DOUGLAS COUNTY

GLOBAL WARMING COALITIONSPRING 2020

When Oregon’s Republican legislators onceagain showed their contempt for democracy byrunning and hiding to deny a quorum, who couldblame us if we fell into the pit of dark despair. Forthose of us who have worked for years to pass ameaningful climate bill, it seemed our efforts hadbeen for naught. But on March 10th, the pendu-lum indeed swung the other way — or to cite thetitle of the article — ‘The Poe shall inherit theEarth’. Surrounded by over a dozen young people,Governor Kate Brown signed a sweeping ExecutiveOrder directing Oregon to take strong and com-prehensive action on climate change (see articleon page 3). She declared “The young people arethe reason we are here today.” And the shirts theywore said it all. Referencing the fact we have butten years avoid a climate catastrophe, the messagethey sent was to the point:

“I will be 26 when my climate fate is sealed.”“I will be 28 when my climate fate is sealed.”On this day, we began to unseal that fate. And

we are to be forgiven if we take a moment to cele-brate the moment.

IINN GGRRAATTIITTUUDDEE:: ☺ To Governor Brown who concluded she had

enough of the actions of the climate deniersand that this issue was too critical to wait anylonger.

☺ To Senate President Peter Courtney who, bat-tling poor health, delivered an impassionedspeech condemning the attack on our demo-cratic institutions by the Republicans.

☺ To House Speaker Tina Kotek who closed thesession with a fiery oration on the urgency offighting climate change.

☺ To the Democratic legislators who stood up tothe greed, lies and self deception of theRepublicans.

☺ To our allies at Renew Oregon who foughttirelessly, alternating between hope anddespair, enduring this roller coaster of hell tobe ultimately vindicated.

☺ And finally, to the members of the DouglasCounty Global Warming Coalition whomarched with us, wrote letters, testified,phoned their representatives and supportedthe cause in word and deed.

We know this is just one step in the battle onclimate change. With the many challenges that lieahead, we turn to history to draw inspiration. Theperennial losing Presidential candidate of the1930’s, Norman Thomas, advocated for programslike Social Security — which he was told would

“These are survival issues ... It’s my hope thatwhen the pendulum swings so wildly in one

direction towards falsehood and fantasythat it means that it’s going to swing

back in the other direction.”Ann Druyan, creator of the

science series ‘Cosmos’ and thewidow of scientist Carl Sagan.

P R O M O T EP R O M O T E G L O B A L CC O O L I N GG L O B A L CC O O L I N G

MISSION STATEMENT: DOUGLAS COUNTY GLOBAL WARMING COALITION

A catalyst for:Promoting a healthy climate for our

community and future generations.Identifying and sharing solutions through

awareness, advocacy and collaboration.

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CALENDAR

The Douglas County Global Warming Coalition andUmpqua Watersheds Present

EARTH DAY — FIFTY YEARS LATER: MEETING THE ENVIRONMENTAL

CHALLENGES OF TODAY Roseburg Public Library

Information (541) 672-9819

EARTH DAY MARCHDate and Time TBA

Information: Kasey Hovik — 541-672-7065

These Events will be scheduleddepending upon the status of the Coronavirus

THE PIT AND THEPENDULUM

Dear Dr. Cool, Transit does not sit well with me. Cars

are the engine of our economy. It’s Boomor Bus, I say. As a restaurant owner, my motto is “BusTrays. Not People.’’ Now that’s food for thought. What’sworse, I hear some cities are no longer charging for ridingthe bus. No fares are unfair! Riding in my car isn’t free. Asfor pollution, don’t sell me on diesel which runs them.Thinking about this gives me a bigger headache than aVulcan nerve pinch. Signed, M. Spock 1701 Vulcan Way Apartment NCC Enterprise, Oregon

Dear Mr. Spock, Remember when you went back in time in the movie

‘Star Trek 4’? You were denied a bus ride because you did-n’t know what ‘exact change’ meant. More and more, thosedays are over. It’s time to exact a change in your attitude.Around 100 cities across the world offer free bus rides. InLawrence, Massachusetts, such a pilot program increasedridership 24%. Denver and Austin, Texas saw increasesbetween 20 and 60%. And our own local Umpqua Transitwhich offers free rides on Fridays has seen an increase onthose days of between 30 and 40%. Olympia, Washingtonand Kansas City, Missouri will soon follow suit. As fordiesel pollution, Virginia has plans for 1,000 electric busesover the next ten years.

