{"id":52139,"date":"2026-07-26T22:39:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T22:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/humboldt\/?p=52139"},"modified":"2026-07-26T22:55:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T22:55:01","slug":"dark-age-climate-news-july-26-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/humboldt\/dark-age-climate-news-july-26-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Age Climate News July 26, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" id=\"backgroundTable\" style=\"margin: 0;padding: 0;background-color: #FFFFFF;height: 100% !important;width: 100% !important;line-height: 100% !important;border-collapse:collapse\" role=\"presentation\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" align=\"center\" style=\"border: 0;background-color: #FFFFFF;border-collapse:collapse\" role=\"presentation\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse\" role=\"presentation\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;background-color: #FFFFFF;padding:10px 10px 40px\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse\" role=\"presentation\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse\" width=\"600\">\n<div style=\"color: #505050;font-family: Arial;font-size: 14px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left\">                                   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/s3_files\/email_templates\/logos\/000\/005\/815\/original\/Small_350_logo.jpg\" style=\"max-width:450px;width: 100%;margin: 20px auto\">                   <\/p>\n<p>Dear Website,<\/p>\n<p>SCIENCE<\/p>\n<p>There is a chart going around (virally) that purports to <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.IrwCNRMzSkXvFsTjBP9k2MRPWrHAP1k21cMTs9f9sxEe31FYLVoE7v9frxr3cQGjYdXIEJPsvzLmBNlm2LQ541X6fKPUsKC9bQsfYUDSnzrqNnVdJwil6pWhFPR81w5VQeQMJqlhGN7nqPKHjE5wZZUtaYSynUbB4b5hqpPyyFyzmXgr0dl-mR-S4Kt_jvWNKqj6XGyyh7Zen8qjy_CrGdr2xdvGMBcSvlzxtcweMo0Bb3v48Wl-2w3BWTJHBzLFHfbypP6DrFGNc2ke5pjuqerB9cgko8qlc-APXwPgPYpyfyyLI0p0cXaQELdjjtGI\/4sn\/cU1w_yulQQyoZ0ydMFwV5g\/h0\/h001.aGvI3hRYvEhT1wYb-Fhd4P4Iy4p6kyJynSy3GBEIElA\">show<\/a> that temperatures in the 30s, when the Dust Bowl happened, are considerably higher than now. The inference might be that the earth is not warming.  Zeke Hausfather has done an <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.XaF8mXqsA6b2dSPmhsleMS5Y0HtOQ2uz9Lsx_Mkyo8zFfPr3zEYaLO8zfcv9MB3RKGUpgV_Ur2tPm6RBsrYNxC7QXH4CFma3CEUfrCcooSx-_j6mTXWSsx046n4NOqJ09xJAT3UII2zdakCqzUd2FyK5FhcIJlDDfkOMoJz6DpmREm6qSgs3qtG-4zVWZXbAQX_r6zof34dAu8BmWuYqDQ75-bWNhzoW14EIbgwEe_k9-k1QLpuV_ZMdemupk_pE8vvCMcwb5zy7HXJeRa7d6zgpTcSsaP0SLU9oL1zDrhdFbOVyHVGxjn4AKl01jgHc99CTiwsxfO9ImNNnnkVIHw\/4sn\/cU1w_yulQQyoZ0ydMFwV5g\/h1\/h001.8M3E2ASeMbvFIv3Nja9c5OUjdwq5KRuuMC_zJm7bZyM\">amazing job of analyzing<\/a> why this graph is correct in itself, but is not a guide to global temperatures. In summary: The viral chart is built from real measurements, and the heat it shows was real too. But it takes a regional catastrophe, fails to account for changes in instruments and observation times, and presents the result as a national climate verdict. Accounting for the thermometers and the geography, and the US looks a lot like the rest of the planet: the hottest days on record are increasingly the ones we are living through now. [In my mind, though, the real story is not this specific graph but the multiplicity of considerations the deep reasoning required to actually do climate science.]