Climate Justice Forum: Crystal Lameman & Lowell Chandler 8-20-12

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On Wild Idaho Rising Tide’s (WIRT) Monday, August 20, Climate Justice Forum radio program, we welcome Crystal Lameman, a Beaver Lake Cree First Nation activist and the Peace River tar sands campaigner for the Indigenous Environmental Network in Alberta, talking about current indigenous lawsuits against the Canadian provincial and federal governments and efforts to restore Native treaty rights and stop Alberta tar sands exploitation.  Blue Skies Campaign organizer and spokesperson Lowell Chandler of Missoula, Montana, describes August 12 to 20 Coal Export Action protests and activities at the Montana Capitol and in Helena as well as recent issue updates.  Broadcast on KRFP Radio Free Moscow between 7:30 and 9:30 pm PDT live at 92.5 FM and online, the show also covers continent-wide climate activism news.  Listen to an edited recording of the August 20 Climate Justice Forum posted in Radio4All and adopt WIRT as your KRFP DJ.

Top Federal Official to Visit Port of Lewiston Next Week

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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will present grant

A top-level White House official will be visiting the Port of Lewiston Wednesday with Idaho’s governor.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is scheduled to appear at 1:30 p.m. at 1626 Sixth Avenue North in Lewiston, according to the governor’s office.  He’ll be accompanied by Idaho Governor C.L. (Butch) Otter, Senator Mike Crapo, and Senator Jim Risch, both R-Idaho.

LaHood is a member of the Cabinet who advises the president.  The men will be presenting a federal grant to the Port of Lewiston, according to the governor’s office.

The port received $1.3 million in June to expand its dock from the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery Discretionary Grant program.  It’s not clear if the award that will be given Wednesday is the same. Continue reading →

U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio of Oregon Not Likely to Oppose Coal Exports

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U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio of Oregon Not Likely to Oppose Coal Exports between 30:08 and 29:00 on the Friday, August 17, KRFP Radio Free Moscow Evening Report, More Cove-Mallard

Helena Coal Protests

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Coal Export Action between 21:07 and 20:12 on the Tuesday, August 14, KRFP Radio Free Moscow Evening Report, Dynamic Ad Signs, and Arch Coal Applies to Extract 1.5 Billion Tons of Powder River Coal between 14:52 and 11:57 on the Thursday, August 16, KRFP Radio Free Moscow Evening Report, Helena Coal Protests

Climate Justice Forum: Climate Activists 8-13-12

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The Monday, August 13, Climate Justice Forum radio program hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) features local activists talking about participation in the Third Annual Tar Sands Healing Walk at Fort McMurray, Alberta, the Coal Export Action in Helena, Montana, a fracking  protest in New York state, and other dirty energy resistance in Moscow, Idaho, and beyond.  Listen to the show online at KRFP Radio Free Moscow or at 92.5 FM between 7:30 and 9:30 pm PDT, as we cover news about climate activism and upcoming actions across the continent, and adopt WIRT as your KRFP DJ!

WIRT House & 8/16 Potluck, 8/18-19 Coal Export Action, & Healing Walk Outcomes

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Open Activist House, Monthly Potluck, & WIRT Housemate

This week, Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) will celebrate one month of productive work in our new location.  Please visit between noon and 8 pm daily whenever you can to participate in our diverse initiatives, such as:

* Vigilance of potential megaloads using nearby ports and highways

* An Idaho fracking ban ballot measure and upcoming protests

* A Latah County/Moscow community bill of rights

* Moscow area canvass and regional student outreach

* Climate Justice Forum radio program coordination and support

* WIRT website, facebook page, and email newsletter

As you witnessed at our dozens of megaload protests, your participation is crucial to the success of these ongoing campaigns.  To nurture our community spirit, brainstorm group projects, and match your skills and passion with essential tasks, we are launching monthly potlucks (maybe even with post-meeting music!) at the WIRT Activist House in Moscow, on the third Thursday of every month.  The first such convergence will commence next Thursday, August 16, at 7 pm.  Please bring your friends, favorite food and/or beverage of choice, and your most zealous climate activism ideas.  We are also still searching for a second activist inhabitant of the WIRT House, ideally from among our ranks.  Please let us know soon if you would like to share this great living and community space for only $350 per month.  Otherwise, we will open its one bedroom availability to the public this week. Continue reading →

WIRT at Coal Export Action Rallies and Sit-Ins

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A carload or caravan of climate justice activists from northern Idaho and eastern Washington will participate in the culminating protests of the Coal Export Action at the Montana Capitol in Helena on Saturday and Sunday, August 18 and 19.  Our allies of the Blue Skies Campaign in Missoula are hosting Montanans and concerned citizens from across the country, staging sustained, peaceful demonstrations beginning on August 12 and continuing through August 20, when the State Land Board will decide whether to approve a permit for Arch Coal to mine Otter Creek.  Please visit the Coal Export Action website for more information and registration, and then join in displaying strong opposition to coal exports across our region.  Unlike the Tar Sands Healing Walk in Fort McMurray, Alberta, this week of actions is your closest opportunity to contribute toward the nationwide Summer of Solidarity against the fossil fuel industry and for a livable planet.  Similar to the August/September 2011 Washington DC protests of the Keystone XL pipeline, Helena demonstrators will both support and risk arrest to send a unified message to the Land Board and Big Coal: save Otter Creek – no coal exports!  To partake in the Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) carpool, contact us at 208-301-8039 or wild.idaho.rising.tide@gmail.com or drop by the WIRT House in Moscow between noon and 8 pm PDT daily, invite your friends through the facebook event post Coal Export Action: Rally and Sit-In!, and post our Coal Export Action Flyer (WIRT).  Also listen to WIRT’s Monday, August 13, Climate Justice Forum radio program between 7:30 and 9:30 pm PDT live at 92.5 FM or online at KRFP Radio Free Moscow, when a core Coal Export Action organizer will describe the first day of sit-in demonstrations and recent issue developments.

Local Anti-Megaloads Activist Travels to Tar Sands

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Local Anti-Megaloads Activist Travels to Tar Sands between 7:57 and 1:08 on the Thursday, August 9, KRFP Radio Free Moscow Evening Report, Tar Sands Healing Walk

Climate Justice Forum: Rob Briggs 8-6-12

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On the Monday, August 6, Climate Justice Forum radio program, Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) hosts core WIRT activist extraordinaire Rob Briggs of Pullman, Washington, discussing climate change considerations and his August 2011 Washington DC arrest in opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline.  Originally broadcast on KRFP Radio Free Moscow between 7:30 and 9:30 pm PDT live at 92.5 FM and online, the show also covers continent-wide climate activism news, as WIRT returns from the Tar Sands Healing Walk in Fort McMurray, Alberta.  Listen to an edited recording of the August 6 Climate Justice Forum posted in Radio4All and adopt WIRT as your KRFP DJ.

Interview with Organizer of this Weekend’s Tar Sands Healing Walk

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Interview with Organizer of this Weekend’s Tar Sands Healing Walk between 14:02 and 4:18 on the Thursday, August 2, KRFP Radio Free Moscow Evening Report, Tar Sands Healing Walk