Yield to the logic, Mr. Spock. Don’t let your emotional,half-human, Dr. McCoy thinking (Sorry for the insult) getthe better of you. Listen to this Doctor instead. For when itcomes to climate change, cars are taking a toll on all of us.Doesn’t it make sense that one ride fits all? Your mottoshould be: ‘The bus things in life are free!’ Let’s all do ourshare to address the climate crisis so we can all Live Longand Prosper.

Ask Doctor Cool!*An advice columnfor thewarm-weary.

From the local coverage, you would think, thanks tomisinformation, all of rural Oregon opposed our climatecap and trade bill. Twenty Douglas County residentsjoined a State-wide rally to let our legislators know wedemand climate action now! And six members of ourcommunity went the extra mile to testify at a publichearing in favor of our bill. They were: Diana Larson,Cindy Haws, M.A. Hansen, Diana Bailey, Ken Carloniand Neal Hadley. Thank you all for being on the frontlines in the battle on climate change.

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JUST WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO?For Oregon’s Cap And Trade Bill: We Put Our Com-

mitment To The Testimony: Seven members ofthe Coalition went to Salem to testify that RuralOregon stands for fighting climate change.

Our Clarion Call On Climate Rally Ho!: Approximate-ly two dozen members of the Coalition joined1,000 Oregonians on the Capitol Steps to demandpassage of our comprehensive climate bill.

Fifty Is The New Twenty: Marking the 50th anniver-sary of Earth Day, the Coalition helped organizethe 20th annual Douglas County Earth Day andEnergy Fair. Rescheduled for the Fall.

A Zone Even Rod Serling Would Approve: Coalitionmembers testified at the County Commissionersmeeting in favor of establishing a Rural RenewableEnergy Development Zone for our County. Thiswould offer property tax breaks for commercialventures developing renewable energy. It passedunanimously.

JUST WHAT WILL YOU BE UP TO?Celebrating 50 years of Earth Day?: And What Was

Wrong With The First 4.8 Billion Years?: TheCoalition and Umpqua Watersheds will co-host aspecial forum consisting of environmental groupsacross the County. We will outline the history ofenvironmental accomplishments since the firstEarth Day 50 years ago and offer the opportunityto learn how each group is working to meet theenvironmental challenges of today.(see articleinside).

Pass The Word — We’re Praising The Petition: TheCoalition, along with our allies across the State, willbe circulating climate initiative petitions for theNovember ballot. Look for places to sign. Betteryet, grab a petition to circulate yourself.

never see the light of day. It was he who declared“I am not the champion of lost causes but causesnot yet won.”

Yes, we have taken a step toward winning thefight on climate change. Let us savor it and buildon it. For the victory will be complete only whenwe have vanquished for all time the madness ofglobal warming — for ourselves and our children.And the flag for our cause shall be truth. I willend this essay not with the words “We shall pre-vail.” Our message is this:

“ In tthe yyear 22020, iin tthe SSta teo f OOregon, WWe DDid PPreva i l ! ”

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CLIMATE POLLUTION REDUCTION MANDATES45% below 1990 levels by 2035. 80% below 1990 levels by 2050.

INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS REDUCTIONSCap and reduce consistent with the abovemandates beginning in 2022.

T R A N S P O R T A T I O NDouble the Clean Fuels mandate from 10%to 20% by 2030 and 25% by 2035. Oregon Department of Transportation toinstitute a greenhouse gas test on all proj-ects. State to purchase electric vehicles. E N E R G Y E F F I C I E N C Y

60% reduction in energy use for all newbuildings by 2030. Update energy efficiency standards everythree years.

U T I L I T I E SCap and reduce emissions to include natu-ral gas. The Public Utilities Commission to incorpo-rate climate change as part of its mission. Capture methane from landfills.

S T A T E A C T I O N SDirect all agencies to prioritize climatechange, This means:

Reduce emissions. Consult with the Environmental JusticeTask Force. Protect impacted communities.

A G R I C U L T U R ECut food waste by 50% by 2030.

H E A L T HOregon Health Authority to:

Update health assessment on climatechange.Protect workers from wildfires.

