SAVE THE DATES: PROTECT THE SACREDNESS OF THE SALISH SEA – FOUR DAYS OF ACTION – SEPTEMBER 20-23, 2014   The Coast Salish Nations have drafted the International Treaty to Protect the Sacredness of the Salish Sea. The International Treaty will enable Coast Salish Nations and their allies, the Nawt-sa-maat Alliance, to speak with one […]

“OUR SHARED RESPONSIBILITY” TOTEM POLE BLESSING – SAN JUAN ISLAND – AUGUST 29 FRIENDS of the San Juans and San Juan Island National Historic Park are hosting a Totem Pole Blessing Friday, August 29, 7:00-8:00 pm at English Camp, San Juan Island The totem pole is one of the oldest forms of North American storytelling. […]

OREGON COAL PORT DENIED The Oregon Department of State Lands just denied a permit for Australia-based Ambre Energy’s proposed coal export terminal on the Columbia River – the first time a state agency has formally rejected a permit for one of the Northwest terminals (the terminals at Longview and Cherry Point WA have permits pending). […]

FROM PEOPLE’S CLIMATE MARCH http://peoplesclimate.org/march/ In September, world leaders are coming to New York City for a UN summit on the climate crisis. UN Secretary­ General Ban Ki-­moon is urging governments to support an ambitious global agreement to dramatically reduce global warming pollution. With our future on the line and the whole world watching, we’ll […]

BY TERRY WECHSLER AND FRED FELLEMAN COURTESY TO THE BELLINGHAM HERALD August 6, 2014 A recent op-ed column by John Huntley and Brad Owens, co-chairs of the Northwest Jobs Alliance, claims industrialization of Cherry Point resulted from “decades of careful thought and planning” and describes the environmental community as “strident and aggressive advocates of de-industrializing […]