This time discussing Biodiversity A note to my Yarns from the Farm Readers—I’ve started another series for our local newspaper on biodiversity. This is the first instalment." Nan Biodiversity Introduction "In the next few Science Insights we’ll explore the meaning and importance of biodiversity—literally “life variety”. We’ll put it into context in Tasmania’s agricultural as …
Climate & Energy Forum
2021 Federal Climate Legislation Discussion Series Learn about the issues -- Share ideas -- Solve the problem of Climate Change Learn about climate action in the 2021 Legislative Session from: Derek Kilmer, U.S. Representative, 6th District Maria Cantwell, U.S. Senator, Washington State (invited) Wednesday, Mar. 10 | 5 pm -- 6 pm PTZoom link: http://bit.ly/mar-10-forum …
Rep. Derek Kilmer on Salmon Recovery
Dear Mr. Chadd, Thank you for contacting me regarding the management of the lower Snake River dams, as well as the critical importance of promoting healthy and robust salmon and orca populations in our region. Like you, one of the reasons I enjoy living in our region is because I value the richness of our …
No More “Cap and Trade” Games
By Bobby Righi | For the Retiree Advocate newsletter Bobby Righi Here we are at the beginning of a new year and a new administration. We are hopeful and breathing a big sigh of relief, but looking over our shoulders for what new monster might be appearing out of the murk of white supremacy, rampant …
Hot Off the Wire — 2/19/2021
COVID Resources PBS News Hour How the Biden administration is trying to ramp up the pace of vaccinations Slowing the spread of new COVID strains by changing public attitudes toward vaccinations COVID-19 vaccines can adapt to new variants. Here’s what it will take 2 masks better than 1 to slow spread of COVID-19, CDC data …
Nationwide Permits issued for commercial shellfish aquaculture ruled Unlawful
Back in October, 2019 the Federal District Court found that the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) Nationwide Permits issued for commercial shellfish aquaculture unlawful. The Court ruling required shellfish operations to re-permit under Individual Permits but did allow planting through the 2020 season and harvesting through March 2022. The aquaculture industry group appealed the decision. …
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Hot Off the Wire — 2/12/2021
Who wants the vaccine?And who doesn't?-- Visual Capitalist We reach a small milestone with this 100th Edition of HOtW COVID Resources PBS News Hour Older adults without family or friends lag in race to get vaccines Study finds AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine may reduce virus transmission Johnson & Johnson asks U.S. regulators to approve its one-shot …
Western Environmental Law Center Events
Three free upcoming events in February featuring WELC staff: The Road Ahead with the Biden Administration -- Join WebinarA Conversation About Beavers -- -- Join WebinarThe West Is Burning: A Landmark Stories Documentary The Road Ahead with the Biden Administration WELC Wildlands Director Susan Jane Brown and Climate and Energy Director Kyle Tisdel will discuss …
Hot Off the Wire — 2/5/2021
COVID Resources PBS News Hour Fauci on the efficacy of new vaccines and preparing for coronavirus variants How to protect yourself from the new coronavirus strains How does the newly authorized Moderna COVID-19 vaccine compare to Pfizer’s? Trust in COVID-19 vaccines is vital to control the pandemic. Why are some hesitant? U.S. to purchase 200 …
First Grade Wisdom
An elementary school teacher had twenty-six students in her class. She presented each child in her classroom the first half of a well-known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. It's hard to believe these were actually done by first graders. Their insight may surprise you. While reading, keep …
Amanda Gorman recites her poems
Earthrise: A Poem About Climate Change by Amanda Gorman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwOvBv8RLmo&feature=youtu.be Amanda Gorman recites her poem at inauguration Amanda Gorman -- Wikipedia Like Mr. Biden, Gorman has struggled with a speech impediment throughout her life, making poetry a "lifeline" for her. Also like Mr. Biden, she has a long-term goal of running for president.-- CBS Amanda …
Hot Off the Wire — 1/29/2021
By Shepard Fairey for Greenpeace Climate in Politics Biden pitching a much vaster climate plan than Obama ever attempted Climate activists celebrate "major step forward," while oil industry warns of costs.President Joe Biden is launching his sweeping assault on climate change with a much larger army of allies than Barack Obama had 12 years ago.-- …
League of Conservation Voters Endorses Climate Agenda
This is the single biggest day for climate action in more than a decade.Today, President Biden signed a series of executive orders and memoranda that place climate justice at the center of the administration's agenda. These orders are just the start of the Biden-Harris administration's all-of-government approach to address the climate crisis and the interrelated …
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Hot Off the Wire — 1/22/2021
