I Can Do Something about Climate Change
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Faith and Climate Action Conference
Interfaith Climate Action Group of Seattle First Baptist and Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue is a co-sponsor of an upcoming conference focused on action steps on climate change for people of faith. The event takes place on Saturday, Oct. 8 at University Christian Church, 4731 – 15th Ave. NE in Seattle. Registration is at 8:30 a.m. and the conference runs from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The program includes Jay O’Hara as keynote speaker. He is a climate activist, Quaker, and co-founder of Climate Disobedience Center. Other items on the agenda include an interfaith panel, workshops, open space, and an interfaith service. A donation of $35 is suggested. Everyone is welcome! Information and tickets are available at: http://tinyurl.com/FCACReg. Contact Keith Ervin or Harriet Platts for more information. |
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Fast Facts: Producing and transporting a single bottle of water:
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How do you like your coffee?
Refill your cup rather than using a disposable one.
Producing and shipping disposable cups generates .24 pounds of CO2 emissions per cup (estimate from Starbucks and the Alliance for Environmental Innovation).
If you drink 3 cups a day, that is 263 pounds of CO2 per year.
"K Cups" - the single-serving containers used in those popular machines:
Refill your cup rather than using a disposable one.
Producing and shipping disposable cups generates .24 pounds of CO2 emissions per cup (estimate from Starbucks and the Alliance for Environmental Innovation).
If you drink 3 cups a day, that is 263 pounds of CO2 per year.
"K Cups" - the single-serving containers used in those popular machines:
- Last 80 years in a landfill, and almost none of them are recyclable.
- Cost nearly double per cup vs. other means of making coffee.
Help Save the Salish Sea - Harriet Platts and George Lawson invite us to sign a petition to help save the Salish Sea. Harriet writes:
"Dear Friends who care about our Puget Sound/Salish waters:
I have signed the petition and have just reviewed the short, informative, beautiful video about the Salish Sea again. The signing of the petition took ‘a minute,’ so I encourage all of you to take a look. It is a small but meaningful action that’s completely in alignment with our shared hope and values around honoring and protecting this precious body of water and communicating our concern that tanker traffic be kept as low as possible. Having these waters designated as a “Particularly Sensitive Sea Area” is a very wise thing to do. Thank you for considering this in your heart!"
1. Share and Promote: Salish Sea PSSA petition to Save the Salish Sea
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/751/997/074/make-the-salish-sea-a-particularly-sensitive-sea-area/
2. Share the PSSA Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvYgKS14-bU&feature=youtu.be
"Dear Friends who care about our Puget Sound/Salish waters:
I have signed the petition and have just reviewed the short, informative, beautiful video about the Salish Sea again. The signing of the petition took ‘a minute,’ so I encourage all of you to take a look. It is a small but meaningful action that’s completely in alignment with our shared hope and values around honoring and protecting this precious body of water and communicating our concern that tanker traffic be kept as low as possible. Having these waters designated as a “Particularly Sensitive Sea Area” is a very wise thing to do. Thank you for considering this in your heart!"
1. Share and Promote: Salish Sea PSSA petition to Save the Salish Sea
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/751/997/074/make-the-salish-sea-a-particularly-sensitive-sea-area/
2. Share the PSSA Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvYgKS14-bU&feature=youtu.be
