Events 2013

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83. Bill McKibben in Vancouver 7/17

This summer, across the country, the climate movement is putting political heat on the fossil fuel industry -- just like they've been raising the mercury on us.

As part of Summer Heat actions across the country this summer, Bill McKibben, author and co-founder of 350.org, will be in Vancouver, WA to talk about climate change, the climate movement and fossil fuel export terminals in the NW. Vancouver is emerging as a front line in the climate fight with a 360,000 barrel/day oil export terminal supplied by toxic fracking wells. Once built, this terminal could become an export facility for dirty tar sands oil.

Bill will be coming to town on July 17th and speaking in Gaiser Hall at Clark College about how the Pacific Northwest can step up against plans to turn our communities into fossil fuel export corridors, beginning with the Summer Heat action on the Columbia that is scheduled for July 27th.

Get tickets and join the action to stop the NW from becoming a dirty fossil fuel corridor: www.eventbrite.com/event/4404724650

Here are the details:

What: Bill McKibben in Vancouver, WA for Summer Heat

When: July 17th, 7 PM

Where: Gaiser Hall at Clark College

Tickets: Tickets are a sliding scale of $ 5-50 dollars and all proceeds will stay with local groups to fight these export terminals. Click here to get yours.

Organizing is moving full steam ahead for the action on the Columbia River on July 27th as well. Details are falling into place:

On the 27th, we will meet at Vancouver Landing for a full day of events. There will be workshops from 10:00-12:30, speakers from across the region from 12:30-1:30 and a fun, family friendly action on both land and water at 1:30. Sign up here to get more info and to attend the action. We'll be in touch about opportunities to help us plan this action and as more details emerge in the coming days.

The Pacific Northwest has a key role in the fight to defend our future. I hope you'll be there with us when we stand up to show we're ready to play it.

David Osborn

Portland Rising Tide

Sources:

"Proposed Rail-To-Ship Oil Terminal Draws Crowd And Critics" Northwest News Network, June 28, 2013

www.opb.org/news/article/npr-proposed-rail-to-ship-oil-terminal-draws-crowd-and-critics/