From kimi at thewei.com Mon Mar 6 14:20:59 2017 From: kimi at thewei.com (Kimi Wei) Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2017 16:20:59 -0500 Subject: [Mpo-lista] It's 1st Monday. Are you coming to Green Drinks Newark tonight? Plus March events! Message-ID: <73995B90-0048-45EE-A81C-F1ACE2E29F85@thewei.com> Nuestras conversaciones toman lugar en ingl?s, espa?ol, portugu?s. Para mayor informaci?n visite http://ejgreendrinks.org ? llamar a Kimi 862-203-8814. This month we?re visioning: talking about what we would like to see our communities become, and what we want to do in them, relative to the environment, climate and social equity. In the administration of #45, local community action will be more important than ever. Come help define approaches and solutions! We?ll be in Newark Mon 06 Mar, Clifton Library Tues 07 Mar, Hackensack Mon 13 Feb and there are a couple more events posted at the bottom of this email. Este m?s estamos re-imaginando a nuestras comunidades: que queremos ver y establecer en ellas relacionado al ambiente, la clima y la equidad social. Durante la administraci?n del #45, acciones locales tendr?n m?s relevancia e importancia que nunca antes. ?Venid y participe en la conversaci?n! Estaremos en Newark lun 06 mar, en la biblioteca de Clifton mar 07 Feb y Hackensack lun 13 Feb. EJ = Environmental Justice & Green Drinks = is just our name! (EJ = la justicia ambiental) Q: What is EJ GREEN DRINKS? A: EJ GREEN DRINKS are networking events with a sustainability/environmental theme, which we hold in environmental justice communities in north Jersey ? But sorry, no green drinks of any kind are offered. EJ Green Drinks is just our group?s name for the informal gatherings we hold. EJ is short for Environmental Justice and the ?Green? in our name relates to environmental issues. Q: Who are ?we?? A: A friendly group of people with excellent information to share on topics of sustainability, the environment, resiliency, greening your home and community and green citizen empowerment. We discuss activities taking place nearby, nationally, globally and exchange information that can be used in advocacy and greening efforts. At EJ Green Drinks, people drop in and out during the two hours we are on site for whatever time they can share. And we chat about any topic people want to bring to the table. Each person pays for their own food and drink orders. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ EJ Green Drinks Mar 2017 meeting schedule/horario: Hosts ? Ivan Wei, Ari Lopez Wei, Sally Gellert, Cinda Wallace Environmental & Climate Justice Green Drinks Newark Monday 06 MAR 2017 | 7-9 PM (1st Mondays - los primer lunes) Aguilas de Mexico 118 Pacific St, Newark NJ Plenty of street parking / Estacionamiento en la calle OFA Climate Committee & Green Drinks Paterson/Clifton Tuesday Martes 07 MAR 2017 | 7-8:30 Clifton Public Library 292 Piaget Ave, Clifton NJ Parking lot / Estacionamiento en el lote de la biblioteca No food available / Comida no se ofrece Environmental & Climate Justice Green Drinks Hackensack Monday 13 MAR 2017 | 7-9 PM (2nd Mondays - los segundo lunes) Villa de Colombia 12 Mercer Street, Hackensack, NJ Parking lot / Estacionamiento disponible ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Anuncios / Announcements 1/ We Have the Power to Turn Off Climate Change?So Let's Do It! (This is a joint OFA-EJ Green Drinks event) Tues 07 March 2017 7-8:30 pm Clifton Public Library 292 Piaget Ave, Clifton, New Jersey Sign up for Teaneck training: http://go.peoplepower.org/event/attend/761 See more about the event at https://www.facebook.com/events/604999446291456/ or https://www.meetup.com/greenwei/events/237687082/ 2/ ACLU?s #ResistanceTraining this coming Saturday RSVP at http://go.peoplepower.org/event/attend/761 Our training event is being held: Sat 11 March 2017 4:30-6:30 pm St. Mark?s Church 118 Chadwick Rd, Teaneck, NJ 07666 (Or search for another training location: https://go.peoplepower.org/signup/attend-march-11) 3/ Fair Lawn Green Fair Wed 08 Mar 2017 6-9 pm Fair Lawn Recreation Center 10-10 20th St, Fair Lawn, NJ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Kimi