This week's Fool-on-the-Hill must be another repeat performance because A) Repugnican Senator Ted Cruz is such a fool we could not have possibly overlooked him in the past and B) what I just said. OK, ready? First here's the video version of one of his recent gaffs complete with entertaining comebacks. Second, do you think we should nominate Ted as The Enviro Show Fool of the Year? Leave a comment on the blog! That said, Ted has some stiff competition from the Sedition Sisters (Boebert & Greene) making utter fools of themselves during the State of the Union Address heckling The Prez like a bunch of tweens in the lunchroom.
Time to checkout our Charlie Baker Good Riddance Countdown Timer!
Once again we are compelled to remind Charlie Biomass Baker and anyone else who isn't paying attention that "It's the Climate Crisis, Stupid!" Don't take our word for it: "The dangers of climate change are
mounting so rapidly that they could soon overwhelm the ability of both
nature and humanity to adapt unless greenhouse gas emissions are quickly
reduced, according to a major new scientific report released on Monday. The
report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the body of
experts convened by the United Nations, is the most detailed look yet at
the threats posed by global warming." And this: Longtime listeners already know about apocalyptic scenes appearing all around the world in recent years with hillsides in towering flames and smoke, haze blanked skies from horrific distant forest fires and terrified animals and human residents seeking refuge. A new United Nations report has declared it a “global wildfire crisis.” “The heating of the planet is turning landscapes into tinderboxes,”
the report by the United Nations
Environment Program noted. Meanwhile it's show & tell time now: Did you know Peatlands, like bogs and fens, make up only 3 percent of
land on Earth but store twice as much planet-warming carbon as all
the world’s forests combined? We didn't until we saw this. Also, The New York Times focused on one such threatened bog, Congo's Peatlands. And finally this from The Guardian: "A study published on Monday
in Nature Sustainability shows that carbon loss from tropical
deforestation in the last two decades has doubled and continues to rise,
driven largely by the expansion of agricultural frontiers. The findings
contrast with previous assessments, such as the Global Carbon Budget 2021, which had suggested a slight decline in carbon loss from deforestation."
OK, it looks like we'll be somewhat Abidin' with Biden this week for most of his State of the Union speech last Tuesday EXCEPT........."It's the Climate Crisis, Stupid!" 😞 The Prez only mentioned THE greatest threat to life on Earth once! We're not about to give The Prez a pass on that but we appreciate his EPA for pushing back against Postmaster DeJoy's move to replace gas guzzling postal trucks with......more gas guzzling trucks instead of going all electric. Wait, why is DeJoy even anywhere near a federal office?? The guy is one of His Malignancy's lackeys and arrogant beyond belief. Let's throw this bum out, OK?
How about an Enviro Show Quote of the Week?
“By destroying the animals, the air, and the trees, we are destroying ourselves.”
In The Enviro Show Echo Chamber the folks from Stop the Money Pipeline tell us: "Since 2016, Chase Bank has led more lending and underwriting to Gazprom than any other bank in the world. In 2014, Chase underwrote $700 billion in bonds for Gazprom, even when no other US bank would touch the deal. Not only is Gazprom helping to fund Russia’s war machine [presently aimed at Ukraine], but it has a
business model that is betting on catastrophic climate change ― Gazprom
is spending billions every year on massively expanding its oil and gas
operations. Here's an Action Link where you can protest Chase's bloody business. Finally, Inside Climate news gets into "The Human Toll and Environmental Devastation from Russia’s Unprovoked War of Aggression in Ukraine"
After the conversation with our guest we head over to the Bus Stop Billboard:
Wednesday, March 16, 4:30pm. Fix the Grid Rally Boston. Boston Common across from Statehouse. ISO-New England, our regional energy grid operator, is slow-walking the transition to renewable energy and keeping us hooked on fossil fuels. Time and again, they set policies that benefit fossil fuel interests at the expense of our health and our future. The state has the power to hold ISO-NE accountable for their actions, but keeps standing aside. Join us in telling Governor Baker and his administration that it's beyond time to Fix The Grid! Go here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/fix-the-grid-rally-boston/
Wednesday, March 16, 7:30pm. WMass Extinction Rebellion Earth Day Planning meeting. Everyone is invited to help us create local Earth Day events. Join on Zoom here.
Thursday, March 17, 12 – 1pm. Webinar: A Conversation with Sec. Katie Theoharides. Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. You'll also have the chance to ask the Secretary your questions. Spaces are limited. Register HERE.
Thursday March 17, 3:00 – 4:30pm. Oceans - Sequestering carbon in the sea. Methods for sequestering carbon on land have been studied and practiced for decades. Much less is known about the efficacy and the practicality of techniques to sequester carbon in the ocean despite the fact that oceans are one of the largest natural carbon sinks on earth. Numerous approaches for deliberate ocean carbon sequestration, ranging from biological and geochemical methods to industrial techniques, have been proposed by scientists, engineers, and technologists. Join us as we discuss some of those methods and what is known about their potential benefits and risks, and what activities are taking place now to better understand this potentially critical pathway to carbon neutrality. Go HERE.
Thursday March 17, 6pm. PFAS 101: How to keep your family safe from toxic PFAS in drinking water and consumer products. This workshop will be held on Zoom with plenty of time for questions and discussion. Zoom link HERE.
Friday March 18, 3:00 – 4:30pm. Climate-wise landscaping - Sequester at home. Join our final Sequestration Week webinar for practical solutions on how to "Sequester at Home." This webinar will take an active and optimistic approach to dealing with our changing climate by summarizing some of the actions that property owners or managers (homeowners, communities, and municipalities) can take now to become more Earth-friendly. Go HERE.
Saturday March 19, 1pm. Rally to Stop the Eversource Pipeline. Hear from hunger strikers opposing the Peabody peaker plant & the Eversource pipeline (also featured at a morning vigil in South Hadley) Watch for details! Background info HERE.
Monday March 21, 5pm. Toxics & Environmental Justice. Virtual Event. Join the MA Sierra Club Chapter's Toxics Team for a workshop on integrating an environmental justice lens into our Toxics reduction advocacy. This will be an interactive meeting, so come prepared to learn and participate! Go HERE.
Monday March 21,7:00 - 8:30pm. Fixing our Broken Democracy in Massachusetts. A presentation and discussion with Erin Leahy of Act On Mass about the lack of democracy in the Massachusetts legislature, with a focus on organizing for change. There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion. Registration is required. Register HERE
Tuesday March 22, 6:00 - 7:30 pm. WMass Peace Organizing Meeting. The Resistance Center for Peace and Justice and Massachusetts Peace Action invite Western Massachusetts peace and justice activists to come together and plan the future of peace organizing in Western Massachusetts. We invite all community members to join a brainstorming session to gauge interest and capacity on a Western Massachusetts peace organizing group. LEARN MORE
Tuesday, March 22, 7pm. “Getting to Know the Soils of Massachusetts and Why It Matters” with Ralph S. Baker, Ph.D. in soil physics. Soils are not all created equal. Understanding how they differ, and why, is important if we’re to recognize their key role in a changing climate. Ralph will introduce how the soils of Massachusetts are arranged on the landscape, where soils information can readily be obtained, as well as answering such questions as what soils sequester the most carbon in Massachusetts? Register today.
Wednesday, March 23, 6:00 to 7:00pm. Restoring Ecosystems in a Time of Ongoing Global Change. David Moreno Mateos, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, Harvard Graduate School of Design; Affiliate of the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard UniversityAdvance Registration Required.
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That's all for now folks but PLEASE remember to listen to your Mother!
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