Posts by Samara Almonte

By Paul Pickett | Environmental Engineer and Thurston Conservation District Supervisor | Contributing Writer The IPCC Land Use report (1) challenges us to address our agricultural and food systems globally to reduce carbon emissions and prepare for the climate instability yet to come. But how can we bring this complex wonky report down to earth here in…

By Nick Wynn | Contributing Writer The United Nation’s Intergovernmantal Panel on Climate Change has issued a landmark Special Report on Climate Change and Land  (https://www.ipcc.ch/report/srccl/). Authored by the combined effort of 107 climate experts from 52 countries, the report characterizes and quantifies the impact of our global land use on climate change, including its effect…

Send Comments to Reject Permit for Tacoma LNG Project From Power Past Fracked Gas Despite opposition from the Puyallup Tribe, over 80 community organizations, and Governor Inslee, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is still working to complete their fracked gas project in Tacoma. This project is an affront to our climate, health, and safety. PSE needs one final…

By Eduardo Garcia | July 3, 2019  The New York Times, Climate Fwd: Newsletter A heat wave scorched Europe through the weekend and Americans are facing what’s predicted to be a very hot couple of months. Last summer ranked as the fourth-hotteston record for the lower 48 states, and this year’s temperatures are expected to be above average in most of…

By Alan Singer | June 20, 2019 | Daily KOS In 2016, the Portland, Oregon school board unanimously passed a resolution mandating that climate change and climate justice be part of the curriculum in all district schools. The resolution called for curriculum that was “participatory, imaginative, and respectful of students’ and teachers’ creativity and eagerness to be…

By Barbara Scavezze, Letter to the Editor The Olympian, June 7, 2019 On behalf of the Thurston Climate Action Team (TCAT) and the Olympia Chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL), I would like to thank the community for supporting the Fourth Annual South Sound Climate Action Convention held at Olympia High School on April 13.…

Ozone pollution reduced even when electricity is produced by combustion sources Science Daily |April 12, 2019 Source: Northwestern University   | Julianne Beck and Amanda Morris Summary: A new study quantified the differences in air pollution generated from battery-powered electric vehicles versus internal combustion engines. The researchers found that even when their electricity is generated from combustion sources,…

Tenino is choosing to prepare for new opportunities through active participation in the Tenino Innovation and Education through Renewables (TIER) Project. TIER serves a two-fold purpose: training a new workforce and preparing communities to live comfortably in a new energy environment. The town was awarded a grant through PSE for a utility scale solar array…

Published on Friday, May 24, 2019, by The Guardian We’re Stepping Up—Join Us For a Day to Halt This Climate Crisis We’re calling for a global strike on 20 September. Disrupting our normal lives is the only way to secure our future by Naomi Klein, Nnimmo Bassey, Bill McKibben On 20 September, at the request of the…

On May 7, the League of Women Voters of Thurston County held its final forum in the series, “Where’s the Water?” As a co-sponsor of this event, TCAT was on hand to share information about our work and projects.  Tom Crawford, Board Chair, provided handouts and helped people get on our email list and sign…