Tag Archives: climate change
CLIMATE JUSTICE – Conversation over Coffee with Founders of Three Degrees Project
Event Title & Host CLIMATE JUSTICE – Conversation over Coffee with Founders of Three Degrees Project Website http://students.washington.edu/cdfuw/… When? Wednesday, December 7th @ 5PM Where? Cafe Allegro, 2nd floor (4214 University Way Northeast, Seattle) Why? Learn about the work of two young pioneers connecting climate change and social justice – leveraging the law and [...]
May I Suggest a Fall Flurry?
Hey OAG! In just one week there is an amazing gather called Fall Flurry, held by the Cascade Climate Network. It is like the Power Shift conference – but cozier! You can sleep under the moon and stars with other environmental activists from Cascadia, all the while cross-pollinating skills, tricks, and ideas. Register today, so [...]
The Coal Hard Truth Forum at UW
Event Title & Host The Coal Hard Truth Forum at UW Website https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=282422368447637 When? Wednesday, November 16th, 6pm-8pm Where? University of Washington, Kane Hall 120 Why? To educate the students and the public of the catastrophic consequences of proposed coal transport through Washington State. Description Big Coal wants to ship millions of tons of coal [...]
Youth Drawn to D.C. to Stop Keystone XL Pipeline
On August 20, 2011, Americans of all ages, including Bill McKibben, director of 350.org and environmental writer at the Huffington Post, and members of the local Cascade Climate Network, kicked off the largest climate civil disobedience action in U.S. history by being arrested in front of the White House in protest of the proposed Keystone [...]
Politically Feasible Energy Reform
An investigation on ProPublica details the environmental impact of natural gas versus coal and oil. Spoiler alert: it’s not as good as we may have been led to believe. (See “More Reasons to Question Whether Gas Is Cleaner Than Coal” [4/12/11] and “Climate Benefits of Natural Gas May Be Overstated” [1/25/11].) Nevertheless, development of domestic [...]
Sibling Games: ‘Leapfrogging’ to the Heart of the World
Salutations youth! I invite you to join me for some ‘Aluna Leapfrog’ (an old game with a new twist for all those savvy brains in search of savory brain-food). Are you(th) familiar with ‘leapfrogging?’ According to Worldchanging: A User’s Guide for the 21st Century, “Developing nations don’t have to play catch-up: they can adopt new [...]
Happy Earth Day! A look back at the UN Copenhagen conference on climate change
Since being in Copenhagen for the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference this past December, I have been asked by numerous friends and family what I think about the outcome. I have taken my time to formulate my opinion. I want to stress that my answer is not a simple yes: the Copenhagen Accord is [...]
Power Shift West 2009
This last weekend, nearly six hundred college students convened at the University of Oregon to attend the Western regional Power Shift conference (http://www.powershift09.org/). Students came from San Diego, Seattle, Missoula, and even Anchorage. Power Shift has lofty goals for creating sustainable communities, and influencing discourse on climate change policy in local, regional, and national contexts. [...]
