COVID-19 PBS News Hour The federal government authorized Pfizer’s COVID shot for use in adolescents between the ages of 12 and 15 this week Fully vaccinated people can now safely go mask-free in most indoor settings CDC Dr. Walensky said those who want to schedule their appointment can text their zip code to “438829,” which …
Hot Off the Wire — 5/7/2021
Social/Climate Justice DemocracyNow! Coverage Filmmaker Raoul Peck Explores Colonialism & Origins of White Supremacy A 4-part HBO Mini-series We Can Have Facebook or Democracy in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism. Not Both. Shoshana Zuboff: Facebook’s Oversight Board Is Not Enough. The Government Has to Regulate Big Tech “Nothing to Lose”: Colombians Protest “Fascist Mafia Regime” …
Hot Off the Wire — 4/30/2021
OCA General Meeting this Sunday at 7:00 p.m. Two vitally important issues well be discussed this weekend at the meeting. Results and implications of the Member Survey on OCA General Meetings, andThe Earth Bill -- A National initiative in the next month to get climate-effective measures included in President Biden's Infrastructure Bill. Please see the …
Hot Off the Wire –4/23/2021
Solutions Cows With... Yard Signs Dana Lyons would like you to join the fundraising team for Snake River Dam Yard Sign Campaign. Please join Meaningful Movies Port Townsend in celebrating Earth Day by streaming 2040, a hopeful film about climate change solutions, and attending one of the upcoming online discussions about the film. While the Sustainable Farms …
Hot Off the Wire — Earth Day 2021 Special
Our Earth EARTH DAY 2021 As the world returns to normal, we can’t go back to business-as-usual. April 20-22 The Plan:Three Days of Climate Action THE OFFICIAL EARTH DAY 2021 POSTER Short Films for Big Ideas: Community Climate Action Network Acorns are Sprouting! Update from the Resilient Restoration Project Team A first for Washington, locals …
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Hot Off the Wire — 4/16/2021
Hot Off the Wire Solutions Solar panels and water canals could form a real power couple in California Solar canals save water, create energy, and protect natural lands all at the same time. Regional Actions Both the Washington House and Senate budgets would lock in billions and billions of car-centered highway spending for the next …
Hot Off the Wire — 4/9/2021
-- 350.org The Just Recovery Gathering begins today. Register for Tomorrow. COVID Resources Schools in the age of Covid-19-- Fareed Zacaria | GPS Sweden’s Pandemic Experiment When the coronavirus arrived, the country decided not to implement lockdowns or recommend masks. How has it fared?-- The New Yorker PBS News Hour CDC director has feeling of …
Hot Off the Wire — 4/3/2021
COVID Resources COVID-19 shows why united action is needed for more robust international health architecture PBS News Hour Fauci says U.S. may see COVID surge like Europe without public health measures Note on the morality of using some anti-Covid-19 vaccines-- The Sovereign Pontiff Francis Why you should get a COVID-19 vaccine – even if you’ve …
Hot Off the Wire — 3/26/2021
We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. …
Hot Off the Wire — 3/19/2021
Watch presentation of the Washington Climate Assembly Recommendations to the Legislature! Today, March 19 | 12:30 pm -- 1:15 pm PT GLOBAL WARMING: WHAT WE KNOW FOR SUREA PUBLIC EVENT- JOIN US Dr. Thomas Ackerman, Professor Emeritus University of WashingtonDirector: Joint Institute for the Study of The Atmosphere and Oceans Thursday, March 25 | 11 am …
Hot Off the Wire — 3/12/2021
You can print money to bail out a bank, but you can't print money to bail out a planet. - Paul Hawken COVID Resources PBS News Hour Answering viewers’ questions about COVID-19 vaccines The first episode of a podcast series we’re calling “The Longest Year” 6 COVID-19 treatments helping patients survive The COVID-19 Pandemic – One …
Hot Off the Wire — 3/5/2021
COVID Resources PBS News Hour Why Indigenous people in cities feel ‘invisible’ as pandemic wears on Despite being first in line, many health care workers are delaying vaccinations How does the Johnson & Johnson vaccine compare to other coronavirus vaccines? Solutions Green finance with Jessie Martin of Carbon WA A podcast about sustainability and innovation …
