Nov 30th 2021
Hi Folks
Our next meeting will be Dec 7th, at 10am at the Ely Senior Center. There is no Tuesday Group meeting that day. TG is on holiday break until January. With the covid surge continuing and omicron around the corner I hope that all climate attendees will be fully vaxed and masked. If you feel uncomfortable attending we understand. We do not have the capability to zoom, but if conditions continue to be challenging we must see what can be done.
We should review the proceedings of COP26 in Glasgow. This article in the journal “Nature” is long but good Nature article. This summary from the BBC is much shorter BBC summary COP26
We should look at the actions in the US bipartisan infrastructure bill that was passed into law a couple of weeks ago. Try this for a review Climate action in Infrastructure
And we should see what is in the “Build Back Better” bill that is still pending. Some items have been cut and some more may not survive but a lot of good legislation remains. Here is more info Build Back Better from Whitehouse
I have 2 books that I discovered in the last month and highly recommend. “The New Map” by Danial Yergin deals with energy, power, war and wealth in an era of climate change. Thanks to Duane for this find. “The Nutmeg’s Curse” by Amitav Ghosh shows how war, empire and genocide underpin ecological collapse and our climate crisis. Winter is a good time for reading, these are worth the effort.
Elton points out 2 recent letters in the Ely Echo. One from our very own Brian (on mining) and the other from Judith Thimke (Duluth CCL) about carbon pricing.
At our last meeting we discussed sending a letter to Gov. Walz in support of nuclear energy. Gerry Tyler and I are working on a draft. I will send it along to you before the meeting if I can. We can decide on modifications and what procedure to adopt at the meeting.
Thanks
Barb
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