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Previous Issues
Cover Story
June 2020
Climate Change and Public Health
by David Kershner Our world now faces two interrelated and simultaneous public health crises: the coronavirus pandemic and climate change. With the global death toll from Covid-19 already over 350,000 in less than six months, and so many essential workers … Continue reading
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May 2020
Note to Readers
During this uncertain time, Whatcom Watch is not suffering like a lot of free publications, which are dependent on advertising for revenue. Subscribers provide the majority of our income. Last year, 40 percent of our revenue was from advertising, up … Continue reading
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May 2020
Mt. Baker Glaciers Are Disappearing
by Clara Deck On the first of August 2019, a team of five glaciologists at various levels in their careers hiked through the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Stepping out of the trees and into a field of purple and yellow … Continue reading
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May 2020
Washington: A Democracy Leader
by Stoney Bird But there is too much big money in our politics In 2011, when Washington state adopted voting by mail for all elections, we weren’t thinking that we would be preparing ourselves for the coronavirus crisis, but we … Continue reading
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April 2020
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day
by Grace McCarthy This article first appeared in the winter 2020 issue of The Planet magazine, a publication of Western Washington University’s Huxley College of the Environment. For Denis Hayes, there had been no environmental movement. It was the ‘60s … Continue reading
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April 2020
Inspiration Farm and Permaculture
by Nichole Schmitt Inspiration Farm has opened my eyes to the world of permaculture. You may have heard the terms “food forest” and “food jungle,” but a food forest is not just a scattering of seeds left to chance. It … Continue reading
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March 2020
Whatcom Forests Provide Resilience Amidst Changing Climate
by Ellyn Murphy and Chris Elder At a recent meeting of the Whatcom County Climate Impact Advisory Committee (CIAC), County Executive Satpal Sidhu stated that he would like to see our community plant a million additional trees over the next … Continue reading
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March 2020
Local Community Energy Challenge
by Mark Schofield If you’re aware of our current climate crisis, chances are you’ve contemplated ways to reduce your personal contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. For some it might mean purchasing a highly efficient electric vehicle, or using different … Continue reading
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February 2020
Bellingham’s Homeless Update
by Lynnette Allen The recent full moon and eclipse seemed auspicious, especially with the world happenings right now and it being the beginning of a new decade and an election year. Also rain, snow and threateningly cold temperatures this week … Continue reading
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February 2020
Plastic Recycling — The Long Con
by Vicki Thomas Plastic recycling is largely a myth, a huge, decades-long public relations fairy tale, told by plastic producers to foist responsibility for plastic pollution onto individuals and society at large. It has been enormously successful. We dutifully put … Continue reading
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