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350 Tacoma works to build a multi-generational, multi-racial, multi-issue movement to create the people power needed to rapidly transform our economy and society for a just, clean, safe world for all.
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What do the Teamsters and 350 Tacoma Have in Common?
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City Holds Meeting About Bridge Industrial Warehouse Project
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350 Tacoma
350 Tacoma is a local independent group of 350.org, an international grassroots movement working in
Write your own climate activism/social change mission statement to help you be very intentional and focused about where you put your energy. "Take 10 minutes to free-right about why you care about the planet, why you care about suffering, and what you personally are uniquely positioned by skill or passion to do in the world. Your declaration of intention and desire will be a beacon to return to when you feel lost or overwhelmed. The simple act of writing your eco-mission statement can move you in the direction of manifesting it... you can make daily decisions that will cumulatively add up to creating the future you desire."
General 1 — Jennifer W. Atkinson, Ph.D.
www.drjenniferatkinson.com
Manifesto or Mission Statement This passage is an excerpt from Sarah Jaquette Ray's A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety (pp 76-8), a book offering dozens of other practical strategies for students and cl...
Death by fossil fuel. What heinous criminals the fossil fuel industry perpetrators are. ![]()
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"In 2015, 1 in 6 deaths worldwide stemmed from poor air quality, unsafe water and toxic chemical pollution. That deadly toll — 9 million people each year — has continued unabated through 2019, killing more people than war, terrorism, road injuries, malaria, drugs and alcohol."
Pollution caused 1 in 6 deaths globally for five years, study says
www.washingtonpost.com
In 2015, 1 in 6 deaths worldwide stemmed from poor air quality, unsafe water and toxic chemical pollution. That deadly toll — 9 million people each year — has continued unabated through 2019, kill...
Yet another casualty of climate change, the iconic Pt. Defiance Five Mile Drive.
Outer Loop Closing Permanently to Vehicles for Safety - Metro Parks Tacoma
www.metroparkstacoma.org
Metro Parks Tacoma is closing the Outer Loop of Five Mile Drive in Point Defiance Park to all motorized traffic May 20 due to safety concerns.
The measure of a human life is not how useful they were to capitalism. -- Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg
Nearly one in eight people on Earth are enduring a relentless, lethal heat wave that is stretching into its third week. The current heat wave stands out for its early-season timing, rapid onset, extent, and severity. An unusually dry season is one of the only mercies, as high humidity + high heat is a more deadly combination than drier heat.
The extraordinary heat wave in India and Pakistan, explained
www.vox.com
What makes South Asia’s recent severe temperatures so surprising.
"Polluted pregnancies?" Babies born "pre-polluted?" -- This is more devastation caused by the Fossil Fuel mob. Fossil Fuel has to go, so that we can have policies and laws which promote "green chemistry"-- protecting human health, reducing environmental persistence and supporting climate resilience. Scientists tell us this is achievable by "decoupling chemical production from petroleum production.”
Fossil Fuels Aren’t Just Harming the Planet. They’re Making Us Sick - Inside Climate News
insideclimatenews.org
For years, researchers have warned that chemical pollutants tied to fossil fuels have become so pervasive that they would be impossible for anyone to avoid. A study released earlier this week may be t...
The weather is looking good for Saturday’s work party at qʷiqʷəlut — the salt marsh that we steward in the Tacoma tideflats! The site is teeming with life…lots of flowers and birds and baby geese and, yes, INVASIVE WEEDS! We could really use your help!![]()
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There is still time to register and join the fun on Sat, May 21, 10am-1pm. Bring gloves and a water bottle and wear long pants. All are welcome! ![]()
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RSVP HERE: tacoma.greencitypartnerships.org/event/5/![]()
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For 4+ years now, 350 Tacoma (with the support of City of Tacoma Environmental Services and the Green City Partnership) have been working to restore a long-neglected salt marsh located deep in the industrial Port of Tacoma, between an oil terminal and a container shipping yard. ![]()
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Our goal is to love this little two acre open space back to health by removing garbage & invasive weeds and restoring native habitat for wildlife. The salt marsh was initially named for a French chemical company that once polluted this site, but in consultation with the Puyallup Tribal Language Program we have restored a native Twulshootseed place name: qʷiqʷəlut (“little marsh”).
Only 5% of plastics actually got recycled last year. Plastics are an extension of fossil fuel industry, and though the thought that our plastics will be recycled makes us feel better about using them, it's just another form of green-washing. We need policies that put an end to end single-use plastics and laws that hold criminals responsible for polluting our common home, Mother Earth.
The US only recycled about 5% of plastic waste last year
grist.org
A new report says recycling has failed to keep up with growing volumes of plastic trash.