\nhave been running amok<\/strong>
\nsince the early nineties when DuPont invented them<\/span>
\nto replace ozone-destroying coolants, which they also invented. Used
\nin refrigerators, AC, heat pumps, and many other applications, HFCs
\ntrap thousands of times more heat in the atmosphere than carbon. Project Drawdown<\/a>
\nrated replacing them as the #1 priority.<\/p>\n
The Now Recycled HFCs would be exempted from SB1206. The exemption We hope this bill is a first step towards the best solutions, which <\/p>\n \u2021 \u2021 \u2021<\/p>\n <\/p>\n At Supervisor <\/p>\n <\/p>\n In The subdivision will eventually provide 320 residential units and <\/p>\n \u2021 \u2021 \u2021<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tree-lovers Caltrans <\/p>\n \u2021 \u2021 \u2021<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Leveraging The Eureka’s The CEC’s commissioner, Kourtney Vaccaro pointed out the importance <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Coyote The Jackson A total of 461 acres Senator Mike McGuire Indigenous rights <\/p>\n \u2021 \u2021 \u2021<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 350 Despite Concerns Some <\/p>\n <\/p>\n LINKS<\/strong><\/p>\n Listen to Look Chile
\nU.S. has finally dared to start phasing them out–but slowly and with
\nample loopholes cherished by the chemical companies. Those loopholes
\nfavor HFOs<\/a>, their latest brainchild. 350 Silicon Valley and 350
\nHumboldt have been working together to persuade California to go
\nbeyond the federal bill (the AIM Act)<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nSenator Skinner has introduced SB 1206<\/a>.
\nIt makes 2024 the last year for manufacturing refrigerants with a
\nglobalwarming potential of more than 1400 times carbon, and 2029
\nwould be the last year that refrigerants with a GWP of more than 750
\ncan be manufactured. Though better than the federal schedule, those
\nGWP scores still take the prize for highest emissions.<\/p>\n
\naccomplishes two goals. One is that it encourages the reclamation of
\nHFCs from appliances at the end of their useful life instead of
\nallowing them to vent into the atmosphere. Also, recycled HFCs will
\nhelp people keep their appliances going until they can upgrade them
\nto run on low GWP refrigerants.<\/p>\n
\nare natural refrigerants. Yes, propane, ammonia, and carbon dioxide
\nwith their GWPs of 3, 0, and 1 are “natural” compared to
\nrefrigerant chemicals. Their use is becoming fairly common in the EU
\nand other parts of the world less in thrall to DuPont and its
\nspin-offs.<\/p>\n
\nthe end of a brutal 11-hour meeting<\/strong>, the Board of
\nSupervisors unanimously approved<\/a> the North McKay Ranch
\nsubdivision. 350 Humboldt opposed the development because of its
\nunavoidable contribution to increased GHG emissions. Other
\nenvironmental groups recommended ambitious changes to reduce its
\nfootprint. Colin Fiske of the Coalition<\/a> for Responsible
\nTransportation Priorities
\ncalled for increasing the housing density, providing more
\ninfrastructure for bicycle and pedestrian commutes and free bus
\npasses for residents.<\/p>\n
\nMike Wilson, seconded by Supervisor Steve Madrone, agreed with many
\nof these concerns and tried to get the rest of the supervisors to
\nrequire full electrification, expanded EV charging infrastructure and
\nimproved pedestrian and bicycle connectivity. However, the developer
\nsuccessfully convinced the other supervisors that he would drop the
\nwhole project if pushed to make anymore improvements.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/data\/000\/645\/523\/original\/McKay_tract.jpg\")
Dana Utman<\/p>\n
\norder to make the development possible, the general plan and zoning
\nlaws had to be changed for the forested area. After a long
\ndiscussion, Supervisor Rex Bohn made a motion to do this and approve
\nthe development. He also added an unlikely but face-saving condition
\nthat would allow the developer to satisfy the desire for improved
\npedestrian and bicycle connectivity if both county staff and Kramer
\ncan reach an agreement. That condition will come back before the
\nboard for consideration and public input at a future meeting. And
\nwith that they were finally able to go home.<\/p>\n
\n22,000 square feet of commercial space on an 81-acre forested
\nproperty in Cutten. The county’s general plan requires almost 1500
\nnew housing units by 2027.<\/p>\n
\nhave battled Caltrans for 16 years<\/strong>
\nto protect old-growth redwoods in Richardson Grove<\/a>,
\na state park in southern Humboldt. Caltrans wants to straighten out a
\n1.1 mile section of 101 in order to accommodate longer trucks. Its
\nown environmental analysis swears no harm will come to the trees that
\nstand so close to the road. According to EPIC (Environmental
\nProtection Information Center), a thorough, good faith environmental
\nanalysis has yet to be done.<\/p>\n
\nmight be getting a second chance to do just that. The National
\nEnvironmental Protection Act [NEPA] requires a new analysis for projects
\nwhen new information comes to light, or significant conditions
\nchange. EPIC cites both reasons in a recent letter<\/a>
\nto Caltrans. The new information is a peer-reviewed study<\/a> finding that highway construction has more of an impact on redwood
\ntrees than previously thought. EPIC also says the need for the
\nproject has changed since since other completed Caltrans projects now
\nprovide the desired access for trucks without going through
\nRichardson Grove.<\/p>\n
\nthe prevalence and strength of north coast wind<\/strong> into clean energy
\nmay very well become a reality
\nduring this decade. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management released
\nits Environmental Assessment in December of last year for a proposed
\noffshore wind project, and 350 Humboldt participated in public
\nhearings held on January 25th and 26th. Recordings are available here<\/a>. The final EA is expected sometime in April.<\/p>\n
\nWind Energy Area is 206 square miles off of Humboldt Bay. Developers
\nwill bid for leases at an auction this fall. Matthew Marshall of
\nRedwood Coast Energy Authority has called this auction
\n“multi-vector.” That means, according to a Journal article<\/a>,
\nthat it will take into account non-financial elements such as local
\ncommunity benefits. An array of offshore wind turbines could produce
\nup to 1.6 gigawatts (GW) of energy.<\/p>\n
\nport is situated to play an essential role.
