Hertz Choose Tesla Over Other EVs, And Pay Full Price?-- Inside EVs 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 …
Resources from Forest Practices Board: Briefing
Hi all, Thank you for signing up for the FPB Briefing and Comment Workshop last night. Resources, including a comment writing worksheet and more are included in this email. Thanks for your interest and activism in this work, Kat --------- Worksheet and talking points: https://bit.ly/FPBworkshop Good templates for public comment letters and testimony from …
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Climate Resiliency Plan
Do you want to get engaged in the Port Angeles climate resiliency conversation? Join Us for a Virtual Climate Workshop to learn more about what the City is doing to strengthen our community's resilience! Nov. 17th | 6 -- 8:00 pm Join via Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87204604012Dial In: +1 253 215 8782 Meeting ID: 872 0406 0412Workshop …
Intentional Futures wants to speak with you
Shared with us from 350 Seattle: I am reaching out today on behalf of Intentional Futures, a consulting firm working with a Seattle-based philanthropic organization, to understand how they can better meet the needs of young people in the Pacific Northwest region between the ages of 13 through early 20’s. Who: Intentional Futures is interested in …
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Is Joe Manchin losing the room?
Senator Joe Manchin — who (along with Senator Kyrsten Sinema) has spent months preventing his own party from passing essential legislation to help working Americans and to confront climate change — said some things yesterday.“It's time our elected leaders in Washington — all of us — stop playing games with the needs of the American …
Humanity is failing to stop the climate crisis
Dear friends,It's now beyond urgent -- the planet is screaming for help.Right now world leaders are meeting for historic climate talks -- but pledges without real action won't cut it anymore. We need bold, visionary leaders to finally do what's needed to pull us back from the abyss.I'll be at the talks with inspiring youth …
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Draft 2021 Northwest Power Plan
This September, the Draft 2021 Northwest Power Plan was released. The 2021 Northwest Power Plan, once finalized, will help determine how much clean energy and energy efficiency the Northwest will use by providing a blueprint for power system decisions throughout the region. It comes at a critical time, when the Northwest needs to replace the energy and capacity services …
Hot Off the Wire — 10/30/2021
Solutions In Juliana v. U.S., 21 young Americans assert that their government knowingly endangers their lives by permitting, subsidizing, and otherwise orchestrating the continued promotion and use of fossil fuels. Through these actions, the federal government has recklessly and deliberately allowed atmospheric CO2 concentrations to reach levels unprecedented in human history We need to establish a …
Grave concerns from scientists about Infrastructure Bills
A letter is circulating the Hill from well over 100 scientists urging them not to pass the BBB or BIF legislative packages unless the climate-harming logging provisions are removed from both. These two bills are the ones climate activists have been counting on to help promote climate solutions; the Reconciliation Bill (Biden's Build Back Better 3.5 Trillion) andthe Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill …
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Puget Sound Partnership 2022-26 Strategic Plan
The Puget Sound Partnership, a state-sponsored regional collaboration of governments, organizations, businesses, and individuals to protect and restore Puget Sound, is working on their 2022-26 Strategic Plan, and they have already adopted 31 strategies for Puget Sound recovery, 3 of which (#18-20) deal with climate change. Now they're at the point of adopting High-Level Actions and Key …
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Hot Off the Wire — 10/23/2021
Solutions Become a Better Recycler Come to Sierra Club's October Meeting to Find Out How From These Experts! Meggan Uecker - Solid Waste Superintendent for the City of Port Angeles Laura Tucker - Jefferson County Public Health Thursday, October 21 | 7PM(Joins the Zoom meeting) Top Takeaways From Battery Analysis Of 5,000 EVs For 1 …
Climate on Tap Resumes In Person
Dear wonderful Climate on Tap participants, interested parties, and FinnRiver staff – We had a delightful first in-person session of Climate on Tap on Oct. 6th! Even though it was raining hard, the pavilion was very comfortable. It has open air ventilation but the heaters make it cozy .The tables seat 4 and are spread out …
The Build Back Better Act
This is our opportunity to create millions of new jobs, invest billions in a clean energy economy, and take concrete steps to break down systemic inequalities and address the threats that the environmental justice movement has been fighting for years — but only if we keep making noise. ACT NOW: Text "CLIMATEBILL" to 877-777 to …
Hot Off the Wire — 10/16/2021
Solutions -- Meaningful Movies Project October 26 | 6:50 pm PTJoin the Zoom presentation 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. https://youtu.be/K3-V1j-zMZw How to Raise Climate-Resilient Kids -- Yes! Magazine - Ippei Naoi/Getty Images A recipe …
