The Local 20/20 King Tide team documented the tides and water levels on 10/25/21. The event was selected based on the predicted storm surge and strong winds during a time of moderately high tide. Since the winds had largely subsided and the remaining waves were in the 1′ range, the wave runup appeared to be only about 0.1′. With that … Read the rest
Here is Local 20/20’s latest column in the 10/27/21 Port Townsend Leader. Thank you PT Leader!
It’s Prime Time for EVs
By Cyndy Bratz
Jefferson County’s 2018 Greenhouse Gas Inventory indicates that transportation accounts for 66% of our greenhouse gas emissions. This might be your best excuse yet for buying the most responsive (fast), fun vehicle you’ve ever … Read the rest
Here is Local 20/20’s latest column in the Port Townsend Leader. Thank you PT Leader!
Key Takeaways from the Recent Climate Change Report
By Laura Tucker
The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) recently published their 6th report on climate change. Thousands of scientists worldwide have been reviewing climate data since the previous report in 2014. As you … Read the rest
The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) recently published their 6th report on climate change. Thousands of scientists worldwide have been reviewing climate data since the previous report in 2014. As you might expect from reading the headlines, the news is not good. You are invited to attend the next “Climate on Tap” on Wednesday, October 6th… Read the rest
Find out what our local Taming Bigfoot teams learned in our recent carbon footprint reduction competition. We’ll compare our COVID-era competition with the one held in 2016. Fascinating results! We’ll take a look beyond what we can do as individuals and see how we can make a difference on a local, state, national, and global level. Each Climate on Tap… Read the rest
In this video, Ian Miller, Coastal Hazards Specialist, Washington Sea Grant, highlights unique findings of Local 20/20 volunteers monitoring King Tides. As an aide to visualize potential localized effects of Sea Level Rise, Washington Sea Grant archives shoreline photos taken by volunteers during predicted King Tide events. Supported by Local 20/20, a local group photo-documenting King Tides noticed water … Read the rest
Here is Local 20/20’s regular Resilience Review column in the Port Townsend Leader. Thank you, PT Leader!
Weighing in on the Jefferson Transit Long Range Plan
By David Thielk
The 2018 greenhouse gas emission inventory for Jefferson County attributes 66% of all in-county greenhouse gas (or carbon, for short) emissions to transportation. The vast majority of these are from passenger … Read the rest
Here is Local 20/20’s regular Resilience Review column in the Port Townsend Leader. Thank you, PT Leader!
COVID-19, Carbon and Bicycles!
By Sonja Hammar
Perhaps it can be said that the one silver lining of COVID-19 is that we are driving less and therefore sending less carbon into the environment. Here in our county 66% of our carbon emissions come … Read the rest
Climate and Energy Forum Federal Climate Legislation
Wednesday March 10th 5:00 – 6:00 pm
Zoom Link: http://bit.ly/mar-10-forum
Come learn about climate action in the 2021 Legislative session from:
– Derek Kilmer, US Representative, 6th District
– Maria Cantwell, US Senator, WA State (Invited)
Sponsored by: Climate Action Bainbridge, Sustainable Bainbridge, Citizens Climate Lobby, EcoAdapt, Local 20/20, and Olympic Climate … Read the rest
Here is Local 20/20’s regular Resilience Review column in the Port Townsend Leader. A similar version was published in the 1/27/21, and this has been updated a few times since that article.
Kalama Methanol Refinery and the Thin Green Line
By Polly Lyle
Jefferson County sits on the Thin Green Line–the British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon region lying between fracked … Read the rest