Letter to the Editor: Climate Assembly as Cooperative Example Peninsula Daily News | January 19, 2021 COVID Resources PBS News Hour Medical community scrambles to understand COVID-19 ‘long haulers’ At-home COVID test availability is growing. Can it help turn the tide? Global COVID-19 death toll tops 2 million This, amid an uneven vaccine roll-out. Expanded vaccine …
Letter to the Editor: Climate Assembly as Cooperative Example
Peninsula Daily News | January 19, 2021 Democracy depends on our ability to cooperate.As the nation confronts an ugly national divide, we must remember that the only way forward is together, and as hard as that way might seem right now, it starts with people talking and listening to one another.Here in Washington, residents from …
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NOAA Webinars Upcoming
Tuesday, January 26 -- 11:00 am to 12:00 pm PT https://olyclimate.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/funding-and-financing-coastal-resilience-101-virtual_flyer.pdf Funding and Financing Coastal Resilience 101 Virtual_FlyerDownload Also On February 4, 2021 | 11:00 am - 12:15 pm PT
Hot Off the Wire — 1/15/2021
COVID Resources 5 strategies for cultivating hope this year "I am deeply aware that if ever there were a time for a conversation about hope, it is now." Jacqueline S. MattisDean of Faculty, Rutgers U.-- The ConversationClick to enlarge -- Back to Return Solutions Today’s wind turbine blades could become tomorrow’s bridges As wind turbines reach …
Hot Off the Wire — 1/8/2020
Inaugural WA Climate Assembly Meeting We are calling communities throughout Washington State to tune into the conversation of climate pollution at Washington State’s inaugural Climate Assembly. Join us LIVE to listen to the beginning stages of the Assembly process, which aims to find potential solutions for climate mitigation that will be recommended to the State …
2021 WA Legislative Campaign Launch
The 350 WA Civic Action Team We know that legislators don’t hear enough from their constituents about the climate crisis - together, we are changing that. The 350 Washington Network’s shared legislative campaign, the 350 WA Civic Action Team, is about to kick off! Now is the time for all of us volunteers to help …
Hot Off the Wire — 1/1/2021
What a Startling Year We've Seen with Racial Justice By Dan Ryan Watch the entire DemocracyNow! New Years Eve Special “The Truth in Black and White”: The Kansas City Star Apologizes for 140 Year History of Racist Coverage “Say Her Name: Dr. Susan Moore.” Black Female Doctors Condemn Racial Disparities in Healthcare “This Is How …
Governor Jay Inslee 2021 Climate Legislation Plan
Below is a letter that arrived at our house from Governor Jay Inslee today. With the Washington Climate Assembly, the Governor and many groups lobbying our legislature this year, we may get them to take some meaningful action. -- Michael Clemens Darlene, Bold climate action can't wait. I wanted to share with you our plan …
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Addressing the climate crisis is a top, cross-cutting priority for President-elect Joe Biden
League of Conservation Voters The saying goes, "Personnel is policy." As President-elect Joe Biden continues to announce his choices for key leaders in the next administration, one point is clear: Addressing the climate crisis is a top, cross-cutting priority.On the campaign trail, Biden called for a whole-of-government approach to four interconnected issues: The economy, public …
Hot Off the Wire — Christmas Update 2020
COVID Resources PBS News Hour How to help kids build resilience amid COVID-19 chaos Photo by Justin Paget/Getty Images Childhood trauma impacts millions of Americans, and it’s having devastating consequences How to find help with healing from childhood trauma Your questions on childhood trauma during the pandemic, answered Dr. Jack Shonkoff, who founded Harvard’s Center …
Hot Off the Wire — 12/18/2020
Heritage Forests of the Toandos Peninsula Save the Heritage Forests of the Toandos Peninsula These forests are in Jefferson County, WA. Some trees in this old growth forest are over 400 years old Get further information COVID Resources How to create meaningful connections while apart Author Priya Parker shares tools for creating meaningful connections with …
Wildfires destroyed ‘irreplaceable’ trees
John Branch, right, interviewed Nate Stephenson, a research ecologist at the United States Geological Survey, in the Kings Canyon National Park in October. Max Whittaker for The New York Times They are the only plant species in California honored and protected by national parks that bear their names. They attract crowds from around the world. By …
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Commerce awards $9.8 million for electric vehicle charging
Commerce awards $9.8 million for electric vehicle charging infrastructure throughout the state Projects prioritize communities underserved by EV infrastructure and those disproportionately impacted by climate change and pollution from transportation systems OLYMPIA, WA – The Washington State Department of Commerce today announced $9.8 million in Electrification of Transportation Systems (ETS) grants for 14 projects in …