Hot Off the Wire — 10/9/2021
Solutions Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation Your foundation for strength and resilience Author of Drawdown, and his new book Regeneration Regeneration with Paul Hawken (Free 5-Day Pass) Commusings: with Paul Hawken In this course, you’ll discover + learn about: Global warming myths and mistakesWhat regeneration means and why it’s key to ending …
Hot Off the Wire — 10/2/ 2021
Big News The fight to ensure that anti-climate provisions are stripped from Infrastructure & Reconciliation before they are passed is NOT OVER! Already Democrats are looking to negotiate a significantly smaller investment in our progressive priorities while pushing unabated the mostly business as usual Infrastructure bill. We must push back now to continue moving forward on justice …
Hot Off the Wire — 9/25/2021
Solutions What is climate anxiety? Avaaz members just funded the biggest-ever survey on climate anxiety in children and young people At AVAAZ, click Read More to see the report. The Kids Are Not Alright A landmark study shows kids are extremely anxious about climate change—and furious at governments for not taking action.-- Gizmodo Creating conversations …
The Increase in CO2/Heat is getting steeper
The link between co2 emissions and warming is indisputable. Scientists have understood this for almost 200 years. Scientists have scientifically known for nearly 200 years that a trace gas like atmospheric carbon dioxide absorbs heat: Joseph Fourier 1824 - Remarques Générales Sur Les Températures Du Globe Terrestre Et Des Espaces Planétaires (General remarks on the temperatures …
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Hot Off the Wire — 9/18/2021
Solutions Be a hero on Zero Emissions Day -- Grist Is It Time to Abandon the Term “Climate Anxiety”? People are calling for a more nuanced discussion of climate change and mental health.-- Yes! Magazine Managing Climate Panic After the IPCC Report-- Yes! Magazine Direct Pay: Opportunity for All A new residential solar push with a justice …
Please comment on Clallam County’s proposed new Greenhouse Gas ordinance
Dear OCA members with an interest in Clallam County climate planning: See Item 7 of this past Monday's County Commissioners' Work Session, starting on p. 155 of the work session packet, which concerns a new draft ordinance on GHG reduction policy: http://websrv7.clallam.net/forms/uploads/bocc_worksession_packet.pdf. Please consider commenting on this draft policy as individuals. There probably is inadequate time …
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Conservation Northwest trying to Undo Established Precedent for Forest Management Benefits
Link to the Amicus Brief Lawyers for DNR and Hilary Franz have submitted an Amicus brief in the case brought by Conservation Northwest to change the beneficiaries of forest lands management in Washington State. The intent, or purpose, of the Conservation Northwest suit is not clearly disclosed in the Amicus brief, but the invalid arguments …
Letter to the PDN
Several excellent columns and letters in this paper have tried to explain to angry demonstrators how we’re all in this COVID fight together, and how “freedom” only exists in balance with “security” and “responsibility.” This letter is for the rest of us, the less-vociferous majority, those Dr. Tom Locke describes as “responsible and …
OCA Endorses a Washington Transportation Bill of Rights
The OCA Executive Committee signed this Transportation Bill of Rights. It describes an equitable approach to advancing transportation access, and an opportunity to shape Washington’s transportation system to decrease our climate pollution (45% of our emissions come from transportation) and increase mobility for all by 2037. The 16-Year Transportation Package debated in the legislature last …
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Hot Off the Wire — 9/11/2021
UPCOMING MEETINGS OCA General Meeting Tomorrow (Join the Zoom meeting)September 12, 20217:00 pm-9:00 pm Where we determine our activities and campaigns.To get on our mailing list, Contact Us. Port Townsend Indivisible Big Huddle Meeting China and Its progress on Climate Change Tuesday, September 14 | 5:00 -- 6:30 pmZoom meeting: Sponsored by the Foreign Policy Team. …
Postal Service EIS
Greetings All, Please check out the Postal Service EIS for their planned purchase of up to 165,000 vehicles over 10 years. Up to 90% of these vehicles could be ICE powered. There are 35 days left in the comment period. On Feb 23, 2021 Oshkosh Defense was awarded the contract for replacing the aging Grumman LLV trucks. …
Hot Off the Wire — 9/4/2021
Thursday, Sept. 9 | 12:00 pm PT Local/Regional News Forest Defense is Climate Defense A network of organizations and activists working at the intersection of forest defense and climate justice Guiding Principles Forest Defense is Community DefenseForest Defense is Climate DefenseLeadership from Frontline and Indigenous CommunitiesTransformation, not ReformationEmbrace Real SolutionsEnd Corporate ExploitationAdvance a Just Transition …
Hot Off the Wire — 8/28/2021
