News and Actions emailed 1/29/26

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News and Action

After the JAN 23 DEADLINE there were 270,235 comments to BOEM  BIG THANKS to everyone who wrote!!  Then we expected a one month respite, but on Monday Jan 26 they came back with detailed leasing area maps and only until Feb 26th to make new comments. We need to INCREASE the pressure on them. 

New details here, including recommendations from Justin Cummings. 

Please write new letters – we will fight this until they give up!!! And this time we’ll be asking more businesses and groups to join us. If you can think of someone we should contact please let me know. We’ll be working with Justin Cummings, Save Our Shores, Surfrider and others.

Data Centers must use Clean Energy and Protect Rate Payers

Great 10 min review of 2024 includes china’s wind energy, sodium ion batteries and lots of good updates

Article includes info about expedited permits for deep sea mining – see more about the problems

Environteers great weekly newsletter which includes lots of CLIMATE NEWS as well as good volunteer opportunities.  Sign up HERE. Contact  Andy Carman –  info@environteers.org and check the website https://environteers.org/

Events
Thu Jan 29, 5pm, Hearing on Oil/Gas Drilling, Link
Thu Jan 29, 5:30pm, Call about Super Bowl Demonstration, Link
Fri Jan 30, 9:45am, Healthcare Sustainability Summit Link
Fri Jan 30, 7:30pm, Climate Service including Dan Haifley, Temple Beth El, Porter Gulch Rd
Sat Jan 31, 10:30am, Ride for a Cause, Start Location: United Methodist Church, 250 California St.
Sat Jan 31, 12pm, Ecobrick Making Event, Mary Holmes Fireside Lounge – Cowell College, UCSC, RSVP: Link
Sat Jan 31, 1pm, Signs of Democracy, Traffic triangle at Morrissey, Water & Soquel
Sat Jan 31, 3pm, Earth’s Greatest Enemy, film about the US military, London Nelson Community Center
Sun Feb 1, 9am, Manresa Beach Cleanup by Surfrider,  Manresa State Beach
Sun Feb 1, 1pm, Refashioning Workshop, Temple Beth El, Porter Gulch Rd, Aptos
Sun Feb 1, 4pm, Celebrating the Tree of Life, Chadeish Yameinu Jewish Renewal 239 High Street
Tue Feb 3, 8am, Monthly Dose of Climate Hope, Link
Tue Feb 3, 3pm, Simplify Solar, Third Act & Bill McKibben.Link
Thu Feb 5, 12pm, Intro to Permaculture,Link
Thu Feb 5, 12:30pm, Protecting Our Public Lands.Link
Thu Feb 5, 3pm, County Immigration Meeting.Link
Thu Feb 5, 6pm, Climate Justice and the Moss Landing Fire, link, 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz
Sat Feb 7, 9am, Volunteer Lighthouse Field Restoration, Link
Sat Feb 7, 9-1pm, World Wetlands Day, Struve Slough , Link
Sat Feb 7, 1pm, Get Sustainable Festival, Youth for Environmental Action, Soquel High School MPR
Sun Feb 8, 9am, Sanctuary Steward Training Starts Link. Save Our Shores
Tue Feb 10, 1pm, Climate Conversations:D.C. Crossroads, Link
Tue Feb 10, 6pm, Meet Your Microbial Partners, 7th-day Adventist Ch. 1024 Cayuga St, Link
Thu Feb 12, 12pm, Fossil fuel Free for Health,Link
Tue Feb 17, 12pm, Community Transportation Engagement,Link
Wed Feb 18, 7pm, Reel Work: Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, SEIU Union Hall, 517 Mission St,
Sat Feb 21, 1 – 3pm, PVUSD Waste and Climate Awareness Fair, Aptos High School
Sat Feb 28, 10am, Indivisible Santa Cruz Co. General Meeting, London Nelson Center or zoom, Link
Details on events at https://santacruzcommunitycalendar.org
 Bruce Springsteen – Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
Thanks for helping us fight to protect our coastline and our democracy!Pauline