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Sierra Club Presents: Fire Resiliency Conversation on Dec. 8, 3:30pm

Join us for a Live-Streamed Conversationon Fire Resiliency on Dec. 8 FEATURINGDr. Alexandra D. Syphard, Ph.D. DATETuesday, Dec. 8TIME3:30 – 4:30 p.m. REGISTER HERE Your registration will secure your place on our Zoom meeting where the discussion will take place. There is limited space, and we will implement a waiting list. We will also live-stream to Facebook if …

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Silver Estates & Felta Creek logging updates

Will the logger pay for the fires he is creating 1/2 mile from downtown Gureneville? “Taking out the fire-resistant Redwoods will remove their protective canopy leading to understory vegetation drying and increased wildfire spreading rates.” Silver Estates logging update Guerneville Forest Coalition: An update to our supporters  It’s been a while since our last update …

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Trump Administration Accused of Trying to Bully Banks Into Financing Arctic Fossil Fuel Extraction

“Contrary to the claims of oil-backed politicians, banks don’t want to finance more drilling in the Arctic not because of some vast liberal conspiracy, but because it’s bad business…. No amount of saber-rattling in the final days of the Trump administration is going to change the fact that Arctic drilling is a risky investment that any …

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Mother Jones: Count on Biden to Restore the National Monuments Trump Trashed

“Nature provides our life support system—food, shelter, medicine, clean air and water,” Udall said. “The threats to our natural world are in fact threats to humanity.” Count on Biden to Restore the National Monuments Trump Trashed He’s also vowed to designate new ones. CHRIS D’ANGELO Trees line a low-lying gulch about the Grand Staircase-Escalante National …

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Best Type of Forest for CO2 Storage Depends on Location and Climate, Study Finds

“The study proved how it would be detrimental to cut large trees on public lands in the Pacific Northwest.” Best Type of Forest for CO2 Storage Depends on Location and Climate, Study Finds by  Carly Nairn  Nov. 17, 2020 11:23AM EST Sunrise in Redwood National Park in California. HadelProductions / E+ / Getty Images A new study from scientists …

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WWW to Supervisors: Stop the Destruction of trees for more wine grapes

WWW to Supervisors: Stop the Destruction of trees for more wine grapes November 4, 2020 Dear Chairperson Gorin and Sonoma County Board of Supervisors: Wine and Water Watch is a non-profit organization that challenges the over-development of the wine tourism industry and promotes ethical land and water use. We advocate agricultural practices that are ecologically regenerative. …

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