Here: Poems for the Planet is a lovesong to a planet in crisis. Summoning a chorus of over 125 diverse poetic voices—including Mary Oliver, Robert Hass, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Ross Gay, W.S. Merwin, Natalie Diaz, Kimiko Hahn, and others—this anthology approaches the impending environmental crisis with a sense of urgency and hopefulness.
2020 Adventure Travel Series Announced
A Thanksgiving Call for Climate Action
By Mark Dunlea, Green Education and Legal Fund Accelerating climate change will likely cause the collapse of civilization. Sooner rather than later. Civilization is a complex web of social and economic interactions that takes centuries to reach its peak, but once it begins to unravel, collapse often occurs swiftly. Prior collapses of human societies have …
Walking Tours by North Olympic Land Trust
Visit North Olympic Land Trust's current conservation project, the 104 acre River's Edge along the lower Dungeness River. These tours will give you a more in-depth look at this property and the impact it will have in our community. I know this time of year can get particularly busy so I've added a couple new dates for …
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OCA Supports the Sustainable Farms and Field Initiative
OCA has joined organizations around the state who are adding their names to the Sustainable Farm and Fields Support Sign-on Letter From: Noa KayI'm excited to add Olympic Climate Action to the letter of support. Thank you! We'll keep folks updated as the legislative session begins so you can track the bill's progress and take action …
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Stream Walks Offered Starting Dec. 2
Contact:Robbie Mantoothennis@olypen.com360-808-3139 Guided walks to Ennis Creek are being offered by appointment starting December 2. The free walks will focus on lower Ennis Creek, near Highway 101 and can include opportunities to see some areas where habitat has been improved as well as those still needing restoration.Friends of Ennis Creek is sponsoring the walks as …
Hot Off the Wire — 11/29/2019
Opinion Mapped: The 1.2 Billion People Without Electricity Where are people still living in the dark, and how are these energy challenges being addressed? Solutions REI's NEW! Opt to Act Plan 52 simple weekly challenges for a year of action This Black Friday, REI is kicking-off a year of action. Join us and Opt to …
Black Friday Climate Strike in Sequim
Friday, November 29, 2019 • 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM Verizon Store • 1241 West Washington Street, Sequim , WA 98264 Signs will be provided, but if you have the time and materials to make a big banner, we have some ideas! -- Host Contact Info: Meigs1@yahoo.com -- Dress warm! Click to RSVP for this …
Comment on Lower Snake River Dams
Stakeholder process throughGovernor Inslee's questionnaire Thanks to NOOP (North Olympic Orca Pod) for this info! LSRD Online Engagement Questionnaire Please respond to Governor Inslee’s “LSRD Stakeholder Survey” this week if possible. Lower Snake River Dams Stakeholder Process Background info, including the link to the survey are here Because Inslee’s consultants have made this process complicated, …
Hot Off the Wire — 11/22/2019
Introducing "Documenting the momentum toward a clean energy future, curating and compiling the full range of issues related to this transition to provide the clarity required to make the critical investment and policy decisions needed to accelerate this transformation." With articles like: How Fast? The era of carbon-intensive energy derived from the burning of fossil …
Hot Off the Wire — 11/15/2019
Opinion Think About It: Let nature take itsby Bertha Cooper -- Sequim Gazette Washington fisheries’ grim future One very stable genius vs. more than 11,000 climate scientists Cartoons from the Seattle Times -- By David Horsey Regional Actions Let the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency know you support a strong Clean Fuel Standard -- Act …
Open Letter Delivered at Meeting of Equator Banks
Press Release -- 13 November 2019By: BankTrack & Partners As banks head for Singapore to decide on new Equator Principles, 300+ civil society groups call for ambition and courage Campaigners urge banks to stop financing climate disasters and respect Indigenous’ Peoples Rights 312 Civil society organizations from 58 countries have today called upon the financial …
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World Scientists’ Warning of a Climate Emergency
