April 17, 2025
Local Resources
South Seattle Climate Action Network. We also work on the Seattle District 2 climate action network. Join us for advocacy, action meetings and Meaningful Movies events.
350 Seattle– Moving beyond climate pledges.
Sunrise Seattle. One of the key youth groups focused on climate change.
Extinction Rebellion– “In the face of extinction, we say rebellion.” May 2nd (next Friday) join them for Outgrow the System, movie and panel at Mt Baker Community Club, 6PM.
Troublemakers– Take action by making good trouble with others.
People for Climate Action– Helping local governments implement climate action.
Seattle Cruise Control “The science is clear: Cruise Ships contribute to climate destruction. “
Videos
- Tulalip Tribe Natural Resources Climate Change 3 min
- Amy Snover, PhD, UW Climate Impacts Group Washington Climate Assembly Session 2, start at minute 11:50
- Katharine Hayhoe, What’s the Big Deal about a Few Degrees, 9-min video on youtube. I also recommend her climate book, Saving Us and her newsletter.
- Wangari Mathai. I Will Be a Hummingbird
Climate Background
UW Climate Impacts Group
National Climate Assessment
International Panel on Climate
The Paris Agreement (United Nations article), The Paris Agreement (MIT Climate Action)
WA State’s Climate Commitment Act: 101 (2:31 video)
Washington’s Environmental Justice Law (HEAL Act) (short article)
Note: you should have access to climate science, information and education at NOAA, NASA, etc, but since 2025, all these sites have been disappeared. You may find them in the “wayback machine”.
Climate Education
- Washington has a climate science initiative called Climetime. You should also visit Climetime Open Education Resource Site for free curriculum teachers can use today.
- Read about the Student Climate Assembly project on the ClimeTime website.
- UN Sustainable Development Goals lessons
- New comprehensiveHigh School Climate Curriculum, OER Climate Project
- Action for the Climate Emergency created a series of 11 short videos called Our Climate Our Future. Watch the 4-min Solutions video
Books
Saving Us, Katherine Hayhoe
H is for Hope, Elizabeth Kolbert
Drawdown, edited by Paul Hawken
The Climate Book, Greta Thunberg
What if we Get it Right: Visions of Climate Futures, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson