Thank you, Ellie, for being there on our behalf. I talked to my congressman's office this week. (Devin Nunes himself). as well as offices of Senators Boxer and Harriis. Have a meditation group coming this afternoon to pray and meditate on behalf of our Mother Earth. Eighty-two degrees here today. I watched the movie, "In the Light of Reverence" last night, a documentary about sacred sites of Lakota (Devil's Tower in the Lakota Black Hills), Mt. Shasta in the Winnemem Wintu tribal area, and the Four Corners of the Hopi in northern Arizona. Peabody Coal Co. has had a pipeline from there taking coal slurry to Los Angeles since before 2001, when the movie was made. The desecration shown in the movie and "resource" extraction are done deals. The last words of the commentator were, "Technology is going to destroy humanity." Blessings, Jann McGuire -----Original Message----- From: Ellie Stock via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> To: dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net>; oe <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Sent: Sat, Apr 29, 2017 8:03 am Subject: [Oe List ...] GREETINGS FROM WASHINGTON, DC!; Fwd: TODAY People's Climate March live More . . . Hi Folks, Greetings from Washington, DC, where shortly, we will be participating in the People' Climate March. If you are not able to join a local msrch, Democracy Now is live streaming the event--see link below. We arrived last week to participate in Ecumenical Advocacy Days, this year's theme based on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech on Vietnam that focused on the triplets of racism, militarism, and materialism. We also participated in the DC March for Science--about 120,000 in the rain, but it was a good event. Monday was Lobby Day--visiting congressional offices. While here we gave a presentation on The Doctrine of Discovery at the Oblates Residence with their Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Committee. Also doing PC (USA) Earth Care presentations at Potomac PC and Westminster PC, Marie Sharp's church. Off to the march--hopefully connecting with Dick Alton and Sally Yost who will also be there. Ellie Stock ☺ elliestock@aol.com See below for live streaming of march... Opportunity to watch The People's Climate March life today; a selection of informative articles, some disturbing/some encouraging; practical things we can do. TODAY Watch the People's Climate March Live Saturday, April 29, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. ET Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman and team will provide special live coverage of the People’s Climate March in Washington, D.C. Watch LIVE tomorrow starting at 10 a.m. ET at democracynow.org. Or tune in live on: FSTV (Dish Network 9415 & DirecTV Ch. 348) Link TV (Dish Network 9410 & DirecTV Ch. 375) WHUT-TV (Ch. 32.1 & 32.2 in Washington D.C.) Check your local Democracy Now! station for listings. https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2017/04/27/100-clean-energy-bill-launc... 100% Clean Energy Bill Launched by Senators and Movement Leaders Legislation comes ahead of Peoples Climate March on April 29th 27 April 2017 http://www.ecowatch.com/salt-lake-city-makes-historic-commitment-to-100-perc... Salt Lake City Makes Historic Commitment to 100% Renewables by 2032 14 July 2016 http://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2017/3/27/14922516/trump-executive... Trump’s big new executive order to tear up Obama’s climate policies, explained 27 March 2017 http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/176269/tomgram%3A_michael_klare%2C_do_africa... Tomgram: Michael Klare, Do African Famines Presage Global Climate-Change Catastrophe? 20 April 2017 https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/04/20/dapl-developer-spills-drilling-... DAPL Developer Spills Drilling Fluids Into Wetlands While Constructing Another Pipeline The latest incident is just another ding on Energy Transfer Partners' spotty record 20 April 2017 https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/04/20/trumps-buy-american-order-looks... Trump's "Buy American" Order Looks Weak as DAPL Company Pushes Back "As with Trump's campaign promises, the executive order is full of loopholes that are designed to protect Wall Street interests and multinational corporations—at the expense of American workers and communities." 20 April 2017 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/04/06/scienti... Climate change is literally turning the Arctic ocean inside out 6 April 2017 On the release of Methane http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/39957-release-of-arctic-methane-may-be-ap... https://www.greenoptimistic.com/giant-methane-release-20170401/#.WQCERb3WHIV http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/40311-great-barrier-reef-reaches-terminal... Great Barrier Reef Reaches "Terminal Stage" as CO2 Levels Rise at Record Rate 24 April 2017 Also on Great Barrier Reef - https://www.newscientist.com/article/2127170-mass-bleaching-hits-great-barri... * * * * * * * * * * * * *

From a recipient - helpful reminders on some of the things we can personally do, or help convince our governing structures to do.

The fossil fuel industry receives a lot of criticism these days, and rightfully so. But in the final analysis, we are the ones who support the energy industry and it is our standard of living that will need to change. So contemplate what you can do for the cause Personal Actions End our love affair with the automobile Ride more trains and buses Car pool Walk and bike more Turn off the air conditioner in the summer and dial the thermostat down in winter Become vegetarians or vegans Refill plastic bottles with tap water Discontinue using aluminum cans with and without carbonation Maximize use of reusable bags and products Recycle junk mail Forego fast junk food Go to “slow food”; Recycle maximally, especially aluminum cans Drive and accelerate more slowly Climb more stairs Plant more trees Forego use of spray cans Ride more trains and buses Repair, mend and alter as much as possible Buy solar panels Compost as much as possible Last person out of the room turn off the lights Eat and farm organic Ride more trains and buses Fly fewer planes Promote conference calls and web cams, fewer meetings Use manual tools instead of power tools Share more Use rakes rather than leaf blowers Decrease use of bottled water and refill plastic bottles with tap water Maximize reusable bags and products Push rather than power small mowers Replace lawns with vegetable gardens Stop fertilizing and mowing lawns Compost as much as possible Minimize use of disposables (Pampers, Ikea furniture); Maximize high efficiency LED and solar powered lighting; Limit endless gadgets Use motion lighting, where appropriate Local Government Actions Reorganize cities, building taller residences with a smaller footprint (the end of suburbia) Institute a carbon tax Promote car pooling subsidize and expand mass transit Expand bike paths Have shareable (zip) cars Ban electric outdoor signs; Eat and farm organic Promote conference calls and web cams, fewer meetings Eliminate approximately 50% of all street lighting and office lighting in unoccupied buildings eliminate “fast junk food”; go to “slow food replace Federal Government Actions Ban gasohol Rein in the militaries for defense only and outlaw war Discontinue night baseball Make electronics, house wares, furniture, etc to be as durable and long-lived as possible Recycle maximally Make appliances to be as energy efficient as possible Discontinue aluminum cans Ban electric outdoor signs Maximize solar and wind power; Change from petroleum based fertilizers to regenerative agriculture Reverse deforestation, plant more trees Restrict spray cans Promote conference calls and web cams, fewer meetings Promote zero population growth with free condoms and family planning world-wide End yearly auto model changes; Proscribe junk mail Scrap the mission to Mars ~ Bonus ~ This Is What It Will Look Like [projected] When Mar-A-Lago Disappears Under Rising Seas . . . _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net