Hot Off the Wire — 2/26/2021
Draft Proposals for Public Commentavailable from the Washington Climate Assembly COVID Resources PBS News Hour COVID-19 has already cut U.S. life expectancy by a year. For Black Americans, it’s worse Battered by the pandemic, communities of color experience sharp drop in life expectancies Click to enlarge -- Back to Return How fears driven by years …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.-- …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Hot Off the Wire — 7/10/2020
The Climate Impacts Group (CIG) at the University of Washington is hiring an entry-level Research Scientist.You can learn more about the position here . . . Flu Virus Resources Why kids should be in the classroom this fall — and how to keep them safe thereHow should schools reopen? Pediatricians offer these guidelinesTo save American …
Hot Off the Wire — 7/3/2020
The Climate Impacts Group (CIG) at the University of Washington is hiring an entry-level Research Scientist.You can learn more about the position here . . . Flu Virus Resources Quarantine bubbles – when done right – limit coronavirus risk and help fight loneliness -- PBS News Hour Opinion Making a Planet Worth Saving | By …
Hot Off the Wire — 6/26/2020
Flu Virus Resources It Doesn’t Look Like the Protests Are Causing a COVID-19 SpikeWhat does that mean for other outdoor activities? -- Visual Capitalist Opinion Justice Denied -- GristOpinion: If you care about the planet, you must dismantle white supremacyBy Tamara Toles O’Laughlin on Jun 15, 2020 The Myth of Economic SacrificeWe can afford to act …
Hot Off the Wire — 6/19/2020
Flu Virus Resources When Will Life Return to Normal?--Visual Capitalist The Growth of COVID-19 in the U.S., Organized by State Peak Date How U.S. Consumers are Spending Differently During COVID-19 Visualizing the Occupations with the Highest COVID-19 Risk Opinion There Is No Climate Justice Without Racial Justice -- Yes! MagazineCan India chart a low-carbon future? The …
Hot Off the Wire — 6/12/2020
Opinion A Novel Approach to Climate Action at the State LevelBy Cindy Jayne An Expose of the Environmental Movement It’s Time For a Black New DealChris Winters | June 8, 2020 Solutions REI's Opt to Act Weekly Calendar / Checklist Week 29: Add a book about an environmental issue to your summer reading listTake part: June 14–20, …
Hot Off the Wire — 6/05/2020
On Social Justice Richard Shotwell/Associated Press Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the N.B.A.’s all-time leading scorer, is the author of 16 books. "Yes, protests often are used as an excuse for some to take advantage, just as when fans celebrating a hometown sports team championship burn cars and destroy …
Hot Off the Wire — 5/28/2020
Breaking News! $170K grant will facilitate climate planning on the North Olympic Peninsula Flu Virus Resources HURRICANE SEASON IN A PANDEMIC For many regions facing an active 2020 hurricane season, COVID-19 has created the potential for a double disaster. As state and local governments draft emergency plans, uncertainty lingers.-- The Atlantic Solutions REI's Opt to Act …
Hot Off the Wire — 5/23/2020
Flu Virus Resources Will you take the COVID/Climate Video Challenge?Join us in starting a global conversation about the relationship between COVID-19 and the climate crisis Opinion Health of People, Health of Planet and Our ResponsibilityClimate Change, Air Pollution and Healthby Wael K. Al-Delaimy, Veerabhadran Ramanathan, Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo Available for free download as PDF or …
Hot Off the Wire — 5/16/2020
Flu Virus Resources Opinion Why I oppose “Planet of the Humans” | Patrick MazzaIt’s undermining our main chance to avert climate catastrophe Planet of Half Truths – Michael Moore’s attack on renewables unmooredBy their nature, documentary films are supposed to expose mistruths – this one often amplifies them -- Corporate Knights What Planet of the …
Hot Off the Wire — 5/08/2020