PROPOSED LEGISLATION FOR FUNDINGTransitioning workers to a clean energysector Wildfire management and rural jobs Protection for impacted communities

WHAT COMES NEXT:Building on this success with climate initia-tive petitions for the November ballot. Lookfor them and sign them. Contact Governor Brown. We need to sup-port her by thanking her for taking boldaction on the climate

Phone: 503-378-4582 Mail: Office of the Governor 900 Court Street Suite 254 Salem, Oregon 97301-4047 email: Oregon.gov/gov/Pages/

Share Your Opinion.aspx Hearings on rule making for implementationof the Executive Order — a critical step toensuring it is properly carried out.

N E V E R GG I V E UU P ! NN E V E R SS U R R E N D E R !“You ppeople jjust wwon’t ggive uup!”

State Senator Kathleen Taylor on the persistence of Oregon’s climate activists.

AND WE NEVER DID. SO NOW WE ENJOY THE FRUITS OF OUR EFFORTS FROM GOVERNOR BROWN’SEXECUTIVE ORDER — ONE WHICH SHE DESCRIBED AS THE MOST AGGRESSIVE IN THE COUNTRY.

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A N D F O R A L L O F T H E S E — W E W I L L B E T H E R E .W E A LW A Y S H AV E . W E A LW A Y S W I L L .

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WHEN IT COMES TO RENEWABLE ENERGY,W E ’ R E I N T H E Z O N E

Smart Energy members testified before the CountyCommissioners in favor of the County becoming aRural Renewable Energy Development Zone. Joiningeleven other counties, the commissioners unanimouslyapproved the resolution. Commercial developers will beeligible for tax incentives for wind, solar, geothermaland other types of renewables. A representative fromthe CCD Business Development Corporation, the leadsponsor of the resolution, will elaborate on the details ofthis program at our monthly meeting.

ON RESILIENCY,SMART ENERGY IS TAKEN TO SCHOOLJared Cordon, Roseburg Superintendent of Schools,

spoke before the group outlining efforts to bring togeth-er organizations to plan for resiliency in the face ofpower outages and emergencies. Several members ofSmart Energy volunteered to be part of the effort.

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A Federal Appeals Court dismissed a lawsuit by 21young plaintiffs demanding legal action to fight climatechange. In a stinging dissent, Judge Josephine L.Staton wrote: “The government accepts as fact theUnited States has reached a tipping point crying out fora concerted response — yet presses ahead towardcalamity. It’s as if an asteroid were hurtling toward Earthand the Government shut down its only defenses.” Thecase will be appealed. The Trump Administration, whofought the lawsuit, had one reaction: They werepleased.

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Have you ever been told if we continuebusiness as usual, the climate won’t give usthe business?

Myth: See above sentence Fact: For this entry of ‘Just the Facts

Ma’am’, we will tune in to an old televisionshow.

Tonight’s episode: Think It’s Hot Now? —Ask Lois Nettleton

Mr. Rod Serling, please: “There is a fifthdimension beyond that which is known toMan. It’s ignorance is as vast as space andtimeless as infinity. It is found not in lightbut in shadows and grounded not in sciencebut in superstition. And they appeal to thepit of Man’s fears and reject the summit ofhis knowledge. It is the dimension of halluci-nation. It is the area which we call ‘TheClimate Denial Zone.’

For your consideration: Meet the climatedeniers. Blinded to the reality of climatechange, they do the bidding of the fossil fuelindustry, putting profits over planet.

Cases in point: Oregon Republican legislators. Rejectingall climate bills no matter how much wecompromise. Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Aus-tralia, who amidst the disaster ofunprecedented wildfires stated, “Now isnot the time to discuss c1imate policy. Deputy Prime Minister of Australia whodismissed global warming activistsas”Raving inner-city lunatics.”

So let us journey through the factsignored in their self-induced Twilight Zone. 0 The year 2019 was the second hottest on

record, 1/10 of a degree lower than 2016

— and only because that year had an ElNino.

0 July, 2019 was the hottest month everrecorded.

0 The last 5 years were the hottest onrecord.

0 Europe had its hottest year ever. 0 The 2010’s was the hottest decade, with

the last five years hotter than the firstfive.

0 Australia had its hottest and driest yearever.

0 And speaking of Australia, The firesburned 16 million acres in New SouthWales and Victoria alone.

0 Southeastern Australia burned eighttimes as much land as the 2018 Califor-nia fires.

0 The fires emitted more carbon than Aus-tralia had emitted over an eight monthperiod.

0 The smoke from the fires circumnavigat-ed the globe and ironically partially shutdown coal mining in New South Wales.

0 Fires of this magnitude were not project-ed by climate models for another 40-50years.

As Gavin Schmidt, Director, NASA’sGoddard Institute for Space Studies put it:“You haven’t seen anything yet.” And who isLois Nettleton? She starred in the TwilightZone episode ‘The Midnight Sun’ in whichthe Earth grows hotter because it is hurtlingtoward the sun. And unless we prevail overthe climate deniers, we will indeed see a realversion of The Midnight Sun and journeywith them out of the temperate zone andinto our own Twilight Zone.