Humanity is on a collision course with Nature. A damaged Nature will survive. We may not. We must change course to avert an ecological disaster. We must take action if we are to survive. This is the warning that our scientists have been trying to deliver since 1992. It's short and to the point:World Scientists’ …
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Hot Off the Wire — 11/07/2019
Rising Seas will erase more cities by 2050 New study finds errors in rising sea level predictions: It's much, much worse than anyone imagined -- Daily KosRising Seas Are Going to Drown Way More Cities Than We’d Thought: Study -- IntellingencerThe Study - New elevation data triple estimates of global vulnerability to sea-level rise and …
Scientists endorse mass civil disobedience to force climate action
Reuters -- Environment October 12, 2019 -- Matthew Green LONDON (Reuters) - Almost 400 scientists have endorsed a civil disobedience campaign aimed at forcing governments to take rapid action to tackle climate change, warning that failure could inflict “incalculable human suffering.” . . . “We believe that the continued governmental inaction over the climate and …
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Climate Resolution for the City of Port Angeles is up for a vote
NOVEMBER 6, 2019 -- City of Port Angeles Council Meeting Agenda In the meeting packet .PDF linked above:Resiliency Plan: Recommendations Addressing Climate Change -- p. 78-103Appendix A: Climate Resolution for the City of Port Angeles -- p. 104Appendix B: Actions for Reducing PT City Government Emissions -- p. 106-107 Appendix A: Climate Resolution for the …
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Hot Off the Wire — 11/1/2019
Opinion Join the podcast as we uncover the mechanics of the longest-running and most elaborate propaganda campaign of the century—the creation and spread of climate change denial—and why it's been so effective Getting Mad about Climate Change with Emily Atkin Mark Blyth’s State of the Union transcript -- Radio Open Source Deep analysis of inequality, …
Hot Off the Wire — 10/25/2019
Opinion Yakama, Lummi tribal leaders call for removal of three lower Columbia River dams The Seattle Times -- October 14, 2019 Can Climate ‘Test Cases’ Move Forward? It’s Up to Supreme Court Can local governments use public nuisance law against energy companiesfor their role in Climate Disruption? -- Bloomberg Environment Why the Bus Got So …
“Time for a Green New Deal”
Come learn the latest about the fight for climate justice with Bobby Righi of Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action (PSARA). Co-Sponsored by 24th LD Democrats, Indivisible Port Townsend, Local 20/20 Jefferson County, Olympic Climate Action, and Sierra Club North Olympic Group. -- Thursday, October 24, 6 pm, Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler Street, …
Artifishal
Patagonia's founder, Yvon Chouinard, has followed his 2014 documentary DamNation with a new film: Artifishal is a film about people, rivers, and the fight for the future of wild fish and the environment that supports them. It explores wild salmon’s slide toward extinction, threats posed by fish hatcheries and fish farms, and our continued loss …
Sing to Improve your Hearing
Effects of short-term choir participation on auditory perception in older adults. -- Canadian Acoustical Association
DNR: Adopt a forest carbon policy
By consensus at our Oct. 6 meeting, OCA has sent the following letter to the State Board of Natural Resources and Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gShz1QaPB3YwDD97ElLv5L9Yk48SeQa4/view?usp=sharing Excerpt: The Washington State Public Lands Commissioner has a legal obligation to investigate and consider all reasonable, foreseeable mitigation and adaptation measures related to climate change. The DNR …
Changing climate matters in Montana
“The speed of change calls us to action for the sake of our kids and grandkids. Believe the science and support changes to address our changing Montana climate.” THE EDITORIAL BOARD of the Billings Gazette — Sep 22, 2019 For the first time in three years, Glacier National Park's Going to the Sun Road wasn't …
Hot Off the Wire — 10/18/2019
Opinion Gazette opinion: Changing climate matters in Montana THE EDITORIAL BOARD of the Billings Gazette -- Sep 22, 2019"The speed of change calls us to action for the sake of our kids and grandkids. Believe the science and support changes to address our changing Montana climate." On the Northwest’s Snake River, the Case for Dam …
Hot Off the Wire — 10/10/2019
