{"id":52088,"date":"2026-03-29T04:38:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T04:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/humboldt\/?p=52088"},"modified":"2026-06-04T04:39:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T04:39:23","slug":"dark-age-climate-news-march-29-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/humboldt\/dark-age-climate-news-march-29-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Age Climate News March 29, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We hope you participated in No Kings Day!  After a year, the results of stupid and vindictive people, often untrained, at the top of our government is appallingly obvious. Act politically and empower a climate-focused House and Senate for next year!<\/p>\n<p>Below is part of the Trinidad No Kings Day rally. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/data\/001\/104\/883\/original\/trinidad_no_kings.png\" width=\"576\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 576px;\"><\/p>\n<p>SCIENCE<\/p>\n<p>The Earth\u2019s climate is more out of balance than at any time in observed<br \/>\nhistory, as greenhouse gas concentrations drive continued warming of the<br \/>\n atmosphere and ocean and melting of ice, <a href=\"https:\/\/wmo.int\/news\/media-centre\/earths-climate-swings-increasingly-out-of-balance\">according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO<\/a>). <em><strong>The rising temperature experienced by humans on the surface is only 1% of the faster-accumulating heat in the wider Earth system. <\/strong><\/em>These rapid and large-scale changes<br \/>\nhave occurred within a few decades but will have harmful repercussions<br \/>\nfor hundreds \u2013 and potentially thousands \u2013 of years. One worrying result is that scientists<br \/>\nare detecting more heat deeper in the ocean, rather than just at the<br \/>\nsurface. Below<br \/>\n 2,000 meters, oceans store and hold heat longer than at the surface<br \/>\nlayer, which releases it to the atmosphere. That means that the effects<br \/>\nof climate change will continue for a long time: \u201cThe<br \/>\n more we have heat kept away from communication with the atmosphere,\u201d<br \/>\nDr. Von Schuckmann said, \u201cthe more we are moving to time scales of<br \/>\ncommitted climate change of 400 to 1,000 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scientists have determined that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/tree-bark-microbes-climate-gases\">tree bark contains a methane eating microbe<\/a>. Experiments in live trees showed that bark microbes don\u2019t just eat these [greenhouse] gases as they diffuse up through the trees; they also suck in methane,<br \/>\nhydrogen, and carbon monoxide from the surrounding air. These gases<br \/>\nexist in the atmosphere at only trace levels, ranging from 2 parts per<br \/>\nmillion to 40 parts per billion. But multiplied across the entire world,<br \/>\n tree microbes are consuming vast amounts of them \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-024-07592-w\">an estimated 25 to 50 million tons of methane alone<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>GREENING<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ann Arbor, Michigan, prepares to launch its own clean energy utility &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/hello.canarymedia.com\/e3t\/Ctc\/GF+113\/d2j6-404\/VVQkgt8bQ10-N4VVwnnMlQTHW2C4PM95L_34CN3X6VGC4ZwtYW5BWr2F6lZ3kZVm9SNq5H0m82W7TGsj63kzq8SW3_s-6t5RfySgW5m7xkL3q_xTbW3bTBQ_9cH2_rW8HHcyD9f3nF1W2xvGT55qz9QhW2zgSlV4hJ42YW6q_1TB5k9xwdW1fhqN_69PWNXW8c06XM8zhpH6W8vjX9r5ZmQchW59mpxW77_x-SVLL91T4qryyYV2t2Kh25vtZgW8PrKGT6125vTW8j1PN_5khNZXW4rmndt7QJTKTW5HS8GB25bZTHV6nVbQ8JJ3lsW3_yhNr5kKLw3W1SVpSb2g4FsHW23Tz9v6JrG7jW8M8QvV50VQ61W5SMNPT8CS0v1W8R4M8Y3pfTPyW3t6h-y4B_kLXW73jNBl1FpdlkW8hVVGN1CmZj0W5BYZQq7z20lyMffhTByvs2JW4lvVcX853rdCW3Ychk78-rp1HW4Sy6m36Yq5Tff5NVnnC04\">Carey L.w1 Biron<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Puget Sound Energy launches Washington state\u2019s first bidirectional EV charging pilot that will use residents\u2019 EV batteries to provide backup home power and peak demand grid support. <em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/hello.canarymedia.com\/e3t\/Ctc\/GF+113\/d2j6-404\/VW-_LG3KFxBqW4LZJDH4VnKg5W6P_DFt5M3l0mMkNlmd3qgz0W95jsWP6lZ3mNW4yfqPP2fqqGjW3lG4L41rQ4RNW6rzq6J7zNxl4Mmxjz9gFf6QMQ2NxrTP7c0W2Zm7Cf6LWgtjW8yQzV95SjkyVW6cRfDF71_M4PW953Ns42WY6fsW3hk_M_8CzZFTW39vXW-3BR9VxW27BFjQ8tQ4fdW6F_fjh3zD4j4W29R4cy3Xg5H3VB8D_B5cXT-_W8CmPlb7RmQHfW7C7Hqs2B_VpjW5sjHPX1KxTbJW39T19t2rBgR2W1zYjwd5HRln4W2bh-5J19HCFFW7HtNjJ72WgQyN8-Q_936pQ15W5Gm8rz6bs1p3W7SxkZ04c_2nXW5crLWR333gYnVkFHKH2mNT1PW45nlXn6sY5yyW6n6lqb2K1N4xW78WwK91b_lS7f7c6sHM04\"><em>Utility Dive<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em> &nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Energy Secretary Chris Wright has reportedly overstated the extent to which the Trump administration has dismantled a Biden-era clean energy loan program, which is still supporting the buildout of clean energy infrastructure. <em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/hello.canarymedia.com\/e3t\/Ctc\/GF+113\/d2j6-404\/VW_3Tb781_h-V3csqn4Dbxs0W5ZD33c5L--R8MGxfVC3qgz0W8wLKSR6lZ3lYW1441_M934pfgW5W33Fw85q4YcW2qLpXK7gy0p7VX5_hD4PCkCwW25MXVb6QJ5PtW6lV0l23FCfj7W7rCXs51MChNDN2CHmPSzQ7dyW7dnRnt3PWYxzW8lgKds4650q2W82wwQf7xCxB5W54Hvkz6GV3HHW7JzkS56Sdny6N9cw_chL5VmhN8HgFs1x_89NVPfyfq3d5m5cN2mGR0bstdgLW4ZDcVv9b_dy9W10Ypz48rdHr9W1p7mn-7RYtWpW4j0Tyt2gJ4s2W3mxH_92Bfjq4W3clt3N4HGn_vW8qt-Lz4v6Py5V-1VLx1x4vLbN24jcrjBS4JbW26W9Gs7gNb78VhnmLc6NlLDzf3dyW7T04\"><em>Grist<\/em><\/a><em>) <\/em><\/li>\n<li>Direct Air Capture of CO2 is done at industrial scale. A new start-up has developed two small units that allow an IPA beer manufacturer to capture CO2 in redwoods right outside its back door. \u201cWe\u2019re literally taking carbon out of the environment,\u201d Damian Fagan, the head of the Almanac Beer Company, said. \u201cIt\u2019s pretty surreal and<br \/>\namazing.