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||| FROM DOUG MARSHALL for WOMAN IN THE WOODS PRODUCTIONS ||| Woman in the Woods Productions will bring a major figure in contemporary American thought to Orcas Center on Saturday, September 24. Dr. Cornel West is a prominent and provocative intellectual who styles himself a practitioner of “public philosophy.” Even though he has spent five
||| CLIMATE EYES by STEVE BERNHEIM ||| “Emissions from natural gas demand an immediate, proactive response from the utilities responsible for their climate-related risks. Integrating climate-forward planning will help utilities avoid costly investments and associated asset-stranding risks, while ensuring their business models evolve to take advantage of the unfolding clean energy transition.” -- Holzman, et
||| FROM EMMA HELVERSON for WILD FISH CONSERVANCY ||| A bombshell ruling from Seattle’s federal Court landed Monday evening calling out the federal government for failing to protect endangered Southern Resident killer whales (SRKWs) and wild Chinook by approving unsustainable Chinook harvest at levels that are harming the recovery of both federally protected species. On
||| FROM TONY GHAZEL ||| I served on the 2021 SJC Charter Review Commission (CRC) and I applaud the SJC Council for remaining true to the language in the charter. We don't believe that the 2021 CRC has any authority to transmit additional amendments to be placed on any subsequent ballots after its year in
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND FOOD BANK ||| The Orcas Island Food Bank provides healthy, culturally relevant, and equitable food access to community members experiencing food insecurity. Help us keep our doors open and people fed while participating in a dynamic, forward-thinking team. AmeriCorps members assist management in operations, including customer service, volunteer supervision, and food
||| FROM JANET ALDERTON ||| Governor Inslee and Senator Murray, Thank-you for caring about the struggling Southern Resident Killer Whales. Thank you for your draft report about the issues surrounding breaching of the four Lower Snake River dams. Please consider my thoughts on the draft report and the massive misinformation campaign to maintain the status quo.
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| California, Oregon and Washington will continue to be a safe haven for all people seeking abortions and other reproductive health care services in these states. UPDATE: The day after the West Coast states announcement, Gov. Jay Inslee held a press conference with Democratic legislators on June
||| SUN DAYS ON ORCAS by EDEE KULPER ||| In March, I interviewed Kate Jewell about her upcoming trip to help Ukrainian refugees in Poland (https://theorcasonian.com/sun-days-on-orcas-kate-jewell-is-headed-to-poland/). She has returned, and I asked if she would write about her experiences in her own words: My reason for going to Poland was to work with Ukrainians displaced by
||| FROM. THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| On Friday morning, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade in a 6-3 ruling in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The reproductive rights of patients in more than half the country, and 49 years of durable precedent, have been swept
California, Oregon and Washington will continue to be a safe haven for all people seeking abortions and other reproductive health care services in these states ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| The governors of California, Oregon and Washington today issued a Multi-State Commitment to defend access to reproductive health care, including abortion