From Colrain Massachusetts USA which was square in the path of Hurricane Irene
From Mbour, on the Senegalese Coast
:People from Golf district in Mbour, Senegal, warn about the sea advance
towards costs, destroying their houses . The 760 kilometers of Senegalese
costs are concerned by the phenomenon, whereas the inner earth is suffering
from severe drought."
Turkey movements step it up against coal
Turkey is one of several countries facing a coal rush. Corporations are pushing plans for dozens of new coal-fired power plants across the country. Yet thankfully, Turkey has an enormously vibrant movement rising up in opposition. On the Black Sea coast the local community of Gerze has been struggling against a proposed plant there for 3 years -- including a 24 hour watch to ensure that company equipment couldn't start on construction unnoticed. (See below for more news on Gerze).
Just this past Sunday, as most of us were watching the stream of Climate Impacts Day photos pour in from around the world, 5,000 people turned out in Izmir on the Agean coast to call for an end to 3 existing coal plants there already and stopping a 4th new one.
For all out there who speak Turkish, there's some great TV coverage of the event here. And below is a photo of one of Turkey's great climate movement leaders and radio broadcasters, Omer Madra of Acik Radyo, rallying the crowd.
There is a long uphill struggle against coal in Turkey ahead, but if anything can resist it and create alternatives, it's this movement.
In Boulder Colorado they’re dealing with the onslaught of the pine bark beetle
no longer held in check by cold winters and now killing millions of acres of treees
Warming Up for Action in Samoa
In Rwanda
they spent Saturday separating biodegradable and regular waste, and having a seminar about climate change at the national university
The Voice of the Egyptian Revolution
Rami Essam, performed at the Connect the Dots event in Cairo to raise awareness about the impacts of climate change on agriculture in Egypt. The event was held at a public community garden, where people got the chance to join learning circles to know more about climate causes, impacts and solutions.
Pretty much everyone getting on the subway in Boston this morning
knows about one of Saturday's most creative actions. A group calling itself Metro Boston Civil Defense handed out thousands of maps showing how the subway system will be underwater if the oceans keep rising--and today they're the top story in the free newspaper handed out to every commuter!
https://www.metro.us/boston/local/article/1142420--group-claims-climate-change-will-impact-public-transit
Palm Springs California Says It All
350 sun Salutations from Otter Creek Yoga in Middlebury Vt
Because the sun is going to power our future