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Clallam County Commissioners to Work with the City of Port Angeles on Climate Plan
Clallam County Commissioner Work Session On November 23rd, the Monday Work Session for the Board of Clallam County Commissioners began their Discussion on Climate Change. Rich Meier stated "The logical first step is to conduct a greenhouse gas inventory to measure a baseline for decision making, and a yardstick of where we’re going for future …
Port Angeles City Council Awards Contract to Begin Climate Action Plan Update
Port Angeles City Councilmembers Port Angeles City Council members at meeting on Zoom.Top row left: Mayor Kate Dexter | Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin | Deputy Mayor Navarra CarrBottom row left: Mike French | LaTrisha Suggs | Charlie McCaughan | Brendan Meyer-picture not available November 17, 2020, | Port Angeles Virtual City Council Meeting Full Recording of City …
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23 Amazing Comparison Maps
Click to enlarge -- Back to Return Size Comparison Between Australia And The United States Click to enlarge -- Back to Return Tracking Of An Eagle Over A 20 Year Period Click to enlarge -- Back to Return Blue States Have A Smaller Population Than Los Angeles County Click to enlarge -- Back to Return …
An update talk by local climate activist and scientist Bob Larsen
Climate Warming: Impact of COVID-19 and Latest DevelopmentsNovember 12, 2020 You can listen to the audio recording here What are the latest developments in our understanding of climate science and the development of policies and technologies to lessen the effects of Climate Warming? As a follow-up to my series of in-depth presentations last Autumn, I …
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Hot Off the Wire — 12/11/2020
The OCA Report This episode of the OCA Report introduces a segment I'm calling "The Readers' Corner" This episode presents a reading by Jodi Riverstone of her meditational piece, "Transmutation of Mind and Heart: The meanderings from a beach walk". I hope this reading will inspire other OCA'ers to share their own thoughts, feelings in …
An Open Letter about Soil and Carbon
An open letter from former Clallam County resident Don Wilkin, now living in the Midwest Dear Colleagues, The urgency that moved me to start the EAT FOR GOOD food and farming network a few years back is coming to a head. The perfect storm of global climate change, soil deterioration, fossil fuel depletion, deforestation, and …
Hot Off the Wire — 12/4/2020
COVID Resources 5 Big Picture Trends Being Accelerated by the Pandemic --Visual Capitalist Little Free Pantry locations growing on North Peninsula by Matthew NashNovember 25, 2020-- Sequim Gazette Port Angeles Farmer's Market The Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83394161642 If you want to talk farms, local food, and ways to plan meals, please join us Solutions Geologic Carbon …
Post-Election Virtual Recap
Thank you for joining our Washington Environmental Council + Washington Conservation Voters Post-Election virtual gathering last week! We really enjoyed celebrating everyone’s accomplishments from this election cycle together, as well as learning about the political lay of the land and environmental priorities for 2021. If you weren’t able to make this event, we’re sorry we …
The Challenge of Drought on a Changing Planet
The Sierra Club’s Climate Adaptation and Restoration GrassRoots Network Team invites you to join in our ongoing webinar series. Communities throughout the United States are facing great challenges with a changing climate. One of the most crucial challenges is that of drought -- whether it’s periodic drought, deep water stress, or fundamental climate zone shifts. For this series of …
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350 WA Legislative Priorities for 2021
Hello 350 WA Network local group leaders! Greetings from the whole crew at the 350 WA Civic Action Team. We have been working very hard behind the scenes to grow our Network’s shared legislative campaign, and we wanted to let you all know where we are and what’s ahead. First, we’ve grown our volunteer crew of …
Hot Off the Wire — Thanksgiving 2020
COVID Resources PBS NewsHour -- Science On Thanksgiving gatherings, public health officials say ‘don’t do it’ There is currently no risk-free way to spend time indoors with the loved ones who live outside your home. Click to enlarge -- Back to Return Planning to get together for Thanksgiving? Consider having a "COVID conversation" ahead of …
Hot Off the Wire — 11/13/2020
https://vimeo.com/208145716 COVID Resources We’re Never Going Back to Normal The question is how we’ll remake the world. Gregg Gonsalves | The Nation livia Grant hugs her grandmother Mary Grace Sileo. It is the first time they’d had contact of any kind since coronavirus pandemic lockdown began in February 2020. (Al Bello / Getty Images) Visualizing …
Fridays for Future
Fridays for Future in Port Angeles will be suspended during the holiday season. We will resume after the new year. We'll let you know when in Hot Off the Wire. When we begin again, you can join us every Friday 12 to 1 on the old Courthouse stairs, on Lincoln near 4th in Port Angeles. …
How can we make our economy work for everyone?