OMG! look at that honeybee swarm! Flu Virus Resources For young people, two defining events: COVID-19 and climate changeAn unforeseen pairing of catastrophes will inform how Generation Z navigates the world as adults, and what sort of future they create. -- National Geographic Youth Climate Activists Are Writing a Just Recovery Curriculum -- Yes Magazine How …
Hot Off the Wire — 5/01/2020
Local, Actionable and Timely Flu Virus Resources COVID-19 and Climate: Implications for Public Health -- Climate One Opinion LETTER: Healthy body politic -- Peninsula Daily News Jubilee — A way forward with deep, ancient roots Pandemic Billionaires and Corruption, Corruption Everywhere Earth Day 2025: The things we left behind -- By Todd Paglia, Executive Director, Stand.earth …
Hot Off the Wire — 4/16/2020
R.S.V.P. for Earth Day Live programming on April 22, 23, 24 See what's happening here during Earth Week . . . Flu Virus Resources & News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hgQFaeaeo0&feature=youtu.be Arundhati Roy: ‘The pandemic is a portal’ The novelist on how coronavirus threatens India — and what the country, and the world, should do next - Free to …
Hot Off the Wire — 4/10/2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx17RvPMaQ8 Are we resilient? -- WE ARE RESILIENT! "The music is amazing, but the interpretive dancing is just baffling!" Flu Virus Resources If you've wanted to see Derek Kilmer with a beard, Here's your chance . . . A message from U.S. Representative Kilmer and CoronaVirus resources. Opinion Destroyed Habitat Creates the Perfect Conditions for …
Hot Off the Wire — 4/03/2020
Flu Virus Resources It's for your own good.You have to stop touching your face. Opinion Letters to the Editor | Bill Moyers editorThe Sleep of Reason -- March 8, 2017In our inaugural "letters to the editor," Bill hears from a historian about the greatest horror to emerge from Trump's actions thus far.A Historian Speaks to …
Hot Off the Wire — 3/21/2020
Flu Virus Resources Opinion Naomi Kiein -- Senior Correspondent | The Intercept "Only a crisis - actual or perceived - produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas that are lying around. That, I believe, is our basic function: to develop alternatives to existing policies, to keep …
Hot Off the Wire — Special Edition
Let's Stand with the Wet'suwet'en for the Salish SeaOn March 15 from 12-2 there will be a rally in Port Angeles at the Coho ferry terminal in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en fight. The rally is an opportunity for indigenous and non-indigenous folks on the Peninsula to share songs, prayer, and drumming and show the Wet'suwet'en that …
Hot Off the Wire — 3/6/2020
What can I do about the spread of CoronaVirus? Solutions REI's Opt to Act Weekly Calendar / Checklist Week 15: Count the number of single-use plastic items you use this weekTake part: March 8–14, 2020 Regional Actions We are standing for mother Earth and humanity, especially for the youth inheriting this future. Join us on …
Hot Off the Wire — 2/28/2020
NEW -- Raven DebriefsRAVEN DeBriefs are conversations between Indigenous thinkers, legal experts, organizers and community leaders exploring the shifting legal landscape upon which moments of crisis — and opportunity — are builtEpisode One : The Power of Music to ‘up the Auntie’ in us all Solutions REI's Opt to Act Weekly Calendar / Checklist Week 14: …
Hot Off the Wire — 2/23/2020
Opinion Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images Our Common Enemy is Climate Change -- Bill Moyers LETTER: Past Republican officials on current affairs -- Peninsula Daily News Illustration by Matt Chinworth Money Is the Oxygen on Which the Fire of Global Warming BurnsWhat if the banking, asset-management, and insurance industries moved away from fossil fuels? By …
Hot Off the Wire — 02/15/2020
Derek Kilmer in Port Angeles meetings Twice TODAY! Saturday at 10 am at Clallam Democrat Headquarters, 124 Front St, and at 1 pm at the Elwha Klallam Heritage Center, 401 E 1st St Solutions REI's Opt to Act Weekly Calendar / Checklist Week 12: Go meatless one day this weekTake part: Feb. 16–22, 2020 Regional …
Hot Off the Wire — 2/07/2020
