This morning Friday August 29th at St Marks Cathedral in Seattle, Lummi Master Carver Jewell brings the totem pole journey to Seattle for blessing and inspiration. Drop everything and come share in the moment. Last year, the Lummi Community made a historic trip to Otter Creek Valley Montana coal mines with a traditional, hand-carved totem pole. Local …
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFkV0uQJFKo&w=560&h=315] Expedition to the End of the World (trailer) …an irreverent, philosophical adventure doc for the 21st century — in Seattle Labor Day weekend and then Portland — gazes into the new-old world emerging as Greenland\’s melting ice reveals new mysteries. In English and Danish (with English subtitles), for families who enjoy more stunning observations and questions than answers, this gorgeous trip might …
On Monday, Seattle ambassadors for climate justice will meet with legislators to share what lawmakers need to do this year to protect children in the coming century of global warming. They\’ll share the 3-Point Plan to end global warming and Dr. James Hansen\’s research on stabilizing climate near 2100, then offer proposals for laws that help limit total warming to about 1.2C, …
This year on August 19th, 2014, Earth’s Annual Resource Allotment Runs Out Today. For anyone who took Home Economics, you know that can;t be good. \”Like maxing out a credit card, Earth has spent its allocation of resources for the year as of today, according to international sustainability think tank Global Footprint Network.\” (read more here.) If my …
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“What is the point of being alive if you don’t even try to do something remarkable?” — John Green The first day I arrived at the Peace Learning center for climate camp, I didn’t know what I was walking into exactly. There were several different age groups, our youngest camper at age 9 and oldest …
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Sweetwater Nannauk invites all of us down to the beautiful beach along the shoreline below the Olympic Sculpture Park on the Seattle waterfront Monday at 11am to Protect The Sacred Monday August 11 11 am – 1:30 pm (Indian time) Waterfront of Sculpture Park at 2901 Western Ave, Seattle WA 98121 Protect the Sacredness of …
For submitting their legal petition to the Dept of Ecology, Washington ambassadors earn a headline in Plant-For-The-Planet\’s international newsletter. Read how child leaders make a difference now all over the world. Let\’s plant a million trees in each country of the world! www.plant-for-the-planet.org Update from the Plant-for-the-Planet Initiative NEWS Ambassadors Submit Climate Change Petition …
International news: children save their future today! Read More »
by Stella Foster, Plant-For-The-Planet Ambassador Me and my friend Elinor did a lemonade stand outside the farmer\’s market last wednesday at meridian park. It was really fun, because we got to just hang out together and sell free lemonade. Yeah, I wrote that right, we Sold Free lemonade. On our poster we said that the …
Reposted from Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment website Do you have a love of all things green and want to share that passion with others? Seattle Parks & Recreation is looking for you to be part of their Urban Forest Educators team. Urban Forest Educators – a branch of …