Skagit Citizens Working to Slow Climate Change
Kevin and Daryl Maas of Farm Power NW LLC will give a special presentation on a manure digester plant scheduled to be online next spring west of Mt. Vernon. According to Kevin, “we’ll produce enough power for 500 houses using manure from 1,500 cows. Better yet, we’ll be eliminating current methane […]
After months of planning and organization, Northwest Clean Air Agency (NWCAA) is launching the Climate Stewards vounteer program focused on empowering citizen action to address climate change in our community (Skagit & Island Counties). NWCAA is funding the program and is partnering with the WSU Beach Watchers and Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve to train and coordinate volunteers. Padilla Bay […]
Go now to the link below to hear Al Gore nail it on what our county needs to do to meet the challenge of climate change. THIS is what we’ve been desperate to hear from our leaders. Pass it on!
http://www.wecansolveit.org/content/pages/320/ (Click on the “full” version - it’s worth it!)
The minutes for the July 2008 meeting of Skagit Beat the Heat are posted here.
July 2008 Meeting Minutes
Read “Time for Plan B: Cutting Carbon Emissions 80% by 2020″ by Lester R. Brown, President of the Earth Policy Institute. As Brown says, “Saving civilization is not a spectator sport.” We CAN stop the warming - this succinct report gives us a game plan we need to put into place NOW. Read the report […]
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