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SMOKE GETS IN THEIR LIES

Australia is the sixth largest producer of fuels thatemit carbon. It is also the world’s largest exporter ofcoal. Ironically, the climate impacted wildfires that sweptacross the country released so much smoke that theirlargest mining company had to cut back on production.In spite of a growing call by its citizens for climateaction, the topic is not up for discussion by theAustralian government.

IF YOU BUILD IT, RULES WILL COME

New Jersey will become the first State to requirebuilders to take into account climate change and risingseas. The rules are scheduled to take effect in twoyears. With 130 miles of coastline, seas there are risingtwice the global average. Atlantic City is experiencing atenfold increase in tidal flooding. The Governor said itsends a message that New Jersey is serious aboutreducing fossil fuel use.

SO MUCH FOR THESE “TRUMPED UP” CHARGES

When Ford, Honda, Volkswagen and BMW forgedan agreement with California to increase mileage stan-dards, the Trump Administration tried to bully them withthreats of an anti-trust lawsuit. California and theautomakers have been cleared of these charges.Nonetheless, Trump is still pursuing a nationwide roll-back of mileage standards as well as taking awayCalifornia’s right to set their own mileage criteria.

THEIR BILLINGS WERE JUST TOO HIGH

Despite vows by elected officials to keep them open,the major coal plants in Billings, Montana were shutdown due to competition from renewable energy andnatural gas. One State Senator blamed outside inter-ests for the shutdown. To which we say: Senator —We’re doing what we can.

THIS AIRPORT EXPANSION WON’T FLY

Britain’s Court of Appeals issued a landmark rulingpreventing the expansion of Heathrow Airport. Theydeclared the government neglected its commitments toreduce carbon emissions and protect the planet fromdangerous high temperatures.

WHERE IS GODZILLA WHEN WE NEED HIM?Japan announced it will build 22 coal plants over the

next five years. The power plants would emit as muchcarbon dioxide annually as all the passenger cars soldeach year in the United States. Fossil fuels currentlyaccount for 4/5 of Japan’s electricity.

ON COAL, GERMANY DOES A SLOW BURN

Germany announced it will quit coal — by 2038. Thelong term plan calls for spending $44.5 billion to com-pensate workers and companies. Environmentalists crit-icized the plan for being too slow, noting the majority ofcoal reductions won’t happen till the end of the decade.

YOU WON’T FIND OREGON REPUBLICANS

WALKING OUT TO THESE STATES

Eleven Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern States and theDistrict of Columbia released a draft of a cap and tradeplan to reduce emissions from cars and trucks. Theprogram would begin as early as 2022. Since trans-portation emissions account for 40% of all climate pollu-tion in the area, the resulting 25% emissions reductionover ten years would lead to 1,000 fewer prematuredeaths. And even though gas prices would increaseincrementally starting at 17 cents a gallon, the Mid-Atlantic Petroleum Distributors warned of higher gasprices in opposition to the proposal. They argue it willhurt the poor and rural communities. Now, where havewe heard this before?

THERE’S NO GORILLA IN THE ROOM AND

SEND US A TRUCKLOAD OF BANANAS

The Trump Administration is sending $8 billion most-ly to the South to deal with the effects of climatechange. Except, you know, it doesn’t exist. Texas callsit “Changing Coastal Conditions.” South Carolina —“Destabilizing effects and unpredictability.” Louisianabreaks ranks and mentions climate change — as afootnote. Given their embrace of this new kind of sci-ence, I can’t wait for their euphemism for gravity.

TAKING THE GAS WORK

OUT OF CLIMATE CHANGE

The City of Berkeley has banned natural gashookups for new construction. Brookline, Massachu-setts has done so as well. And 22 California cities arefollowing suit in varying degrees. Because of the poten-tial of renewable energy, moving away from natural gasis viewed as essential to reducing climate pollution.