\u201d There is a large market for uses of CO2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/23\/climate\/beer-carbon-capture.html?unlocked_article_code=1.VlA.wlXn.lr2OeP497TOc&#038;smid=url-share\">The start-up, Aircapture, aims to provide an alternative<\/a>. Its machines capture 100 to 1,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year, depending on the<br \/>\nsize of the machine, and can be mass produced like cars, allowing the<br \/>\ncompany to respond to demand quickly. Aircapture is trying to address some of the challenges of Direct Air Capture by creating a nimble, modular system, one that can be scaled \u201cnot by making it bigger,<br \/>\n but by making more of it.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Observers say a plan to convert 136,000 acres of farmland into a 21,000 MW solar-plus-storage complex in California\u2019s Central Valley can be a model for clean energy development in the state and nation. <em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/hello.canarymedia.com\/e3t\/Ctc\/GF+113\/d2j6-404\/VW-_LG3KFxBqW4LZJDH4VnKg5W6P_DFt5M3l0mMkNlmd3qgz0W95jsWP6lZ3kqW2K_C4_2jyRvWW4-NxTD8z1f2yW7ZJgRn4mPTqLVH_nCR5BndWCW11pxdh822t2rN4ksYm6-C4FsW62QDqW4MdVpjN8cFZN45_SL2W6Dk30n1jpBx0W1VlxsM7XlxX6W7QKHSw37tdzhVPYZZD6H3gq_W6hmp9F4qHwrdN45p_z0JsrBDW7kFM3L1cbgGdN5rDCfPkvg-MW2Krpb265f49NW3LQpMT1s-yllW6b6Sj94bhJJcW4jGtJY88Kt7rW7xs1r15fMTCdW6RvdNB7d3M81W4sZM9C7HBMCkW5KFnlw5PVsRMW8h703S5Vpvz0W6wlR1g9kj6lZN8X3rQQtWDqLW1f8BN-2FS8FCW4K90Bb37Rv0VW16l1Mr5H7s3Xf8fpXxR04\"><em>Canary Media<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Toyota said this week that it will invest an additional $1 billion in Kentucky and Indiana to increase production, including EV production, as <a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=7c733794100bcc7e083a163f0&#038;id=d0b3f0b37c&#038;e=eb05ef20b6\">Suvrat Kothari reports for InsideEVs<\/a>. Toyota\u2019s increase in EV spending is happening at the same time that <a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=7c733794100bcc7e083a163f0&#038;id=cf1acd59ca&#038;e=eb05ef20b6\">other large automakers are pulling back<\/a> in response to hostile policies from the Trump administration.<\/li>\n<li>Last week, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey <a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/redirect\/a3c04cdc-880f-4d24-a131-86218456d40f?j=eyJ1IjoiNWttZ2kifQ.sr_zNiF1fJk27Tb2oLQMfLja-sPu1fVpWSahyWG2_fk\">signed<\/a> an executive order ordering the state to bring 10 GW of new clean energy resources online by the end of 2035. The EO calls for 4 GW of new solar, and 3.5 GW of demand management capacity. Importantly, the EO also targets 5 GW of energy storage by 2035.