One of the new administration’s Executive Orders restarted the process of completing the Dakota Pipeline. Construction resumption is imminent, but lawsuits are underway, as are efforts to defund project through divestment. Employees of the EPA are protesting the nomination of Scott Pruitt. Don’t forget to register for the Local Environmental Action conference March 5, Northeastern University
The reading list:
- DAPL to be resumed
- Good people obeying bad orders
- http://www.clf.org/
- Intersectional Justice
- Background on "loofa-faced"
- EPA employees protest Pruitt
- EPA Appreciation day 2/14 8:00-8:20AM 5 Post Office Square
Good climate news sites:
- https://thinkprogress.org/tagged/climate
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-change
- https://insideclimatenews.org/
- http://grist.org/
- http://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment
- http://www.dailyclimate.org/
- http://legal-planet.org/
Events
- EPA Appreciation day 2/14 8:00-8:20AM 5 Post Office Square
- Science March February 19 (Sunday) 12 noon, Copley Square
- Local Environmental Action conference March 5, Northeastern University
- April 29 march in DC
- HOW TO CONTACT YOUR LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES
Because we recognize the necessity of personal accountability for our actions, because we accept responsibility for building a durable future and because we believe it is our patriotic duty as citizens to speak out, we must insist that the United States put a price on carbon.
Thanks for listening.
…Ted McIntyre