<\/p>\n<p>GREENING<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A new law in California will create a $3,500 discount for first-time EV buyers, so long as the car retails for less than $50,000. <em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.SLdqY4re9NRChJwFnQ0ir7EHQmXZJAmVodRqwAnNjdnb1dnDiUBeGeDcTJ8SDOM1NOM49jc7ZF59l5fBnBC6HVHQCh_EGlmbS5ivujQBOiiGygB3dwvuUIgUWoAn9Vzssx-yvSa4dDz6TWyCmb3_FKqDiRwYiN1ixcK10nUiPx3y2ngH3cMhy7LIzmeIVrRTxh_i7MsETFeXiT6yeAGtCoHNQYZC5sbSbMVXV0BC-Mb1FiPIxiF98V4CZmLIkWsBfxukyo2Q6_AmbJEHFoRby0FGJtmLGRzO0WwvDBFVo64PjlCHdmtoZ63u-17ZSCDmpgiZFaqS_LkVAYk-CbPfS6W9YiF8U9KlzBkuf-ul7u0w4p5MxTrsZMEi0eeLTs4Xvh0HqSBEfSohgvFnipJG3vZqcMFqmjWZwtwavqO6T6ed_ZRKlreiXfxt6jDSWOHWDEMzb6STtYEvY-v7RbRfzcejHOaqv83cBstrx9ldUXoW2FI7pMcBGkTy5Gvz1SQwyYCZv5lmZ_YG3VrFiJJLe43PyKNU1SQ71qLzkF5UlEReVhvYFUt8RqANtpfkVZYQoRrPXPC1negtL5GdDwegxjSNx20wgoaAfrJwfJMlV-qkO_XQObMdT1hNFKeFDyOmxcYkh_DcpCzqJE3NYjqc_JcdfgGDzT8MsTKOaIjiPsMoGYi3QRTzv-m7318tbHoaUG6oq-_yBLotGFKalqM7jUGx4unemF7jFuFFFCtA19x-UVbVUc5mRF2AUEdzVc3hk4Vy6B5NohE0DPHgzdd-tIKr85diQfWeyqzEMiANqe2y4hx_JZQBzitnevvp_tYBBiWylO20GiMClYeij0LQU6iORiv6UvwyREEFyFTocVd_vgM1em2pWtw6cKD2X09V\/4sn\/cU1w_yulQQyoZ0ydMFwV5g\/h2\/h001.Ib23CY6rTLdfqRqwTSPC_Bs9j5bHbsIShkXqApNuR-k\"><em>KQED<\/em><\/a><em>) <\/em>Buyers of used EVs will receive $1,750 for cars sold for under $25,000. <\/li>\n<li>New <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.lmpSTrE-G07FKUPTdpC9IapDGnbAs7PlMdWSyL19WSq4UsE4Djb-5CnYYWU0DM0-LMcCbUcVEvA0LfJORNQQwthnbE4g3Ifvxim5xUmjeItAUhW9tk-Ovlz0JB4J3oi9KOO8caz6lIHI8jyNFbG1NCj7qh8w2N9rUBFhNk92x-IXvrZkFMgA4sjtB-xbxKRqKvL5N4bCdckjrbck-i7kgMpwiqVaY7Z1JoUx-VR9UIKmtG1cO-s4pv4fpTiIbKQMpsyfS4OUJSgr3Nhf3aBmOLMuCh091ozVjdkiZ-2sz_L6pz-aUYyManxJ9_76KLF_UvcnjxhcxBPfSOl3icNA1c3fVHDF4sSJC6HQMNWQFoqb1Wcw8PM0_3lrHwYZQeE6frqfEEc6ZkgINa2J0yf-Sm9TmoNhMGr_PpK5IlUTQ3xfwzxF_gIa3SM2tbZMi4HN2UY7xMulgGzd5efG92NEfA\/4sn\/cU1w_yulQQyoZ0ydMFwV5g\/h3\/h001.S6wE-xaNFomg_NI1rV6yUrKBMXAfnIcbWnPWULgvJm8\">research<\/a> shows that empowering women in sub-Saharan Africa through greater access to finance could \u201cstrengthen\u201d households\u2019 resilience to short-term \u201cclimate shocks\u201d. As of 2024, the number of women in the region with bank accounts had risen to 52%, but many women remain dependent on male relatives for access to finance.<\/li>\n<li>FERC creates a task force to examine how the agency can support grid-enhancing technologies, possibly with incentives. <em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.SLdqY4re9NRChJwFnQ0ir7EHQmXZJAmVodRqwAnNjdnb1dnDiUBeGeDcTJ8SDOM1HUUAxTUm4fLoq-MxyrAlTOQGZuR42BKuLMW81eKIkhnjhFPJ1Q2S9wmIBlUm31neWSD5Yqg2k70hprgzl5toSoBM9DifZGgF8xI-6WAZiALkK17e0tmrnDxbS3oKkfZPyMpJ11ExnIjQ-xdeccRbklr6XIbS12ZAx9rkDXd3gCyRKYDq6ll-7Y5H3vhIOB3meodGX_bc3c9gNzA8Y7B85dSBLancSv5y8T6ZCEwxoiXbtbZ-xMQ9GdbQOZdZ-Vs52ih_JbwIB5_wTkBb8j39MtfvbwnateqkxOGcebLGJbeofsvS24OGa1HhghGUnf6efh8_AJgQ3xagIRtbWpWzbQlYWOm3mHmWdTaHjl4wTPkRcUIlkb4UJD__gjr6zxlRKVs5kAofawF6J3ZDnjP6OLJ63V7DSDXmWsNPjqC93w4O0vzWgxabmiVkZtvl1Pq7wZamAW1LoMCSSP3epT59x90Yrcjcbdbe9_WWR9xrKYY11FZfVxXT1TDNBKZJw4zp8abPhIGDAMAuW6aLvfncheKpNWDt6_jADz43Y1lbFDehhf4RobHF9B0OrcR4zNrGNm8P7xjN12ptIwzjGRrRNAven23E9PWOkGKiNzF9z81H8wz-RnBLJqft6WZYqfqxyab4-sFcwmunQRu6KxiOVuwwuKGyZUcPXKRUXknK2xgTauNWGyJOQxJfos7gprDqBFLQ3EaoVZhecCyEdxipPfF3EbSpp9QRtimaRWDevcd998-awgW6xlXCpSwUHvGUaFil2aDuQWm-fCufhyhmoeQzbKph7AltT-dKFBCv11iNicCsaZBjOvKFKzakOHf5g2LvSlHwEO1TptrrlQJXJFU9T77EFyj6uDzITSaSQBG0MkuPiPVUvgLAhH7BSVJL\/4sn\/cU1w_yulQQyoZ0ydMFwV5g\/h4\/h001.4rvejssdd-c-RYHmD6c9OxoDYfxoGevv-cXANHlO1Wc\"><em>Utility Dive<\/em><\/a><em>) <\/em>[These technologies can increase transmission up to 50% while using the same equipment.]