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Bike Bellingham is the 2011 local 350.org event

350.org has launched a 2011 project set for 9/24/2011, called "Moving Planet" with a website at www.moving-planet.org. In Bellingham, a project has risen up called "Bike Bellingham" which will feature family friendly bike rides from ten city schools that will converge at the Bellingham City Hall flag plaza for a climate rally/info fair from noon to 2 pm. There will also be an advanced ride from the plaza to the proposed Cherry Point Coal terminal leaving at 2 pm. If you would like more information, go to facebook.com/350bellingham. I will be posting additional information here as I learn more. However, there is a need for volunteers to help the day of the event, with pre-event postering canvassing for sponsors.

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Comment by Heather K on May 12, 2011 at 8:27pm

I've learned that BC is a major exporter of coal, and the the Port of Vancouver is the largest exporter of coal in North America.

 BC also exports huge amounts of U.S. Coal.

StopCoal.ca has been taking action north of the border, in April at the Port of Vancouver head office.

 

Bill McKibben, author of 'Eaarth', was quoted in BC as saying: “...Although he lived in Toronto as a child & has a deep fondness for Canadian culture, he believes that without a change of direction deadly carbon emissions will be Canada's largest legacy to the world. There is no way to balance the books until Canada stops the tar sands (project in Alberta).

The natural gas fracking in BC that fuels the tar sands which produce oil that gets shipped to Asia is, by itself, one of the primary sources of global warming in the world.

 Enormous coal reserves from Montana & Wyoming, as well as BC, come through BC to be shippped to Asia....Canada has become the drug dealer for a very addictive substance with very little discussion...dont worry about the Middle East. If you guys take care of Alberta, the others can take care of the rest.”

 

(source 'BeFriending Creation' www.quakerearthcare.org)

Comment by J. C. Walker,Jr. on May 8, 2011 at 7:49pm

Due to technicalities wherein county government might find itself in a quasi-judicial status sooner than we think, we need concerned citizens to share their opinions with a variety of media outlets, the Whatcom County Council, and the Executive Pete Kremen now. Once they have a permit for the Georgia Pacific Terminal [GPT] in hand they have a quasi-judicial status and cannot receive any input from the public. Write now while they are still allowed to listen.

Comment by J. C. Walker,Jr. on April 28, 2011 at 11:03pm

Just returned from the Acme meeting on the Peabody coal train project. Bob Ferris was reluctant to push the climate change aspect. I feel the Us vs. Them foisted by Mayor Pike needs to be met with a message which unifies. I also learned of a rumor WWU is being pressured to not talk about the coal train. I wonder if the Herald has the time to do any investigative journalism? One can only hope and dream...

Comment by J. C. Walker,Jr. on April 20, 2011 at 8:54am

Accepting the coal discussion becoming framed in a B'ham vs. county without consideration for long term increase of greenhouse gas is pathetic. After B'ham "progressives" understand they get to vote for county council candidates, they might want to turn their attention to the nose ring stemming from Pike and Peabody.

Comment by J. C. Walker,Jr. on April 17, 2011 at 9:33pm
Comment by J. C. Walker,Jr. on April 5, 2011 at 2:30pm
http://measurableoffsets.com/certified.html    

For those with contacts in Africa, please look at this site and pass on the info. They do not sell stoves in Africa. Instead they help communities set up their own stove companies.

Comment by Stephanie Davis on October 9, 2010 at 7:57pm
Joseph,
There are several size pots. We'll be hauling grapes (6) to birchwood that are in pretty big pots and they are getting 2 figs in large pots as well a chestnut tree- probably will take a 2 to 3 trailers at that location. Alderwood is getting one tree, 2 rosemary in 1/2 gal pots and some blueberry and raspberry in various size pots not exceeding 1 gallon. Roosevelt is getting 3 trees in large pots and we are delivering raspberry, blueberry and cherry trees to Shuksan, Fairhaven Middle School and at some point Lummi Nation School. Most everything else are in 1 gal. pots. Plan for large pots!
Comment by Heather K on October 4, 2010 at 11:13pm
What is the urban B'ham address & cross-street to drop off donated trees & perennials before the event that will be cared for?
I remember last time it was in the York neighborhood.
Comment by Kate Clark on October 4, 2010 at 6:37pm
I have five blueberry bushes to donate. I think I can bring them on bike or scooter.
Comment by Stephanie Davis on September 23, 2010 at 1:24pm
Dear friends,

There are just 18 days left until the 10/10/10 Global Work Party, and it's shaping up to be the largest single day of carbon-cutting action in the planet's history.

It's hard to keep up with all the incredible news pouring in from around the world, and even harder to know what news to share first, so let's just dive right in:

First up: the explosive growth of this movement. In the last two weeks alone, over a thousand 10/10/10 events have been registered. In the last five days, ten of the "missing countries" without events got on the map, bringing our country count up to a whopping 165!

If you haven't gotten involved yet, you can find an event to join near you by clicking here. If there isn't one near you, you can register a new event by clicking here. And make sure to keep track of our event and country counters on the gorgeous new homepage at www.350.org.

If you're already linked up with a local 10/10/10 event, you can click here to check out the 25 missing countries that are still not on the map for 10/10/10. Maybe you know someone that knows someone that knows someone in, say...Jamaica? Or Bhutan? If so, you can give the climate movement a real boost and spread the word.

Next: the huge scale of 10/10/10 events. When we announced 10/10/10, we expected that some people would plant a few trees--but we were blown away when we found out that a team in the Philippines is organizing 2,000 people to come out and plant mangroves. We expected that some people would promote sustainable transportation, but we weren't expecting organizers in New Zealand to fix up every old bike in their capital city. People are thinking BIG for 10/10/10.

If you haven't signed up your local work party yet, don't let these big events intimidate you--instead, let them inspire you. Even if you can't pull off anything at quite this scale, you can still dream big and know that no matter the size of your own event, you'll be part of something massive.

Third: the buzz is building all around the world. Every day, we get more calls in the 350 office from reporters and politicians. They know something huge is in the works, and they want to get in on the action. Let's make sure we've got something to show them on 10/10/10: now is the time to spread the word to make sure LOTS of people come to local events, and start working on your banners to make sure we get lots of iconic "350: Get to Work!" pictures to show the media.

Fourth: we're all working together. One major reason that the buzz is building so much is that our hundreds of partner organizations are stepping up to spread the word. From Greenpeace to the World Council of Churches, organizations all over the planet are getting their members fired up for 10/10/10. And of course, our featured partners over at 1010Global.org are pulling out all the stops to make this day truly epic.

Finally: this movement is made of real people and real stories. Some of their pictures are below. We want to share yours too. So email us: send your latest updates to organizers@350.org and your pictures as attachments to photos@350.org (make the subject line the "City, Country" that the photo was shot in).

Together, we are building something truly amazing. It's an honor to do it with all of you.

Onwards,

May Boeve, (@MayBoeve on Twitter), 350.org
 

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