Mar 08 2013
KEEP BELLINGHAM DRINKING WATER SAFE
PUBLIC REVIEW OF LAKE WHATCOM WATER QUALITY REPORT
February 2013 – Lake Whatcom water quality report out for public review
Ecology worked with the city of Bellingham and Whatcom County officials to update a 2008 report to include guidance and strategy to limit pollutants entering Lake Whatcom.
The report recommends that in order to protect Lake Whatcom and the drinking water for 100,000 people the amount of pollutants entering the lake has to be substantially reduced.
Ecology is seeking public review and comments on the report for the next 90 days before submitting it to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The final report is available for public review, and Ecology is accepting comments through May 28, 2013.
Go HERE for information about the original study in 2008
And HERE for current 2013 information and to view the report
THEN: Attend the Whatcom County Council meeting on March 12 (see calendar) and speak out for the re-conveyance of 8,000 plus acres of watershed land into parkland for the enjoyment of all, the safety of Bellingham’s drinking water and the protection of the Lake Whatcom watershed. Most of the people (7) in attendance at the Council meeting on February 26 spoke against the re-conveyance. One person spoke in favor. They were foresters and those who said “Too much park already”, and “Just fine as it is.”
Confused about what this is all about go HERE for more information
Mar 07 2013
FOSSIL FUEL DIVESTMENT FORUM-TONIGHT!!
Western Washington University is close to becoming the first public university to divest from fossil fuels.
Come Thursday night to learn more about this and what you can do to further this effort.
Students for Renewable Energy invite you to come learn more about he nationwide college movement to divest from fossil fuels at a panel on divestment this Thursday, March 7th in Academic West 204 (first floor).
Join students, faculty, and community members for a discussion about Western’s investments in fossil fuels and the pros and cons of seeking a socially responsible investment policy alternative.
The confirmed panelists for the event include:-
Jill MacIntrye Witt, 350.org organizer and Climate Reality Project presenter
Gene Myers, WWU Professor, Huxley College of the Environment
Larry Hildes, local lawyer
James Wells, local climate activist and blogger
Andrew Eckles, WWU student and SRE club member
a video by Bill McKibben, tailored to WWU
Bring your questions and concerns – we look forward to seeing you.
For more information about the divestment process, please visit http://act.gofossilfree.org/act/Fossil_Free_WWU
Mar 04 2013
WHO BOMBED JUDI BARI – FILM COMING THURSDAY TO LIMELIGHT
Join Producer Darryl Cherney & Earth First! co-founder Mike Roselle for a special Q&A after the film!
“The film, produced by Cherney, makes a clear and cogent case (later upheld by a court verdict) that police and FBI falsified evidence in order to discredit Bari’s cause.” Ronnie Scheib, Variety
This riveting and yet musical and wry award-winning documentary is about the legendary Earth First! and labor organizer Judi Bari. Judi Bari was car-bombed in Oakland in 1990 while on college tour with Cherney (the film’s producer) to save the redwoods. Despite receiving many death threats, the pair was instantly arrested by the FBI and Oakland Police for bombing themselves. They sued the authorities for violations of the constitution. The film is composed entirely of archival footage, including appearances by Bonnie Raitt, Woody Harrelson, Jerry Brown and David Grisman. Stricken by cancer after surviving the bombing, Bari narrates the film herself via her deathbed deposition for the trial she won’t live to see. Follow Bari and Cherney through the incredible array of rare footage as they battle to save not only the redwoods, but themselves, as well.
Interesting Tidbit:
The opening song from the film is performed by Bellhingham’s own eco-troubadour, Dana Lyons.
Here is the official web site for the film http://whobombedjudibari.com/
Feb 24 2013
Save our Nurses
On Febuary 6, 2013 Occupy Bellingham joined with Jobs with Justice to support St. Josephs Hospital nurses during their difficult contract negotiation.
Feb 23 2013
Tar Sands Tailings Contaminate Alberta Groundwater
The massive tailings ponds holding billions of litres of tar sands waste are leaking into Alberta’s groundwater, according to internal documents obtained by Postmedia’s Mike De Souza. An internal memorandum prepared for Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver and obtained through Access to Information…
Feb 19 2013
FOLLOW THE DARK MONEY
This topic was brought to my attention today by a member of our General Assembly.
This has to do with a recently discovered source of money from right-wing group called Donors Trust. This is revealed by Amy Goodman on Democracy Now.
The Center for Public Intergrity who first published this information is now incluced in the GMOP links
Feb 18 2013
Has Dark Matter Finally Been Found? Big News Coming Soon
This “Big News Coming Soon” is going to be very interesting on it own merits. At the least, this is an interesting video and I have learned a bit from embedding the new video player it plays within.
My purpose in placing this video here is to stimulate a discussion about what goals and uses would be pursued as a consequence of a scientific find like “Dark Matter”.
Would World Peace be pursued first and foremost, with the goal of serving all of humanity in the name of the Common Good? Would the science be pursued with the idea of providing free and clean energy for our planetary home, or example?
Would Weaponization prove to be the first and foremost pursuit, Would the science be pursued with the idea of subjugating Enemies of the State? Would we see a replay of the first use of the fruit of the discovery of “Nuclear Fussion”, the terrorist attacks on the civilian populations of Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Would an Arms Race result as the Corporate Captains of Capitalism sought maximize profits in the Military Industrial Complex Sector?
The following link is to the article from space.com from which I extracted the video. If you would like to comment in the discussion I am encouraging, follow the second link to our #OBGA discussion forum on this subject.
http://www.space.com/19845-dark-matter-found-nasa-experiment.html
