Citizens Climate Lobby - Norman, OK

About 2025:
To validate the claim made by Brian McKay on Susan Laird's page,
"... in the Dept of Commerce section on p 692 the Project 2025 time says:

“The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
should be dismantled and many of its functions eliminated, sent to other
agencies, privatized, or placed under the control of states and territories.”

I am so sorry that I am not able to respond to everybody on Facebook. I have not been moving very fast these days. Still in a walker and not much energy. Please forgive me for not responding.

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Opinion | We Can Still Resist a Pipeline to Hell As the planet hurtles toward a climate tipping point, natural gas projects will further devastate the environment.

My letter to the President:

Dear President Biden,

I have been delighted with your statements and concern about climate change and your determination to do what we need to stop the pollution of our atmosphere. Thank you for the Inflation Reduction Act.

Now I learn that the corporation Venture Global's & Commonwealth has applied to the DOE for a license to export liquefied methane gas (LNG) at a proposed area in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

As you probably know, this proposal would be the largest LNG facility ever, emitting almost 200 million tons of polluting CO2 annually. According to the research, this would be the equivalent of creating 51 coal-fired power plants ... an absolutely HUGE THREAT to our climate!

Another LNG facility nearby has already committed over 2,000 air permit deviations and violated its permit on 286 days during its first year of operation.

In addition, these LNG facilities create traffic congestion, sprawl, and GHG pollution which harm many communities including Creole, Grand Lake, Cameron and the Texas communities of Vinton, Starks, and Deweyville.

At least 100 acres of wetlands, marshes, and cheniere with stands of Evergreen Oaks along the Louisiana Coast which protect these communities from storm surges are endangered. These coastal wetlands are spawning grounds for many species that the people of the area need. Shrimpers and fishermen's livelihood and their way of life will disappear if this LNG plant is okayed by you and the Department Of Energy.

Please have the DOE change its criteria and add strong consideration of the public interest in granting new LNG export licenses. The DOE currently fails to look at the devastating effect on the climate, our domestic energy prices and national security. LNG plants threaten the climate targets you speak about and the well-being of many communities.

Please make these new LNG facilities follow your own Executive Order on Environmental Justice for All. That would keep the impacts of LNG from having such heavy affects on low-income communities and communities of color. The subsequent rising domestic economic strain is particularly felt by low-income households.

I urge you to deny Venture Global's & Commonwealth's application for LNG export permits and protect us from more inflation and increases in gasoline prices and also the pollution that they cause. Please reconsider what is in the public's best interest and stop this permit.

Thank you for advocating for the climate and signing the Inflation Reduction Act. Stopping the permit for new LNG plants is another huge opportunity to protect our climate.

Yours truly,
Mary Francis
405.474.0695
848-A Cardinal Creek Blvd
Norman, OK 73072

Cornell and I were arrested together twice. Once protesting the Iraq war and again protesting the Keystone XL Pipeline.
Photo credit to David Wheelock .

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Our friends from Baby2Baby donated 28,000 diapers this week to help tackle diaper need in our community! These resources will be given directly to parents and caregivers - completely FREE of charge - through the CCFI Baby Pantry. If you or a loved one is in need of baby supplies or diapers, we are open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and are located at 210 S. Cockrel Avenue in Norman.

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) joined others and sued 'em AND WON.
Thank you Biden administration for restoring the protections for the Alaska Tongass and 9 million acres of pristine rainforest. 💯👍🥰

____Are you an Environmentalist?____
If so, what do you think about lawns, or nature & biodiversity, or Global issues like food production?
If so , you won't want to miss the discussion by Michael Douglas March 7th, at the Central Library.

He might even show us some of his Nature Photography.

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Chicago local #1 Iron Workers remake the iconic “Lunch atop a Skyscraper”photo that was originally captured in 1932. ✊

Wow! Of course, today they're required to wear helmets and safety belts. And in 1932 there was no such requirement.
Please remember that Unions created safety requirements for you on your job.

Chicago local #1 Iron Workers remake the iconic “Lunch atop a Skyscraper”photo that was originally captured in 1932. ✊

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QAnon follower who chased officer convicted in Jan. 6 trial An Iowa man has been convicted of charges that he led a crowd of rioters in chasing a U.S. Capitol police officer up a staircase and accosting other officers guarding the Senate