Opinion “No Winners on a Dead Earth”: Why We Need a Climate Leader in 2020 -- Yes! Magazine David Korten posted Oct 01, 2019The climate crisis is our common cause, and we’ll need to elect a president that is willing to take it on. The Three Most Important Graphs in Climate Change -- Jonathan Foley …
Trump an “embarrassment”
Letter to the Peninsula Daily News
Hot Off the Wire — Unknown
'It's spectacular': Climate activists paint stunning mural on two blocks of Montgomery St.-- SFGate Fight severe felony charges against Greenpeace activists! Greenpeace USA climbers form a blockade on the Fred Hartman Bridge in Baytown, Texas shutting down the largest fossil fuel thoroughfare in the United States ahead of the third Democratic primary debate in nearby …
“The Road And The Sky”
While listening to Jackson Brown's album "Late for the Sky" for the ump-teenth time, the words of "The Road and the Sky" suddenly registered with my new climate activism. In 1974, he was singing about climate change and I hadn't noticed. Listening with "new ears", I realized he was telling the story of our time. …
Climate on Tap at FinnRiver Farm & Cidery
Climate on Tap - Monday, October 7th, 6-7:30 p.m. FinnRiver Farm & Cidery, 124 Center Road, Chimacum, WA 98325 Join us for monthly solutions-oriented sessions on issues related to climate change at FinnRiver Farm and Cidery in Chimacum. Co-sponsored by Local 20/20 Climate Action and Jefferson County Public Health, this is not a lecture series, but a book club and …
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“How dare you?”
Right here, right now is where we draw the line, The world is waking, and change is coming whether you like it or not.Greta Thunberg, speaking before the United Nations, 9/23/2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9KxE4Kv9A8
The terrible truth, in one graph
2050 is a generation too late. That would be unforgivable, and very likely utterly catastrophic. Extinction Rebellion: "The Emergency" If you let this graph sink in, you'll understand why so many are turning out in the streets to demand a halt to business as usual and the most massive turnaround of the world's economy we've …
Kierkegaard’s parable
A fire broke out backstage in a theatre. The clown came out to warn the public; they thought it was a joke and applauded. He repeated it; the acclaim was even greater. I think that's just how the world is going to end: to general applause from wits who believe it's a joke. Søren Kierkegaard, Either/Or, …
“Chopping down our fence for fuel”
In 1931, the year he died, Thomas Edison told Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone, his retirement neighbors in Florida: "We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for fuel when we should be using nature's inexhaustible sources of energy — sun, wind, and tide. I’d put my money on the sun and …
PDN article on Global Climate Strike OP
Kudos to Port Angeles High School
They've made Climate Change their theme for the year. Here's their memo to students and parents: School-wide theme: Educating for Climate Change: Teachers are reporting creative ways that they are incorporating the theme of Educating for Climate Change into their classrooms this year. For example: Ms. Christianson’s French III/IV students found French words/phrases associated with climate change, then …
Plastic Industry’s Planned Expansion Threatens Our Ability to Avoid Catastrophic Climate Change
“We cannot solve the climate crisis without also addressing the rapidly-growing plastic pollution crisis,” said Judith Enck, Former EPA Regional Administrator and founder of Beyond Plastics CONTACT 518.605.1770, Judith Enck, BeyondPlastics@Bennington.edu FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2019 BENNINGTON, VERMONT — As students around the world prepare for a series of climate strikes, the petrochemical industry is …
Hot Off the Wire — 09/16/2019
“We Are Striking to Disrupt the System”: An Hour with 16-Year-Old Climate Activist Greta ThunbergSeptember 11, 2019 -- DemocracyNow! Join Climate Strike Week on the Peninsula! Sept. 20-28 Youth leaders of the September 20 Climate Strikes have released their demands. It's critical that parents, grandparents, and families stand with them in support of their bold vision. …
Join Climate Strike Week on the Peninsula! Sept. 20-28
Greta Thunberg explains why we must halt business as usual Beginning September 20, three days before the UN Climate Summit in NYC, young people and adults will mobilize for a week across the world to demand transformative action to address the climate crisis. Millions will take to the streets to demand a right to a …
