EARTH DAY

Pictures from the 350 Humboldt Earth Day Demonstration (at Chase Bank) and Courthouse Rally

Sun, masks, signs, and the brassy souds of Bandemonium made this a fun way for a serious appeal for change to meet the climate emergency

 

 

 

WRITE LETTERS

Write letters and sign petitions on your own or join the 350 Humboldt “chat and write” letter-writing group Sunday evenings at 7pm. Here is the zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85643874306?pwd=Tm1yeXJBVVhWMGt5ZjZXVTVYbGFoZz09

Writing a personal letter and sending it snail mail will sometimes be more effective than an email sign on, but if you are short of time signing petitions can be a quick way of letting decision-makers know your views. Most of the requests compiled below are of the petition or letter sign-on variety, but there are a couple that lend themselves especially well to personal letters.

VOTING – VOTE FORWARD

https://votefwd.org/campaigns

Sending letters to voters thanking them for voting in last election and encouraging them to vote again in upcoming elections.

VOTING – POSTCARDS TO SWING STATES

Connect with voters in key Senate states: Sign up to write postcards to first-time voters in six states with key Senate races in 2022. Help us make sure Democrats stay engaged and make voting a habit in Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

https://secure.everyaction.com/HPKsWzkNQk6dfulE_VcVdw2?

SIERRA CLUB VOTER REGISTRATION

Only 63% of Arizona voters are registered. Send a blank registration form and a letter to unregistered voters:

Print copies of this blank voter registration form and include a blank form with each letter you send. Please do not write on the voter registration forms.

These letters should be put in the mail as soon as you have completed them.

Please follow the instructions here to complete and send your letters: sc.org/LetterWritingInstructions.

When you are ready for your next batch of letters, please request more at sc.org/RequestLetters.

PETITIONS

FOSSIL FREE CALIFORNIA This Earth Day, teachers across the state are telling CalSTRS, our retirement system, to divest from Enbridge, the company that is building the destructive, dirty and dangerous Line 3 pipeline through the headwaters of the Mississippi river and the ancestral home of the Anishinaabe people. We’re in this profession because we care about our students and their future. But who has time for activism between online teaching and school reopenings? Here’s one quick thing that you can do to make a difference! https://fossilfreeca.org/petition/

EPIC Our nation’s old growth forests are an incredibly important climate solution. Our temperate rainforests rival tropical rainforests in terms of the amount of carbon they store per acre, and large, old trees everywhere store the majority of carbon in forests. However, these bigger, older trees are still being logged when they should be protected for carbon storage, wildlife habitat, and clean water. We have an exciting opportunity right now to change this trajectory. Through the Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is being asked to seek public input regarding USDA’s climate strategy. This public input will be considered as USDA prepares recommendations to expand climate-smart agriculture and forestry practices and systems. We need the US Department of Agriculture to protect our forests! And we need YOU to tell them why! Comment Form Here: Take Action Today!

When we protect our forests from logging, we both reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ensure these forests continue to store vast amounts of carbon —a win-win climate change solution! In California, our intact forests also offer unique and critical habitat for at-risk fish and wildlife, including the marbled murrelet, salmon, and the northern spotted owl. Healthy forests also filter water to keep our streams, rivers and lakes clean and cold, and these same forests protect watersheds and communities from flooding and landslides.

Sierra Club

As the world’s largest investors, BlackRock and Vanguard have huge power and influence as top shareholders in almost every corporation. That means they can make or break climate action at big polluters and banks — but too often, they have failed to use that power for good. That needs to change right now.

Take action: Send a message to BlackRock and Vanguard to vote for climate action now!

CAL GREEN

Making EVs accessible and affordable is a critical measure we must take to end reliance on fossil fuels. By increasing the number of charging stations available in low-income communities and public spaces, EV driving becomes more enticing while greatly reducing our state’s air pollution.

To this end, we are supporting an initiative to adopt the following building code amendments here in California:

1. Signage requirements at charging stations to increase the visibility of EV charging

2. EV charging access for all multi-family dwellings

3. EV charging access for all new non-residential buildings with parking

Here’s what YOU can do to help:

• • Join us in signing the petition to CALGreen 2022 to make these policies a reality.
• • Consider speaking in support of these measures at the Code Advisory Committee meeting on April 28 at 9am PDT. Download this PDF for the Zoom link and meeting instructions.

If you’d like to learn more about this initiative, Sven Thesen and associates will be hosting info sessions to discuss these efforts on April 26 and April 27.

 

LAURA SIMPSON WRITES:

Here’s some thing we could write about, to work representatives in Congress with plenty of time for written letters. Halting the Vast Release of Methane Is Critical for Climate, U.N. Says
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/24/climate/methane-leaks-united-nations.html?referringSource=articleShare

NRDC Tell the EPA: Protect Our Health by Removing Toxic Lead Pipes from our Water Systems! Millions of people continue to get their drinking water through corroding, lead pipes — putting their health at extreme risk. We have a chance to finally end this water crisis and secure safe and affordable drinking water for all, but the EPA MUST act: Submit a public comment before the June 30 deadline urging the EPA to strengthen drinking water protections and remove all lead pipes from our water systems!