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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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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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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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5th Grade Promotion Address

As we start the school year, listen to the incredibly wise words of this graduating 5th grader speaking to his school in June 2013, a transcript sent to me from his teacher along with a simple note: I thought you might like to read Michael G\’s promotion address. Just in case we ever wonder about

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VIDEO: Children Speak Up For Their Future

http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=2351337&file=1 Watch our Ambassadors introduce Seattle City Council\’s Energy & Environment Committee to Plant-For-The-Planet and get down to business. In their first public appearance, 8 Ambassadors share the famous slideshow, originally developed by Felix Finkbeiner, but with special information for Seattle City Council. And then they make some big requests! They told the Committee how

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