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Tickets are now available for Antonio Zamora’s launch event
On Saturday, October 12, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. at the Leaven Community Center in Portland, OR. Admission is free for this exciting evening. Please SAVE THE Seattle DATE for For the People’s annual fundraiser Saturday, November 9 5-8pm in Seattle. Tickets are now available online. To help us better plan food and logistics, be sure to …
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Film/Discussion: “The Reluctant Radical” Sept. 21
Port Angeles Public Library, 2210 S Peabody St. Saturday, Sept. 21 -- 7-9 pm -- FREE Ken Ward: "Our only hope is to step outside polite conversation and put ourselves in the way." If a crime is committed in order to prevent a greater crime, is it forgivable? Is it, in fact, necessary? Olympic Climate …
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Orca Recovery Day
Volunteers Needed to Help Plant Conifer Seedlings WHEN: October 19, 2019 (Saturday) from 9:00 to noon WHERE: Lake Aldwell Road (follow it to the end for parking), Port Angeles REGISTRATION: Volunteers must pre-register to ensure we have enough tools and parking. Click on the button or call 360-775-3747, ext. 5. The removal of the lower …
Hot Off the Wire — 9/9/2019
Opinion “It can’t just be young people. It needs to be all of us.” -- Yes! Climate Colonialism: The Picture of Dorian’s Graves -- September 05, 2019 Solutions National Drive Electric Week is a great coast-to-coast celebration -- Sierra ClubYou can RSVP now to an event happening near you from Sept. 14-22 Be a Youth Ally …
September 20th
Leviathans in the Harbor
More and bigger cruise ships are crowding coastal destinations. When is enough, enough? Who gets to decide? by Brian Payton , August 27, 2019, Hakai Magazine 'Knoll Lowney, the lawyer representing the three plaintiffs who claimed they were victims of Carnival’s environmental violations, said, “Time and time again, Carnival has shown its contempt of environmental laws and the …
Hot Off the Wire — 8/30/2019
From Kevin JonesNW Climate and Clean Energy Coalition co-lead Background: The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (PSCAA) has provided preliminary approval for the Puget Sound Energy (PSE) Tacoma Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) facility. A public disclosure request has revealed that NW Pierce county, portions of SW King county and most of Vashon Island is in …
Are You in the Blast-Zone?
From Kevin JonesNW Climate and Clean Energy Coalition co-lead Background: The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (PSCAA) has provided preliminary approval for the Puget Sound Energy (PSE) Tacoma Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) facility. A public disclosure request has revealed that NW Pierce county, portions of SW King county and most of Vashon Island is in …
Hot Off the Wire — 8/25/2019
Opinion You Can’t Put Capitalism Over Sustainability—and Other Lessons From China -- Yes! Magazine Humanity’s existential crisis can be resolved only when we the people stand united behind a vision of the world we truly want. For a Greener New Deal and Cooler Climate, Focus on Food and Agriculture -- Yes! H'20 Howie Hawkins -- …
DNC votes down a Climate Debate
Today the DNC voted down holding a climate debate. Evan Weber of the Sunrise Movement was in the room and live tweeted the conversation. The link below is that thread. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1165334843221168128.html
Hot Off the Wire — 8/16/2019
Icelandic memorial warns future: ‘Only you know if we saved glaciers’ Plaque marking Okjökull, the first glacier lost to the climate crisis, to be unveiled in August Regional Actions Join Fridays for Future in SeattleFridays at Seattle City Hall from 1:00 to 2:00 PMSee the arrest of a young teen for a misunderstanding Clallam PUD …
Bill McKibben
Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out? Thirty years ago Bill McKibben offered one of the earliest warnings about climate change. Now he broadens the warning: the entire human game, he suggests, has begun to play itself out. Bill McKibben’s groundbreaking book The End of Nature -- issued in dozens of languages …
Thomas Friedman
"Thank You for Being Late" An Optimist’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations A field guide to the twenty-first century, written by one of its most celebrated observers.Thomas Friedman shows that we have entered an age of dizzying acceleration–and explains how to live in it.
