by Rachael DeSouza On July 6th, members of 350 Tacoma hosted a first Renewable Energy gathering. Thank you to everyone who participated in the thoughtful, focused, and fun conversation. And thanks to the team of hosts for the delicious food…
Why Liquefied Natural Gas? How did Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) come to be seen as viable fuel source for ships? Why is a refinery and storage tank being built in the Port of Tacoma? To answer this, let’s first go…
by Tracy Wiegman On May 7th, 2018, Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE) made a decision to delay the conversion of their ships, the Midnight Sun and the North Star, to burn Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). The adjustment to the conversion…
The action behind the case Last December Carlo Voli and I climbed a crane at the construction site of Puget Sound Energy’s LNG plant on the Tacoma Tideflats. We stayed there for the duration of the work day. (That kicked…
On Monday a coalition of groups led by the Surfrider Foundation and Sierra Club, and including 350 Seattle and Tacoma, held a People’s Hearing on Offshore Drilling in Olympia. The event, held in a room adjacent to the Bureau of…
by Carol Kindt Court Date: February 20, 2018 The municipal court hearing on February 20, 2018 for the four people arrested in December 2017, Stephen Way, Carlo Voli, Sarah Long, and Juan Delgado began in confusion. Steve Way’s attorney Blake…
PSE IRP Hearing: February 21 Puget Sound Energy filed its 20-year energy plan, or Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), as is required every two years. And February 21 is the day that PSE customers and other people who breathe air in…
Big banks are breaking my heart. Why is that, you ask? Because not only do they continue to fund climate destructive fossil fuel projects, they also support private prisons and carry out fraudulent, predatory and discriminatory practices. And what better…
by Carol Kindt On Wednesday, January 31, 2018, the day dawned following a Super Blue Blood Moon. Women from every walk of life, accompanied by children and male supporters, gathered around noon for a circle of prayer led by elder…
In the predawn darkness of January 8, 2018, two trucks pulled up in front of the state capitol building in Olympia, Washington. Within minutes, four teepee-like “tarpees” were erected by indigenous and affiliated activists on the lawn at the base of the…