What would a sustainable, universally beneficial economy look like? Like a doughnut says Oxford economist Kate Raworth https://www.ted.com/talks/kate_raworth_a_healthy_economy_should_be_designed_to_thrive_not_grow?language=en This talk was presented at an official TED conference,and was featured by our editors on the home page. In a stellar, eye-opening talk, she explains how we can move countries out of the hole -- where people …
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Election Special — Hot Off the Wire
Get Ready for the Day After Indivisible Sequim prepares for any election fallout We all want to pop the champagne the night of Nov 3, but unfortunately there's no more 'Election Night' and it's dangerous to act like there is. Unless Biden/Harris win in overwhelming numbers, we won’t find out the true winner of the presidential …
Climate Change, COVID-19 and Bat Week
Are Bats our friends or are they a menace? While visiting family in Monroe, WA, we discovered a small bat had blundered into the house. I believe I saw a representative range of reactions, from extreme fear and hat-wearing through calm attempts to help the bat escape. Bat Week -- October 24-31 Bats eat insects, …
Hot Off the Wire — 10/30/2020
COVID Resources Port Angeles School District debuts COVID-19 tracker Parents will be notified when a case of COVID-19 is confirmed in the schools.-- Peninsula Daily News Will COVID-19 give Santa Ana officials an excuse to ignore the city’s lead crisis? The California attorney general says the city needs to collaborate with overburdened communities to address its …
Port Angeles School District debuts COVID-19 tracker
Debut of the Daily COVID-19 Cases Dashboard for mobile Up-to-date information on school reopening status. Peninsula Daily News story in full > by Michael CarmanTuesday, October 27, 2020 1:30am PORT ANGELES — Parents will be notified when a case of COVID-19 is confirmed in the schools, Port Angeles School District Superintendent Marty Brewer said as …
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DEADLY BACTERIA LURK IN SE US COASTAL WATERS. CLIMATE CHANGE INCREASES THE RISKS.
Scientists call Vibrio a bellwether for climate change because it flourishes in warm water. As the overheating planet alters the oceans — swelling sea levels and fueling harsher storms — the bacteria are multiplying in places where they already thrived and creeping into places where they never did. That’s sickening more Americans who swim, fish and work …
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Candidate Biden said he would phase out the U.S. oil industry
57% of Americans voters, including 41% of Republicans, support transitioning off oil! By Lisa Martine Jenkins | October 23, 2020 at 7:30 pm ETMorning Consult Click to Enlarge -- Back to Return After former Vice President Joe Biden said he would phase out the U.S. oil industry over time in order to make space for …
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Should I get a Flu Vaccination this year?
