by Kirk Kirkland Energy prices across the United States are rising rapidly. Electricity demand is surging to unprecedented levels. Political leaders and private developers lack consensus on how to meet the power challenge of artificial intelligence. Previous newsletters detailed local legislative actions in Olympia alongside data center moratoriums in Seattle and Pierce County. Before taking […]
By Kirk Kirkland Reporting on the climate crisis is a good way to lose hope for the future. Each new story in the New York Times this summer felt like being caught in an avalanche of worsening news: extraordinary wildfires, severe flooding, and heatwaves that have displaced thousands. There is no doubt that these climate […]
by Kirk Kirkland In the last several years Pierce County has been implementing Transit Oriented Development in Parkland and Spanaway as a way to reduce traffic congestion and build more livable communities. The Keep Pierce Moving Campaign is about increasing bus service all across the county for 275,000 more new residents and 140,000 new jobs that […]
Grit City Community Collective is joining two upcoming national rally days with sign waving rally’s in our favorite spot at the entrance to Pt Defiance Park in front of Defiant Goldfish. As you all know, this may well be our last opportunity to keep our precious democracy. Let’s all do everything we can do to make sure we […]
By Kirk Kirkland Cal/Portland has a permit to de-watering the aquifer and destroy Sequalitchew Creek near Dupont WA and Northwest Landing. We’ve been fundraising all summer and almost have enough money for our attorney to produce our final brief. September 8 is the date of our fundraising party. I’ve been working on stopping gravel […]
Katharine Viner, the editor in chief of the Guardian, an independent newspaper published in England, is leading the world in stopping the expansion of AI data centers. She reports that: “From the deserts of the southern United States to the cramped backstreets of east London, the fight against data centers has rapidly gone global. “The […]
by Kirk Kirkland., The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing to eliminate the 2001 National Forest Roadless Rule. Proponents of repealing the Rule argue that it is necessary to combat future wildfires in our national forests. The wildland firefighters say that repealing the rule and allowing roads to be built in areas of the forest […]
There is currently a nationwide, bipartisan movement defanging the 2010 Citizen’s United decision. States are seeking to exercise a fundamental states’ right to define the powers granted to corporations, ensuring these do not extend to engaging in ballot measure or election activities. This has been called the “Montana Plan,” or “Corporate Power Reset,” and Hawaii […]
The transition to fall is underway at Morse Wildlife Preserve. Nesting birds like Tree Swallows have begun their migration, while other signs of fall migration are appearing. Flocks of Evening Grosbeaks have recently been spotted moving through the preserve. After a hot, dry August, the land received some much-needed rain. Mushrooms are appearing, and Bigleaf […]
by Kirk Kirkland Across the United States, a quiet infrastructure crisis is unfolding in real-time. Driven by the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence, technology corporations are rushing to build hyperscale data centers at a pace that far outstrips the ability of state and local lawmakers to regulate them. These large facilities operate around the […]
