Greetings, As we head toward the holidays and the end of another year (gulp!), we wanted to share with you three recent stories/news that our team at SOS found inspiring. ONE: The first installment in a new two-part series from Lewiston Morning Tribune’s award-winning reporter Eric Barker. This series is exploring the circumstances today around …
Lower Snake River Dams Update
Click to enlarge -- Back to Return Friends,I wanted to update you on the responses, and non-responses, to our recent letter to Sen. Murray and Gov. Inslee emphasizing the coastal stake in the fate of Snake River salmon and the lower Snake dams. Neither of the two addressees -- Murray and Inslee -- has directly …
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 …
LSRD Methane Paper update – 30 July 2020
The “new approach” for our leaders
Ed and others,Hope you are all having a nice day!The "new approach" is for our leaders, elected and agencies, to realize that immediate action is required to save salmon, Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW), and Bonneville Power Authority (BPA). Collaboration needs to be about rounding up some of these leaders and to agree and how …
LSRD Breach Now! Rally — January 23rd
Facebook Event at Orca Oracle Bus Carpool -- https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/a3uj90 Join advocates for salmon, orcas, tribal rights and fiscal responsibility to rally on the Washington Capitol steps, Jan. 23, 2020 at 11 am in support of breaching the 4 Lower Snake River Dams (LSRDs) now. Gov Inslee is taking written comments on his “LSRD Stakeholder Study” …
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, …
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 …
Special Sneak Preview Showing
“Dammed to Extinction” Port Townsend -- May 4th -- 3:45 p.m., doors open 3:30 p.m. The Wheeler Theater, Fort Worden Conference Center Four obsolete dams choke off access to thousands of miles of rivers. Removing these dams will save money, salmon and endangered orcas. I'd like to watch the movie trailer . . . $10 …
Petition: Breach the LSRDs in 2019
Let's get to 1 million signatures! Spread the word! tinyurl.com/timeisout
Rep. Kilmer: listen to science, our young people, and your heart
It was back-to-back activism yesterday at Rep. Derek Kilmer's office in Port Angeles. First, the North Olympic Orca Pod hosted a die-in and delivered a letter outlining 23 scientific articles supporting the immediate breaching of the lower Snake River dams. OCA members delivered our own letter to Kilmer and described the promise offered by the …
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Locals speak out about orcas & LSRDs
"Injustice to the natural world" Kilmer is backwards on science vs. politics & the LSRDs Snake River dam breaching would be a simple affair "Look to our souls" for the courage to do what's right
Breach the LSRDs now. Not next year. Now.
At the direction of our membership at our February 3 meeting, OCA sent letters to Governor Inslee, our District 24 State Representatives, and Rep. Derek Kilmer about both the necessity and feasibility of breaching the lower 4 Snake River Dams this year. Nothing would prevent this from happening if we recognized the true dire straits …
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BREACH THE SNAKE RIVER DAMS THIS YEAR!
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Gather for orcas in Olympia Nov. 16
An important rally for the orcas is scheduled at the Capitol complex in Olympia on Nov. 16, 2-5 pm. There will be representations of all 74 living wild Southern Resident Killer Whales, plus Tokitae, aka "Lolita," held in captivity at Miami Seaquarium. Nov 16 is when the Orca Task Force final recommendations go to Governor …
Save our orcas, climate, and dollars: free the Snake!
At our August 5 general meeting, OCA members by consensus adopted a resolution calling for the immediate removal of the four lower Snake River Dams and their replacement by clean power. Removing the lower 4 Snake River Dams will benefit the Pacific Northwest in several ways: Freeing the Snake River ensures restoration of fish populations and …
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Save our orcas, climate, and dollars – Free the Snake!
At our August 5 general meeting, OCA members by consensus adopted a resolution calling for the immediate removal of the four lower Snake River Dams and their replacement by clean power. Removing the lower 4 Snake River Dams will benefit the Pacific Northwest in several ways: Freeing the Snake River ensures restoration of fish populations and …
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