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The (little) Kids are Alright via It's Getting Hot In Here March 30th, 2008 at 21:00

image I recently had the pleasure of shepherding a group of elementary school children around a Water Festival. The day’s myriad events focused on everything from salmon habitats to sea kayaking lessons. It was great to watch little kids get excited about nature in its most basic forms. I think it’s something that I, and maybe others, forget when we’re working on globe spanning issues like climate change. Remember that we were once little kids too, our minds being blown by the simplest joys nature could offer. To watch a room full of a hundred kids all imitating the sounds of a Killer Whale is pretty awesome. The day made me realize/remember how important it is to reach kids at this young age when a love of nature is still embedded deep within their inherent nature. Kids...
In Events, Youth, Education, Climate Change, Global Warming, Popular Culture, water, Washington, kids

State Climate Victory: Green Jobs and Climate Action for Washington! via It's Getting Hot In Here March 7th, 2008 at 05:12

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In United States, Americas, Government, Jobs, Politics, Political Participation, climate policy, Climate Challenge, Victories, green for all, green jobs, Cascade Climate Network, Cascade Region, cap and trade, Climate Change, Global Warming, Washington

Northwest Climate Policy Update: Two Victories and a Setback via It's Getting Hot In Here February 21st, 2008 at 00:21

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In Act Locally, Policy, Dirty Energy, Campuses, Youth Leaders, Oregon, Week of Action, Power Shift, Focus the Nation, LNG, Pacific Northwest, United States, Americas, Government, Politics, Political Participation, climate policy, Climate Challenge, Victories, Cascade Climate Network, Cascade Region, Climate Change, Global Warming, Washington

Cascade POWER SHIFT Summit Wraps Up Two Weeks of Intense Northwest Climate Action! via It's Getting Hot In Here February 14th, 2008 at 00:20

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In Climate Justice, Corporate responsibility, efficiency, Posterity, Direct Action, Clean Cars, Coal, Coal Campaign, Cascade POWER SHIFT, youth climate activism, Act Locally, Dirty Energy, Campuses, Youth Leaders, Oregon, Week of Action, Power Shift, Focus the Nation, United States, Americas, Government, Politics, Political Participation, climate policy, Climate Challenge, Cascade Climate Network, Events, Global Warming, Washington

Beating Back the Coal Rush: Proposed Washington Coal Plant Halted! via It's Getting Hot In Here November 28th, 2007 at 23:05

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In carbon capture and sequestration, CCS, Coal, Coal Campaign, Dirty Energy, United States, Americas, Government, Climate Challenge, Victories, Global Warming, Washington

Our Urgent Opportunity: Fighting for a Sustainable, Just, and Prosperous Future via It's Getting Hot In Here November 17th, 2007 at 23:14

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In Economics, climate change policy, Renewable Energy, Step It Up, climate change activism, Energy policy, youth activism, Climate Justice, Posterity, Act Locally, Youth Leaders, Oregon, Power Shift, United States, Americas, Government, Politics, Political Participation, climate policy, Climate Challenge, Climate Change, Global Warming, Washington

Northwest Students Unite to Form Cascade Climate Network via It's Getting Hot In Here November 2nd, 2007 at 14:16

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In powershift07, Youth climate movement, climate activism, Cascade, Northwest, youth activism, Climate Justice, Posterity, Act Locally, Campuses, Youth Leaders, Oregon, Power Shift, Focus the Nation, United States, Americas, Government, Politics, Political Participation, climate policy, Climate Challenge, Cascade Climate Network, Global Warming, Washington

It’s a drop in the bucket, but it matters via Poverty News Blog January 20th, 2007 at 15:16

from The ColumbianGREGG HERRINGTON Columbian staff writerThe odds seem to be against Josh Seim, a Clark College student who has only a few more months to achieve his goal of almost imperceptibly changing the lives of campus coffee drinkers in order to help end world poverty, hunger and social injustice.Given that goal, you'd think Josh is a bit naive, and perhaps he is. Then again, there's a fine line between naivete and idealism. I could be wrong, but I think he's on the idealism side of the line.Seim, a sociology major and member of the campus Club for Social Action, expects to transfer to Gonzaga University in Spokane or Western Washington University in Bellingham next fall. That doesn't give him much time to conduct and win a campaign to get Fair Trade Certified coffee in at least one...
In US, Washington
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