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Join in to protect Bears Ears National Monument and keep fossil fuels in the ground on January 8th for a virtual art build. Utah is ground zero the next Admistration's destructive agenda for public lands and your solidarity is needed.

I am a firm beliver in silver linings, in the importance of embracing them.
I am filled with the wisdom and love of what is being posted here! That's a silver lining

I saw some advise not to dilute my vote by making more than 1 or 2 choices. This is a misunderstanding of how ranked choice works! Here's what the election dept says on this point:

When tabulating votes, Multnomah County does not even look at the lower rankings on a ballot until the highest ranked candidate on that ballot has been eliminated from the counting process. So to be clear, voters should feel comfortable to rank as many candidates as they would like, up to 6, without worrying that lower rankings will endanger their higher rankings. Just make sure to rank them with 1 being the highest, or most preferred candidate.

Here's some FAQ for further enlightenment!
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*Frequently Asked Questions about the 2024 Election Frequently Asked Questions about the 2024 Election Voters asked, the City of Portland Elections Office answered. Below are the top questions they answered in an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit. View more FAQs here. Question 1: I see many people saying that they are only ranking one (or two candida.....

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We have more data on the energy benefits of heat pumps — and they’re big | Latitude Media A new study confirms the “whopping” energy efficiency of heat pumps.

bye bye permafrost, hello trouble

Opinion | A Giant Crater in Siberia Is Belching Up Russia’s Past (Gift Article) A yawning hole in the Siberian landscape should be a warning about the dangers of extraction.

good for you, Adah Crandall

Portland Climate-Action Leader Arrested Outside Veep Kamala Harris' Los Angeles Home Adah Crandall, a Portland climate activist, and five of her colleagues in the Sunrise Movement were arrested today after they blocked the street in front of Vice President Kamala Harris’ Los Angeles home.Sunrise Movement wants President Joe Biden to declare a climate emergency, part of taking more...

Nature Has Value. Could We Literally Invest in It? (Gift Article) “Natural asset companies” would put a market price on improving ecosystems, rather than on destroying them.

it's not all bad news today

The tide turns on Florida book bans For years, Florida has been at the vanguard of removing books from school libraries. Florida Republicans, including Governor Ron DeSantis (R), insisted that school librarians were seeking to "groom" children with pornographic materials. Florida's Republican legislature passed — and Ron DeSantis si...

A 2023 poster by Jan Martijn Burger in the style of W.P.A. printmakers.Credit...via Poster House--New York Times

Radcliffe December Event: Climate Change Visualization

Rising Tides: Broadening Public Participation in Climate Action through Mixed Reality Visualization

Wednesday, December 13, noon ET
Online on Zoom

Narges Mahyar, 2023–2024 fellow, Harvard Radcliffe Institute; assistant professor, Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Mahyar is investigating innovative techniques to integrate situated visualization, augmented reality, and civic technology to design and build a mobile platform that simulates the localized impact of climate change. The platform will benefit the movement toward more equitable resilience by creating new opportunities for the public, especially underserved communities, to raise their voices and join the discourse.
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