Reposted from The Everett Herald By Andrea Brown, Herald Writer photos: Jennifer Buchanan / The Herald Heiman, 13, checks on a newly planted cedar tree June 29 in Mukilteo. Isaac Heiman is on a one-man tree spree. With the help of family and friends, Isaac Heiman put in 50 trees June 29 at a Mukilteo park. Since […]
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A beautiful, moving video from the iMatter Earth Day March back in April, reminding us to love our kids, and our only home. Our children have some strong words for us to hear and honor. They depend on us to protect their future. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33QrgnP9mNA?rel=0&w=560&h=315] The children were protesting the proposal to expand coal exports
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When I was just a freshman in high school I saw a picture in a magazine of a car that drove only on electricity. Since I grew up in a refinery town along the Houston Ship Channel, the oil capital of the world, it took me a while to figure out why you would even
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Pretend you are a Marvel superhero at the climax of the latest summer blockbuster. The evil psychopaths are two minutes away from successfully wiping out life on Earth. Your kids, pets, house, purple mountains, favorite band, everything, sea to shining sea, the whole planet is depending on you. Is there anything you wouldn\’t do? Any risk you
\”If it\’s wrong to wreck the climate, then it\’s wrong to profit from that wreckage.\” — Bill McKibben, 350.org University of Washington students coordinated 5 powerful, articulate speeches before the Board of Regents meeting today in a passionate call to divest university funds from fossil fuel investments. The meeting room was filled with supporters who then
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[wpvideo GYmXzoeO] This video opened the 2012 UN Climate talks. We\’re going to film our own version at the Solstice Parade in Seattle! Celebrate World Environment Day today June 5th! This year\’s theme is Think.Eat.Save. a global campaign aimed at reducing food waste and spoilage. Check out UNEP\’s WED website for all kinds of fun,
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Earth Day gets all the love here in the States. But since I am the human garbage disposal at our house, where only the chickens can eat the stuff I won\’t, the World Environment Day 2013 theme grabbed my attention. Definitely take a moment to enjoy \”Breakthrough\” the funniest video I\’ve ever seen on global
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Sign up for the parade or to make art here! for the \”Procession for our Future\” coal train vs. sustainable energy ensemble in the Fremont Summer Solstice Parade! Please join us for a workshop, the parade, or both! Next Art Workshop is on Saturday, June 1st 3:00-7:00 at the Powerhouse: 3940 Fremont Ave N. This ensemble will have
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DOWNLOAD Ta\’Kaiya Blaney (Credit: Catherine Crouch) reposted from United Nations Radio Ta\’Kaiya Blaney is a 12 year old from the Sliammon First Nation in Canada. Listen to her short interview for United Nations Radio here: Ta\’Kaiya, who is participating in this year\’s session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues from 20 to 31 May, says our
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On Friday, 80 students from 13 different Seattle schools attended the free Academy for the international children\’s organization Plant For The Planet. In only 6 years, over 18,000 students worldwide have trained as Ambassadors for Climate Justice, who give presentations on climate, and organize tree-planting. There was plenty of laughter, fun, snacks, and sunshine, but
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