The Climate Museum’s poetry slam
Watch These Young Spoken-Word Poets Take On Climate Change The Climate Museum’s poetry slam at Harlem’s Apollo Theater was equal parts grief, anger, and hope.
August Meditation for Climate Emergency
August Meditation for Climate Emergency – Sun, Aug 11, 2019 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PDT — The Climate Mobilization Join our webinar for this hour of meditation and conversation about the personal side of the climate crisis. We'll be debriefing our experience asking the question "how do you feel about the climate emergency?" and …
Join Fridays for Future Seattle on 8/16 to stand with Zoe
When:8/16 at 1pm, Where: Seattle City Hall Why: Every Friday from 1-2 a group, called Fridays for Future, of mostly youth Climate Strike in front of Seattle City Hall. They are asking extra people go out on 8/16 to show support for Zoe. Every week they use sidewalk chalk to show their message for climate …
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Hot Off the Wire — 8/9/2019
Do you need a green way to spend your money? Debit card with cash back on every dollar spentFree access to every ATM in the worldUp to 2.00% APY on savingsYour deposits will never go towards funding fossil fuel projects, firearms, or political campaigns (This is not a paid ad, it's just an idea.) Opinion …
“Most sadly three more Blackfish just starved to death.”
Says Paul Chiyokten Wagner: “I believe the sacred words of our ancestors. Duwamish prophecy: "If the Blackfish were ever to be absent from the Salish Sea, so would the humans be absent from the land". Most sadly three more Blackfish just starved to death.We can do this together my family, rise up, make yourself strong …
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Climate crisis reducing land’s ability to sustain humanity, says IPCC
UN report finds ecosystems never before under such threat and restoration is urgent The Guardian, Aug 8, 2019 by Damian Carrington, Environmental Editor 'However, action now to allow soils and forests to regenerate and store carbon, and to cut meat consumption by people and food waste, could play a big role in tackling the climate …
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Climate Strike Training Webinars
350.org To help prepare for this major mobilization and to share skills, provide key tools and resources and the support of peer learning, we’ve put together a great training series of five webinars. All of the webinars will be on Wednesdays at 5 pm PT/ 8 pm ET. In order to build in enough time …
We need a green new deal
At our general meeting of 8/4/2019, OCA members in attendance adopted by consensus this statement in support of the concept of a green new deal. We have little time to waste and urge immediate action at all levels, but most particularly at the federal level, which will ultimately be necessary if we're to avoid unimaginable …
Corny Fun at the Wooden Boat Show
U.S. Oil Refinery, Tacoma Water Quality Permit Renewal
Tell Ecology: No oil terminal expansion in Tacoma! Fact Sheet for this Permit Renewal Frequently Asked Questions about Effective public commenting Comment Online Use the online comment form Comment by mail Greg Gould Industrial Section P.O. Box 47600 Tacoma, WA 98504 Attend a related event Aug. 7, 2019, 6:30 p.m. - U.S. Oil Refinery, Tacoma …
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El Paso Terrorism Suspect’s Alleged Manifesto Highlights Eco-Fascism’s Revival
By Alexander C. Kaufman in HuffPost 08/04/2019 01:46 pm ET 'The racist rant inveighs against environmental destruction and calls for mass killings to make the American “way of life” more “sustainable.” It’s not unique.'
Wait, 40 percent of white evangelicals support the Green New Deal?
By Kate Yoder on Jul 29, 2019 in Grist 'In the 2016 presidential election, 81 percent of white evangelical Christians votedto elect President Trump. But this core base of the Republican Party, despite Fox News’ efforts, is more receptive to large-scale action to combat climate change than you might expect.'
