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Public Survey for NWA plan to reduce GHG emissions and increase carbon sinks

 in Current Events

Please forward this to anyone in your network that you think might be interested. The survey is at the Public Survey link. It’s pretty simple. And please take advantage of the IDEA BOX below it. Tell the Commission ANYTHING you think they need to consider. It was a chance for me to plug saving our tree canopy and protecting old growth trees. Tell them about public transportation, or how diversity and inclusion relates, or anything that’s on your mind. Olsson Environmental Engineering and Design is working with the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission to create a new Comprehensive Climate Action […]

Friends of Palestine Benefit Concert

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Sunday – Nov 3 – 4:30 pm – Arsega’s in the Mill District Benefit Concert on Sunday, November 3rd from 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. featuring performances by local artists Rain Rues, Jude Brothers, and Avery Lee at Arsaga’s Mill District. Suggested donations of $10 to $20 are encouraged, to support winterizing a refugee camp in Gaza. Bring your friends. As always, please reach out with any questions or concerns.  Hope to see y’all there, Friends of Palestine, NWA

Homeless Solutions Invites You

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Thursday Nov. 7 – 6:30 pm – Omni Center Things are getting exciting for Homeless Solutions folks. SEVERAL of us attended the Housing Crisis Task Force in October and heard from presenters and Task Force members how very hard it is to build low-income housing in our town. The presenter was Brandon Scalion, of Countdown Properties LLC. Brandon successfully built a development of low-income apartments in Clarksville with warm help from city officials, staff and other partners. He came to Fayetteville thinking he’d do that for us too. What a beautiful idea. But …. after 4 months of fighting city […]

CLIMATE URGENCY, EMERGENCY ANTHOLOGY 2, October 30, 2024

 in Dick's Newsletter 2024

Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology. https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/10/omni-climate-urgency-emergency.html http://omnicenter.org/donate/ What’s at Stake:  “Emergency” became consensus five years ago.       Before then, a warming world was comfortingly called  “global warming” or “climate change.”     Then “climate catastrophe” or “climate calamity,” certainly not comforting labels, were recognized.  And now “climate emergency” takes precedence, or “chaos,”at least among scientists and the well informed populace.   Two examples from 2019: Brenda Looper in her column in the mainstream newspaper Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette (“Weighty Words,” 12-11-19, 7B) wrote about this rapid evolution of the language used to describe the increase of atmospheric […]

CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS #201, OCTOBER 28, 2024

 in Climate Memo Mondays

Compiled by Dick Bennett .    https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/10/climate-memo-mondays-201-october-28-2024.html ELECTIONS 2024 from Inside Climate News, ICNWith November 5 just weeks away, ICN continues to deliver cutting-edge coverage on what’s at stake for the climate this election season.  Stay current on key Senate, House, and battleground elections, the future of the Inflation Reduction Act, electric vehicles and the energy transition, and more in our dedicated election hub. Energy News from ICNEvery Thursday, ICN reporter Dan Gearino offers a new take on understanding the energy transformation reshaping our world through his newsletter Inside Clean Energy. From grid modernization to electric vehicles to wind and solar plants, Dan provides an accessible approach to complicated issues […]

Autumn Vegan Potluck

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Sunday Oct 27 – 6:30 pm – Omni Center First vegan potluck of this fall season. Not just for vegans though. Anyone who’d like to know more about a plant-based diet is welcome to attend. It’s a MAJOR way we can combat climate change and environmental degradation in the face of big odds. Bring any simple dish to share that avoids meat and dairy. You’ll have a chance to meet others testing out the diet, and some who’ve been doing this for years. We’ll all learn something interesting. More information at the Facebook site HERE

It’s VOTING TIME!

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My voting recommendations/information, 2024! From Omni friend Leslie Oelsner Sat, Oct 19 2024 at 2:20 PM From Leslie: My voting recommendations/information, 2024! Many people have seen this informative post from Leslie Oelsner, and been appreciative of her thorough research. We’re sharing it to Omni’s list for your information however you want to use it. I doesn’t reflect a recommendation about who to vote for from Omni. It’s thoughts from an informed Omni member and observer of the political atmosphere of our time. Hello friends, Here are my recommendations on the “how-to’s” of voting plus some opinions on who to vote for, including where […]