North Olympic Peninsula residents addressing human-made climate disruption. Washington State, U.S.A.
The Kinder Morgan pipeline project can and must be stopped! Tar sands are one of the biggest climate threats we face, and Houston-based Kinder Morgan is trying to build a massive new pipeline through British Columbia to export this oil. They've encountered much more resistance than they expected so they've temporarily stopped investment and will …
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Olympic Climate Action will hold a vigil for the Paris Accord on Friday, June 2, from 5 - 6:30 pm in front of the Federal Bldg. at First and Oak Streets in downtown Port Angeles. We will be there to witness this tragic development and express our profound sadness and disappointment in the President's decision. Wear …
U.S. Bank, Port Angeles & Sequim Saturday, March 4, 2017, 11 - noon In response to the sudden announcement that the Trump administration plans to abrogate the Environmental Impact Statement process and bulldoze the sovereign rights of indigenous people at Standing Rock in order to push the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) through their ancestral lands, OCA, …
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe will pick up donations Saturday, Nov. 19 in Port Angeles--plus other ways to donate Suggestions from the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe: - Camp support: http://standingrock.org/ - Legal support: https://fundrazer.com/d19fAf?ref=sh_25rPQa Indian Country Today - Special Issue on Standing Rock The members of Olympic Climate Action, a network of some 500 grassroots activists living on …
Tuesday, Nov. 15, 3 pm - Gateway Center - Front & Lincoln - details here To make a donation: - Camp support: http://standingrock.org/ - Legal support: https://fundrazer.com/d19fAf?ref=sh_25rPQa Indian Country Today - Special Issue on Standing Rock The Lower Elwha Klallam and Jamestown S'Klallam Tribes stand in support of the Standing Rock protesters. JAMESTOWN S’KLALLAM TRIBAL COUNCIL RESOLUTION …
OCA participates in regional action in Anacortes Part of a global wave of resistance to keep coal, oil & gas in the ground May 13-15, 2016: A global wave of mass actions targeted the world’s most dangerous fossil fuel projects, in order to keep coal, oil and gas in the ground and accelerate the just transition to 100% …
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Mass actions in Anacortes May 13-15...part of worldwide actions to break free from fossil fuels...OCA will organize participation from the Olympic Peninsula.
Members of Olympic Climate Action will participate in some of the activities planned in Seattle to protest the Shell Arctic drilling rig Polar Pioneer May 16-18. Carpooling may be available; contact us for details. Shell acknowledges that human-caused climate change is a problem and that government ought to set a limit on carbon emissions. Yet …
Saturday, April 25, 10-2, Port Angeles Farmers Market, Front & Lincoln Streets Members of Olympic Climate Action will be at the Port Angeles Farmers Market this Saturday to stand in opposition to the Shell oil drilling rig currently moored in Port Angeles Harbor. Shell acknowledges that human-caused climate change is a problem and that government ought …
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A drilling rig as high as the Seattle skyline loomed into Port Angeles Harbor for a stay of two weeks before being towed to Seattle and then the Arctic. A quickly-organized demonstration was led by a coalition of groups from the Olympic Peninsula and the region. RainDagger Productions of Port Townsend, video documentary KING 5 TV KIRO 7 …
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People's Climate March: solidarity actions across the Peninsula on Sept. 20-21 On the weekend of Sept. 20-21, people around the world will gather for what promises to be the biggest climate demonstration in history, centered upon the People's Climate March in New York City on Sept. 21, two days prior to a special climate summit …
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Olympic Climate Action will screen 350.org's newest film, Disruption, which weaves together political intrigue, mind-blowing science, and an insider's view of the largest climate mobilization in history: the People's Climate March in New York City on Sept. 21 and solidarity actions being taken all around the world. It's got some folks you might find familiar (Bill …
Calling on President Obama to Reject Keystone XL; State Department Study Is Flawed As part of a national day of protests, Olympic Climate Action in Port Angeles and Fossil Fuel Action in Port Townsend conducted rallies on February 3, calling on President Obama to reject the controversial Keystone XL pipeline following the release of the State …
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Peninsula Daily News: OCA vigil Feb. 3 to protest Keystone XL pipeline
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