Climate Strikes in September 2019
On May 24 the message from young people on #climatestrike in 133 countries got both louder and clearer: “The planet's still burning. We're not going anywhere. Who's actually with us?” Join in this September 20 - 27 Pledge to join the climate strikes this September
Hot Off the Wire — 8/1/2019
Take Action Regional Action Start a Climate ConversationDownload our conversation card with tips for starting your own climate conversations. *NEW PRICING* $50 Community ScreeningsFree Tacoma Screening Aug. 2 National Action Why are you striking for the climate? -- 350.org Pledge to join the climate strikes this September -- Global Climate Strike Day One Pledge -- 350 ActionWe need …
Bonneville, the Northwest’s biggest clean-power supplier, faces promise and perils in changing energy markets
July 21, 2019 at 6:00 am By Hal Bernton Seattle Times staff reporter GRAND COULEE DAM — When workers started pulling apart the three largest hydroelectric units in North America — capable of supplying more than enough power for all of Seattle — they found the damage far worse than expected. They encountered large cracks, worn-out bearings …
Hot Off the Wire — 7/27/2019
Take Action Regional Action RSVP now if you plan to come to any of the workshops. Sunrise Washington Training Saturday, August 10th and Sunday, August 11th Commit now to giving a presentation on November 20 or 21 for24 Hours of Reality: Truth in Action -- Climate Reality National Action Your gift will be DOUBLED for …
Hot Off the Wire — 07/19/2019
Call Cheryl LaFleur at 202-502-8961 TODAY! to tell her that we need all our elected leaders, and especially Democrats on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, to oppose new fossil fuel projects. It's her last meeting and she needs to know. -- 198 Methods Opinion Global Warming shown by Factories Polluting Environment by Smoke and Carbon …
Public Meeting regarding Forests and Climate Change — 22 July 2019 at 2:00
Hot Off the Wire — 7/12/2019
Opinion An Hour with Noam Chomsky on Fascism, Nuclear Weapons and Climate Change -- DemocracyNow! Take Action Regional Action Join a Q&A with legal experts and find out how you can Pull Together to stop Trans Mountain Pipeline. Stop Trans Mountain and protect the West Coast from tar sands tankers -- Stand.earth The Sierra Club Click …
Hot Off the Wire — 7/5/2019
This Thursday evening is our local premier showing in Port Angeles. Take Action Regional Action An URGENT message from the OCA Executive Committee by Bob Vreeland: OCA members, there are some things you can do immediately to help reduce your carbon footprint. This gets more critical each day we delay. We don't have any time …
Big Cruise Ships in the Salish Sea
This topic keeps coming up from people in every nook of the Salish Sea. Should we be talking about banning these ships from our waters? Twitter thread on cruise ships
Hot Off the Wire — 6/29/2019
Opinion 74 Medical Groups declare a Health Emergency -- The Washington PostAs Democratic presidential hopefuls prepare for their first 2020 primary debate this week, 74 medical and public health groups aligned on Monday to push for a series of consensus commitments to combat climate change, bluntly defined by the organizations as “a health emergency.” Read …
Dammed to Extinction — July 11, 2019
This inspiring film reveals the obvious way to stop decades of ever increasing ecological devastation and financial misappropriation. RSVP Donations at Evenbright Sign the Petition to Breach the Dams View on Facebook Events About this Event As the salmon numbers plummet and orcas starve, weak political will remains the status quo. Four obsolete dams on …
Democratic primary voters overwhelmingly prefer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal to Joe Biden’s climate plan
Democratic primary voters overwhelmingly prefer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal to Joe Biden's climate plan Eliza Relman & Walt Hickey 'Democratic primary voters much prefer the more ambitious plans to fight climate change proposed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee over former Vice President Joe Biden's relatively less aggressive proposal, according to …
Hot Off the Wire — 6/23/2019
Opinion No, climate action can't be separated from social justice -- Julian Brave NoiseCat Paying Farmers Fairly Could Curb Climate Change and Hunger -- Yes! MagazineParity is at the core of agriculture’s potential to address overproduction. Is the DNC Missing the Boat on Climate Change? -- Sierra ClubThe Democratic National Committee stumbles on the fate …
Hot Off the Wire — 6/11/2019
Opinion From The Faculty Chair Time to Up Our Game Susan S. Silbey This is my final column as Chair of the Faculty. It is uncharacteristically short in hopes of communicating an unambiguous and urgent message: we can no longer engage in business as usual at MIT. Time is running out. MIT, the United States, …
‘And a Child Shall Lead Them,’ or: How This Boomer Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Green New Deal
‘And a Child Shall Lead Them,’ or: How This Boomer Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Green New Deal Ross Macfarlane 'I am talking to my peeps: those of us who get the science, care deeply about the environment and the need for climate action, and are filled with both disgust and determination at …
I work in the environmental movement. I don’t care if you recycle.
