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Contact: Coordinators@350salemor.org
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We offer presentations, educational programs,
information tables at events
on Climate Change: Basic Science - Policy - Solutions - Activism
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September 24, 2018 Update
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Next Meeting
Tuesday September 25, 2018
7:00 pm
Social Gathering 6:00 pm
Bring a light supper or snack if you like
NNRC 945 Columbia St. NE Salem
Cherriots Rt 3 or 13 | Street Map
For the first part of the meeting we will take time to reflect on what makes our meetings tick - what works, what doesn't; how can we improve the experience, encourage participation, and ensure an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere. Cleo Zars will facilitate this part of the meeting using ideas and exercises learned at a Training for Trainers conference conducted by 350.org.
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EVENTS
Tuesday September 25, 2018 Clean Energy Jobs Lobby Day St. Mark's Lutheran Church and Oregon State Capitol 8:30 am - 3 pm Attend all or part.
 Renew Oregon and 350 Salem OR invite you to join with us on Tuesday Sept 25 to provide support for Clean Energy Jobs and Justice during the Interim Committee days at the Oregon Legislature. Choose any or all of these activities:
1. 8:30 am at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 790 Marion St NE, Salem Map , for a light breakfast, a presentation about the Clean Energy Jobs Bill and advocacy workshop.
2. 10 am-Noon or after 2 pm Meet in the Capitol with your state legislators to share your support for the bill. You don’t have to be an “expert” to express your views nor do we expect you to lead the visit. We’ll help you understand the basics and provide accompaniment.
Please contact Hans West (westh3@gmail.com) for pre-scheduled appointment time and where to meet your constituent group unless you will be going from the church. Tell Hans your state senator and representative. You can find them here by entering your address: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/FindYourLegislator/leg-districts.html
3. From Noon to 2 PM we will attend a hearing of the Joint Interim Committee on Carbon Reduction. With a sizable turn out, we can show legislators just how strongly we support efforts to reduce Oregon’s greenhouse gas emissions and bring a just transition to a greener, cleaner economy.
If you want to participate in 1, 2 or 3 of these events, please RSVP email 350 Salem OR member Hans West, the co-chair of our State Legislative Action Group (SLAG), at westh3@gmail.com. Please indicate which events you can attend if you can’t make all three.
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Friday September 28, 2018. Clean Energy Advocates for Teresa Alonso Leon at Vagabond Brewery 2195 Hyacinth St. NE # 172 Salem Map
Please join PCUN, Renew Oregon, and Oregon League of Conservation Voters, on Sept. 28th for an evening happy hour to raise funds for Representative Teresa Alonso Leon’s re-election campaign to House District 22!
Oregon is in a unique position to pass a bold, equitable carbon pricing policy and the hosts are thrilled to support Representative Teresa Alonso Leon in her re-election campaign.
Facebook Event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/245217606186124/
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Saturday October 27, 2018
Salem Plant for the Planet Academy
8:45 am - 2:00 pm Pringle Creek Community, Painters Hall 3911 Village Drive SE Salem.
Free
For all 4th — 12th grade students interested in planting trees to address climate change and in advocating for policies on climate change and climate justice. Parents attend a morning workshop and join students for afternoon presentations and graduation.
Learn more about the day and sign up at ClimateChangeRecovery.org
Questions: Email Coordinators@350salemor.org
350 Salem Or is the local sponsor. Read about last year's first Plant for the Planet Academy in Salem on our website here.
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TAKE ACTION
Jordan Cove /Coos Bay LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Export Terminal and Pacific Connector Pipeline. Over 42,000 comments were submitted to the Oregon Dept.of Environmental Quality and US Army Corps of Engineers by the August 20 deadline!!!
Thanks to everyone who sent comments in to tell DEQ & ACE
No LNG - No Pipeline - No Fracked Gas in Oregon
There will be other opportunities to comment and rally against this project as the permit processes develop. Stay tuned and we'll keep you informed.
Why Should Salem Care About the Jordan Cove LNG Terminal and Pipeline? Check out the Guest Opinion in Salem Weekly by 350 Salem OR member Laurie Dougherty here.
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Kalama Methanol Refinery
After the defeat of coal, oil and LNG terminals on the Columbia, this project would be another insult to the Columbia, bringing fracked gas to be refined in Kalama, WA to produce methanol for shipment to China for manufacturing plastics. The first Environmental Impact Statement was overturned by a state hearings board for neglecting to cover the climate change impacts of this energy intensive project. An analysis by the Stockholm Environmental Institute indicates that these impacts would be very large.
Jasmine Zimmer-Stuckey of Columbia Riverkeeper recently pointed out another good reason to stop this project: the world is already awash in plastic waste and China's decision to drastically reduce imports of recycled plastic for reprocessing means it will only get worse.
Comments are being taken now on the new Environmental Impact Statement. Columbia Riverkeeper has more information and links for submitting comments here.
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IN SOLIDARITY
Oregonians United against Profiling
Campaign to Defeat Measure 105.
Measure 105* would repeal Oregon's 31-year-old Sanctuary law which prohibits Oregon state and local resources from being used to enforce immigration law. Repealing this statute would open the door to racial and ethnic profiling. Get involved by checking out the Campaign website at the link above and endorsing the Campaign.
*Measure 105 was Initiative Petition 22 (IP 22) before it got on the November ballot.
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Poor People's Campaign
350.org has endorsed the Poor People's Campaign "because it lifts up the voices and deepens the leadership of those most affected by systemic racism, poverty, the war economy, and ecological devastation and it is working towards building unity across movements.
At this time of intensifying political, economic, and moral crisis, with the lives of the most vulnerable under vicious attack, people in growing numbers around the country are fighting back for their lives, communities and deepest values. And we are deeply committed to supporting the struggles of the most vulnerable and standing in solidarity with these communities...Any actions against the fossil fuel industry, for climate justice, and a fossil free world that 350 groups organize will be incorporated as moral revival action. In order for your actions to be part of this important effort you will need to connect with the local PPC chair in your state. Here is the list of state chairs. If you have trouble getting in touch with a Chair you can email Laurel Ashton at: laurel@poorpeoplescampaign.org.
To find more about local PPC activities, contact salemorjustice@gmail.com.
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
A timely and sobering article from In These Times, recommended by 350.org staff:
"Why Abolishing ICE Is Good Climate Policy"
By Kate Aronoff
"The war on terror has unleashed unspeakable cruelty. We must not rely on its institutions to fix the climate crisis."
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Dear Friends, we send these email Updates twice a month. However, more and more often, events and activities come up or change in between them. We will occasionally send additional Action Alerts on an "as needed" basis and for information only.
If you have not already received an Action Alert and would like to get them, let us know at Coordinators@350salemor.org. You will continue to receive this Update twice a month as usual.
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Find out how to join one of our action teams. Check in on our favorite Twitter people (Bill McKibben trumps Trump every time). If there's something you'd like to see on the website, please contact us at Coordinators@350salemor.org.
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Website: https://350salemor.org/
350 Salem OR email address: salem.climate.activists@gmail.com or Coordinators@350salemor.org
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