OMNI
CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #134, JULY 3,
2023
Help
Awaken Arkansas’ Congressmen’s Climate Somnolence Instead of Serving Their
Constituents
Recently, Dina Nash (chair of UUFF’s Justice
Committee) was in Washington, DC for an afternoon of lobbying with others from
Citizens’ Climate Lobby. . . . I got to meet with Rep. Crawford’s and Rep. Womack’s staff, as well as Sen. Boozman’s
and him for about 40 minutes each. There are 3 proposed climate measures we
talked with them about, but responses were interested, but
non-committal. We assume they are still waiting for the groundswell of
panic at which time they might do something: please be that groundswell! They are not leading; it’s business as usual,
as you will see when you read my letter in the URL below. . . . https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Anx0mIIkn2tTXAJgxuxWxjOiaSnb0w911Jo028OoC3I/edit?usp=sharing UUFF E-News
[Before calling
think of the questions they should be asked every day.]
Steve Womack Republican Since Jan 5,
2011
Eric “Rick”
Crawford Republican
Since Jan 5, 2011
French Hill Republican Since Jan 6,
2015
Bruce WestermanRepublican Since Jan 6, 2015
Climate
Change: Drought.
Chelsea Whyte. “Running Out of
River.” New Scientist (Spring 2023).
“The mighty
Colorado River is a vital resource for millions of people, but overuse and
climate change mean it is drying up. Can
we save the Nile of North America?” The
author argues for a restrictive regulatory compact among the states using the
river. “If the river is allowed to be
used unchecked, it will be everywhere and nowhere.” [A limited compact was signed recently, but
the affected Native Nations were omitted.]
The Department of Energy wants to help 5 million homes connect to community solar by 2025 ‘Highwater,’ the new video game that immerses players in a dystopian world ravaged by climate change | ||
Laura
Dhillon Kane. Canada plans to adapt to changing
climate. Arkansas
Democrat-Gazette (June 29, 2023). Canada has unveiled a strategy to adapt to more frequent and
devastating events such as wildfires, floods, heat waves and droughts, warning
that climate change will threaten more lives without a plan to create a more
resilient society. . . .The federal government has previously announced $1.2 billion in funding to support the
strategy. It released an initial draft last fall and conducted final
consultations before issuing the finalized version on Tuesday. . . . MORE Arkansas Online (pressreader.com) [How significant is $1.2 billion for dealing
with all Canadian disasters caused by climate change? At least it is a beginning for an urgently
needed national plan. --D]