Wei kimi at thewei.com @kimiwei facebook.com/thekimiwei 862-203-8814 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: EJ-Green-Drinks-elly-wwords-(ears-closer).jpeg Type: image/jpeg Size: 14857 bytes Desc: not available URL: From kimi at thewei.com Sun Mar 19 07:57:35 2017 From: kimi at thewei.com (Kimi Wei) Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2017 09:57:35 -0400 Subject: [Mpo-lista] NJ Star Ledger editorial: Deranged man attacks climate change funding with budget ax Message-ID: <5C126E07-BFDB-46FE-9987-4E8F0E5E8D11@thewei.com> Deranged man attacks climate change funding with budget ax | Editorial http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2017/03/deranged_man_attacks_climate_change_funding_with_b.html March 18, 2017 at 6:30am BY STAR-LEDGER EDITORIAL BOARD Donald Trump's effort to kill nearly one-third of the federal Environmental Protection Agency's budget, including climate research, and all climate funds to the United Nations leaves no doubt about where we, as a nation, stand. In the shadow of a madman. How else to describe a President who in one moment says he loves clean water and air, and the next vows "get rid of"the very age ncy charged with protecting them, "in almost every form"? Even congressional Republicans and fossil fuel flunky Scott Pruitt, who opposes some of the core missions of the EPA he now runs, think Trump is going too far. Pruitt reportedly went to the White House on Wednesday to request a smaller budget cut. What he got was an even bigger one - billions more than he, lead architect of the attack against EPA, or other Republicans ever thought prudent. It guts the agency, ending programs to lower domestic greenhouse gas emissions, slashing diplomatic efforts to slow climate change and funding for climate research. Trump's reckless abandonment of the effort to contain climate change comes at a time when public concern about it has reached a national all- time high, according to a new Gallup poll. A solid majority of Americans believe the effects of climate change are already occurring, and are driven by human activities. Most also believe Trump will do a poor job of protecting the environment. Right on all counts. This is a White House that lifts its talking points straight from ExxonMobil. The international Paris Agreement to tackle climate change is in peril. Trump even wants to get rid of pollution- limiting fuel efficiency standards for cars, at a time when automakers are seeing record profit and sales. And he's attacking the EPA when it's needed most. Only the feds can protect New Jersey from the smog and soot flowing in here from states to our west, like Pennsylvania and Ohio. We are home to the most high- priority contaminated sites in the nation, and need the EPA to help force cleanups. We need its standards to help states like ours fortify against storm surges and flooding caused by sea level rise, too, unless we want a repeat of Sandy. By rejecting the science of climate change, Trump is sending a dangerous message to the world, making other governments less likely to carry out their pledged emissions cuts. It's not just about the melting glaciers. The world's largest coral reef system and Australia's natural wonder, The Great Barrier Reef, is dying- yet another big-ticket victim of overheated sea water, caused by climate change. Scientists warned decades ago that if kept burning fossil fuels at a frenetic pace, releasing greenhouse gases that warm the ocean, we'd kill off some barrier reefs. But they didn't expect to see this much destruction for at least another 30 years. It's an international treasure that sustains some of the richest ocean life, but also a lifeline for millions of people in poor countries who depend on reef fish as their biggest source of protein. Not that Trump is concerned with science or sustenance. During the campaign, he called climate change a Chinese hoax. To the New York Times, he later admitted human activity may indeed contribute. But his actions, as always, speak loudest. Our only hope is that saner minds in Congress prevail. Kimi Wei kimi at thewei.com @kimiwei facebook.com/thekimiwei 862-203-8814