\nThe California Energy Commission has approved a grant<\/a> for
\n$10.5 million slated for preliminary engineering and design, surveys
\nand studies, and environmental impact and mitigation reports. Some of
\nthe CEC money could be used to start port renovations. Matching
\nfederal funds could be used for construction of an Offshore Wind
\nHeavy Lift Marine Terminal<\/a>. Replacing six acres of dilapidated
\nwood pilings, the
\ndock needs to be strong enough to support turbine towers as high as
\nthe Washington Monument and blades as long as a football field. The
\nterminal may provide as many as 830 local jobs.<\/p>\n
\nof wind energy as “providing critical supply at night to
\ncomplement our abundant solar resources.”<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/data\/000\/645\/525\/original\/ocean_turbines.jpg\")
\n
\nValley Band of Pomo Indians<\/strong>
\nheld a rally<\/a> in
\nUkiah on March 14th to pressure Cal-Fire to stop logging in Jackson
\nDemonstration Forest, their ancestral land in Mendocino county.
\nBetween 150 and 200 people attended. Many Mendocino residents have
\nbeen <\/u>protesting<\/a> and
\nbogging down the logging for two years.<\/p>\n
\nDemonstration Forest is the largest one of nine demonstration forests
\nin the state. A demonstration forest is public forest land devoted to
\nusing the best forest management techniques available to demonstrate
\nthat forests can provide lumber and at the same time provide wildlife
\nhabitat and recreation. This purpose was thrown into doubt when some
\nof the largest and most popular trees in the forest were slated for removal. Cal-Fire
\nhas unmarked some of them since the protest began.<\/p>\n
\nof old-growth redwoods are definitely off-limits to logging. But what
\nabout second growth that is more than a hundred years old? Cal-Fire
\nsays that it logs only one in ten of those largest trees. That might
\nbe too many if the priority is carbon sequestration as many
\nprotesters believe.<\/p>\n
\nannounced on March 2 that the management plan for JDF will be
\nrewritten, commenting that he wasn’t “confident the
\ndemonstration forest is demonstrating anything of substance.”<\/p>\n
\nare also foremost in the minds of the many people who want to set new
\npriorities for the demonstration forest. The Pomo tribe would like to
\nco-manage JDF with the state in order to better preserve the
\necosystem, protect ancient village sites and ensure access to the
\nforest for cultural practices such as food gathering.<\/p>\n
\nHumboldt salutes and supports<\/strong> the protesters who put their bodies
\non the front line to try to stop Line 3 in Minnesota. Those who were
\narrested face costly charges. You can help them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nmassive opposition, including testimony from 68,000 residents of
\nMinnesota, the pipeline was completed and opened five months ago.
\nMore than a thousand miles long, it carries 760,000 barrels of tar
\nsands oil from Alberta to the shore of Lake Superior in Wisconsin for
\nrefining. The pipeline crosses hundreds of previously untouched
\nwetlands and 200 bodies of water, including the headwaters of the
\nMississippi.<\/p>\n
\nabout water have already been realized. According to a recent report
\nfrom the Minnesota Department of Natural resources, there have been
\nthree separate ruptures<\/a> of aquifers during the construction of
\nthe pipeline. The company faces sanctions as a result.<\/p>\n
\nof the protesters have remained at camp throughout the winter in
\norder to monitor the pipeline<\/a>
\nfor leaks. The well-organized website (link in first paragraph)
\ndirects supporters to the legal defense fund, or environmental
\nmonitoring, or to volunteer legal services if you’re a lawyer. If
\nyou’d like to send a check instead of donating online, you can mail
\nit to Line 3 Legal Defense Fund at PO Box 7140, Minneapolis MN 55407<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/data\/000\/645\/526\/original\/this_is_the_one.jpg\")
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\nHumboldt’s Wendy Ring<\/strong>
\ntalk with Bill McKibben on Cool Solutions <\/strong>https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cool-solutions\/old-docs-take-new-patient-the?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing<\/a><\/p>\n
\nto the ocean.<\/strong> https:\/\/www.theenergymix.com\/2022\/03\/13\/developers-look-for-sea-change-in-tidal-power-development\/<\/a><\/p>\n
\ntakes a page from “Ministry of the Future.”<\/strong> https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/drought-riven-chile-makes-world-195706160.html?<\/a><\/p>\n