Why Clouds Are the Key to New Troubling Projections on Warming By Fred Pearce | YaleEnvironment360 Recent climate models project that a doubling of atmospheric CO2 above pre-industrial levels could cause temperatures to soar far above previous estimates. A warming earth, researchers now say, will lead to a loss of clouds, allowing more solar energy to …
Hot Off the Wire — 1/31/2020
Kilmer to Hold Tribal Town Halls and Facebook Live Town HallPort Angeles event is TOMORROW, Friday at 5:30 p.m. Opinion The Time for Postponing Climate Action Is Over -- Yes MagazineDavid Korten: this is humanity’s make-or-break decade Solutions REI's Opt to Act Weekly Calendar / Checklist Week 10: Call your utility companies to ask about …
Hot Off the Wire — 01/24/2020
Opinion Even before Australia erupted in wildfire, the European Space Agency was asking, “Is the earth on fire?,” as multiple fires burned across the globe. Read more about 2019 fires, and fire-tracking via satellite, here. Bill Joy has a plan to cut global carbon emissions in halfSolving the Climate Crisis Can't Be Gamified -- Kamp …
Hot Off the Wire — 1/17/2020
Opinion League of Women Voters of Washington2020 Legislative Session Expectations Forests and RiversEnergyClimate Change Rewriting the Rules about the Environment, Energy, and Agriculture How the bills undermine protections for our environment-- The Center for Media and Democracy Solutions Your Guide to Talking With Kids of All Ages About Climate Change-- NRDC REI's Opt to Act …
Hot Off the Wire — 1/10/2020
Opinion LETTER: Endorses local contributions to climate knowledge -- Peninsula Daily News - Friday, January 3, 2020 My Journey to Radical EnvironmentalismIt’s never too late to take action aimed at protecting our planet.By Charles M. Blow, Opinion Columnist, -- New York TimesIn agreement with a comment on the article:@A Reader in Hampstead I can't agree …
Hot Off the Wire — 1/3/2020
Opinion The Conversion of a Climate-Change Skeptic -- The New York Times A revealing forum discussing what we can all do together. Debatable -- The New York Times, January 3, 2020Lead with values, not factsOr is trying to convince climate change deniers a waste of time? 2018: The Wake-Up Call Podcast year in reviewDecember 20, …
Hot Off the Wire — 12/27/2019
Opinion Deputy Sheriff Charles Blountslams the head of a Sonoma County citizen into his own window frame, killing him. Deputy Blount has faced multiple allegations of using excessive force in the past. Blount's comment afterword, "Oh well." Solutions REI's Opt to Act Weekly Calendar / Checklist Week 5: Make your New Year’s resolution an environmentally …
Hot Off the Wire — 12/20/2019
We are standing for mother Earth and humanity, especially for the youth inheriting this future. Join us on #FridaysForFuture -- Free iPhone/iPad App - "Fridays For U" Noon to 1:00 at the Port Angeles downtown fountain Opinion Climate Youth Declare: “We Are Unstoppable! Another World Is Possible!” Solutions REI's Opt to Act Weekly Calendar / …
Hot Off the Wire — 12/16/2019
Opinion Save the rare wild beauty of the Tongass National Forest from renewed logging -- The Seattle Times In the early ’90s, we saw the timber industry here in Southeast Alaska collapse due to a lack of profitability, despite half a century of heavy federal subsidies. The Big Picture -- opinions from Fridays for Future …
Hot Off the Wire — 12/13/2019
In the face of the growing climate emergency, governments seem determined to continue embracing fossil fuels, and even meeting their Paris Agreement pledges would see warming of 2.8˚C by the end of this century. Opinion “Listen to Mother Earth”: Indigenous Youth Leaders at COP25 in Madrid Protest Fossil Fuel Extraction -- Climate Reality Project Why …
Hot Off the Wire — 12/6/2019
Climate Strike with us Friday Our survival can’t wait. Opinion Clallam County Carbon Emissions data move on hold Commissioner Peach says collection company biased A Thanksgiving Call for Climate ActionBy Mark Dunlea, Green Education and Legal Fund Climate change deniers are increasingly angry and hostile -- MediumCognitive dissonance at being forced off of position after …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 -- …
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 …
Hot Off the Wire — 8/9/2019
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