PBS News Hour weighs-in on the subject of Flu Vaccination
FridaysforFuture Returns
FridaysforFuture Returns to Port Angeles Come masked and strike with us for the climate. Fridays from Noon - 1:00 At the Clallam County Courthouse steps223 E 4th St, Port Angeles, WA 98362 Join those across the globe who are continuing to strike weekly because this needs to be at the forefront of our consciousness. Bring …
Hot Off the Wire — 10/23-2020
COVID Resources For some near the Cross Bronx Expressway, COVID-19 is an environmental justice issue, tooalsoTackling climate change seemed expensive. Then COVID happened Self-administered COVID Test https://videopress.com/v/rzkdhd3C?preloadContent=metadata Delightful Solutions Ikea Will Buy Back Some Used Furniture The program, part of the company’s larger efforts to combat climate change, will be available in 27 countries, but …
Third Annual Future of Carbon Policy Forum
Low CarbonProsperity Institute Back by popular demand, join us for the Future of Carbon Policy Forum. This year's event, the Third Annual, will be all virtual and will feature Helen Clarkson (CEO, The Climate Group) and Rajinder Sahota (Climate and Energy Programs Division Chief, CARB) alongside a lineup of other expert speakers and a political …
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Wet’suwet’en matriarchs share words of truth and wisdom
Powerful words of truth and wisdom were shared by Wet’suwet’en matriarchs yesterday. Hearing Wii Esdes Sandra Harris speak the names of more than 30 missing and murdered Indigenous women (and men) was a soul-shaking moment I will personally never forget. https://vimeo.com/470685651 Misiyh - gratitude - goes to Charlotte Euverman, Lisa deWit, Wii Esdes Sandra Harris, …
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Usual and Accustomed Places Screening
Greetings Friends of ʔaʔk̓ʷustəƞáwt̓xʷ House of Learning, Longhouse, This Friday starts a unique opportunity and collaboration between Magic of Cinema, Studium Generale, and ʔaʔk̓ʷustəƞáwt̓xʷ House of Learning, PC Longhouse, as we bring Usual and Accustomed Places to the campus and our community. Audience members will also have an opportunity to meet virtually with the film's director, Sandra …
An update talk by local climate activist and scientist Bob Larsen
Climate Warming: Impact of COVID-19 and Latest DevelopmentsNovember 12, 2020 You can listen to the audio recording here What are the latest developments in our understanding of climate science and the development of policies and technologies to lessen the effects of Climate Warming? As a follow-up to my series of in-depth presentations last Autumn, I …
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Allan Brothers Workers Strike to Unionize
The Climate Alliance recognizes that the simultaneous crises we face today are deeply intertwined: a public health emergency, an economic catastrophe, and a climate crisis. And, that these crises have day lighted the inequities in our society, underscored our nation’s dependence on essential, frontline workers, and highlighted the importance of unions in the fight for …
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Website Rebuilding in Progress
Hello to all our social media users.This is an informative message from your webmaster, Michael Clemens. Olympic Climate Action Website OCA has a new look for our website. If you want to take a look you can do that here.In this rebuilding process, I have made some unavoidable posts that also appear in your social …
Ancestral Waters (2019) a Water Protector Documentary
Ancestral Waters is a Documentary of the Puyallup Tribes fight for their treaty, their water and their way of life. For 164 years, since the signing of the Medicine Creek Treaty, they have had to fight for the guarantees implicit in it. We have stood and continue to stand at the side of tribal members …
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What is Carbon Offsetting?
Visual Capitalist examines the carbon offsetting principle.
“Carbon offsetting programs such as the one implemented by California have the potential to generate revenues and encourage innovation. Critics, however, have suggested it has a number of design issues.”
Sequim Beacon Adds Resources
The Sequim Beacon has added a multimedia Resources section to their website with recommendations for books to read in the Left-leaning category. There's also a link to a timely talk by Noam Chomsky and a PowerPoint presentation on The Two Moralities. "This presentation is an introduction to the concept of 2 moralities: the "Strict Father" …
Yarns From the Farm — A Climate Basics Series
Nan Bray is an oceanographer and climate scientistwho has farmed superfine merinos near Oatlands, Tasmania since 2000 This is a series on climate change that I’ve written for our local monthly newsletter, the Southern Midlands Regional News. I wanted to go back to the basics of the science behind climate change.Cheers, Nan A Climate Basics …
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Hot Off the Wire — 10/15/2020
See All the Hot Off the Wire blogs Our President has scheduled a town hall on NBC at the same time as Vice-President Biden's instead of debating him as planned.If this is a ratings showdown for voters, YOU can make your choiceat 5:00 PT tonight on ABC TV | NBC TV. https://youtu.be/5dVcn8NjbwY More than 50 …
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350.org Webinars on the Election
Donald Trump has repeatedly indicated that he may not respect the results of the upcoming election. It's important to understand that such threats are generally made from a position of weakness, not strength — by those who understand they're likely to lose. Nevertheless, we believe these threats should be taken seriously. Across the country, coalitions …
To Sequester or Not to Sequester, That Is the Question!
