A Call for a Moratorium on Clear Cutting of Washington State Forest Lands

STOP CLEAR-CUTTING OF WASHINGTON STATE FOREST LANDS We, the undersigned, call on Washington State leaders to take actions that will…

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I CAN’T BREATHE (NOW HEAR THIS newsletter, June 2020)

George Floyd, echoing Eric Garner in 2014, gasped “I can’t breathe” as a Minneapolis police officer pinned his neck to the pavement with his knee, blocking his windpipe and…

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Public Comments at May 5, 2020 Board of Natural Resources Meeting

Beverly Parsons made the following the statement (with minor editorial changes) at the May 5, 2020 meeting of the Board of Natural Resources (BNR) which oversees the Washington State…

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MAYDAY! / MAY DAY (NOW HEAR THIS newsletter, May 2020)

It’s May 1, the traditional day of spring celebrations. In the nineteenth century, May Day also became the day to celebrate workers, who…

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NOW HEAR THIS Newsletter February 2020 – DEFORESTATION: SUICIDE BY GOVERNMENT

Previous issues of Now Hear This have outlined the unsustainable practices of timber corporations in our area. What’s perhaps…

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