THE AGONY OF THEIR VICTORY,THE DRILL OF DEFEAT

The Trump Administration finalized plans to allow oiland gas companies to drill and mine on nearly a millionacres on what was once a protected NationalMonument. Located in Utah’s Grand Staircase —Escalante National Monument, it represents half of theacreage. Combined with the million acres in Utah’sBears Ears Monument, it was the largest rollback ofpublic lands protection in U.S. History.

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I think I Can Get Better Odds In Las Vegas:With the National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration reporting January, 2020 as thehottest month ever, The National Centers forEnvironmental Information have calculated a 98%chance that 2020 will rank in the top five hottestyears and a 49% chance it will be the hottest ever.The record warmth in January was all the moreremarkable because it occurred when we were nolonger in the midst of an El Nino. (N.Y. Times,2/21/20) Antarctic Ice Melt — We Won’t Have Long ToThwaite: The Thwaites glacier in the Antarcticholds back the West Antarctic ice sheet. Together,the melting of the two glaciers would raise sea lev-els five feet. For the first time, glaciologists havefound warm water at the base of the Thwaites gla-cier, causing melting from below. Lead researcherDavid Roland stated “Warm waters in this part ofthe world ... should send a warning to all of usabout the potential dire changes in the planetbrought .about by climate change.” (N.Y. Times,1-3-20)

Not All The Revenues That’s Fit To Print: TheBritish Newspaper The Guardian will no longer runads from fossil fuel companies. Representing aloss of $655,000, the decision is consistent withtheir pledge to stop using the term climate changeand substitute climate crisis. (N.Y. Times, 1/31/20)Melting Sea Ice May Seal Their Fate: In theNorth Atlantic Ocean,Harp Seals have sufferedfrom PDV, a potentially fatal marine mammal dis-ease. Now, thanks to melting sea ice and theresulting open waters, they have transmitted thedisease to Atlantic Harbor Seals who passed italong to Pacific Seals, sea lions and sea otters.The message from climate change: Sea Lions andSeals and Otters, Oh My! or What goes aroundcomes around and around and around ... (NaturalHistory Magazine, February, 2020) All Abuzz About The Impact Of ClimateChange: Bumblebees are in decline and hot tem-peratures linked to climate change are a contribut-ing factor. Compared to most of the 20th century,there has been a 46% decline in bumblebees inNorth America and a 17% decline in Europe. Thebiggest declines occurred in hotter than normalregions. Bumblebees are excellent pollinators, par-ticularly for peppers, tomatoes and pumpkins. So ifthis trend continues, come Halloween, the trick willbe on us. (N.Y. Times citing the journal Science,2/11/20) Ocean Acidification Is Crabbing The Headlines:The shells of young Dungeness Crabs in thePacific Northwest are being damaged for the first

time by ocean acidification. The impact was notexpected till later in the century. Providing harvestsworth $200 million annually, the crabs’ sufferingcaused lead author of the study Nina Bednarsek tostate ‘’If the crabs are affected already, we reallyneed to make sure we start to pay attention to vari-ous components of the food chain before it’s toolate.” (Seattle Times, citing the journal “Science ofthe Total Environment.”) Another Climate Hoax! If It Was So Hot, WhereAre The Palm Trees?: On February 6th,Antarctica set a record high temperature of 65degrees. What was particularly notable, on this daythat temperature equaled the one recorded in LosAngeles. (World Meteorological Organization asreported by PBS and CNN)

L N GU P D A T E

OREGON DLCD REFUSES TO PASS GASThe Oregon Department of Land Conservation and

Development denied the Coastal Zone ManagementAct Federal Consistency Review for the Jordan CoveLNG Project. Specifically, they determined that thecoastal adverse effects of the project will be significantand undermine the vision set forth by the OregonCoastal Management Plan and its enforceable policies.Following this denial, the Federal Energy RegulatoryCommission (FERC) decided:

INJUSTICE DELAYED IS INJUSTICE DENIEDFour years ago, FERC denied the LNG project

because the harm outweighed the need. Now, rehear-ing the request they have, for the second time in amonth delayed a decision. Citing a need to review themultiple State permit denials, a final decision has beenput on hold. The Trump Administration has decided tolimit the State’s authority to deny permits. However,State Senator Jeff Golden rejected the ability of Trumpto preempt Oregon’s authority promising: “a legal fightthat almost certainly is coming to uphold the law of theland and tell the Trump Administration you don’t get tocancel environmental safeguards all over this countryon behalf of the fossil fuel industry.”

