This is a blog page to submit news stories about current, past, and future climate action and events, including links to press articles and comments on experiences at the events.
Climate change 2015: The Latest Science: News Analysis by Bruce Melton, Truth-out.org Climate science is way out in front of climate policy. Commitments at the United Nations Climate Conference in Paris pale in comparison to those from the Kyoto Protocol with its beginnings in the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. …
For insight into why Obama’s energy and climate policies seem to be at odds, this NY Times article “Alaska’s Tricky Intersection of Obama’s Energy and Climate Legacies” is worth a read.
In a protest coordinated by Rising Tide Seattle five climate activists, one perched atop a tripod of poles and the others locked to its legs situated over BNSF Railway train tracks in Everett were arrested on Sept 2nd. According to the Seattle Times the incident resulted in three trains being …
This Guardian Article describes a movement by Public Relations firms to refuse to work for companies who deny the existence of climate change.
The Turning Point: New Hope for the Climate Al Gore: June 18, 2014 9:00 AM ET In the struggle to solve the climate crisis, a powerful, largely unnoticed shift is taking place. The forward journey for human civilization will be difficult and dangerous, but it is now clear that we …
State awards contract to address environmental concerns Consultant selected for oil transportation study Washington Department of Ecology – NEWS June 27, 2014 OLYMPIA – Work continues on a study to analyze the impacts of marine and rail oil transportation in Washington state with a contract signed between the Department of Ecology and Environmental …