<\/li>\n<li>China just quietly upped its target for renewable energy consumption, ratcheting up the goal 53% by 2030, rising to 1.8 billion tons of coal equivalent from 1.18 billion tons last year. That\u2019s according to the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.yjJN_MEbNx94PLaWzZ6hW6fEeKXJ1YJWGut6RgsYiXtPUK4M2M4Q0lf8VCYtHZ_DmD6meuYJErdSKuPs3j_2_GXFJzhTxArjXnb-6F8q-I4wzs589ISttkUoiqPhlQPxUGC_ZFDEmgzNp5cwwG2nVMhpsm8Dd4ZuKLmqhMpALTkCT4gBHJilTosyVG3LGpAlGUSltrNe1eTxgOXXbSfYsPhYu5pX08QSv6rclyXeC9FFQhLMG9OG350SSwa8Bag4tW89ti2z_22xCLhM4kt_P4Hsh-ngr-d0kmL5V8wwQsMpIRror4tCjblKtmfUUQFmlGtED_u-YChmQJSCv8PNqgqNsPqFbUL1xr1Q7RvHGzArgpWLx0uwXtekaLglYT55SvHitXxDLNgaOwi5BtPHcb7rfIlA-FWeHEjwsoEF71vAnui7o8pFhFLjJYuJX_9IX6iAy0Cm2vXkprzLjmvd8L6MB9hLvs5ZiSuSyFi9HJaKIVCRqVAO0hVkvJmwMrAJfjAp7SitCzyDKDEPjYXc_6Pgk9k75iFH3hN7MFS1Xq7HkGt38Bn3n6UtVTLhERHq7aLoIvI_vKB-CX4o-EyT7tMG7qLRj9GKEWSsTIspl7Km9ZY5Rx7HbPLIelEqZhHQ4rxp2stCzUSyPq_J36vEjd0Q6C8vRoNgoYc4CVuCBhsl-OOjtJzJ37cGHKFSz9I1wCf8A_TNPraGTZg60BVjJp9MP43htI4HZrWizIkbBnzJNEMdM1mJJkyrRr2WgeA1S8xX22MPedGi3HoCeplFm9aoslbX9JloVLtcfY-2CckjtFMWBPq4dE0Mucp_pE03Ye_-o3LNVj1UOjgpx93DCuYQEpTAHYbVBkBC1SJa8jSHoeLWhLg4f6WERr0RlpuVrBGucdv1Y4mE8vSGA2cbmA\/4sn\/cU1w_yulQQyoZ0ydMFwV5g\/h5\/h001.SLhqYTVJ098jRP9FiCvOuqiIKMUWSswDroVR4gnyU3g\">five-year plan<\/a> for renewables the National Development and Reform Commission published on its website. Wind and solar, paired with energy storage, are expected to provide 20% of electricity during the summer and winter evening peak periods, up from 10% currently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>CLIMATE DESPOLIATION<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Why we are named <em>350<\/em> Humboldt. It is the safe level of CO2. Will we ever see it again?  <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/s3_files\/uploads\/data\/001\/144\/080\/original\/screen_shot_2026-07-23_at_30630_pm.png\" width=\"1196\" style=\"width: 100%;max-width: 1196px\">  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The oil and gas industry has known for decades that its wells were releasing far more planet-warming methane than companies publicly reported, according to documents identified by the Center for Climate Integrity. <em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.XaF8mXqsA6b2dSPmhsleMdUS12fSrk6MMZIR1Ut2K6exWhmpPUqasQxSdpnptduAVsMQgbrGkHFJ3MNmimVVTW6-eP8DGpkexP7K4O6hyT3jmXshbz18FQPqwm7QZCCG43RaGjwLs8hI_ci1UsJ21eBmUYHokuc9bSbDboE7e00e4qEaPBNpXbPwczTy3qzd5O208t49lDi2mID0qwmYSguAf56RksaLWgB9qeQwpUZpj_CPv8nYSbguCS3w5_fxJRmSVmFhsYqW3tR_gs4DscImFIamWRhk0Ilohmc2PgK0hb9lD31tJzA7tmMOJ1QNbG6JczcMdup2NYf9YXJPe6HcytGIc969X9hB4XuAzpI8LXb1OEk2j_rVwhDEMyBbEEmjzludMtP2hMM8mcoN9jLGDKyZDcw0ZlHB8wHeFSeDgYTb5NhFey4dbkqtjehY\/4sn\/cU1w_yulQQyoZ0ydMFwV5g\/h6\/h001.HedTO_DrAzl35HsgUbrAM7pdsZkSeviMVlm4fz64Ru8\"><em>New York Times<\/em><\/a>  free<em>)<\/em>  <\/li>\n<li>As smoke from Canadian wildfires created a Code Red air quality alert around Washington, D.C. last week, a Northern Virginia data center <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.iIBo0N5fSFzEFL40Tn-vtTkjfvJbyU16TeLsExzHH4BwF3uWvzc84f1ylhJtjxe2z0MIEfQEZFrWK1tH-PNaaVwrXbWW1cjqWCXDUPGleeRsczsfv_w0BS0--nvD-JTidzHNvUk6Gi7Z-C5nyzdr-Khag1dHd2J12ZRT3e9kG11xZN1uQp2qewaeSI8Oi2NJ_nrBWoH_fZ8BgCHfzniYdNyXWTQFPbTAoKiRSfK1u__wdCdhV2XLw--F4tc1AMf0Ey7R3ankwL8sigwvCaMjLHxLNdMup1QuVjVKu9KsYS9eBqdpGIcjHq_fghQUbC0uKs_bnzi5dipRKC6RZFGqP_nkr4d5ZE5zBZhN8GwmtjU1II6HUd3dxc9xrNJxhoMyQlDVvxog6Wvw-6tOb5fuLa4vvBWHSkZCfDAOVa6kjdg\/4sn\/cU1w_yulQQyoZ0ydMFwV5g\/h7\/h001.axyUU5y16aqVT9HwQ4t_oZF2lMOosXfLAK3E-ciwwC4\">switched<\/a> onto its dirty backup diesel generators. The data center in question is the Vantage VA2 Campus, an \u201cunusual\u201d data center campus normally <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.iIBo0N5fSFzEFL40Tn-vtTkjfvJbyU16TeLsExzHH4BaSDgDqQh5bcuBE355wROQstC-fOLI6k1TOUIgXJQe16j4eBQ_RCegd07Alk9ra6Z6JHrqG1hw0O2ol8N15H6zrqpGuE1zDJQHoe5wHnM5TVZ-lPhr7lwxgpLkThf_2LWqQlmtvlnsqOjlQg_qZX1kdlp1HZBKSYQL5NDyupvO8p3o-hOfw11AyGyE9cdzUVBbMmF7qbioogeMt7o-aNUz4oSWxAtyFVz83k_G1ZrHOOCY7v3WRLoEszXaFvy1bYAPtWzOPAwD9RR3dF17BSl0-nyEOh1WgxCuY9u244jtk-90KZoW0qadLuM3NzKMJyu3sCqfliizVBaI3RrfkFQZWBGI55LecsTpcxGnYczRc54LrXmXuEeBcfZJHXln5fY\/4sn\/cU1w_yulQQyoZ0ydMFwV5g\/h8\/h001.wxQlknKUqG_DuvudT2qo6CyPq9MqSMJ-mXoKnbeygHM\">powered<\/a> entirely by a set of off-grid gas generators, with diesel backup. Research showed that this data center alone could result in up to $495 million in health-related damages over a five-year period.<\/li>\n<li>Texans are facing some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.iIBo0N5fSFzEFL40Tn-vtTkjfvJbyU16TeLsExzHH4CacDKgTeTmZ8NOUme5yzgy5e7PVPe_U2em7RwEcklYn791c77otB5odISnSxU8oooboauvJLMtI8P0fRTXwCFzuTPZDJ701C-eROggq3eYTM_7LoaPlO1xhRlhaFEf2PfeEEvGiwigvmq9kCJpo3BP9Vlbw3ahFaX2iIBWchG6HMX12pXHgG0TXSU2wccqjvIrboIazPeh9tNABY_gyy43E9CH3F6Bic-WdjqV_W82X4YeUbPCiAbSjK5KFqtBVKlQqoITvqr2F-FKKk4pPY27v1kP2KBWLeXz7ha_51MScLROM1bw7VTzTAdw5TCf0uV8yDg-44SIVOpKn7iR9ZpVUrtD_N8EcWTRgdagb8mP7f24GqiUfv5TlUqmSONgyig\/4sn\/cU1w_yulQQyoZ0ydMFwV5g\/h9\/h001.r5lkmjF9Iti0FvvNyAPYV_vpS-3rgKoRJoFcPZn9P54\">highest<\/a> climate-driven cost increases in the country: insurance premiums have risen 55.9% in Texas since 2020, and Lone Star homeowners pay, on average, $6,000 in premiums annually.<\/li>\n<li>Earlier this year, Japan <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.SNYHID0cgDJeR88MOfSMuYYXWyaFOW3arfGYCBFXWOFC4qgJypV7zyWJHr_U0dzHr9IXEUaYaifFF6WCHvxtQ5VCIxlSsuUekPh1nkp0pDXipv044mJlfWV1H2O5sgN4zsKjOnwKhUKgzWZvDBz1qEJSvYkgeWNJCQtRZmylu0wToxkb7wDWtJljRACNBBH_jzmCL8f03xzh1Gbyw7uQQge7rx9Pxuxgv1R9qFIpPzl11GKfi9EMJhnK8_GdHe0mCuuMk8Kkf8zkJFU8kqUN1E60k8Zx7s7jTg7onrtAPWPJnwtLw2GROl42NrI76XcHkYLLyvrFfpqyxfr85iAQrvlpIwje9Zq7kj7lL8nz663Q4BJwR6TpMIXtILEozuc0qJf3EZFVRBWHNe1V5aJ7mlrz3yoKPcrscdLkpG_l_ZbJu3Y5g8Z1o6afYsm8q9l0mgimKgaDlybguE62HkJ1oxvcdsi1DNrqGMxg_KxTUokTL94v2S_zNvsfWd9443xLBbxGgsQVq4l4_bja1rLPxw1fbtQx51sxGdhbMBmPrtcVK5IP0ThHLMzy33Y01Gxheppm47T9RWZO4UL0MeTg0w0hIQGKyq1OBLH5Xn0KTJKDhnqMAsO7PW_KmZUs87mAYoiDWBgUS2Khl1TYiRhE4uFviJRflie75Na6lEl9sCrq51xknEj_yOnn0nG_fQvO13E0xUDlkuUeS2oMTatXdQ\/4sn\/cU1w_yulQQyoZ0ydMFwV5g\/h10\/h001.90S8y3G0CTYd1hynFCO1RmJIbsycZ42ACsFk9pYRE_o\">invented<\/a> a new word to capture unprecedented extreme heat: <em>kokushobi<\/em>, which translates to \u201ccruel heat day.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>  <strong>These people are going to kill us: <\/strong>The U.S. Interior Department releases a report estimating that existing, active mines on federal lands contain 4.2 billion short tons of coal reserves and that unmined public lands contain an additional 356 billion tons of the fuel, saying that is enough to supply the nation for at least 600 years. <em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.SLdqY4re9NRChJwFnQ0ir7EHQmXZJAmVodRqwAnNjdnb1dnDiUBeGeDcTJ8SDOM1NK5Sk_g8f2DLxVeUlfBvE7KPVIBsXvorW9lg4ESmGfbder-ryDE98_6eIuJnnGKOQySkfWvhSvE9eRwWcoy0d1hjy8dO-gEqgIMRWthozQO6XakNtMTVYJscmsKmJXH6RDNa_XhLz2AfqWjDcVnYOEMocf1Pvs4326ktCbc4ojTpQlecPQp852t7wq-qyOGAiaV-Z7hj1ftAXCclPCrtMtS9P4-g2EiE4Ly8yyVidTAP9Zn67RZIAcD4W0RbMX9px8TwTkLJleErXJfYg5buyHUNrQynGpkRxqt59tdv0BR_UGwdVIghVIKxv77rZplkNApMD4kNBXdHyXyXtZCyyaQr98HQTU0G_YTNreIfhRj7XqllmI9hxaaNtw07lZmnMsDX6raNQDNKNWFNIlJqSCvaViv9YJIXm6xwK7jHJWeNmjOvm1ohH75YzD5vNuZJQCHZHNrh7yepZV-P_tkjqmhh4N-0Xf7BeknAM_qy2emEqDD2GhHW7WIRka7C46cTLK01RxLYRcKvlQPbGzA9ch4-MRM9gQVxr8wXNpU9Dg1faMDq4CEu9MLvX-BjfFIcOS2AGiD5iYirot0D_PoPMW18GQDL6m7HRT78BzoH7n7do7GUhTGH0WjGlGlnM9z9FDKTAEsQlqIJLE1Mi2zALuQ121upSrLV8Ve1ODAox2dp6jFPveX-1QiD9pqZAat3M4qv-aXewXweXFRTZrHIRNnI2kP_ZCNemJ8B2N8rzwyRpM04RxpwX2IkQAH9uM7oHKumr6nVgmQUEqNGqLozj91rFD7Uffc06-_ZWXhG0jMgUht2SOC04VVfQEgZntgs4i2dd8-gFFPeznw3xFnFlT34O53cUTtTdiAWnRvaDgkscD0MrF0316OUo8R1KnuZ-rdefESTLHanViSAagRM-Q\/4sn\/cU1w_yulQQyoZ0ydMFwV5g\/h11\/h001.6WdOLKPrr2XBZ7SgqRvLu0VKVrx6_FGQmd5UeKqeHVM\"><em>news