Petitioners tell DNR:Words are good, but a real climate policy would be better! On Oct 7th, the Washington Environmental Council, Washington Conservation Voters and Washington Forest Law Center sent this further request to the July 7, 2020 response from the WA State Department of Natural Resources. The original twenty-six page petition sent a year ago, …
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Hot Off the Wire — 10/9/2020
COVID Resources Can the EPA reopen its offices safely? Its employees don’t think soMore than 90 percent of EPA union employees indicated that they did not trust the agency to keep them safe. Measuring the Emotional Impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. Population -- Visual Capitalist Opinion What The Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis …
The Teaching of the Dams
It took nearly a century for people in Clallam County to decide that damming the Elwha River was a mistake, although the tribal people had opposed the notion all along. But finally the day arrived for the big ceremony to begin the process of the largest damn removal project in the history of our country. …
Hot Off the Wire — 10/1/2020
COVID Resources Smoke and COVID-19 drove us inside — but the air in there wants to kill youThe perils of breathing in 2020. -- Grist Opinion America’s Plastic Hour Is Upon Us -- The AtlanticThe country is at a low point. But we may be on the cusp of an era of radical reform that …
Hot Off the Wire — 9/23/2020
COVID Resources Mapped: Basic Income Experiments Around the WorldAmid the pandemic, the idea of Universal Basic Income has been gaining steam with policymakers. -- Visual Capitalist Opinion Noam Chomsky’s Green New Deal A chat about his new book with co-author Robert Pollin -- Vox Solutions REI's Opt to Act Weekly Calendar / Checklist Week 41: …
Hot Off the Wire — 9/18/2020
COVID Resources Trump vs. Masks: Attacks on CDC, Doctors & Scientists Undermine a “Pillar of Pandemic Control” -- DemocracyNow!"They are incredibly important,” says Dr. Gandhi, a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Opinion When Good …
Transmutation of Mind and Heart
Meanderings from a Beach Walk By Jodi Riverstone | September 2020 There’s something about spending time present near the ocean that slows the body down to be closer in rhythm with the tide. A welcome and overdue respite from what has been a trying season. I relished long walks on the beach the two days …
A picture worth a million votes?
Like our lives depend on it A color-coded map shows the biggest wildfires raging up and down the West Coast -- Insider.com Fires on Monday 14 September The map below shows some of the biggest blazes in the three states, color coded by acreage. The resultant smoke from the fires AirNow Interactive Map of Air …
Hot Off the Wire — 9/11/2020
COVID Resources How California can recover from wildfires without leaving its most vulnerable behind Opinion The link between climate change, health and povertyFor the poor and vulnerable, the health impacts of climate change are already here, says physician Cheryl Holder. Unseasonably hot temperatures, disease-carrying mosquitoes and climate gentrification threaten those with existing health conditions, while …
25 Washington Newspaper Editors Contact List
Places to submit Letters to the Editor Follow the links for further instructions Clallam County: Peninsula Daily News: 250 words or less Clark County: The Columbian (Vancouver, WA): 200 words or less King County: Crosscut: No word limit specifiedBellevue Reporter: 300 words or lessKent Reporter: 250 words or lessRedmond Reporter: 300 words or lessRenton Reporter: 250 …
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LSRD Methane Paper update – 30 July 2020
En-ROADS — Climate Change Solutions Simulator
En-ROADS is a transparent, freely-available policy simulation model that provides policymakers, educators, businesses, the media, and the public with the ability to explore, for themselves, the likely consequences of energy, economic growth, land use, and other policies and uncertainties, with the goal of improving their understanding. https://vimeo.com/359091159
Breanna Draxler interviews author Eric Holtaus
Breanna Draxler is the climate editor at YES! How do we get where we need to go, from where we are today? Excerpts from the interview: “The old world has fallen away, and there’s not yet a clear vision of what the new world is going to be,” “There needs to be a picture of …
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Hot Off the Wire — 9/4/2020
SCIA volunteer Johanna says letter writing is a great parent-kid activity: “Recruit them for attention grabbing and ‘awwww’ inducing envelope decorating!"-- Sierra Club Can you write some letters to targeted voters in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, or Pennsylvania?Learn More . . . Get Out the Vote with 350.orgJoin 350.org volunteers from across the country to call …
Seattle Cruise Control Update
Greetings, Seattle Cruise Control Supporters! The COVID-19 pandemic has had at least two positive consequences: The entire 2020 Seattle-to-Alaska cruise season — all 233 ships — has been cancelled.Work has stopped on the new cruise terminal at T46! However, a pause is not the same as a cancellation: the Port of Seattle Director has stated that "when it's safe to …
How do you become an Intersectionalist?
