Climate

  June 2019

Bellingham’s Climate Action Plan Task Force

The final report on recommended actions and resources needed to achieve greenhouse gas reductions will be delivered in the last quarter of 2019 with the task force terminating on December 31, 2019. Members Terms Expire 12/31/2019 Charles Barnhart Don Goldberg Christine … Continue reading

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  June 2019

Updating Bellingham’s Climate Action Plan

by Betsy Gross The city of Bellingham’s Climate Action Plan Task Force continues to barrel forward. Their monthly meetings typically include presentations on topics that pertain to lowering carbon emissions and updates from the task force’s work groups. Dear reader, … Continue reading

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  June 2019

5G and the FCC: 10 Reasons Why You Should Care

by Sharon Buccino   Republished with permission from the Natural Resources Defense Council. As an environmental lawyer for over 25 years now, I have become intimately familiar with the workings of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the … Continue reading

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  June 2019

What Is 5G and Why Should You Care?

by Leslie Shankman Maybe you know, maybe you don’t. Somewhat quietly, the next generation of wireless technology called 5G, for 5th Generation, is sprouting up in cities around the globe. The lineage of technology generations started in the early 1980s … Continue reading

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  June 2019

Nooksack River: Salmon and Agriculture

by Ron Kleinknecht Part 4 In Parts 1, 2 and 3 of this series (1,2,3), I described the Nooksack River, some of its history, and the degradation of its habitats and waters. I also described how this degradation has imperiled … Continue reading

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  June 2019

poetrywatch

Boris Schleinkofer, poetrywatch editor “When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man’s concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.” — … Continue reading

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