<\/li>\n<li>Wind and solar grew to produce 17% of all U.S. electricity in 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/redirect\/2cabf7af-9b2c-41ad-ac59-d1bd33f16685?j=eyJ1IjoiNWttZ2kifQ.sr_zNiF1fJk27Tb2oLQMfLja-sPu1fVpWSahyWG2_fk\">up from less than<\/a> 1% in 2005 according to the Energy Information Administration. Even amidst a \u201cwar\u201d on renewables from the Trump Administration, renewables continue to drive growth in the electricity sector. In 2025, 93% of the 63 GW of grid <a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/redirect\/5740f119-3add-4abe-923b-9d6c8ec3e315?j=eyJ1IjoiNWttZ2kifQ.sr_zNiF1fJk27Tb2oLQMfLja-sPu1fVpWSahyWG2_fk\">additions<\/a> were wind, solar, or storage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>CLIMATE DESPOLIATION<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>With no place to send their natural gas, Gulf states are flaring it. There are thirteen billion cubic feet of <a href=\"https:\/\/links.message.bloomberg.com\/a\/sc\/v1Duu60nvkebShY87vy0Hv-jF0qMPcH0FdNPaqTxfmgeI_BikpGIsP4Jj9x3RRhPxawZYLi6GG0h1UtFSQvhyIqvhE8lXhuokJ2HYCaui0Cag8WD9a3P87VmIinfEIpjReLR0GY83erc9zfW8FhU9qvbsPz-33e2Dg8w9N-K7wCWct9C3HAmmzkXfVli-SkcZynZYOExaUMGePmOeYXEj7bCElCClm3FubA2jt5x387oxTrwJOZcKK298yGhN1luQm7jWEPL7wd2U6hd6275-_F1arAYZq2coQIvGfz15ztOuxltrsL-OZKqrbhVWL3K5rBq3Dm9zNTrlGrHn95PD1k5AIwjIzoao9ohwymQrfpg8qQpdEw7y_BXGnLZuQhe38ZpzBjm8uQSqvvaPiHUPDsiO8_zje8OivFXHm2NPfSrmiw4yudUCVbArXvL2vmDpOwecRyYiuHywH8_DpfJnpMNiebndEm3-n3bcLZqgRHUKWEDcU9sWsTKTRpcDuUwovGcSkGJLLjCM0bhXmz9nefoKIe5RHQOs8U\/N9oI5N_0OloBrv_cSjmZxahCvQQfxN36\/19\">natural gas flared or vented<\/a> annually in Venezuela, another country that\u2019s seen US military intervention in recent months. In addition to damaging the climate, it wastes about $1.4 billion of potential revenue.<\/li>\n<li>Global air quality declined in 2025, with more cities reporting standards below international health guidelines from the impact of <a href=\"https:\/\/links.message.bloomberg.com\/a\/sc\/VcMn3BucRpefRQVqSH5TUXAlSIEh2aviJEY5Utm1aHVTNqBDiabYQ7_VBnnOxJVG2ZXBaroQtC-IihhgS4UD2JJPyG7NuetbWzwdCGXUODWG8UirbmI6Uy-heXU-WexCQYozayctjuDEb4enzcQOva5EzgOiiVYp2u0XYVG7-7zIIR5nANrwmE84T2QPwcQzNKOtrhMgZwQbKUqEILBilOjt9f5cH3lH9Tu-ExhEJ6LZ6p8brvzHy49ndgyXb9vbfQae5gFv1wEOPUjrqKhSyKuq2b6NLrFDsz7IJsAedJPCIf8NKFQJYUsEhFOjXmvvUqXR8MV9VmB-yzs7Dj7Nh9aAdsE5AQWT7ErsOHf-Pe8tJ5VMxAie-HOjgA-_cvvcWILJa0XColL1T_kLIZ8zx-qdo3MXSHeN3QLxDk8fwHXqPd5N-YVA28PfaqYev6gYRUgTjKRYHSM-F1vWDPnQpU1v_QL3p-qqDxA_Q5qWEOXNe93XwtQnFpSdqscBkxEVeiXeWqqfZDmpCdHsxYnNhqG2FmQwXv8\/ZMEE74VfIC4yxmssqifevZ_-rREErlYl\/19\">severe wildfires<\/a> and pollution from fossil fuels and agriculture. Data from almost 9,500 cities showed 14% met <a href=\"https:\/\/links.message.bloomberg.com\/a\/sc\/jvV1GgM_2wVcweg0LNelw1guKLtBurSoeCPoG-tOxwqLqguFatH_azL_nU8_Azg2BMgVHHfMtlFnmDgAsUasy8u-YFs3ImQQp3wHBFH7ZhbjZVkPjfEuS-6raGZTvx7R3MVwbSR_dMlNBKRfASYGNnRFfaGnBpzQhgL1gQvy_WbN5G8PPBSTfI6BYdEkGM03gLmiAhEUrqSzVdXh22dZmUIGIqTbUGAVzZbPlQSYfqOds_Y9aYqSdtzJ70ui5gGkhIqATgWCp9G1aKSjYMvBxVHeNHnGoDzrQcfaAMP1GF6mtXIxfB73h5KN7T-UhsuIULaxWLD7wWBEIKDaYRnoVdZNQplPGxnKLgj5VS-WhmRIU0tTXz9nWjvNPwQij-is-VZAdZCqp_FQ2bymKSp5AqHVo8VlL7J0LvJJ_IAPjuRuihB_20oIN4xv60qB8n1X5bs\/zfdGQXZSJlJQTeeSGszkrjXqPckn-R2C\/19\">World Health Organization<\/a> standards for annual average concentrations of harmful fine-particle matter, or PM2.5, according to a report released Tuesday