"Emissions of greenhouse gases need to peak within the next three years if we are to stave off the worst effects of climate change. And even then, we'd still need new technology to suck carbon dioxide out of the skies by the middle of the century."
"Whether there's any future at all depends on what we do now. We know that for sure. If we continue emitting any greenhouse gases for any amount of time, we're done for."
"It's a collective denial that we're still in. How can we switch into emergency mode?"
For those who have the ability to give financially, the Options Fund is an abortion fund serving Northwestern, WI, including La Crosse County. They are a volunteer run fund since 1992 who will need our support now more than ever: https://abortionfunds.org/fund/options-fund/
The fastest way to donate to them is via venmo: @options-fund
or checks can be mailed to:
Options Fund
P.O. Box 473
Eau Claire, WI 54702
Demand that Democrats codify women's rights to their own bodies. Right now. This is not a "campaign issue."
This article explains the frustration of inaction as campaign issue.
It's beyond disappointing that today, Earth Day, the LaX Tribune chose to highlight a story about decades' old environmental issues and totally ignore the extreme crisis we face right now from a rapidly heating planet. Yes, the climate crisis is mentioned in the first sentence, but then off we go into bedtime story land when all men lived as brothers and nothing bad will ever happen.
I beg to differ. We are on the edge of an unlivable Earth.
Demand CLIMATE CRISIS COVERAGE every day. We should understand as much about how close we are to the edge (close!) as we do about how high school sports teams are doing, shouldn't we?
This means we could possibly stay at or below 1.5° of warming, but it's not likely on our current path.
This is the truth of the situation no matter how successful a previous environmental movement was.
And this is one reason stories about past victories are no longer valid.
And
This Earth Day, call out the Tribune for spreading happy news instead of telling people what is really happening and how to take action:
Is what we are doing decreasing carbon emissions and reducing the need for people to use fossil fuels, like driving around in fossil fuel vehicles, or isn't it? That is the question.
Go car-free or car-light. Use active transportation - walk, bike, bus - whenever possible. Combine trips. Car pool. For long distance travel, use the bus or train. Don't put schools on the edge of town.
Eat local, mostly vegetables. Help grow gardens. Cook with electricity, not gas.
Insulate and tighten your house as much as possible. If you can, switch to electricity for heating. In summer, suck in cooler air at night, then close up and pull shades during hot days.
Get involved in La Crosse's Climate Action Plan but taking the survey, sharing your story, hosting a public meeting about it, and supporting action steps when they are finalized. Tell others how to reduce emissions. Our whole globe needs to do this. One household can be the model. One community can make a difference.
Demand coverage of the climate crisis in our media. Talk to others about the urgency of this issue.
"Evil doesn’t begin to approach it". Noam Chomsky on the Climate Crisis and Resistance.A webinar on climate action. April 23 at 2 p.m. Central Time.
"I don't know what word in the language—I can’t find one—that applies to people of that kind, who are willing to sacrifice the existence of organized human life, not in the distant future, so they can put a few more dollars in highly overstuffed pockets. The word “evil” doesn’t begin to approach it."
The Institute for Social Justice at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is hosting its Fifth Annual Social Justice Week April 4 through 7. The theme is Spaces, Places, and People: The Urgency of Intersectional Environmentalism, Unified Communities and Mutual Networks.
Speakers and panels include national and local leaders in in-person and virtual presentations. Several sessions examine social justice issues in the La Crosse area.
On April 4 at 5:30 p.m., hear from organizers of the Hate Has No Home Here campaign in La Crosse in person or online
On April 5, at 5:30 p.m. the topic will be, “Names, Images, and Power: Can there be a reconciliation without truth in occupied lands?" with an examination of public history efforts at recognizing Ho Chunk people in the region.
Also on April 5, Professor Emeritus Al Gedicks will talk about Wisconsin tribes' decades of activism to protect water and natural resources from mining projects and their partnership with rural grassroots groups. "These campaigns signal a decisive shift in the balance of power between the extractive resource industry and Indigenous communities worldwide."
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