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
Now that President Biden has signed the Paris Climate Accord, what does that mean for our future? What have we agreed to do? This administration has chosen to make climate action a central part of their agenda. Who and what is involved? Find out all the good news!
Time: 7:00 – 8:30 pm; find link in the weekly announcements here… Read the rest
Here is Local 20/20’s regular Resilience Review column in the Port Townsend Leader, published 12/16/20. Thank you PT Leader!
Taming Bigfoot® is Back!
By Bob Bindschadler
Five years ago, the Local 20/20 Climate Outreach group created and ran a new community program called Taming Bigfoot®. It engaged county residents and businesses in an uplifting and educational activity aimed at helping … Read the rest
‘Tis the season of higher tides, and there was a higher-than-average predicted tide on November 17, 2020 (9.5′ predicted, 10.5’ observed), and a few Local 20/20 Climate Action Group volunteers were out there early in the morning to capture it. The king tide gives us a chance to visualize the higher sea levels that will become more frequent in the … Read the rest
This month’s topic is Update: Jefferson County Greenhouse Gas Inventory
How are we doing on reducing our carbon footprint in Jefferson County? Our first assessment was in 2005 and initiated our City/County climate action plan to reduce our carbon footprint by 80% by 2050. The inventory was updated in 2019. What is our largest carbon emitter? Home heating? Personal transportation? … Read the rest
Here is Local 20/20’s regular Resilience Review column in the Port Townsend Leader, published 10/28/20. Thank you PT Leader!
On Fire
By Cyndy Bratz
Ever try to light a fire with wet kindling? That used to be the environmental conditions that protected our forests west of the Cascades from frequent, large fire. Naturally occurring fires usually burned smaller areas … Read the rest
This month’s topic is Taming Bigfoot is back!
The hugely popular and engaging “Taming Bigfoot” community carbon footprint reduction competition is coming back! Perhaps you participated last time (5 years ago!) … perhaps you heard about it and wanted to participate next time … perhaps you are new to this and want to learn more. Our guest speaker will be … Read the rest
This month’s Climate on Tap will introduce you to “Truth in 10,” a slide presentation on climate change created by Al Gore. This slide show is available for you to share with others! Experience this fascinating and engaging slide show and discuss ways it can be shared with friends, family, groups, and more. Each Climate on Tap is held on … Read the rest