by <a href=\"https:\/\/links.message.bloomberg.com\/s\/c\/c81EKmlsI1J8BrlWaxVugNDXPRBPnKpr36nKTtSV2SAl3CY5uj2P9y-zjwCYp3wExen7xN863Bk1TiBKMH6QOw-qXOJalhBv-u9bsTy1LqOm5II0uQgFCZ1gmdmXzjMn4U52CCOxLHDZKjGlwCc2ArqRWJzMV6X3xDR1d8vb0J9iVa4W_4gvAt30ZQjLKmUg0Jhqplhi0TSucPbFOMiG0ZwyQGQhcObKYBC5xba5d60yQ0kkUoZemkm7nVoMksJn2UUR8GokoR2uHsMgBmGUTnc\/WsQjMMIYrRFU2QXUDvF6f53u7p5SClR4\/19\">IQAir Group<\/a>. That compared to a total of 17% a year earlier when nearly 9,000 cities were surveyed.<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/redirect\/05a3b315-4095-4530-a6e2-8862b3f1a408?j=eyJ1IjoiNWttZ2kifQ.sr_zNiF1fJk27Tb2oLQMfLja-sPu1fVpWSahyWG2_fk\">new nationwide report<\/a> from the insurance price comparison firm Insurify found that the average American homeowner\u2019s insurance bill rose 12 percent last year, reaching $2,948 per year, and will rise another 4 percent this year. This is much faster than overall inflation for the same period. (These numbers don\u2019t include flood insurance, which most often requires a separate plan, backed by the federal government.) The primary culprits are the rising toll of extreme weather as the planet warms and the millions of new homes developers have built in vulnerable areas. Insured losses from natural catastrophes in the U.S. averaged $100 billion a year between 2023 and 2025, up from an annual average of <a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/redirect\/e23d25f5-6cca-4b9f-9e77-137b6fbc1f34?j=eyJ1IjoiNWttZ2kifQ.sr_zNiF1fJk27Tb2oLQMfLja-sPu1fVpWSahyWG2_fk\">around $15 billion per year<\/a> a decade earlier, according to the Insurance Information Institute.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The US has caused <a href=\"https:\/\/ablink.editorial.theguardian.com\/ss\/c\/u001.Yw_JkLMEmFuifc_XG18IRyTNtZQ7fIEMgszcCSneHEAhzD0WUI17vwhqJTqDOvEGPcASA0XiADCkAW8-gzQgMeK-DxyviOR92ngw25q-1aLJMZnhA4rOklXXiiXTbBmUofBKKFO8T52z5nq6Hsu1fqwWewHht4JkBwuDrI7NxZui2CI_eIDIX2HMBASeLZY-grB26GhDzC_QPy4Q30wKPgCsiZoTae04FN73R-LSlqIcuyw1vqB328bPLmrhPeRlnTpEgpUxiFtveXIZE6R2pWCCBdqLIPN4b1bqzPzDkdQ\/4p9\/P5jG0za8SGCIs1j_8fDmsw\/h37\/h001.h3s_EpoPbcg7t0vii9h7z2cNwvy0ZGUOX_sGzFGEC9E\">$10 trillion in global damages to the world<\/a> since 1990 through its emissions, making it the largest carbon emitter in history, researchers have found. This put it ahead of China \u2013 currently the world\u2019s biggest emitter \u2013 which has been responsible for $9trillionn in damage in the past three decades. A quarter of the damage wreaked by US emissions has been inflicted on itself, though the poorest countries have suffered disproportionate economic pain. <em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/hello.canarymedia.com\/e3t\/Ctc\/GF+113\/d2j6-404\/VX4GwZ1H1YgtW5-W8kn3247fKW5r_q0D5M5sqtN74Pqvb3qgz0W8wLKSR6lZ3mcW4w1rgw8W9W_BW2yr3d45LySKSW4-3D6H5_chvRW4zhzjt5q8NVKW793Zk09dcQS2W2pV35-2GV1mjW7Tw6d72WPlmFW5kqVb45Ctxv1W6C4BwG72-lBVW2yBCcD3j2XRqW2f_HHD5cBx67VGsrjK3CTZ5jW7cxR6Y42yzKHN5F3BXkZXZp5W7Bp-Hc2LWt2SW4KH8_Z5WXDBcW2_5mZX3tBcrSW5V9csg7MZBBvW5FHc396PWjbKW2v9mnx7rZLVFW1-_Gnj5xxPCkW804xFG3NbqrSVkgNfv61__p_W5s3Pg27fs3nRW1BM3z32n2RGlW4Tf7Kq5fWxpFW2xSPW84h61gtW7J3dr850-zR-f3nKFfb04\"><em>The