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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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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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Love Letters 4 Our Planet: empower the next generation

Give your kids a voice in their future now. Jill in Bellingham came up with this amazing campaign to win \”the most important election on earth.\” Our kids can write a letter that will physically change the course of our biosphere. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QRyrcdVsAI&w=640&h=480] Visit the facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/loveletters4ourplanet originally posted on http://mamamaat.blogspot.com/2013/08/call-to-action-love-letters-4-our-planet.html One of the most common questions

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Fossil Fuel Exports on the Columbia River?

              from Earth First! News Saturday July 27th, 2013, in a day-long affair involving hundreds of activists, the Portland Rising Tide and 350.org collaboration, Summer Heat, went off yesterday without a hitch. Activists congregated in the morning at the Vancouver Landing in Vancouver, Washington, where  this week port authorities approved a

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Seattle Channel: Plant-For-The-Planet (VIDEO)

Click to view City Stream: Plant For The Planet Academy a 5-minute video report on the first Academy in Seattle. City Stream is a local news program on the Seattle Channel. The program broadcasts during the week at regular times. Check local listings. Writer and producer Feliks Banel came out to Golden Gardens and put together this wonderful

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Seattle Climate Justice Ambassadors Brief City Council on Plant-For-The-Planet 3-Point Plan

On July 9th, in Seattle City Hall, our team of young Climate Justice Ambassadors will present their 3-Point Plan to Councilmembers on the Energy & Environment Committee. The Ambassadors were invited to brief the committee after the Plant-For-The-Planet Academy in May. Coming on the heels of the unanimous passage of the Seattle Climate Action Plan,

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They Matter (VIDEO)

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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Seattle Plans To Build America’s First Edible Forest

The Plant-For-The-Planet team in Germany spotted this article about Seattle online. An exciting project in our own city that sparks the imagination for the rest of the world. Monday May 13, 2013 by Bob Wiebes, re-posted from popupcity.net ↓ A forest in the midst of a turbulent, roaring city; it sounds like something from an

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UW Students Call On Regents To Divest From Fossil Fuels

\”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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