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Update on John Henry coal mine in Auburn, WA

While Dept. of Ecology has not YET issued a draft permit, following is some good info and actions if appropriate!

NO COAL MINE KING COUNTYResist the John Henry No. 1 Coal Mine

Washington currently has NO active coal mines.

Let’s keep it that way.

In 2018, the Pacific Coast Coal Company (PCCC) was granted a federal permit to resume mining at the John Henry No. 1 mine, right outside of Black Diamond, WA. The federal permit was granted with minimal environmental review and a finding of “No Significant Impact” on the environment, despite it being directly located in the Green River Watershed and the known impact of coal on climate and public health.

PCCC only needs a few more permits to recommence mining at the site, which has been dormant since 1999. If the mine reopens, it will be the only active coal mine in Washington State and will pose major environmental and health risks to residents.

No coal mine in King County!

Local officials have spoken out against the coal mine, including the Black Diamond City Council and County Executive Dow Constantine. Now it’s time for residents to speak up to protect our communities, environment, climate, and salmon from the harmful impacts of coal mining1 .

Quick Facts:

● Water: Wastewater from the mine would pollute local waterways in the Green River Watershed, including Lake Sawyer – the fourth largest natural lake in King County – and downriver salmon spawning and rearing habitat. Lake Sawyer is already subject to a pollution cleanup plan.
● Health: Mining operations would cause air pollution and coal dust which is particularly concerning for Black Diamond Elementary School children who are located just 2,000 feet away from the mine site.
● Climate: Resuming mine operations would produce over 240,000 tons of carbon pollution per year, the equivalent of adding 51,000 additional cars to our roads.The mine’s total emissions over six years of operation would reach around 2% of the total annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in King County2, a major step backwards for King County and Washington state’s climate change goals.
● Local Environment: Daily trucks carrying coal through Black Diamond will cause noise and damage to roads, a nuisance and potential taxpayer cost.

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Take Action!

Together we can keep Washington state free of coal mining and ensure

communities are protected from the hazards of this dirty fossil fuel.

Here’s how to get involved:

Join our action listserv. Email info@350Eastside.org to be added to the John Henry Mine listserv and receive updates on the mine.
Contact your County Councilmember. Contact your County Councilmember today and let them know you want them to do everything in their power to stop the mine from reopening. You can find your County District and County Councilmember’s contact info here: https://bit.ly/2D8VREh
Contact King County Executive. County Executive Dow Constantine has spoken out strongly against the mine. Call him to urge him to take action to stop the mine and protect King County communities from the environmental and health impacts of coal mining. Contact Executive Constantine at 206-263-9600 orkcexec@kingcounty.gov.
Sign up for alerts from the Department of Ecology. To be notified directly when the draft wastewater permit for the mine is released and the comment period begins, email Tricia Miller at nwropccc@ecy.wa.gov and ask to receive notifications on the John Henry Coal Mine.
Reach out to friends in southeastern King County. Live in Black Diamond or the nearby area, or know folks who do? If they are interested in getting involved, show them this flyer and tell them to email info@350Eastside.org to get connected!

Sources:

1. Sightline Institute report, June 20, 2017. “Northwest Targets: Communities Threatened by Oil, Coal, and Gas.” https://bit.ly/2KtlOTG

2. Seattle Weekly article, May 25, 2018. “Plans to open King County Coal Mine Later this Year Move Forward.” https://bit.ly/2XwJj1K

3. Seattle Times article, November 10, 2017. “Small Potatoes or Climate Catastrophe? Company Wants to Restart Coal Mining in King County.” https://bit.ly/2BxYo7K

jeannepoirier
June 18, 2019

Surprising results!

Our supermarket plastic rankings are finally here. The results are not pretty.

Find out how your supermarket ranks on throwaway plastic!

CHECK YOUR STORE

Every single major supermarket has FAILED.

You heard me right. Our new investigation shows that 20 major supermarkets are failing to adequately address the growing plastic pollution crisis.

Honestly, I feel betrayed. Grocery stores are part of our everyday lives — we go every week. But the corporate executives that run these chains are not looking out for my family or this planet. Products are packaged and bagged in absurd amounts of plastic that trash our communities and oceans.

Check out how your supermarket ranked when it comes to single-use plastics. Then expose these corporations by sharing the ranking with your friends and family.

Our new Shopping for Plastic interactive ranking is a critical tool to turn the tide against plastic pollution. Supermarket executives and their shareholders care about what you think and you can bet they don’t like a failing grade. Together, we can amplify this ranking and demand plastic-free solutions — like reusable and refillable options — from supermarkets.

Greenpeace community members like you have been crucial to every single step of the campaign. You’ve funded our work, signed petitions, talked to store managers, and collected data on single-use plastics from your local grocery stores. Greenpeace researchers used your data — along with detailed surveys sent to supermarkets and publicly available information — for our investigation.

