I am your local buzz creator "I grow and thrive during the summer months and stick around until September."
Contaminación del agua y sus consecuencias en el Valle de Yakima / Water contamination and its consequences in the Yakima Valley BILINGUAL: “Nitrate contamination in the Yakima Valley is one of the most severe issues…”
A bipartisan pathway for pricing carbon in 2025 "There are good reasons to think that a national price on carbon can be passed by Congress in 2025."
Midnight Kitten Ride "Animals are suffering, and that suffering is expanding to the humans around them."
Can climate solutions address other systemic issues? "by passing carbon fee and dividend legislation ... we can make progress on a variety of economic and environmental issues..."
Plant Strong Tri-Cities "...The next question is how to present plant-strong meals as something that tastes as good..."
Tri-Cities Nature Spotlight: Cliff swallows "Cliff swallows have taken over the Pasco side of the Ed Hendler Bridge, and have established dozens of mud nests..."
Loss of power reliability calls for a stronger grid "...a hidden crisis in the Pacific Northwest, where climate change has created a feedback loop leading to higher emissions and dirtier air."
Restoring justice "Why not simply distribute an equal share of global revenue from carbon taxes to individuals in all countries?"
The trees around us “In the Tri-Cities, you see the result of poor tree choices: dead trees, half dead trees, or trees with leaves half burned.”
Toxic algae is a big deal. “Climate change coupled with excessive nutrient pollution may cause more intense and frequent algae blooms.”
The New Climate War "Denial isn’t just a river in Egypt, and denial of the human role in climate change isn’t the only way that effective action on climate change is opposed."
What's in the air? "Benton/Franklin hospitalization numbers of patients with COPD/Bronchiectasis were almost twice as high as the average in Washington state."
Dirty permit reform: A new way to resist clean energy improvements "With Republicans taking control of the U.S. House in 2023, they have their own interpretation of what permit reform means: easier approval of fossil fuel projects."
This is when the fun begins! If you didn’t get any plants started in May, it’s not too late for veggies this year.
Native gardening is gaining momentum in Tri-Cities “We can no longer leave conservation to the conservationists.”
Healthy forests and climate change “We must stop deforestation and replace fossil fuel combustion as much and as quickly as possible.”
Carbon dividends “Carbon dividends are key to achieving and maintaining political support for a price on carbon.”
Greenhouse gas emissions “Reducing emissions by 50% will stop the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but it won’t stop the warming.”
Let’s keep desert gardening sustainable “Are our water-hungry lawns and landscapes sustainable in the long run?”
Carbon offsets: a path to net zero emissions or just greenwashing? “Not all carbon offset technologies are equal.”