Solutions Big climate vote this weekContact your U.S. Senators $3.5 trillion budget Climate Action Prioritiesdeveloped from the cities that have actually reduced GHG emissions-- People for Climate Action Building Electrification: A panel discussion on policy, equity, technology and sustainability Sept. 2 | 7:30 -- 10:30 am PT Regional Actions Tell Rep. Kilmer to Move the …
Hot Off the Wire — 8/14/2021
Solutions -- Clean Energy Transition Institute alsoPresentation on Decarbonization for Rural Communities Presentation slides from a briefing for members of the Mason County, WA League of Women Voters Climate Change Committee, by Eileen Quigley of the Clean Energy Transition Institute. Two projects of CETI -- Northwest Clean Energy Atlas and Decarbonizing Buildings with Equity Focus …
350 Seattle August Newsletter
MONDAY’S IPCC REPORT At 1am on Monday morning, the International Panel on Climate Change will release the first part of its Sixth Assessment Report, providing an updated carbon budget ahead of their November meeting in Glasgow. This part is just the physics: how much warming and what physical impacts we can expect. Two more chapters …
Hot Off the Wire — 8/7/2021
Solutions How a Small California Farm and Tribal Nation are Working Together to Become Part of the Solution to Climate Change-- Food Tank U.S. Senators and Representatives Joined Constituents Sharing Climate-fueled Extreme Weather Stories -- League of Conservation Voters A 21st-Century Transportation System That Drives Climate Action and Equitable Recovery We must build the national …
350 Seattle Artful Action
We need to bring our whole selves to this work. We know the impacts. We know the threats. And we know, most importantly, that as long as there’s still life and beauty in this world, we have to fight for it. We also know how hard that can feel— so one of our four areas …
Ed Fallon Report — Here come the migrants
Dear Friends, Click here for this week's podcast (details below) ... including my conversation with Des Moines City Council candidate, Marcus Coenen (click here). The highlight of my week occurs every Thursday at 8:00 a.m. Sadly, it's not a good highlight. That's when the National Drought Mitigation Center releases its update about conditions across the US. Sure, I …
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The Energy Activist — July 27, 2021
This newsletter is a snapshot of the work the Coalition and broader community have engaged in over the past quarter. It highlights but does not include all of the work staff are doing behind the scenes with members and other stakeholders. We look forward to continuing to share these updates with you! To read this …
Contact Sen. Cantwell & Rep. Kilmer on LSRDs
2 bad congressional maneuvers relating to the LSRDs need immediate constituent action to oppose them. Rep. McMorris-Rodgers has proposed amendments to appropriations bills that would prevent further federal funds from being spent to study LSRD breaching. Derek Kilmer is on the key committee considering them. Action needed: Contact Kilmer’s Natural Resources staffer, Katie Allen, katie.allen@mail.house.gov. …
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Call for Corn Booth Volunteers
The annual Wooden Boat Festival is a maritime celebration with antique and modern wooden vessels. This extravaganza offers three days of festivities with over 300 boats on land and water, 100 presentations, 50 exhibitors, live music all day every day, interactive exhibits for kids, and plenty of local food, beer, and wine options to satisfy …
Hot Off the Wire — 7/31/2021
Solutions Newsletter For Future Edition 4 This brand new edition covers all you need to know about fossil fuels from the climate perspective. Read how fossil fuels have contributed to the narrative of the climate crisis and what some activists are doing to kick fossil fuels out, learn about solutions and more! 100% NATURAL with …
WA State Alert on Systemic Risk of Climate Change
State of Washington DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSDEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS P.O. Box 41200 l Olympia, Washington 98504-1200Telephone (360) 902-8700 l TDD (360) 664-8126 l FAX (360) 586-5068 l http://www.dfi.wa.gov July 7, 2021 TO: Washington State Regulated Financial Institutions RE: DFI Alert on Systemic Risk of Climate Change and Related Financial Risks Message from DFI Director Charlie …
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Hot Off the Wire — 7/24/2021
Solutions Winning the War for Truth An Interactive Workshop with Mark McDermott August 2 | 7:00 pmRegister Here About Mark McDermott -- Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action -- PSARA.org Is climate change happening faster than expected? A climate scientist explains. One to 2 degrees Celsius of warming can do a lot of damage. -- …
Congressional District Three and Six Redistricting Meeting
Put Yourself on the Map July 26, 2021, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. The once-a-decade redistricting process is underway in Washington State. Every 10 years, after the federal census, we redraw the boundaries of our congressional and legislative electoral districts to ensure that each district represents an equal number of residents. To ensure that our …
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Olympic Climate Action 
