Sno-Isle News July 2021

No July meeting? It's true, our hard working volunteers are taking a well deserved vacation and will be enjoying summer fun time! We hope you do too. And our rainy day options are to enjoy some "summer reruns" for past programs you might have missed or want to see again:

Support A Solution to Save Salmon

Three years of stakeholder negotiations raise hope for saving salmon from extinction with a plan to remove four lower Snake River dams, while also investing in energy, transportation and agriculture.
For a yard sign, contact Nancy Johnson.  Learn More.

The League of Women Voters of Snohomish County have produced this richly informative video. Saving trees for a healthier planet and healthier citizens is one of their major concerns. Past-president Kate Lunceford is spearheading efforts to improve codes and regulations at the county level to stop rampant clear-cutting.
Watch the Video

 

Act Now to Electrify Buildings
 
Emissions from buildings are growing at a faster rate than any other source of carbon pollution in our state. These emissions are primarily due to the use of gas heat and appliances. Not only does this contribute significantly to climate change, but it also poses serious health risks to our children and vulnerable populations.

Electrifying buildings is critical to addressing climate change -- and it's achievable, affordable and safe.

Read More and Take Action

Fri. July 16 at 6 pm Virtual Screening
7:45 pm Discussion

This film on the Rights of Nature Movement is a paradigm shifting story about the fate of nature, capitalism and democracy. Find out how communities around the globe are standing up for their rights to clean air and water, health and safety, as well as the rights of nature.

Sponsored by  Snohomish County Community Rights, and recently shown through Everett Meaningful Movies.

To receive your Zoom link one hour before screening Register Now.

Dueling Protests for Whidbey School
 

Supporters of curriculum change promoted by United Student Leaders of South Whidbey vastly outnumbered the opposition as some community members protested new course offerings on Ethnic Studies and Environmental Science.  More than 300 counter-protesters showed up in favor of the expanded class content. Read the article in This is Whidbey: What we teach our children

After a decade-long battle, the Power Past Coal movement has stopped the last of seven coal terminals planned for the Pacific Northwest. Communities, organizations, Tribal Nations, and individual citizens worked together to defend our health and safety against the coal industry. 

Two noisy heron chicks are now eagerly greeting their parents as they bring food to the nest near Harbor Square Athletic Club. This is the first documented successful heron nest at the Edmonds Marsh in many, many years.