release<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em>  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>DARK AGE CLIMATE POLITICS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amid a summer of dangerous heat, drought and floods, a majority of Americans are connecting increasingly severe weather to the climate crisis, <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.qUXRBnqZ7T8nxbpAcIVwoWRPx5kZBaWJmdxfvHImQrjKTyjO8xbf03TJcu1OhuUFpnXNYgLrpzCaH-69mAM_VKwQOCbIqCAYdx3Cjbk5Ii3C73Z7-9SeidKuqZrTERYlklDZHNRsAFu4Z2thbgDQj-e1n-2P8S1R8kNF8kbh1NzyvvNPMtMQH0osFiBiK9lK6WZ2kefDTGveR6lftP1bQpkbRNjlR5fq0aFXs2y460WIMSMO1c18QqcotwlQ_kf7GZBY1MF3ZTmnxKcSsy7PxQwmWTjX2keSZq6_7W4LQl6FDIqKGiXaqwX8JEUbnLlThFcWruT_d3no4PmAPqoPttiCGW--7lOIxo7ccSOS_Jk6oKyqOkyumwYos9vbD--6URQIsHObfFSpL3ILpRGPKKjLMcogLykTF6_KtOr2UZCacl9fEIqblG_neRRKr4Mp7eRTaqyJjFSFynRLhvwRaAhGE4wPT7MXzC7rhHphLKw2Ot0NAOgVROjVK0uBgKYVYMRkZ9asThReMKO5YhJhsY3mREvqlTBqKgEN3eLE6YD2krjhCypCiGihSdmphmyzmYRUxpyIH4de4O2YJaCTpxNFBsQFvkvbSRujdZfko85aKQFcMVt646EI_9ZOpBg8h13a1IYBrOInFyaXjSGSfyTEcLTHjGgh95Ni3BXsQNtxpQosOUsMSwhInqHdIm1I53Yo1qDGlTDGTxmD3XVAKZyPWjWvHc8J9LdGeJZ2sGVbj__PGUBgrt7OD7yUawdxUqVB1d45LZFqjVSZ7NUDpc_sipFcYopwdoLcWJGrGLOXswlSYImssvThNvM5oxoA\/4sn\/cU1w_yulQQyoZ0ydMFwV5g\/h12\/h001.iZAMmytCUpgp_jbaszBKQIJJaRbI9j-lzMm17O8jf9A\">new polling shows<\/a>, despite efforts by Trump to dismiss global heating as a \u201ccon job\u201d and a \u201choax\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>California files another lawsuit seeking to overturn the Trump administration\u2019s approval of Sable Offshore\u2019s oil drilling operation along the Santa Barbara coast, saying the state\u2019s coastline is \u201cnot for sale to enrich the president\u2019s fossil fuel friends.\u201d <em>(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.SLdqY4re9NRChJwFnQ0ir7EHQmXZJAmVodRqwAnNjdnb1dnDiUBeGeDcTJ8SDOM1KwAG5cUkqh3YPC_XKOdAbmLJV70eqewfZgndSj8DgqyuL6MdYUeAv1iatbkF-R20gOV633KD26_--XtURfcbh8n7zpGx824ag8zqllYLt6CV5KH2jrt13CAzgsTL-jQSv3IQAIR1XHwi9taN0inrN61H7u91a01ntFiX7CbZ-gKyMIkB-3oEkC71r89jRConswO9cLqkRlmAgCtc5use2sUbiHpWMGfyVumpEX4qfh8704ECflpVn5A2687Mniibc3CG2yHi9baJM3roZvtn7RBJHGjGyomwCRGxDv05nVoaScNf460CdZG7VCRKt5TsPSDwjgozr7GhDOYYM5hnnppgBX4DqBVouTqAdLngOvvRTHnI8stjJD2EiaZOzITZPzZl5xKPNPbVKqxeNV_Ew9AHJPjrsk3pO0XeW81SvzYohdkp7bBvag2SKQyQgXihlk6raGr4eTkC07uD7UkZr8Jmrqa_zv1CNyqzmXyvbXVSbZlaYA9E7NeEsCBqDYvhBgfN7vCLZVWdfjfGE9HVObRGeY236M2J5bWNdD6wZND0yzeD8y6JuMT-rTu-YpMJcULsLdNLrKW1JLQbWExvM_bz3EGVM3usHj_xs28sTm6gmF1lqgsAf74xMBRi3hH6okrESGPxXXmlrzuvB-ekz1fV97J4uCgFIecgc2gP_2Sm4K8ZHHGiPELAs4PGu8NoYLukBVoGzflLF1hopeXGweiD4yuz3LR8MLgWRVzhx7cgxG87qliLItcBKQR-Z9roRT-amjhJ5o-5XCxx42m3xeGqiBG-bu65_st_MrsRdVgIO6_som01GHe7Kx6Rci7z56CZYd7HGSE-qjsKBX5rs7b8gr26-086m_IqDxzmWci1m0-dE1e028jVfWQETpLU5dE6s4abIZk3-HVAw8-n9A61ZEOqZ723vLfrhOtzkug\/4sn\/cU1w_yulQQyoZ0ydMFwV5g\/h13\/h001.IXhM-jzXr__Cl1B3gd73ziinoNHZN3o6KcpfVBgp2iA\"><em>Los Angeles Times<\/em><\/a><em>)<\/em>  <\/li>\n<li>Last month, the federal Bureau of Land Management <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.EtNV8HBC60Tl7UuGmXS3sR_t1H5cRIjyp4sEnwQuU798Hgaj5DNRs2cvo6d3X2HRzGlO9cqL2F3wNC2uZHzOj2RNVdf8afjd3wanPlaArdSkLTaGv_W-o9En_NRAecGbf3CAolcgWcQlQwYxqX_-bwbAFU-Rq6hj1Aotr7ezXeru8utcBfvV41DA7mZFoOzLqm-fFOpe-N4d4tgg5FC6A0v5sF4mzIjvWIWzBbvJbmB-79PYKDlvP1Jzcpb7qN0sgnRRL_4hPasI96mYIj5RbBdyV3YUaS-TMlw-9A_Z7uY6y-5sfcr_PjLMH63C7yZGteT9rU6IHUXCju4Red_cLZbnUqCczLyKKnfpI16MbT9M9YrAju4HDt21dHX3xNGmPZHOIUp9LU92CR6Qsix1VFYFcvh9nHdqrgwzODvpUa4nHmzguMeP7V1ryMoiFBx_oAy9iu948M2_zSdLhMZhpKCQeUj1dFPoo4CfFEzn9VFZOluxeIrLlW_9W45yvLHWDOgxAiwfNx0BvchF_lcub6eoHDjE8oQwmLbwKq3-LGTXptApbLlXaNVFddtlwTO1p6lWZ58g31mJNLW2iNBNY3Y-N4Wljfivf_ImqZosH6Wq9Nszz6SQtyo7g1npMZYubStXjFDBQCF91Ij3MlGU4mX1S0bs6kSlOV2jKXdyVEv_pJi4a9ONkACk9VZApwkbC6mmiuAEhzkMwvQJma2kLBnPzZ-FCz24Cf4JMGIUtMxPGMSXHpSt7KZUGtSZYCe6FfzQNRQp6-qlx3WTGneccO6RQbLIwlaClCFLrI0yC84cLjWzYtT-AkqI2WdbGXUS\/4sn\/cU1w_yulQQyoZ0ydMFwV5g\/h14\/h001.O2NBNOz5nSy_lETXDVqGWbLyJ0LQYaNCDVJnY0cg1ZQ\">opened more than 1 million acres of public land to new drilling<\/a> (850,000 in the Central Valley and 680,000 along the Central Coast). That includes areas close to a high school, a public park, and a reservoir that serves 250,000 people with drinking water. <\/li>\n<li>More specifically: Polling released Saturday by Data for Progress <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.iIBo0N5fSFzEFL40Tn-vtTkjfvJbyU16TeLsExzHH4BHWVMZLnu9uOpZy8HROI2qB7xHNyAaSEESH6WtWKhhJ8h6503fN2O7Qi-OFSiu2jpq4AIPY-TzB8TJ5cOPbuBSYbZL_jjdS4K-y14W-FaZSqJh0WTc3l2DRShfsE0GdQ8itKyAkxyywU0UfQV80-_IBBG9gTPIupGu4R-XUi-ClbyuHDZ78geFGpuiPAbUW2qHg5_bVP7R74Br_8e9njbLnxYbKoP4cwAyGK02Nq11K1FcaQWc4qaDyfbPjByBK3s2dnhrjLr60QlPUEH-ZpxO9dUvLQed7Cc2S-RYrTPhz-bvGxaeqjoyMJPfGDVz4krbxHB47eclzVUaN_YnkJa5oDOBFBHi2dyCuiZ7_wvIXyRBzp_d8YKjTyDyr6KEPtw\/4sn\/cU1w_yulQQyoZ0ydMFwV5g\/h15\/h001.-Ew7zIWhgBiX97pTZjqOkdHq1Zi6TnQQp_akaJ-AWnw\">shows<\/a> that 64 percent of U.S. voters\u2014nearly two thirds\u2014understand that <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.iIBo0N5fSFzEFL40Tn-vtTkjfvJbyU16TeLsExzHH4DVTaZ2H8TMuU29JgBpw-c_dodmyGK_n3Ccik3p-bzvWH2VoQ4XVNfASL3T9d7_cpCPzv9ds9tsIZM2fksPKG-I-9cIKxMVgF_UOF_gZg6b8J-xO-UYuY3lAz2u85cnI5HdESZD8E5ykB5GXUufqnfT814J87-D_nh9agnTdTsGWo72W_bC7ZVEs3ES4JbxyRnbKqLUgsIDxKFoqbXIVPKz0wZpiEC2rWj_RtQYTv2Hup5Rnq3tE3iBfyaDOFS5QkOeJi8EyoEHZVXIV1dh7DQ0pYsu8DXQEGYKPS98sQk2n-u9BCoHffp8qSwuooDvTY6LoQ-Ge4XyoCdtUawnlJwguq6Hk_gwUWn8z-j-LYkjIBt4Pc9v2iwze1_3VDBp6sM\/4sn\/cU1w_yulQQyoZ0ydMFwV5g\/h16\/h001.H24Ut-9B2f72gSNMnK_rPqWGhLV-0N2HyO-WVUJXt-o\">wildfires are being worsened by climate change<\/a>. The survey of 1,164 voters across the political spectrum showed that only 27 percent don\u2019t think climate change is exacerbating wildfires, and 9 percent don\u2019t know. Interestingly, Republican voters were split down the middle: 45 percent recognized the climate-wildfire connection, while 45 percent rejected it.<\/li>\n<li>Last week climate scientist Zeke Hausfather explained here that the Canadian wild fires are in areas that have never been managed (or mismanaged). This is relevant because Republicans, bought by the fossil fuel industry, are trying to spread the notion that it is Canadian mismanagement not climate change that is to blame. For example, Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.iIBo0N5fSFzEFL40Tn-vtTkjfvJbyU16TeLsExzHH4BEC6PVLoNSSjNKJ0U695GSDflAdSwZbkhnsgDF7RrhS8r_8SKm3_DBTWkq_zRGdJU1CSdRjYo7yKOq5ndGP6W17JERxxlcS8s8zucze2HYF3bn41ZxX1x0E5xEPBnhVXsKnrEqBgs9X3clV0j7V4xzfLRcjWlLXGBw6UnYaD6P3QPmcyfc5zeuSfYXCgXdeOyHmSB9ZVKx8Hl6iL0lwySMQpPM7xUHDtldj1QDyLsskcBTYUi-KuP97oxVlx3-5G997Ulu7SuLl-Bu3yg7u6i80VacYAczklweB8A2tz7x0WJbKVgSiPEPMTf9OoIAwl1rTFCsbDMEaxNWiQ0IAkOf5C-Uo9bhriYZVWqHNmRej75Fn11wE70q83tb4ut-O3s\/4sn\/cU1w_yulQQyoZ0ydMFwV5g\/h17\/h001.6wOXKcUUXUVJplQs036R5t_xEU2Ovr10KeIIvt_i_Oo\">introduced legislation<\/a> Friday to sanction Canada for failing to contain the wildfires, blaming only insufficient forest management. Moreno has <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.iIBo0N5fSFzEFL40Tn-vtTkjfvJbyU16TeLsExzHH4DjptwylDR9b5G0gcAkwSO8bvsxQWmZ0l_GRMWHmAd9Osi15sNNKfWDV8gMW9GE5lTIc0O28194PSaE46bx0gbvNnROIB0ZtvI-HOBKp15bwZfpYp2QyZr7-BmC_Guey2nF3RAaEjNDGQrmms-PYSRWuCbhhyTlqcBeLG_4xqqsJyajYYZM6NExFBkPGEw5tLMOQcZRJXZyLAkSYQIDUF-2c7Z6k3I837IWqRgvvTVvA7FFGoh4Ph6YiYyxgW9U7zyLp8H4PWHJ4fM4bvDIb2ILkrebyfhUvqoQGsWDBZ9PVo7K_cQU6JuFMJKdKktXF1FPergAGiZ4LCr-uWDQ91P29W2463E6hC54LmKYnW4AEKDePziivQwd8AADfema4lg\/4sn\/cU1w_yulQQyoZ0ydMFwV5g\/h18\/h001.FO893gHN1NfB_tRb5L9CzcdWUefEVCxK6OZymntrRTw\">received<\/a> $445,823 in direct campaign contributions from the oil and gas industry since his election in 2024. He was <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.iIBo0N5fSFzEFL40Tn-vtTkjfvJbyU16TeLsExzHH4BwxTYxBDkuqAJNWpMfS-G9sgWSJQsnrj5ZXFY7niWXz4i1QDguXXIUYGJyj1GZ1mxfp0GIGLOEnmgAvRblm4baNUNJE4wApcH-rEug6CI-w5Bl2dGq4QQqFF2VB8ES0dlP9hSVh9VrMKEypOk7QIvDTgVMJT1p_naj1EG9vsch_l4mnd6BF8djRjqK1-cNuhtQz6COAhwJUYw6i68WIx4P_vkIK7d5tWrEmke2-8uEp9I9ZjDHjrisFjpvLhP_SJ3S0IQG8w_xXgkP6j1Vay_AXrmPlLNQVaUhoTUAo6lwvwblXe0q1P6J4yqoZLsdQhxPQ1Kxi4AiG9tsgPLNwNSG59xdd4s28hAHRK4i1Vi9szAqbzUGXFpsuSYz3wHpJqc\/4sn\/cU1w_yulQQyoZ0ydMFwV5g\/h19\/h001.abnbU-G5NgoHtLF8UgnM6qciNbTLykgIc81FEcqHGMw\">the sixth-largest Senate recipient of oil and gas funding<\/a> in the 2024 cycle.<\/li>\n<li>A poll found \u201cplenty of contradiction and hypocrisy in the divided minds of Californians,\u201d who \u201cstrongly favor fighting climate change \u2014 at least in concept \u2014 until it adversely affects them directly.\u201d On the other hand, most Californians (62%) favor California\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.SNYHID0cgDJeR88MOfSMuYb40pT4taHPAVKj3M9gcqZNQqzuiAPHEBihlkX2DpdVUSGXON1zk8k6_1OVFGZRyvYy7yVawEDffbcNdLPT_7aB-gJFqrZszlMd068BVKWqA4S6qy1XcsnoTru6AEI-u4FxM9v5Bk_KYtdWbhMza1LXQO25_IM4m-mlB-Rc1WSqLiWkUHXYmobjIHHJKdBgqU1Nyu2hxCs5kb5iHrayJnHMh_xRhpyM_bPd-thJVZOh2rP8pcQfpP4OdDqzsWvRJa6Zqhd50q39_OThvObsT_egiRNogP4INuQJzZF3FaBlauLYbcFF04QWjdzWe7N8YjH0WHecAlvcgI1NB120_FPG5u1UwzD-6IoPCRD4rbPG40ZCk_5V9sx_uX6LiY63TMR_gZ8eX6nN2pVnHEFqsASFRFFXu9hQxI5HMRmk3nIWwmtIEAIQTaNs2Ru693_ktKpx7tALW25SZSPTozgweNCLJdThCsCUbtulKoa-atngvsuAa5XXYwrLTTM8Y8OwWWW338emTM7-tPlygtASak6J8DAzS-a32kKo2GK6R5mkvAAehYpLV_KiEYDy7zch6qxPzwCdbjMEb14dqIFiP9uSyYRMF0OhGyBgoPU16IpQtN-yBBlG09i_jvVn3RnRPN1gsge0FIBejCsYEXfVzvQpoTNOeJ4JpfeiJIAabAqsgOe8HOty3t5BviG2mRNzV3RmQqDesRtZCimTaBH-K_U\/4sn\/cU1w_yulQQyoZ0ydMFwV5g\/h20\/h001.w9BxXyB2AIXCKHsTFpIIWvLAtMNYxO5XsnYhJ3b-inw\">ambitious law<\/a> requiring all electricity to come from renewable sources by 2045, per the poll. But fewer than 4 in 10 said they were willing to pay extra for clean energy.<\/li>\n<li>  <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.SNYHID0cgDJeR88MOfSMuYb40pT4taHPAVKj3M9gcqYtQxQiu5WavqedZ5LSoXxZ5zCV3Lf0_SobVMZKkk2xbn7crTkPp3UxxmfcTjgMFR3p2zR7Emfm1KOiorJDRgVr5PcMBhU43hQcMLSQX9SRuxxYBO180ar5m75aWrMkQWeDRZbmbuPwXXkESJlH7dduNIClfMSy-dLfVL3tVLKP-zh2sgJ_njff043qmp8hGmSlzvAsqMCS9rFAxjAZXAPBZBiEMeXNteVdtUdpdV3Qgf41IhjXssn63G9_2k5HXXmxUxgMO50fjIB8qJHKGsgqUTdRRhe4B02uQn3hVch3HCQLOmnYlZdpCFYwoauygkh0NuRnNUUSMH8UIN04DZtxilKHTYBSqk93_iaRekRe0DK49LGWHgPNMduZ7jyCnmH3ODqJX9bobB5uHmeMRuSk6eesU871d2xoEuUj5uZQ_8kRezsuRcTVxQpjxcIUj8woE7Ah5-3P8RqJJFWX5Q-1nx36rq8OQEzKVXZT5KWt4OLtAiHDmdZljKq7SYsxFT_7yvozvlXhkHz_W2FMFfCsgIRLFLn1Ef6X1d-KayQgTPp-U7dibmCXfq559wV9s708cBEti_IJ0KJzsITtt86XMzM7Kb9C97B2iyDgqd1uhz4BzdAk8vSxQK0TWbFAMKJWUJhaVCswjE5xHElnkvWSZHMqYQCeko18sk08uFIMSrE7DvWQDIlC8WltxuvPoBbAqPanFO6r6ikPyOkUZZR5\/4sn\/cU1w_yulQQyoZ0ydMFwV5g\/h21\/h001.3vJ3lzuTY5N3ZVUwwdLHEDOcd8EQGM6ShghdUv0_fxI\">Newsom issued an executive order in 2020<\/a> taking new fossil-fueled passenger vehicles off the