It starts within each of our guts, hearts, minds and souls. It is the "White Supremacy, Colonialist, Industrialist, Militaristic, Mysoginistic, Zenophobic, Capitalist, Consumerist, Patriarchal, Power-Over" STORY. Each of us has to take an unsparing look into our own "frameworks" of basic beliefs and HOW THESE FEED INTO SUPPORTING the systems we have all come to …
Hot Off the Wire — 8/28/2020
Flu Virus Resources Smoke, heat, and COVID-19: Californians are caught between public health crises LA’s homeless communities are avoiding cooling centers, and it’s not just because of COVID-19 Opinion The Climate Window "Nothing feels possible and Everything feels possible."-Dr. Katharine Wilkinson More about the complex history of our past economic recoveries from depression and recession We …
More about the complex history of our past economic recoveries
Although COVID-19 emerged as a new challenge, the disproportionate impacts of crises such as COVID-19 on black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) are not new. Rather, disproportionate health and economic impacts on BIPOC communities directly correlate to a history of structural and institutional racism. From housing segregation to community disinvestment to the criminalization of …
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OCA Signs letter to DNC for a ban on fossil fuel executives, lobbyists in campaign and administration
You can Tell Joe Biden: Keep Fossil Fuel Influence Out Dear Vice President Biden, Congratulations on your nomination as the presidential candidate for the Democratic Party. As you have said, this is a historic time for our nation. Over 175,000 Americans have lost their lives to the COVID-19 pandemic that continues to ravage the nation. …
Hot Off the Wire — 8/21/2020
https://www.youtube.com/embed/hZL7TqSeDus And you think we have a heavy lift. We can do it. A neighbor of an Amish family had a large metal pole shed that they no longer wanted. The Amish Family said they wanted it. How will you move it they were asked??? They replied that some of their friends would help them …
OCA Signs Letter to Gov. Inslee for Whales
41 Organizations Ask Governor Inslee to Oppose Roberts Bank Terminal 2 near Vancouver, BC Read the letter to Governor Inslee | August 20, 2020 RBT2_41_orgs_ask_Gov_Inslee_to_oppose_8-20-2020Download E-MAIL language and links to include in your own letter rbt2-action-email-language-8-20-1Download Ask Governor Inslee to say YES to Southern Resident orcas & NO to a new terminal less than a …
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Forest Carbon Management Report
Forest Carbon and Climate ChangeProposed SolutionsCitations Lawetal2020Download https://olyclimate.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/lawetal2020.pdf
Climate Girl knows too much!
Comix by OCA member Cathy Lear, recent Climate Reality training grad: Stranded in Paradise: http://Pixton.com/ic:jlwcpvfm Pesky visitors: http://Pixton.com/ic:1f0dz96k
Hot Off the Wire — 7/31/2020
Position Announcement: Washington State Climate Assembly Program Assistant The Climate Assembly Washington Initiating Team is looking for excellent candidates to serve as Program Assistant for the first-ever “Citizens’ Climate Assembly” in the United States! Flu Virus Resources Understanding the Disconnect Between Consumers and the Stock Market -- Visual Capitalist Trump’s October Surprise: A Vaccine for …
Climate Emergency Movement
The global tally for Climate Emergency declarations is up to 1,755, within 30 countries. In California, the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD) Board of Directors adopted a Climate Emergency resolution and committed to achieving net zero emissions electricity by 2030, becoming the first utility company to commit to a timeline that is in line with …
The DNC platform is being improved!
