By Devon Merriman On January 13, Evergreen students crammed into every square inch of the longhouse to attend “It’s Happening, What Now?”, a series of presentations on climate change in Washington State. Initiative 732 surfaced during the discussion, prompting a disagreement among panelists and climate change activists Yoram Bauman and […]
Washington’s Environmental Crises Can the State Become a Leader on Climate Change?
By Asa Kowals-Rose Washington’s nickname— though never formally recognized— has always been “The Evergreen State.” Since the name itself is not official, no official meaning has been assigned to it. Despite this, the nickname has always been recognized as a reference to Washington’s abundant coniferous forests. This was the intent […]
What are Greeners Doing About Ocean Acidification? Sea Life Faces Impacts from Changing Ocean Chemistry
By Devon Merriman Some think of climate change as a crisis we will face in the future, but the shellfish industry and the organisms they depend on have already been feeling the effects. Shellfish farmers have witnessed mass die-offs of oyster larvae, with many concluding that at least part of […]
System Change Not Climate Change
Voices From the People’s Climate March
By Matt Fu For the last 10 years, I have been a part of a civil lawsuit in New York City over the wrongful and illegal detainment conditions almost 2,000 of us endured during arrests at the 2004 Republican National Convention. Despite our lawyers’ claims of unjust treatment, the experience […]