I work in the environmental movement. I don’t care if you recycle. Stop obsessing over your environmental “sins.” Fight the oil and gas industry instead. By Mary Annaise Heglar Updated Jun 4, 2019, 9:33am EDT 'When people come to me and confess their green sins, as if I were some sort of eco-nun, I want …
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Hot Off the Wire — 6/7/2019
In laying out a path forward that reflects both the urgency of the crisis as well as a profound understanding of social change, she has offered us an antidote to the despair that so often characterizes our responses to the climate emergency. Margaret's vision will inspire thoughtful, powerful action in our communities- our best hope …
DNC silences climate debate
DNC tells Inslee it won't host climate debate DNC won't host a climate debate, and if another org holds one any candidate who participates can't be in DNC debates. I can only assume they haven't read this: New Report Suggests ‘High Likelihood of Human Civilization Coming to an End’ Starting in 2050
Leah Stokes on Biden’s Climate plan
Leah Stokes is a professor of PoliSci Prof at UCSB wrote this assessment of Biden's Climate plan.
Where is your 2020 candidate on Climate?
Where is your 2020 candidate on climate? Greenpeace has analyzed public record, actions, and responses to their climate survey and used the results to grade the candidates.
Hot Off the Wire — 5/31/2019
Greta Thunberg and 46 youth activists NEED ADULTS to join them in the Global Climate Strike."Together, on 20 September, we can unleash mass resistance." -- The Guardian Opinion Noam Chomsky: The Green New Deal Is Exactly the Right Idea -- DemocracyNow! video Opinion | The Difference Between Happiness and Joy -- David Brooks Take Action …
Exclusive: United States sets sights on China in new electric vehicle push
Exclusive: United States sets sights on China in new electric vehicle push Ernest Scheyder, April 5, 2019 Reuters “Creating a domestic electric vehicle supply chain is the perfect blueprint to make America great again,” said Jesse Edmondson, chief executive officer of U.S. Critical Minerals, a start-up firm buying lithium mineral rights in the U.S. Southeast.
