Howdy!
Hope everyone has been taking care of themselves during this HOT heatwave and drought!
On July 5, Raleigh’s high temperature was 106, the highest ever recorded at RDU. In addition, Raleigh’s heat index was 118, the highest heat index reading ever recorded at RDU!
Summer of Heat actions that began in June will continue through August in New York City with the focus on Citibank, the largest financier of companies expanding the fossil fuel sector. Elders week last week began with a memorial to mourn all we have already lost to climate change. There have also been solidarity events taking place across the country, with three events taking place in NC last week, including this one in Asheville with Third Act NC.
July 17, Make Polluters Pay Briefing Call
2 pm, online
Across the country, the movement to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for climate damages is growing – and data from poll after poll shows our message and movement have the power to win against the fossil fuel industry. Join the call to learn more about what’s working and what’s next here.
July 23, The Power of Regenerative Agriculture to Help Address the Climate Crisis
7 pm, online
Glad to be working in collaboration with several 350 groups across the country! Join us to hear from Regenerative Farmer and author Gabe Brown from the documentary Kiss the Ground, Dr. Anya Knech, co-founder of I-REGEN, and Erin Myers, Exec. Dir. of Basil’s Harvest. Register here.
July 23, No Transco SSEP Community Meeting
6-8 pm, Paddison Memorial Branch Library, Kernersville
Learn information on the negative impacts of the proposed fracked, methane gas pipeline, Transco Southeast Supply Enhancement Project (SSEP), on water, land, and health on communities, and ways to get involved to cancel the project. Register here.
July 30, Colonialism & the Climate Crisis: Film Screening of Quaker Run Wildfire and Discussion
7pm, online
Join POWHR and 7 Directions of Service for a screening of Virginia-based artist Daniel Bachman’s new film Quaker Run Wildfire as well as a discussion on local Rights of Nature efforts with Dr. Crystal Cavalier-Keck. Learn about the colonial history of extractive industry in our region and how it relates to climate breakdown. Register here.
August 1, Public Hearing on Moriah Energy Center Draft Air Quality Permit
6 pm, Vance-Granville Community College, Civic Center Auditorium, 200 Community College Rd, Henderson
Join NoMEC allies to speak out against the proposed Moriah Energy Center by attending! Comments on the project can also be submitted by email to [email protected]with the subject line “Moriah-Energy.23A” or by leaving a voicemail at 919-707-8726. Comments can also be mailed to: NCDEQ Division of Air Quality, 1628 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1628 Public comments will be accepted until Aug. 2. Email me if you like some help with talking points!
August 24, POWHR 10-Year Anniversary Gathering
4-7 pm, Doe Creek Farm, Pembroke, VA
Join Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights (POWHR) as we celebrate everything we have endured and built over the past decade. Save the date and look for more details soon here.
Appalachia’s Mountain Valley Pipeline Crime Scene: Staring Down the Barrel by Deborah Kushner here.
Graphic from POWHR
All Around the Mountain Valley Pipeline, Farmers Are Losing Access to Clean Water by Eve Andrews here.
Take Action!
FEMA: Declare extreme heat and wildfire smoke major disasters here.
FEMA must recognize extreme heat as a major disaster and fund life-saving solutions like rooftop solar to make our homes resilient to these events!
Tell the Army Corps not to re-route the dangerous Line 5 pipeline here.
Tell the Biden Administration to stop another planet-heating fossil fuel project from being built here!
President Biden’s Department of Transportation requests public input on the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for Texas GulfLink in Brazoria County, one of 20 new oil and gas projects proposed in the U.S. Gulf South. If completed, the project could export up to 1 million barrels of crude oil every day, increasing fossil fuel pollution.
Articles and videos
Recording of Stop the Money Pipeline’s Frontline Dispatch Part 1: Mountain Valley Pipelinewith Dr. Crystal Cavalier-Keck here.
Peering Inside the Pandora’s Box of Oil and Gas Waste by Kiley Bense here.
An interview with journalist Justin Nobel on his new book Petroleum-238: Big Oil’s Dangerous Secret and the Grassroots Fight to Stop It.
“Potentially deadly” heat wave envelops East Coast by Andrew Freedman here.
We built our world for a climate that no longer exists by Jeff Goodall here.
The Deathly Toll of Extreme Heat on Elders—and What FEMA Can Do to Tackle It by Jean Su here.
This Is Why the Supreme Court Shouldn’t Try to Do the EPA’s Job by Kate Aronoff here.
In North Carolina, Eastern Hellbenders Are a Species of Concern, Threatened by the Vagaries of Climate Change by Lisa Sorg here.
In Satirical Spoof, Exxon Admits to Gaslighting Public on Climate Change by Charisma Madarang here.
Director Adam McKay’s Yellow Dot Studios slams the fossil fuel company’s attempt to hoodwink consumers into taking the blame for the climate crisis.
We Are The Majority is a video inspired by a groundbreaking global study. The study proves that the majority of the global population wants action on the climate crisis, but they think they are in the minority. Check out the video and link to the study here.
Check out Oil Change International and Earthworks’ new report, Certified Gaslighting, detailing how companies use “certification” schemes to greenwash dirty methane gas here.
Thanks for reading and for taking action! Peace and love for our beautiful Earth, Karen