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BREAKTHROUGH!
Michigan Governor Moves to Prevent Great Lakes Oil Spill by Shutting Down Aging Pipeline
Arsenal
joins
with
UN
to
tackle
climate
change
"We're delighted to reinforce our commitment to tackling climate change
by becoming the first Premier League club to sign up to the UN Sports
for Climate Action Framework. "
LOCAL REPORTS
Sonoma County airport’s $31 million terminal expansion project begins
To join local activists who are actively opposed to airport expansion contact Stop Airport Expansion (SAE) at StopAirport...@gmail.com. This group is affiliated with 350 Sonoma and CONGAS.
Public Banking Act Gives Us A Proven Model to Address Unprecedented Crises
Rush is on in Sonoma County to protect burned watersheds ahead of winter rains
Geysers operator pays state $2.1 million to settle alleged fire system violations
Barge overtaken by king tide leaks fluids into Petaluma River
Extent of sudden oak death spread in California unexpected in dry year
What's Next For Incarcerated Firefighters in California?
Santa Rosa takes tentative step toward electric scooter system
Lower Russian River to get first big regional park near Monte Rio
How Santa Rosa residents want to spend the $95 million from PG&E wildfire settlement
"Better vegetation management topped Santa Rosa residents’ wish list after thousands answered the city’s call for help deciding how to spend the $95 million wildfire settlement paid out by PG&E. In addition to vegetation management, improving resilience by adding generators and microgrids ranked high with survey respondents, as did building better evacuation routes and increasing the community’s wildfire preparedness through education. Overall, jump-starting affordable housing projects with incentives, repairing roads outside the fire zone and building new parks or fields were among the lowest priorities for respondents."
GMOs, GLYPHOSATE & TOXINS
Exposure to Common Herbicide Potentially Harms Endangered Species
U.S. Military Responsible for Widespread PFAS Pollution in Japan
FOSSIL FUELS
To protect public health and fight environmental racism, LA City Council must end oil drilling in our neighborhoods
Big Oil Splutters — How Will It Survive the Energy Transition?
"In the first nine months of this year, Shell, Exxon Mobil, Chevron,
BP and Total made a total loss of $36.4 billion (€30.6 billion),
compared with last year's $50 billion in profit. As investors took
flight, the oil majors were forced to slash costs... Already facing pressure to lead the energy transition and help the world
ween itself off its fossil fuel addiction, oil giants have vowed to
exploit the crisis to speed up investments in renewable energies."
PIPELINES
Land Back & The Leading Youth: Cherri Foytlin (audio)
Indigenous and Climate Leaders Outraged Over Minnesota Permits for Line 3 Pipeline
GREEN NEW DEAL
These freshman House Republicans might actually care about climate change
We were told Joe Biden was the 'safe choice'. But it was risky to offer so little
by Naomi Klein
Chris Hedges: American Requiem
Warning: some adult images
WAKE UP CALL
Global warming bigger threat than coronavirus: Red Cross
"The world should react with the same urgency to climate change as is to the coronavirus crisis, the Red Cross says."
The Climate Movement Must Be Ready To Challenge Rising Right-Wing Environmentalism
Indigenous Communities on the Frontline as Two Climate Change-Fueled Hurricanes Slam Central America
Humans May Have Passed the 'Point of No Return' in Climate Crisis, Says Study—But That Doesn't Mean All Hope Is Lost
"The crisis "simply will not stop from cutting manmade greenhouse gases," Jørgen Randers, one of the study's two lead authors, told Future Human.
Humanity, stressed Randers, "should accelerate its effort to cut
greenhouse gas emissions... and start developing the technologies for
large-scale removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere."
Are We Really Past the Point of No Return on Climate? Scientists Respond To Controversial New Study
Study: Climate Change Makes Hurricanes Stay Stronger, Longer
The Capitalist System is as Unprepared for Climate Change as it is for Covid-19
Biden EPA Transition Team Member Helped DuPont Dodge Responsibility for PFOA
THINK TANK & STRATEGY
5 Legal Tactics Environmentalists Are Using to Fight Climate Change
Top 10 things you can do about climate change
by David Sukuki
ICE Horrors, Climate Crisis & Endless War Show Need for Mass Movement
Warning: may contain some adult language
SUSTAINABLE LIVING
Energy-Efficient Homes Better Withstand Power Outages
"During a winter blackout in New York City, the temperature inside a typical
single-family house would drop to 35 degrees Fahrenheit after just three
days. But a high-efficiency house would stay above 60 degrees. An
efficient house can also stay cooler during a heat wave, even without
air conditioning, so it can reduce the risk of heat-related illness."
Secondhand Clothing Sales Are Booming – and May Help Solve the Sustainability Crisis in the Fashion Industry
Are Electric Cars Really Better for the Climate? (audio)
Have Old Political Signs? Donate Them To Help Bees Stay Warm and Safe
"These signs are the perfect size to keep bees warm, and ward off pests... corrugated plastic signs keep hives at their ideal constant 98 degree temperature... Signs placed at the base of beehives help with ventilation, control
humidity, and act as a shield against cool night drafts that can chill
the queen bee and babies."
ENDING ON A POSITIVE
Linda Cayot: Lessons From a Life in Conservation
Call To Action!
We urge all groups including schools,
neighborhood associations, organizations, clubs and groups of any kind to adopt
a Climate Declaration. Adopt ours or write your own. Share your
Climate Declaration with local governments, the media, write articles, and share
information.
Occupy Sonoma County Climate Declaration
Occupy Sonoma County, along with concerned, forward thinking
people all over the world, declares that climate change has reached
catastrophic proportions as evidenced by the current level of CO2 in the
atmosphere, the melting of polar ice caps, and the continual rising of global
temperatures. This is a global emergency, and we must act immediately.
We invite all forces of life to join together for our survival. We stand
up for life.
We recognize that the root of climate change is a capitalist
system run by money greedy corporations and the governments that they
control. We actively oppose greenhouse gas producers, nuclear power
investors, and fossil fuel companies by boycotting their products, developing
alternatives, divesting from corporations that endorse them and insisting that
governments at all levels take action. We call on all governments and
corporations to adopt life-sustaining practices immediately.
The people must act now to
stop this destruction from continuing and reverse the damage this has
caused. The future is in our hands. We are the 99%!
What Earth Actions are you taking?
707-877-6650
https://OccupySonomaCounty.org
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Occupy
Sonoma County embraces the egalitarian, deep democracy principles of
the Occupy Movement with a regional strategy for effectively organizing
countywide social justice campaigns that are globally relevant.