Thanks to you, the DNC platform is being improved! At the end of a long day of amendments, hearings, and markups, we’re pleased to report that most of the amendments supported by Climate Hawks Vote folk like you have been approved! Here’s a sampling of the amendments where your public support made a difference: -- …
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Timothy Snyder | March 2017 An idiot’s guide to tyranny: Some thoughts about Timothy’s Snyder’s ‘On Tyranny’ — The Berkshire Edge “Americans today are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism in the twentieth century. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience. Now is …
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Hot Off the Wire — 7/24/2020
Position Announcement: Washington State Climate Assembly Program Assistant The Climate Assembly Washington Initiating Team is looking for excellent candidates to serve as Program Assistant for the first-ever “Citizens’ Climate Assembly” in the United States! Flu Virus Resources A Walk to RememberThis is UsThe Princess Bride’s “inconceivable” remake -- A Grist Series Baseball’s Stadium Workers Are …
Accurate Weather and Climate Reporting on KNKX Jazz Blues & NPR News
Thanks for signing our petition, "Accurate Weather and Climate Reporting on KNKX Jazz Blues & NPR News". We were successful in modestly moving KNKX with respect to Cliff Mass's minimization of the climate crisis. Station managers arranged for a scientific review (conducted pro bono by Dr. Tad Anderson, a former colleague of Mass and a …
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The Washington State Climate Assembly needs your help!
Position announcement: 17 July 2020 Washington State Climate Assembly Program Assistant The Climate Assembly Washington Initiating Team is looking for excellent candidates to serve as Program Assistant for the first-ever “Citizens’ Climate Assembly” in the United States! So-called “Citizens’ Assemblies” are a form of deliberative democracy that has been used with promising results around the …
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Hot Off the Wire — 7/17/2020
Flu Virus Resources It’s Time to Tell a New Story About Coronavirus—Our Lives Depend on It Dr. Beak: During the plague years, doctors wore iconic get-ups that included masks filled with scented herbs to protect them from dangerous miasmas. The way we talk about contagion matters. It shapes how societies respond—and whether many of us …
Bill McKibben Steps-down from 350.org Board
First of all, enormous thanks for being part of 350.org's family over the years. We've all depended on you, and I think together we've done useful work. As 2020 ends I will transition from active to emeritus status in my work at 350.org, both in my role as ‘senior advisor’ and as a member of …
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Climate justice is racial justice.
A message from The US Climate Strike Coalition On July 20th, we are mobilizing in solidarity with the S.E.I.U and the Movement for Black Lives in order to present a united front against injustice a month out from the Democratic National Convention. As environmental organizers, it is our responsibility to put action behind the phrase …
OCA joins the 350 Washington Network!
OCA members Ed Bowlby, Ed Chadd, and John Cambalik attended the virtual Retreat at which this Network was formally created. The Network will help our group speak with a strong statewide voice but still leave us the flexibility to voice our own opinion. Kudos to Grace Hope, our 350 PNW Organizer, and to Alec Connon, …
Washington’s Environmental Justice Task Force
Dear Friends: Thank you for your ongoing interest and engagement in the mission of Washington's Environmental Justice Task Force. Its body of work will provide a policy blueprint for how Washington State can provide the highest standard of environmental health protection to every resident. Since September 2019, the Task Force has been collecting public input …
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Water Column: Resetting the rules
by Ann Soule | Wednesday, July 8, 2020 -- Sequim Gazzette If you’re into games of intricate strategy and tales of suspense and mystery, you’d probably enjoy water law. You just have to be extraordinarily patient for the solution. I attended an online workshop about the future of water banking and water trusts in our …
A Demand sent to Trans Mountain Insurers from OCA
To the CEOs of AIG, Chubb, Energy Insurance Limited, Liberty Mutual, Lloyd’s, Munich Re, Starr, Stewart Specialty Risk Underwriting, W.R. Berkley, Zurich, Amlin, ANV, Arch, Argo, Ironstarr, Lancashire, and QBE: The 2019-2020 certificate of insurance for the Trans Mountain pipeline names your company as a provider of insurance coverage from August 2019 through August 2020.1 …
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Whipped by the ‘Long Tail’ of the Coronavirus
"When the E.R. nurse asked if I’d been short of breath that day, I replied that I’d been short of breath for 65 days." By Jodie Noel Vinson | July 13, 2020 -- The New York Times On day 45 of our illness, my husband, Marc, and I woke up and looked at each other. …
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