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With 40% of climate pollution coming from trans-portation, there’s never been a better time to look atElectric Vehicles (EV’s). If subsidies aren’t enough tomake them affordable, a used EV may be the way togo. But what we really need is an anthem to promotethe switch to these cars. Some of you may rememberthe rock singer ‘Little Eva’ who first recorded the song‘Locomotion.’ Well, rumor has it she had a child wholoved electric vehicles and actually recorded a songunder the name ‘Little EV.’ It never saw the light of day.Until now. Thanks to the master detectives in theCoalition, we discovered this homage to EV’s. And hereit is:

Everybody’s driving a great new car, now (No maybes — EV Locomotion) Come and save the planet, you’ll be a star now (No maybes — EV Locomotion) We’ve only got ten years left, so if you please We’ve got to hold the increase to just two

degrees So come on, come on, EV Locomotion,

you’ll see Move along the road — EV Locomotion (No maybes — EV Locomotion) Charging stations coming from ocean to

ocean (No maybes — EV locomotion) There’s never been a better time — it’s easy to

do Think, of all the pleasure from no CO2

So come on, come on, EV Locomotion, you’ll see You’ve got to take a trip now Plug in! Stand Back! Well, I think you’ve got the knack Now that you can drive it, stay in your lane now (No maybes — EV Locomotion) A combustion engine just seems so insane now (No maybes — EV Locomotion) Let’s all do our share, hey, you’re on a roll A whole new definition of climate control So come on, come on, EV, Locomotion, you’ll see Yes, come on, come on, EV Locomotion we’ll be Now you also may recall, the song was later record-

ed again by the group Grand Funk Railroad. Which isfitting. Because EV’s are grand. They’re funky. So takeit on the road.

TIME TO WEIGH IN ON GLOBAL WARMING

TO DAY ’ S C OA L I T I O ND I E T T I P

Each of us produces17 tons of carbon dioxide annually

and it’s time to slim down.

COME TOGETHER! RIGHT NOW! WE'RE 50! To mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the

Coalition and Umpqua Watersheds will be sponsoringan interactive gathering of environmental groups fromour community. The event is titled: EARTH DAY - 50YEARS LATER. MEETING THE ENVIRONMENTALCHALLENGES OF TODAY. And as we know, thesechallenges are many. Only by coming together, unitedin purpose, can we overcome those who would ravageour planet and, thus ensure a livable planet for our-selves and our children. The event will present a historyof what we have accomplished this past half century asan inspiration for us to move forward. This will be fol-lowed by all attendees having in-depth conversationswith representatives from each organization, givingeveryone the opportunity to be part of the fight for asustainable future.

The event will take place at the Roseburg PublicLibrary. Earlier in the day, there will be an Earth DayMarch organized by Kasey Hovik of UmpquaWatersheds. Details to follow.

Participating organizations include The DouglasCounty Global Warming Coalition, UmpquaWatersheds,Umpqua Valley Audubon Society,Steamboaters, North Umpqua Fondation, Native PlantSociety of Oregon and the Umpqua Biochar EducastionTeam (UBET). This event will be scheduled dependingon the status of the Covid-19 situation.

Join us as we build on our past accomplishmentsand work together for a future that makes us proud.

Burn is an idea book. It is a manualon how humans can maintain a habit-able planet by moving carbon out of theatmosphere and into a spectrum ofproducts and services that sequestercarbon.

Pyrogenic organic material, alsoknown as biochar, is the only provenway to sequester carbon for thousandsof years. This unique material is adetour in the biologic carbon cycle. Asthe book explains, biochar is not justabout soils anymore.

Bates and Draper explore the win-win potential of reducing carbon dioxidein the atmosphere while benefiting fromreplacing inferior materials with stablecarbon. One example is using it in man-ufacturing light weight materials knownas carbon fiber. At present it is expen-sive and reserved for aircraft manufacturing. A reductionin price could replace plastics in structural applications.

The idea of having a carbon basedmonetary system is still bouncingaround in my head. This is not a goldbacked or government backed curren-cy. Economic value is based on car-bon emitted (expensive) vs. carbonsequestered (cheap). It would be trad-ed as a crypto currency like Bitcoinand would emulate carbon cycles inthe natural world. I won’t pretend tounderstand such a system but fasci-nating nevertheless.

There is an underlying theme in thebook that i would paraphrase:“Regardless of how stable carbon isused or where it ends up it is stillsequestered carbon.”

