Time to shake our heads in amazement once again as we encounter yet another Fool-on-the-Hill. Yes, it is U.S. Rep. Billy Long (Repugnican- MO) who apparently blames mass shootings
on......... abortion? We know these seditious MAGA Repugs have a
limited grasp on reality but really? Abortion?? If these guys are so
concerned about senseless killings how about voting for sensible gun
reforms that will actually reduce the killing?
Since we're on about senseless, how about those who avoid dealing with climate chaos? How many times must we remind them "It's the Climate Crisis, Stupid!" Science is pretty much in agreement that the massive drought out West is mostly due to climate change but how about this headline: "How Bad Is the Western Drought? Worst in 12 Centuries.." OK, why stop there with headlines. Checkout this one: "As Earth’s temperature rises, Massachusetts residents’ sense of urgency on climate change declines" The jist of this story is we have too many crisis to pick from and unlike COVID and mass shootings, the climate crisis isn't in your face everyday. Before you through your hands up and step away from your device you should know "New satellite data shows that in many coastal cities around the world, land is subsiding even faster than sea level is rising." Soooo, if your inland......no worries! (kidding).
Ready for our Charlie Baker Good Riddance Countdown Timer?
We guess Glen sure is but what's he gonna do in the Baystate when he doesn't have Charlie to kick around anymore?
It looks like we have a 50/50 split when it comes to Abidin' with Biden this week. On the down side is this, according to Build Back Better Fossil Free: "Biden is breaking his promise to end new oil and gas leasing on public lands and waters -- again. On June 14, the Bureau of Land Management will hold its first public lands lease sale in Nevada. Between June 14 and June 28, BLM will auction off nearly 150,000 acres of public lands accross the West." And yet, on June 6 the White House announced that "Historic Actions Include Authorizing Defense Production Act to Lower Energy Costs, Strengthen Power Grid, and Create Good-Paying Jobs". Read the fine print and decide, are you Abidin' with Biden or is The Prez Backslidin'?
Time for an Enviro Show Quote of the Week:
“Something will have gone out of us as a people if we ever let the
remaining wilderness be destroyed ... We simply need that wild country
available to us, even if we never do more than drive to its edge and
look in.”
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Before we move on to our interview with Sophie let's have a look at The Enviro Show Echo Chamber and forest protection efforts in Vermont. Northeast Wildeness Trust is doing good work up there while Gov. Scott is doing.....not so much. Seven Days tells us, "the
governor rejected H.606, which would have required the state to
have a plan to conserve 30 percent of its land and waters by 2030, in line with
President Joe Biden’s initiative to mitigate climate change and declines in
biodiversity. The bill would have gone even further and required 50 percent of
the state’s land to be conserved by 2050." Maybe the Green Mountain State won't be all that green by 2050? And This: How about a A Hike through Crane Ledge Woods ?
Thursday nights in June for our Justice in June: Connecting Impacted Communities Series. All events begin at 7PM ET. This is your opportunity to learn more about the on-the-ground effects of biomass. You’ll hear directly from environmental justice leaders and the community members who are suffering the health and economic impacts of the wood pellet biomass industry. All events in this series are FREE. Register to attend this free online event. https://bit.ly/3yOf4ci
Sunday June 26, 1 to 4pm. Pine Barrens Walk Carver, Plymouth, Carver, MA. Join biologist Bill Stubblefield and ecologist Bart Bouricius for a tour of the sand mining and solar building in Southeastern Massachusetts. Organized by Save the Pine Barrens. Go to: Facebook Page @LandWaterPlymouthArea.www.savethepinebarrens.org
Monday June 27, 7:00 pm. Fitchburg Forest Forum. The Fitchburg Conservation Commission is hosting the event at City Hall, 718 Main St, Fitchburg, MA 01420 after discovering that in Fitchburg and in neighboring towns, there has been a sharp increase in the number of privately-owned forest tracts being logged, due probably to high current timber prices, aggressive marketing by foresters and loggers, and elevated land values, as well as industrial solar. Dr. Susan Masino of Trinity College is one of the speakers. Contact: Ralph Baker ralphsbaker27@gmail.com
Monday June 27, 7 to 8:30pm. Climate Action Now Monthly Gathering on Zoom. See the newsletter to get the Zoom registration link.
Thursday June 30, Noon. New England's National Forests and what you can do to save them. Join us for a special webinar featuring regional experts where we'll explore threats to the White and Green Mountain National Forests, our only national forests in New England, to learn how you can help protect them. Protecting these forests will help our climate, promote biodiversity and support Indigenous cultural reconnection and restoration.Join us to learn more on Thursday, June 30 at 12 p.m. Eastern.
That's it for now Enviro Show listeners. We probably don't have to remind you to listen to your Mother, right?
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