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Submitted by Berd on Tue, 01/12/2010 - 2:42pm.
Andy Haub presented information about the future prospects for downtown Olympia in regard to climate change caused sea level rise. And Keith Stahley presented information about the comprehensive planning process, and about how citizens who care about climate change and sea level rise in relation to the future of Olympia can make sure that considerations about sea level rise are made part of the updated Comprehensive Plan. Andy explained how the City is paying attention to information from the UW Climate Impacts Group, which indicates, first and foremost, that sea level rise is not a phenomenon of the future, but instead that sea level rise is actually a present day reality. During high tide events, water can already be seen rising up through some storm drains in low lying areas. A statewide assessment put out by the UW group says that "Adaption is necessary because impacts will be large." So there is a real urgency to figure out what to do about it now. The other aspect of this is that no one knows, even the most qualified expert climatologists/oceanologists, when the waters will rise high enough to cause serious problems, nor how high the waters will rise.
Submitted by Berd on Mon, 01/04/2010 - 10:45pm.
Jan 11 2010 - 7:00pm Jan 11 2010 - 9:00pm From Olympia Climate Action: Imagine Olympia, Climate 2030 Time: Monday, January 11, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm
Submitted by Berd on Mon, 01/04/2010 - 4:39pm.
Monday, January 4, 2010 About 100 people gathered at Percival Landing in Downtown Olympia, Washington to witness one of the year's highest high tides. Many areas of Downtown Olympia are very close to sea-level during high tides. People are concerned that with rising sea-levels, flooding may become a regular part of living downtown. There were short speeches by Oly City Council Members (and members-elect), Thurston Co. Commissioner Karen Valenzuela, as well as a statement by Spencer Reeder, who is the Chair of, and Department of Ecology representative to, the State Climate Change Impact Response Committee. There were reporters from The Olympian, and there was even a TV reporter with a video camera (from King 5.) Apparently, there will be coverage of the event on the 5 o'clock news report. Here's a link to an early story from The Olympian. I have a few photos. I saw a lot of people with cameras, so I hope to see some more photos circulating. The tide was very high. It was still a good foot, or foot and a half, from the top of the Percival Landing boardwalk - although the edge of the Oysterhouse parking lot was within inches of the water's high tide. The event was sponsored by Olympia Climate Action. I'll update this post with links to more reports as they become available. • High Tide Slideshow from Darkwater Kate • Here's a link to the K5 story: Climate group greets high tide • More photos from forever young: HighTide10 • Report by g. johnson posted to Portland Indymedia: Olympia’s Highest Tide: Sea-Level Rise Will Impact Downtown • From Janine Gates: Highest Tide in Olympia Marks Sea-Level Rise Concerns and Local Action
• Story from John Dodge, The Olympian: 'Noise' about climate change photos below the fold (and after the photos I have some personal thoughts about climate change, and tides, and the planet - to share):
Submitted by Berd on Sun, 12/27/2009 - 7:16pm.
Jan 4 2010 - 8:15am Jan 4 2010 - 8:45am
There will be speakers, including from the Olympia City Council and the Thurston County Commission. Hope to see you there! Date and Time: Monday, January 4, 2010, starting at 8:15 AM Location: Percival Landing, intersection of 4th Avenue and Water Street, near The Kiss statue More information about this event coming soon.
Submitted by Berd on Mon, 12/14/2009 - 10:37pm.
Ongoing coverage from Democracy Now! of the climate summit in Copenhagen, Denmark: link to an mp3 of the show: Democracy Now! from Copenhagen, Monday, December 14, 2009
Submitted by Berd on Wed, 12/09/2009 - 11:48pm.
Amy Goodman is broadcasting Democracy Now from Copenhagen, and has some great coverage of the Climate Conference. It's really great. Important news and perspective that you probably won't get from the mainstream press... Here's a striking excerpt from today's program. The Delegate from Sudan: “This Text Is an Extremely Dangerous Document for Developing Countries”: G77 Chief Condemns Secret US-Danish Climate Deal
Submitted by Berd on Mon, 12/07/2009 - 12:25am.
LNG stands for liquid natural gas. Here's a video from October 2008 of a No LNG rally at the State Capitol in Olympia, Washington.
Submitted by Berd on Thu, 12/03/2009 - 11:24am.
A couple articles to share relating the problem of human caused environmental degradation. One is from The Guardian about James Hansen's opposition to cap and trade. Hansen is director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York. He opposes cap and trade, and instead favors a more simple approach of taxing the carbon economy. The second article is about how some researchers are expecting climate change to have ever more serious impact on peoples' mental health (as if it isn't already having serious impacts.) Here are excerpts and links:
Submitted by Berd on Mon, 10/26/2009 - 4:20pm.
On Saturday, many people gathered to march downtown Olympia to mark the high tide line given global warming induced predicted sea-level rise. Janine Gates has an article about the day's events posted here: Think Global, Act Local: Climate Action Activities in the South Sound Laura Killian has a photo set:
There are also photos posted at The Olympiun: Photos
Submitted by Berd on Mon, 10/26/2009 - 2:18pm.
Last Friday
So check it out, it's available on a local newsstand near you, or you can visit on the Internet:
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