Burn is an enjoyable read as wellas a reference book. For me it hasprompted exploration of individual

ideas in more detail. It deserves a permanent spot onthe shelf.

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As the French say: “The more things change, themore they remain the same.” So let’s take a sampling ofwhether pledge matches reality when it comes to busi-ness and climate change.

MICROSOFT HARD ON EMISSIONS The company pledges to go carbon negative — not

only reducing more greenhouse, gases than it emits —but also somehow removing all emissions it has everproduced. How they intend to do this is not clear.

THEY’RE NOTCHRISTOPHER LLOYD: BUT THEY WON’T GO

BACK TO THE FUTURE”Lloyds, the British Financial

Group, pledged to cut by morethan 50% the carbon emis-sions generated by the projectsit finances by 2030. CLIMATE REPORT FROM JP MORGAN PIRATED

A spokesperson from the British climate groupExtinction Rebellion obtained a report by economistsfrom JP Morgan. Among their findings: “We cannot ruleout catastrophic outcomes where human life as weknow it is threatened.” AND: Business as usual climatepolicy “would likely push the Earth to a place we haven’tseen for millions of years” with outcomes that might beimpossible to reverse. AND: “It is clear that the Earth is

on an unsustainable projectory. Something will have tochange at some point if the human race is going to sur-vive.” Naturally, JP Morgan, which has expanded invest-ments in fracking and Arctic oil and gas, stated thereport was “wholly independent from the company as awhole, and not a commentary on it.” Exxon, anyone?

A GOOD DAY AT BLACK ROCK? Well, maybe. Black Rock, the world’s largest institu-

tional investor to the tune of seven trillion dollars, willplace climate change at thecenter of its investment strate-gy. Laurence Fink, founder andChief Executive, stated climatechange is almost invariably thetop issue that clients and theworld raise with Black Rock. “Ibelieve we are on the edge ofa fundamental reshaping of

finance.” They will press companies to disclose plansfor operating under a scenario where the ParisAgreement goal of limiting global warming to less thantwo degrees is fully realized. Long a pariah in the envi-ronmental community, Black Rock is still the largestinvestor in fossil fuels and will not divest from it. CalvinCoolidge once said “The business of America is busi-ness.” Message to these companies and others: Thebusiness of America is Climate. Period.

“Climate change poses unprecedentedchallenges to human societies and our

community of central banks and supervisorscannot consider itself immune

to the risks ahead of us.” Francois Villeroy de Gilhau President, Banque de France

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Ever wonder why the Trump Administration is attacking efforts on climate change and the environ-ment? Perhaps it’s because 15 of 20 key environmental officials worked for oil, gas, coal, chemical andagricultural industries. So here is a (sour) taste of who some of them are, where they come from andwhat they have been up to:

1 . A N D R E W W H E E L E Rc Who is he? Head of the Environmental Protection Agency. c Where he came from: Former lobbyist for a coal magnate who paid him $2.7 million to lower restrictions

on coal. c What’s he been up to? Made it easier for highly polluting coal plants to operate.

2 . D A V I D B E R N H A R D Tc Who is he? Head of the Department of Interior. c Where he comes from: Former oil and gas lobbyist, including Halliburton regulations on methane and

weakened protection for endangered species.c What’s he been up to? Rolled back regulations on methane and weakened protection for endangered

species.3 . D O U G L A S W. D E M E N E C H

c Who is he? Oversees oceans and coasts c Where he came from: Director of a Koch funded project promoting fossil fuels. c What’s he been up to? Scaled back National Monuments for oil and gas drilling and reversed protection

for endangered species. 4 . J A M E S F . R E I L L Y

c Who is he? Director, US Geological Survey. c Where he comes from: Chief geologist for an oil and gas company in Dallas. c What’s he been up to? Ordered changes in climate models to falsely minimize the impact of global warm-

ing. 5 . N e a l C H A T T E R J E E

c Who is he? Chair, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. c Where he comes from: Energy advisor to Mitch McConell and coordinator of opposition to climate regula-

tions. c What’s he been up to? Ruled that wind, solar, and other clean energy must be assessed a surcharge

when competing with more dirty fuels. 6 . D a n i e l S i m m o n sc Who is he? Assistant head of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. c Where he came from: Vice President of the American Energy Alliance which has called for the elimination

of the office he holds. c What’s he been up to? See above. Enough said.

This list is just the tip of the melting iceberg. The only question is:Where are Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman when we need them?

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