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Be Part of the Solution: Climate Stewards Certification starting January 9th

Climate, Community Rights/Rights of Nature, News / December 7, 2020

The UC Cal Naturalist program and Pepperwood is excited to offer a brand-new certification class, the UC Climate Stewards certification. Participants in this course will learn how climate is changing both our natural and social systems, and what they can do to improve ecosystem and community resilience. We will discuss the latest climate science, practice …

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No New Gas Station Demonstration – June 18 – 7:30am to 9am

Climate, Community Rights, News / June 6, 2020

There is no place to park safely at this location. Please come by bicycle. Coming by bicycle will enhance our visibility and it has obvious relevance to the purpose of our demonstration. We are working to organize bike caravans from Santa Rosa and Sebastopol that can arrive via the Joe Rodota Trail. No New Gas Station Demonstration …

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This ultra-strong nanomaterial could cut carbon emissions — and it’s made out of garbage | Grist

Climate, News, Resources / October 25, 2020

Worth another look: “James Tour, one of the study’s authors, explains that transforming the carbon found in food or trash into graphene keeps that carbon from reentering the atmosphere as the items decompose. “We bring up a lot of assets from under the ground, a lot of carbon in the form of coal, oil, and …

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This ultra-strong nanomaterial could cut carbon emissions — and it’s made out of garbage | Grist

Climate, News, Resources / October 25, 2020

“James Tour, one of the study’s authors, explains that transforming the carbon found in food or trash into graphene keeps that carbon from reentering the atmosphere as the items decompose. “We bring up a lot of assets from under the ground, a lot of carbon in the form of coal, oil, and gas … [and] …

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Climate Movement Takes Aim at Wall Street, Because ‘Money Is Only Language Fossil Fuel Industry Speaks’

Climate, News / January 13, 2020

“Our government won’t move on climate so we have to move our money. The fossil fuel industry can’t survive without its friends on Wall Street,” Vondrich said. “Without loans, insurance and investment, Big Oil dries up. Money talks, and we can walk. Wall Street caused the financial crash. We won’t let it cause the climate …

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Soil: The Secret Weapon in the Fight Against Climate Change

Climate, News, Resources, Rights of Nature / December 20, 2019

“Agricultural soils have the potential to sequester, relatively inexpensively, 250 million metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent greenhouse gasses annually — equivalent to the annual emissions of 64 coal fired power plants, according to National Academy of Sciences.” Soil: The Secret Weapon in the Fight Against Climate Change By Claire O’Connor, Natural Resources Defense Council 08 …

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