{"id":377,"date":"2020-04-20T20:58:57","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T20:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/world.350.org\/humboldt\/?page_id=377"},"modified":"2020-10-04T22:37:08","modified_gmt":"2020-10-04T22:37:08","slug":"march-news-flash","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/humboldt\/march-news-flash\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2020
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350<\/span> Humboldt<\/span>\u2019s March 19 General Meeting is cancelled to reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus. <\/em><\/strong>
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\nWe thank Donna Luckey for offering to talk about Project Drawdown at the meeting and hope we can reschedule her for a future General Meeting.<\/p>\n

Likewise, planning for the Stop the Money Pipeline action<\/span> is postponed for now<\/strong>. We will notify you if\/when conditions allow 350<\/span> Humboldt<\/span> to resume planning for this April 23 event.<\/p>\n

Another cancelled event you may have considered attending is the workshop to unveil RCEA\u2019s long-awaited E-bike rebate<\/strong>, which had been scheduled for March 21. See this<\/a> to email RCEA staff to request information on when it\u2019s rescheduled.<\/p>\n

Despite the disruption and downright pain of these and many other cancelled plans and events as we battle Covid-19, 350<\/span> Humboldt<\/span> supports following public health recommendations to adopt \u201csocial distancing\u201d in our lives.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But not everything climate-wise has come to a screeching halt. As you know, transportation has the biggest impact on the climate, and people still have to get around. A nice step is that several local transit systems will offer free rides every Tuesday from April 7 through June 29. Enjoy free rides on Redwood Transit, Eureka Transit, Southern Humboldt<\/span>, and Willow Creek buses.<\/strong> (Thanks to the CRTP for this tip.) And you might find encouragement in this article<\/a> noting that mass transit isn\u2019t the disease vector it\u2019s often made out to be.<\/p>\n

These days you may have a little more time on your hands. You could boost your activist knowledge by joining a free webinar on wood waste biomass (a major source of Humboldt<\/span>\u2019s electricity) offered by Sierra Club California<\/strong> on two separate days this month (Tuesday, March 24, and Wednesday, March 25, both at noon). Call Sierra Club California’s office at (916) 557-1100 to sign up.<\/p>\n

Though not everything on Earth these days revolves around Covid-19, 350<\/span>.org<\/a> co-founder Bill McKibben wrote<\/strong> this essay<\/a> about impacts of coronavirus on climate change<\/strong> and our movement (he also interviews an inspiring high school climate activist).<\/p>\n

The New York Times<\/em> reported<\/a> that the Covid-19 epidemic may cut Chinese GHG emissions by as much as 25%<\/strong> this year. Another Times article<\/a> reported that the impact of declining oil prices on fossil fuel use is much less clear<\/strong> than it used to be (though now the White House has begun a vast federal effort<\/a> to prop up oil prices).<\/p>\n

Of course, by definition social distancing means less of the human contact that provides a balm to ease the anxiety of knowing our climate is in uncharted terrain. Humboldt<\/span> State University professor Sarah Ray has written a book<\/strong> (described here<\/a>) on coping with climate anxiety.
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\nWe hope it\u2019s safe to meet again soon. 350<\/span> Humboldt<\/span> will stay in touch<\/strong> to share information on local climate change activism. Stay well!<\/p>\n

Pat Carr for 350<\/span> Humboldt<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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