Here is a Perspective Piece from the Port Townsend Leader that Larry Dennison and Cindy Jayne wrote on behalf of Local 20/20, highlighting the reasons for focusing on local issues in the new year.
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Climate change mitigation (reducing greenhouse gases) and adaptation (preparing for climate impacts) are some of the most complex issues we’ve faced as a society. Learn more about both the global and local aspects through a 6-session course in Port Townsend, this December and January (One Saturday, 1-4pm, Dec. 3, AND 5 Tuesdays, 7:15-8:45pm, Dec. 6 & 13, Jan. 3, 10 … Read the rest
Each winter, king tides—the highest tides of the year—offer a spectacular shoreside show and a sneak preview of what rising sea levels will mean in years to come. Join Washington Sea Grant, along with the Jefferson Marine Resource Committee and Local 20/20, for Port Townsend’s first King Tide Viewing Party, presented with support from the Washington Department of Ecology. … Read the rest
Due to the very large turnout for the screening of TIME TO CHOOSE last week, The Rose Theatre has kindly brought the movie back for one week only. The provocative and hard-hitting film by Academy Award®-winning documen
tary director, Charles Ferguson (Inside Job; No End In Sight) that addresses worldwide climate change challenges and solutions. Narrated by Oscar … Read the rest
Check out this interesting graphical way of displaying temperature changes since 1850: https://twitter.com/ed_hawkins/status/729753441459945474
… Read the restSpiralling global temperatures from 1850-2016 (full animation) https://t.co/YETC5HkmTr pic.twitter.com/Ypci717AHq
— Ed Hawkins (@ed_hawkins) May 9, 2016
Come see Sonic Sea, an award winning film on how ocean noise from vessel traffic, Navy sonar and drilling imperils marine life, and how it may be mitigated. Meet Ken Balcomb of the Center for Whale Research and Michael Jasny of the Natural Resources Defense Council. Both are international advocates for whales, sea mamm
als and marine life. Regional … Read the rest
Access to preventive care, including preventive dental cleanings, was identified as one of the 4 major health priorities (2014 Jefferson Priority Factsheets AccesstoCare) in Jefferson County in 2014. Come learn about the problem and how Sea Mar Community Health Centers and the Washington Dental Service Foundation succeed in providing needed care in other counties.
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In celebration of Earth Week, the Port Townsend / Jefferson County Climate Action Committee will hold a special meeting featuring a presentation by Laura Tucker and Hank Walker. Laura and Hank will be presenting slides and videos of their experiences at the Council of the Parties (COP21), the groundbreaking climate conference last December in Paris, France. They will also showcase
The Port Townsend Library has selected Naomi Klein’s This Changes Everything for 2016’s Community Read, and has a full line up of engaging and informative events related to climate change planned for this March, with Local 20/20 one of the partners. See the library’s website for details, and highlights in poster below. There are also a number of book discussion … Read the rest
Your local business, farm or ranch may be eligible for grant funding for a renewable energy or energy efficiency system. For those who own a for-profit small business, farm or ranch in Jefferson or Clallam Counties, there is an upcoming opportunity to learn about who qualifies and how to apply for a USDA Rural Development Rural Energy for America Program … Read the rest