Guardian<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>DARK AGE CLIMATE POLITICS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One year into President Donald Trump\u2019s second term, the Department of<br \/>\n the Interior is in turmoil, hobbling many of the agencies <em>overseeing<br \/>\nthe country\u2019s public lands and waters<\/em>. Not only has Interior lost some 11,000 employees, or more than 17<br \/>\npercent of its workforce, it is also reeling from a drastic<br \/>\ncentralization of personnel: Last May, almost 5,500 staff from the<br \/>\ndepartment\u2019s component agencies were moved into the office of the<br \/>\nInterior secretary, Doug Burgum. According to an <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/InsideClimateNews\/2026-03-federal-workforce\">Inside Climate News analysis<\/a><br \/>\n of federal workforce data released by the Office of Personnel<br \/>\nManagement, almost 1,800 workers have left Burgum\u2019s office since the<br \/>\nreorganization&mdash;the vast majority opting to retire or quit.<\/li>\n<li>Data show gas-powered car sales in Oregon outpaced those of electric vehicles last year for the first time in a decade after federal EV tax credits expired. <em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/hello.canarymedia.com\/e3t\/Ctc\/GF+113\/d2j6-404\/VVQkgt8bQ10-N4VVwnnMlQTHW2C4PM95L_34CN3X6VGj5nR3bW50kH_H6lZ3nvW7HPyqw5qw4jVVhLttS871G1hW41C27S8gkGQWW2dcVxL4frQmHVyZbrT6CRl0VW2B0JyZ6Z-Pd9W3P2Vpw9k9_pkN7XRT0YbqcPQW1KL2MZ201NHPW1FNN1c2npVPgW7N3mYY8C4M1DN5TFQznxYwMrW4MJ0sN3d615yW2S51ZW5fLYP0W7MPXMS3ZD68nW5qrB9C5NlR6XW3WBHsY20mRhzW39NthP2b_8jjW2XR-Nm339KPPW3yZFNS4ytMNVW1YL93d6B3VWRN2xC0rY-JH1qW3-XKsb3-kHr7W3NB62g6_wrlHN76kN7HtSy8XW2LmYPr6W6-K9W67TvpX8QSYRmW6F565k4fR8HnW1yNDDT4ZDf2cW3Hh1XB2fZFf3W8yTs5Q3FCCntW8H0c1L8p-Qx9f2yNDw204\"><em>Oregonian<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em> &nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Ohio regulators cite local opposition in their decision to block construction of a 94-MW solar project, though previous Canary Media reporting has found that opposition may have been driven by fake public comments. <em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/hello.canarymedia.com\/e3t\/Ctc\/GF+113\/d2j6-404\/VW_3Tb781_h-V3csqn4Dbxs0W5ZD33c5L--R8MGxfT65nR3bW5BWr2F6lZ3pwW3KLhX_8L4l-hW44CNTF90RgqpN1LR5HW-7jRhW6CdYMy5jvljhW6YcBKq36s5dvW5vzc7l9k0KmJW4GRTYL7zBztdW4RyGvC3MDz7ZW54mk_h6lXD8sW8zZDYW8YkYz6W85lh3Y7TlSbKVrGdn56XhhHhW62Qh4243q5WHW5dbDyB3Xjcg0W8Sjwcp7Hj-z9W6Vqk7s72Hv89W9fDYDq5hsP8GW8yDFVh5TWdfJW66TtFW6jxvrVW96SBzc5d47WKW3DgH_p1-Bh5WW6sW02552gQd4N3L3q3tX4FNNW6MSx3g1tDZcDW2YBX_f4h8-9nW43PCk23gvHsMW7BbMRc7rtFL-W7-zjtC8PcqWxW3X15CP6P36blW1lLc_M68tNpMW6PnXpP3P93qBW4R0C171_YLlsW2NZsFN3xtH93W52dRLd1337zDf2RtGjx04\"><em>WOSU<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/hello.canarymedia.com\/e3t\/Ctc\/GF+113\/d2j6-404\/VW_3Tb781_h-V3csqn4Dbxs0W5ZD33c5L--R8MGxfVC3qgz0W8wLKSR6lZ3q3W1z6vj483hLm2W8ktD3w6NhGNWW3H4_T46kD1DVN3sFV2Blr9GtV-Yy6Y2P5XStW1x6KCs7XGHCCN2KZYBXwX55VW4KvpWd2mf1zLVhC8Hg6VXyzwN3s08j3VgMPPW85TChK8PJLH2W7tPnKg8HP2RSW8VMzjL6-13F-W2sN2kf947_kfW5bpjsn8zBQXQVfMc7p2dss3MW3J94qB7HcQHKW1TQBL36c3SXDN6pg_7rKm8xgW7B33nN5hS6hKW8Z4XwS4C4rV4W1RgLxL7lMPWZW3WQdch5ccGnnN7PnwxLRP9MMW1YwPW181HwJXW67FY7G1q8by8W78Khns7YyPPXN4tswZFf5fqJf5Xx3Fs04\"><em>Canary