It’s time for the next steps: help us show the world that no supermarket is off the hook when it comes to plastic waste.

Please check out and share the scorecard now!

You deserve bold solutions that allow you to shop for your family without worrying about plastic waste polluting our communities and choking ocean wildlife. If you’re looking to avoid plastic in your personal life, I hope these rankings help show you which supermarkets are starting to improve and which are actively blocking progress.

But more than individual choices are necessary to stop the flow of plastic into our oceans and ecosystems — we need to hold the corporations producing and selling this polluting packaging accountable. Supermarkets must also make a choice: make bold commitments to ditch single-use plastic, or lose customers like you.

Thank for all you do,

David Pinsky
Senior Plastics Campaigner, Greenpeace USA

P.S. It’s appalling, all supermarkets fail in our new plastic ranking. It’s a critical tool to understand your shopping decisions and expose corporate plastic waste. Check out the rankings and multiply your impact by forwarding this email to two friends.

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jeannepoirier

This one tempts me –

The climate crisis we’re up against can’t be overstated, and yet, for some reason, fossil fuel CEOs and many of our elected officials remain dedicated to the status quo.

They keep saying ‘it will cost too much’ (which is weird given that climate inaction is way more expensive.)

So on June 25th, we’re teaming up with Rainforest Action Network for a webcast to explore some vital questions on money, energy, and climate.

RSVP FOR THE WEBCAST

On June 25th at 10am Pacific (1pm Eastern), we’ll be asking:

How we are paying for the path we’re on now?
How we can redirect resources to finance the energy and climate future we need?

Join Kingsmill Bond (Carbon Tracker), Zoe Cina-Sklar (Sunrise Movement), Collin Rees (Oil Change International), Matt Remle (Mazaska Talks), and Elana Sulakshana (Rainforest Action Network) to talk about:

The banks and government subsidies supporting fossil fuels and climate chaos versus renewables.
What public banks could mean for the climate and much more.
How changes in the global energy market are making it easier for leaders and candidates to prioritize climate.
The vision of the Green New Deal for transforming our energy, economy, and society.
Overall, exploring the energy and climate future we want to fund for ourselves, and how to prioritize making that happen.

Click here to sign up for the webcast.

We want you in on this conversation, and if you have colleagues and friends who’d like to join, please share this invitation with them or direct them to http://bit.ly/finefuture.

See you there!

Anne Pernick
Campaigner Education and Resources Director
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jeannepoirier

Very short survey if you want to do it!

Hi,

The massive global youth-led school strikes movement is growing! After organising the biggest climate mobilisation ever in March, they have continued to grow, with 2,300 school strikes taking place in over 130 countries last month.

On September 20, people all over the world are following their lead and joining the strikes. As one of the people who have responded to their call, we want to know your thoughts about the role you want to play in making the climate strikes in September a success.

I’d like to know what motivates you, what types of climate campaigns or actions you had been part of, or maybe the kinds of activities you would leap out of bed for! Will you spare a moment now to share that with me?

Take the survey

Together we can turn the tables. The next few months will be crucial – September could be the biggest global climate mobilisation ever if we all do our bit. And we want to make sure we support each other all the way.

Please let us know if you have any questions about the climate strikes in September, or if you have any stories to tell. It only takes 5 minutes to share your thoughts.

Can’t wait to hear from you,

Jenny

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jeannepoirier
June 17, 2019

Climate Conversations NCW Events and Information

EVENTS:

Wednesday, June 19- Interfaith Meeting @ Susan Evan’s home – 1101 Appleland Dr. in Wenatchee 1:00-2:30 pm

Wednesday, June 19 – 350Wenatchee.org protesting at Chase Bank – Chase is the #1 funder of fossil fuel extraction and infrastructure in the world!!! Join us in protesting their GREED! 3:30-5:00 – Bring your water and a sunbrella!

Thursday, June 20 – Sustainable Wenatchee’s Green Drinks – featuring IRIS – Institute for Rural Innovation and Stewardship – Columbia Valley Brewery – 4:30

INFORMATION:

* Climate Conversations NCW June 10th Minutes – Climate Conversations NCW Minutes 6.10.19 (1)

* Thank You NPR: Yale Climate Connections – will be coming to NPR’s program schedule in July! It will air on the NPR News service Mon-Fri at 6:58 PM (it’s only 90 seconds long, hence the irregular time.) Climate One and Living on Earth will now air back-to-back on Saturdays, from 7-9 PM, to be followed by an encore broadcast of Science Friday from 9-11 PM.

Please let them know if you are enjoying this programming:

coldsnow@wsu.edu

mrskane
June 16, 2019