Hot Off the Wire — 5/24/2019
Satellite airmass image of the N Pacific for 16May2019. The image shows an unusual mid-May train of storms across the north Pacific ocean. "This isn’t your father’s atmosphere. The climate has changed. This is climate breakdown." -- Daily Kos Opinion Facing Down "Environmental Grief" -- Scientific American Take Action Regional Action Murray & Kilmer Reintroduce …
Rise for The Orca Tour
Dana Lyons June 8th - 7-9 p.m. at Sequim's Pioneer Park 387 East Washington Street Dana Lyons with an inspiring musical message of hopefor the Orca to help save the Southern Resident Killer Whales from extinction. Dana has invited the North Olympic Orca Pod to dance, and specifically the “Stayin’ Alive” number, which Dana will …
Late Night Cram: Green New Deal (ft. Rhiana Gunn-Wright)
Late Night Cram: Green New Deal (ft. Rhiana Gunn-Wright) 39 minute podcast about the Green New Deal talking to Rhiana Gunn-Wright who was a policy lead in developing the deal. "I think it's also about being able to bring these issues to the places where people are actually encountering them in the ways they actually …
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Why the Guardian is changing the language it uses about the environment
Why the Guardian is changing the language it uses about the environment From now, house style guide recommends terms such as ‘climate crisis’ and ‘global heating’ Damian Carrington Environment editor @dpcarrington Fri 17 May 2019 05.39 EDT
Jay Inslee is writing the climate plan the next president should adopt
Jay Inslee is writing the climate plan the next president should adopt More than a campaign document, it’s an instruction manual. By David Roberts@drvoxdavid@vox.com May 18, 2019, 10:00am EDT
Principles in Climate Justice
By Mike Mallory, Sierra Club Sno-Isle Group and Climate Reality Snohomish County Chapter From The Sierra Club, Washington State Chapter Journal - "The Crest" Volume 38, Issue 1 After Mike Mallory and his wife Marilyn retired, they knew they wanted to spend some of their time giving back to the world and they wanted to …
Tokitae in Miami Seaquarium
By Emi Okikawa, Digital Communications Fellow From The Sierra Club, Washington State Chapter Journal - "The Crest" Volume 38, Issue 1 The Story of Tokitae Three thousand miles away from Seattle,a lone Southern Resident orca swims in a tank. To visitors at Miami Seaquariumher name is “Lolita,” but to the Lummi Nation she is Tokitae. …
Hot Off the Wire – 5/16/2019
Opinion Arundhati Roy: Capitalism Is “a Form of Religion” Stopping Solutions to Climate Change & Inequality - DemocracyNow! video Take Action Regional Action Salish Splash! - Celebrating Orca Recovery - June 13thJump into the Salish Sea to support Orca Recovery - Washington Environmental Council Call on networks and newsrooms to discuss climate change with the …
Hot Off the Wire – 5 /9/2019
Opinion The Great Filter - Are We Almost Past It?An essay by Robin Hanson - Sept. 15, 1998 Take Action Regional Action PSE Executive Listening Session May 22nd - Sierra Club WA National Action Final stop of the Road to a Green New Deal Tour Sign up to watch the Livestream with OAC - Sunrise …
Deep decarbonization: How? Who?
LEGAL PATHWAYS TO DEEP DECARBONIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES: SUMMARY & KEY RECOMMENDATIONS Deep decarbonization pathways summary This is a summary of a larger report by the Environmental Law Institute, posing the question of what laws & policies could lead to an 80% reduction (or more) of net greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050. There are short …
Two worthy events this weekend
Orca forum Friday 1-4 pm in Port Angeles Celebrate science & technology Saturday at PA City Pier
Can our Orcas be saved? – forum Friday
Orca Forum in Port Angeles Friday, May 10, 2019 The Marine Resources Committee (MRC) of Clallam County invites you to attend a free public forum about Southern Resident Orca Whales at the Lower Elwha Heritage Center, Port Angeles on May 10 from 1 to 4pm. Four members from the Governor's Orca Recovery Task Force will …
Celebrate Sci/Tech Saturday!
Celebration of Science & Technology (a.k.a. GeekOut!) Saturday, May 11, 2019 On May 11, 2019, the Port Angeles City Pier will again host the free, community-oriented celebration of science from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. People of all ages and interests are invited to engage with scientists at booths and presentations, and examine infographic posters that …
Hot Off the Wire – 4/27/2019
“Dammed to Extinction” May 4, Port Townsend, WA Other Showings Opinion How Will Future Generations Remember Our Time? - Yes! Magazine A Market-Driven Green New Deal? We’d Be Unstoppable - The New York Times Take action Regional Action Thank your legislators for their work this session on climate E-mail your Senator today! - Washington Conservation Voters …
Olympic Climate Action 