Push Washington to go 100% clean


Washington State has a historic opportunity to transition to 100 percent clean energy.

Want to be a part of history? Get in on the action by demanding your senator votes YES on SB 5116 supporting Washington’s clean energy economy and taking the state forward to a fair and healthy future, powered by renewables.

The bill requires that Washington transition their entire electric grid to 100 percent clean energy by 2045.    The bill mandates that Washington transition to 100 percent clean energy, requiring the state’s energy sector be 100 percent carbon-free by 2045.

With the cost of renewables falling year after year, clean energy isn’t just the right choice for our planet – it’s also the right choice for our wallets.

Push your district senator to vote YES today.

 

The Senate April 10th- ::: CONGRESS ::: The House 2019


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Wrap Up for Thursday, April 11, 2019

Wrap Up for Wednesday, April 10, 2019

 

House Activity 4/15/2019

4:30:00 P.M.The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
4:30:17 P.M.The Speaker designated the Honorable Donald S. Beyer Jr. to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
4:30:41 P.M.Today’s prayer was offered by Captain Daniel L. Mode, Chaplain, U.S. Navy, Washington, DC.
4:31:53 P.M.SPEAKER’S APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL – Pursuant to section 4(a) of H. Res. 294, the Journal of the last day’s proceedings was approved.
4:32:19 P.M.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair led the House in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
4:32:59 P.M.The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on April 12, 2019, at 1:51 p.m.: that the Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 14 and H. Con. Res. 31. Appointments: Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe(Helsinki), Senate National Security Working Group for the 116th Congress, and Congressional-Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China.
4:33:26 P.M.Board of Visitors to the United States Coast Guard Academy – Pursuant to 14 U.S.C. 1903(b), and the order of the House of January 3, 2019, the Speaker appointed the following member of the House to the Board of Visitors to the United States Coast Guard Academy: Mr. Courtney.

4:33:46 P.M.Board of Visitors to the United States Merchant Marine Academy – Pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 51312(b), and the order of the House of January 3, 2019, the Speaker appointed the following member of the House to the Board of Visitors to the United States Merchant Marine Academy: Mr. Suozzi.
4:34:13 P.M.Board of Visitors to the United States Naval Academy – Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 8468(a), and the order of the House of January 3, 2019, the Speaker appointed the following members of the House to the Board of Visitors to the United States Naval Academy: Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Palazzo and Mr. Banks.
4:34:46 P.M.Board of Visitors to the United States Military Academy – Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 7455(a), clause 10 of rule 1, and the order of the House of January 3, 2019, the Speaker appointed the following members of the House to the Board of Visitors to the United States Military Academy: Mrs. Murphy, Mr. Brindisi, Mr. Womack and Mr. Davidson of Ohio.
4:34:50 P.M.The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn pursuant to section 4(b) of H. Res. 294. The next meeting is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on April 18, 2019.

 

House Activity 4/12/2019
2:30:00 P.M.The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
2:30:08 P.M.The Speaker designated the Honorable Ed Case to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
2:30:25 P.M.Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy.
2:30:30 P.M.SPEAKER’S APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL – Pursuant to section 4(a) of H. Res. 294, the Journal of the last day’s proceedings was approved.
2:31:53 P.M.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair led the House in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
2:32:12 P.M.The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on April 11, 2019, at 1:35 p.m.: that the Senate agreed to S. Res. 155, H. Con. Res. 16, and H. Con. Res. 19; Appointment: Board of Trustees of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
2:33:14 P.M.The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn pursuant to section 4(b) of H. Res. 294. The next meeting is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on April 15, 2019.

No way Norway! Stop the world’s biggest whale slaughter


As concerned global citizens we appeal to the Norwegian government to end the whale slaughter, and to all others to close your ports to Norwegian whale meat shipments. Your decision will set precedent that could save thousands of whales, and help stop whaling across Europe.

Add your name to say NO WAY! to Norway’s whaling

Sign the petition to the Norwegian government, the European Commission and all leaders of countries that allow Norwegian whale shipments to pass through:
“As concerned global citizens we appeal to the Norwegian government to end the whale slaughter, and to all others to close your ports to Norwegian whale meat shipments. Your decision will set precedent that could save thousands of whales, and help stop whaling across Europe. ”
More information:

Norway is continuing their horrific annual tradition — the ruthless slaughter of hundreds of whales. But we’ve got a strategy to say ‘NO WAY!’

Whales are awe-inspiring, beautiful beings. We now know they communicate with each other in song, and experience human-like emotions. But in Norway, every year these amazing creatures are hunted down and killed, then hacked apart to become animal feed and ingredients in beauty products. It’s unbearable.

Norway has managed to slip under the radar as the #1 whale slaughtering country. But if we now rally unprecedented global outrage, we can push Europe to close its ports to Norway’s whalers. We did it with Iceland — let’s do it again!

Add your name to say NO WAY! to Norway’s whaling

Momentum is moving towards ending this barbaric slaughter. But it’s the brutal whaling lobby vs. us — we need to sing for the whales as they cannot defend themselves. Let’s make this so loud we can’t be ignored and help end whaling for good.

With hope,

Rewan, Caroline, Diego, Allison, Emma, Danny, Alice and the entire Avaaz team

MORE INFORMATION

No fin whales to be hunted in Iceland this summer (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/25/no-fin-whales-to-be-hunted-in-iceland-this-summer

How Norway quietly became a whaling powerhouse (CS Monitor)
http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2016/0614/How-Norway-quietly-became-a-whaling-powerhouse

90% of Minke Whales Killed in Norway Are Female and ‘Almost All’ Pregnant (EcoWatch)
http://www.ecowatch.com/minke-whales-killed-pregnant-2312849367.html

Norway’s Whaling Program Just Got Even More Controversial (National Geographic)
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/03/160331-norway-minke-whaling-fur-farms/

Frozen in Time – How Modern Norway clings to its whaling past (Ocean Care)
https://oceancare.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Report_Walfang_OC_AWI_PW_Frozen-in-time_EN_2016.pdf