California market nine years from now. But roughly two-thirds of Californians think that\u2019s a lousy idea, <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.SNYHID0cgDJeR88MOfSMuYb40pT4taHPAVKj3M9gcqYtQxQiu5WavqedZ5LSoXxZ5zCV3Lf0_SobVMZKkk2xbpwmSsUQoHdPnWbBJjWIMWLtl8VCMxOgxQp_n16ph5PYLa-PRtPd9T8Q_D96B2cbK_m2lo1GO-d8r3r1QNfB7eLGuk79RMjmSQj4V-s6geM6Mndhx7YLlb5qgrc_9RzL2ozEonbEPcGOauVyfQoWVssm-EkpW2kHFRkUTCxU7ukIf_C0qkytwYZ1IZq7RbT6IdtbfEutj7xRSlmffsCeN1F18rd8hG1GtQe2fdaTr2moq2IjiRSVjYHms8TYNZlP748qBrQ4y9z6YSqxwBe8ooshGJdnkssWhD4kmG0ApiO4cKMzxmGv9g-Tsx2NqcSGsoeYD39pSiHQfSayqmjymTFgUU5NfrOiWcLjKMqqjVrMa0NtGk4UUEi1u4hUfa7lJcnaKfm-Bz8HVB551ta6b1q2NHtnqdHC7Y2axsb5AJ6Mb8Te5muFuu20LILvACb7D_ORPanFGAvbWDetpk-2JHIVYFiG91U-6a6qwrZhHTjYTBC785SgIiFd_G3J2c-Ouu4ojI6z2KCiKK0HBqqdQq8KzhjLT1sFl1GJ8-xYO2L0WmXWdDFHNOVuzeOjjLKSgg_0sVoRy6T3MMf08dKClIk5lkQMjgEwMqZOAwYErf8RwHF39XgE-fMZMAb8a_KZP5sa03g0aFPFW7I_o8FfTonYDJGshtMJV3GUbWHRkMat\/4sn\/cU1w_yulQQyoZ0ydMFwV5g\/h22\/h001.PmcymMzlWf5DEf60sD5zU6Lj-DsqksVWIM3mvxKIH04\">according to a poll released last week by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California.<\/a>  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Take Action!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our friends at Humboldt Waterkeeper have this ask:  <\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, July 28 at 4 pm, the Board of Supervisors will hold a Special Hearing to review the final version of the <strong>Coastal Outdoor Lighting Ordinance<\/strong>, which was approved by the Coastal Commission in February with additional requirements for warmer, less blue lights.<\/p>\n<p>With this review comes an opportunity to advocate for a similar requirement to be incorporated into the Inland version of the ordinance. Please join us in submitting comments to the Board of Supervisors via email to <a href=\"mailto:cob@co.humboldt.ca.us\"><a href=\"mailto:cob@co.humboldt.ca.us\">cob@co.humboldt.ca.us<\/a><\/a>. Remember to share your personal reasons for wanting the County to protect the night sky, whether it\u2019s stargazing, protecting migrating birds and marine life, or a better night\u2019s sleep for all.<\/p>\n<p>  You can also comment in-person at the Board Chambers in Eureka or by telephone. See <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.v2UrIOJHHKkg0Pk-aGvhy11hGL9Kq1wa_acJx1xNECa4t5tK8QDVB4QyVft9J3UvYlcqLOIHpS3SLleXN0sE77n61I08ofMQGcpitbQTUWyuzT7NuBsdh1FvpLfUQaYe2_1c1ZsoIX5YgoV-84YNEPhKzAHq53AeEBNr6X7_CkgxaatZc50lVFYVL_24xBC5CrYCUQnNrnqSFeOzqvyFhyWDylsJ1Cb1qWvGss-z8JKVQ6vtLfS-orfcbhURjNKEuQEtNbwATUTos14mL0ZfK69fa3ZfROEAYVAcrSPV5s2QoRMGSD5v7j62yQp8pjbA-IHZRn-D9IUGd_D-gRoJwwSMshak_wQAe4qlJr1SU2AtKzVCqKfr5ku-OIxxiHKO\/4sn\/cU1w_yulQQyoZ0ydMFwV5g\/h23\/h001.oJzlZs5ZQqiZ5VbEyvIizeA1RM6DrQP9FADw3dHKZ8Y\">the agenda<\/a> for more info.<\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"background-color: #FFFFFF;border-top: 2px solid #909090;border-collapse:collapse\" role=\"presentation\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse\" role=\"presentation\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;background-color: #FFFFFF;border-top: 0\">\n<div style=\"color: #707070;font-family: Arial;font-size: 11px;line-height: 125%;text-align: left\">                                  Sent via <a href=\"https:\/\/url1005.email.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.vJH41MPG4bgUd6h6NGKFpj-Lrvy5aFcFyt94Rovp4kU\/4sn\/cU1w_yulQQyoZ0ydMFwV5g\/h24\/h001.Nwn9X3M1CG_SOt6itkBNaIYN0ffrpwlF2me9cGHBhTI\" style=\"color: #0096DB\">ActionNetwork.org<\/a>.                                                                      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