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- Zoe and Wren speak to the Gov\’s hearing. CLICK BELOW to watch!
WATCH VIDEO http://tvw.org/index.php?option=com_tvwplayer&eventID=2013120003#start=7854&stop=8106
Thanks a billion Zoe and Wren! Stay tuned when they finish to hear from a surprised grownup!
Zoe and Wren speak to Governor Inslee\’s Climate Workgroup
Two 7th graders from Seattle announced the Washington Billion Tree Campaign as part of Plant-For-The-Planet\’s global reforestation effort. With clear moral authority the 2 ambassadors set the new goal of 6% emission cuts to hold earth to 1-degree warming for this generation. Is the Workgroup listening?
From Zoe\’s point of view “While I was giving my speech, I looked up at the governor and saw him taking a picture of me. It kind of freaked me out because, well, the governor was taking a picture of me, and shouldn\’t it be the other way around? So I tried to keep giving my speech, and not burst out laughing, but I got a little tripped up.\”
\”It was kind of freaky, but exciting.\” She would definitely recommend the experience for ambassadors everywhere. \”Speaking with Wren was really nice, but I probably wasn’t as scared as she was because it was her first speech, but she did great!”
Wren had the important task of announcing Washington\’s Billion Tree Campaign to the Governor at the hearing. Her energy and enthusiasm certainly made tree-planting sound like fun. When Wren concluded, \”So who\’s ready to plant some trees?\” the entire room erupted in applause and cheers!
According to Zoe there\’s no time to waste. \”We really need to get started because we keep talking about it, but how many trees have we actually planted? The Governor can help get people to plant trees, and he could create jobs by paying people to plant trees in our forests.\”
Like the Plant-For-The-Planet campaign says, \”STOP TALKING. START PLANTING.\”
SIGN and SHARE their petition. The public comment period ended, but with the Workgroup split along party lines, your input is still welcome. You can also share comments directly by email:
climateworkgroup@ecy.wa.gov
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From Olympia\’s newspaper The News Tribune:
Majority at Olympia climate hearing make case for less fossil fuel
BY BRAD SHANNON
Staff writer December 13, 2013
\”Climate scientists may have reached a consensus about the danger of human contributions to climate change, but getting a political consensus for how to respond will take some time at the Washington state Capitol.
Friday’s third and final hearing before Gov. Jay Inslee’s climate workgroup elicited an array of messages from the environmental movement, business groups, the oil industries and a slew of individuals — including two school kids from Seattle who are part of a project planting trees and said they can’t afford to wait for action.
Most of the roughly 50 people who spoke at the three-hour hearing at the Capitol urged the bipartisan workgroup — which has two legislators from each major party and Inslee as its non-voting chairman — to recommend that the Legislature take immediate steps to reduce carbon pollution from fossil fuels, which is implicated in global warming.\”
More news and links from Olympia soon!
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