Tuesday, October 21, 1 to 4 pm MDT: Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission quarterly meeting, Idaho Capitol Lincoln Auditorium, Room WW02, 700 West Jefferson Street, Boise, Idaho

At the October Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission meeting, Idahoans should fully engage our last chance to modify the recently revised state oil and gas rules, before final approval by the Commission and deliberation during January 2015 Idaho legislative hearings.  “Oil and Gas Commission…meeting dates, times, and locations are subject to change at the discretion of the Commission…Alternate rooms may be utilized depending on availability of the auditorium…Meeting notices and agendas will be posted in accordance with the Idaho open meeting law.”

http://www.idl.idaho.gov/oil-gas/commission/index.html

Tuesday and Thursday, October 28 and 30, 6 to 8 pm: 2014 Marine and Rail Oil Transportation Study public meeting, Double Tree Hotel by Hilton, 322 North Spokane Falls Court, Spokane, Washington, on Tuesday, and at an unknown location in Lacey/Olympia on Thursday

 

Governor Inslee and Washington agency staff are conducting a study addressing the significant increases in oil transportation across the state, with hearings and comments that assess the risks and impacts of oil transportation to rail line and terminal communities and waterways.  Crucial opportunities for public participation can provide input, express concerns, and inform state responses to combined oil and coal train and ship traffic affecting environmental and public health and safety and regional livelihoods and economies.  Contact WIRT for Palouse carpool arrangements to Spokane.

 

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/spills/OilMovement/2014MRstudy.html

Tuesday and Thursday, October 28 and 30, 6 to 8 pm: 2014 Marine and Rail Oil Transportation Study public meeting, Double Tree Hotel by Hilton, 322 North Spokane Falls Court, Spokane, Washington, on Tuesday, and at an unknown location in Lacey/Olympia on Thursday

 

Governor Inslee and Washington agency staff are conducting a study addressing the significant increases in oil transportation across the state, with hearings and comments that assess the risks and impacts of oil transportation to rail line and terminal communities and waterways.  Crucial opportunities for public participation can provide input, express concerns, and inform state responses to combined oil and coal train and ship traffic affecting environmental and public health and safety and regional livelihoods and economies.  Contact WIRT for Palouse carpool arrangements to Spokane.

 

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/spills/OilMovement/2014MRstudy.html

The results of our Doodle Poll to find a new meeting time are in, and the day most people said they could participate was the first Thursday of each month.  Respondents were nearly evenly divided on preferred start time, so we decided to stick with 5:30 pm in part because Cafe Artista, where we frequently meet, is only open until 7 pm.

Our next CCL Meeting will be on Thursday, November 6 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm at the La Madrid Restaurant at 1420 S. Blaine Street (on the west side of Eastside Marketplace) in Moscow.

The December meeting of our local chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby will be held next Thursday, December 4 beginning at 5:30 pm in the meeting room at South Fork Public House, 1680 S. Grand Avenue in Pullman. South Fork is located at the interior corner of the L-shaped Wheatland Shopping Center, which is conveniently located at the intersection of Bishop Blvd. and Grand Ave.

A big thank you goes out to everyone who has contributed to our chapter’s TutumuchCO2 campaign! Our fine chapter has reached 70% of its goal of $1,000, which will go to keep CCL growing and increasing its impact on Capitol Hill. If you would like to see world climate stabilized through enlightened public policy rather than extravagant geo-engineering projects like the one pictured above, please click here. Contributions are tax-deductible, and the IRS will pounce on anything not contributed by December 31.

We had a genial gathering and brain-storming session of members of our Newspapers and Media interest group last week at the Briggs-Lohr residence. We’ll be sharing our plans to boost CCL presence in our local media at our meeting next week.

This month’s meeting will take place at a private residence. Please contact Rob Briggs at palouseregion@citizensclimatelobby.org for more details. We’ll be providing pizza, salad, and a variety of nonalcoholic beverages, plus beer and wine for those 21 and older.

If you haven’t yet been to a CCL chapter meeting, this would be a great one to attend–free food, free drink, and the chance to take what Dr. James Hansen calls, “the most effective step you can take to save creation for your grandchildren.”

Theme:  Fisheries, Farms and Forests:  Connecting with Concerned Harvesters.  [Link to the Conference website] The link provides information about speakers and agenda plus a link for online registration. It looks like a great program, and CCL conferences are very energizing for people who are concerned about climate but not sure how to become active and effective.

Please mark your calendar for the next Palouse Region Citizens’ Climate Lobby meeting on Thursday, March 12, 5:30 – 7:00 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Palouse “Yellow House” immediately west of the church at 420 E. 2nd St. Moscow, ID. We will be providing pizza. (The meeting is being held one week later than normal due to the regional CCL conference on March 7 & 8 in Seattle.)

1000 Volunteers, 535 Congressional Meetings, One Goal.  [http://citizensclimatelobby.org/2015-international-conference/]

This documentary, along with the captivating photos of nature, brings to light a successful dam removal project in Washington State on the Elwha River. Join us at our screening of this award-winning film at the Kenworthy in Moscow. (Click www.elwhafilm.com for more details on the film from the producers.)

Grizzly Bear Status FOC Unitarian Universalist Church of the Palouse.