Media archive<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>In its efforts to block U.S. offshore wind development, the Trump administration has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canarymedia.com\/articles\/offshore-wind\/bonkers-doi-letter-halts-all-five-in-progress-offshore-wind-farms\">halted project construction<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canarymedia.com\/articles\/offshore-wind\/trump-tax-credits-marwin-delaware\">rolled back tax credits<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canarymedia.com\/articles\/offshore-wind\/trump-interior-defunds-whale-research\">spread misinformation<\/a>. Now, in the latest maneuver, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canarymedia.com\/articles\/offshore-wind\/trumps-latest-salvo-upend-offshore-wind-pay\" target=\"_blank\">administration is paying a global energy giant nearly $1 billion<\/a> to walk away from its plans to install turbines off the east coast.<\/li>\n<li>Southern California residents push back on proposed utility-scale wind and solar developments, saying the \u201cgreen colonialism\u201d threatens wildlife, ecosystems, and cultural sites. <em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/hello.canarymedia.com\/e3t\/Ctc\/GF+113\/d2j6-404\/VW-_LG3KFxBqW4LZJDH4VnKg5W6P_DFt5M3l0mMkNlkM5nR3bW69t95C6lZ3nMW5s42CM2KSFg6W339DPT3G_lMQN6zwSvgGlp-LW1-yJdK63kSMNW2_1H2l2M8GktW30Yy774m_MJKW6nm1Sy9kXVNYW3jtTXC1X0ksYW4zzh3455ZSR_W5d61FY8nNxy6W3fSknr3n_3KZW92wxtT5HW7mdW32J-b14T8vQCW6jRjP355Y7hjVf_1Cw424pJgW2jSDvs4m49QdW5fjsd95RPl2sN7-FKNKrbkdmW5H81RC7kd2XvW1yfG6F37rbNxW90fK1P60FwFKW7V2gDb2qr5bzW1KvFqw5XR9wSW2mQJ2w7bmzJBW5Ydbg65zK-67W3tg_RT3DCgc7W24byy08yw3F_VqmPtw4yKGMTN8RH7ZQ6BwjJM5JqtlX_7ZRW4BkvXK5sSV4SW2cpL9k942QbBW5KdtSW7zf3WKW2SDRv3538Y2JW83nlky8sVk4DW2VtDdN84bnmnf4djTt204\"><em>KPBS<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Take Action!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No Kings Day brings home the need for political change. One good way to contribute is to write or phone voters. 350 Humboldt has a letter writing group. You can join us Sunday evenings (including today) at <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/84177018986?pwd=eiP6sJ9eENmfh2ozYDOZSjPpbZngGK.1\">7pm on zoom.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you want, you can sign up at <a href=\"https:\/\/votefwd.org\">Vote Forward<\/a>, which has a new program that some of us are working on.<\/p>\n<p>Please join us. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We hope you participated in No Kings Day! 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