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Green Seattle Day Photos

[wpvideo blwO18L2] \”Stop Talking Start Planting!\” so we did… \”Hey Mayor McGinn! Thanks for taking a picture with us!\” \”Stop Talking Start Planting!\” Torrin and friends planted 25 trees the week after Green Seattle Day! A proud moment! A silly moment. Time to split! Green Seattle Day was a hit in spite of the windstorm. […]

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Green Seattle Day: Mother Nature Blows Away Expectations

One week after the October Academies, dozens of Ambassadors and families turned out for Seattle Parks\’ Green Seattle Day to plant trees and restore the urban forest. But a windstorm kept us from going into the woods. Only a few places were safe to plant in clearings and along roadways.     So far you\’ve

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Governor Inslee Listens to Plant-For-The-Planet Ambassadors

Oct 28th, 2013 At the Governor\’s Legislative and Executive Workgroup public hearing on Wednesday night, two ambassadors for climate justice walked up to the front of a standing room only crowd of 500 people and many elected leaders, to speak up for future generations on the climate emergency. Ambassador Stella (10 years old) speaks to the

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Seattle Children Demand Climate Justice

Oct. 17, 2013 | KCTS9 CONTRIBUTED BY: KATIE CAMPBELL REPOSTED From Earthfix \”I’m here to draw the line because my future is on that line,\” says Gabriel Mandell, 11, a climate justice ambassador at a recent rally in Seattle. credit: Plant-for-the-Planet Seattle SEATTLE — Gabriel Mandell is standing on stage at a recent anti-climate rally at a

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Supreme Court hears climate case in Barrow

October 11th 11:09 am | By Abra Patkotak For University of Alaska Freshman Nelson Kanuk, climate change is not an abstract concept but something that directly affects his family, his home, his community, and his daily life. Raised in Kipnuk, Alaska, he learned at a young age that being a steward of the land is intrinsic

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Draw the Line – McKibben – Seattle

byJohn CrapperFollowforClimate Change SOS Two years ago, retired NASA climatologist James Hansen famously said that if we allowed the development of Keystone XL, it would be \”game over\” for the climate.  But today there were over 200 Draw the Line actions that took place across the country saying emphatically that that is not going to

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2 Academies in Seattle October 26th!

SIGN UP HERE! Plant For The Planet Academy, October 26th, 9am – 5:30pm Free for all students ages 8 – 14. 2 locations: Jane Addams School & MLK Elementary, Seattle WA Imagine planting a million trees, what you would feel like, how you would change the world…? Now get started! 160 students ages 8 – 14 from

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Hummingbirds

Plant-For-The-Planet and Wangari Maathai are the stars of the blogathon this week at Daily KOS. The article gives you a good introduction to Plant-For-The-Planet, even though it focuses on my volunteer work getting the group started here in Seattle. Take a minute to read the article and spread the word to friends who might not have

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