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The latest posts about Tommy and our related issues, including original material from Tommy and cited news content.

San Diego’s Most Revered, and Vanishing, Native Tree

July 24, 2023

This edition of Treehuggers International originally aired on Dec. 7, 2008, on KBZT FM 94/9 in San Diego. A native San Diegan and California State Parks ranger, Darren Smith serves as […]

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No Better Tool to Combat Climate Change Than Old-Growth Forests

June 14, 2023

This piece by Alex Craven originally appeared in the Northwest Passages community forum series in the June 10, 2023, edition of the Spokane Spokesman-Review. By Alex Craven When envisioning Washington’s […]

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State, Local and Federal Agencies Agree Wildest is City’s Best Option

June 11, 2023

It was a busy spring at ReWild Mission Bay as we repeatedly asked you, our advocates and supporters and ReWild Coalition members, to make comments via e-mail, city websites, and […]

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The Antiquities Act and Great Spaces of Our Nation

June 6, 2023

“The time has come to inquire seriously what will happen when our forests are gone, when the coal, the iron, the oil, and the gas are exhausted, when the soils […]

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Enviro. Dems. Sign On to Letter Opposing Newsom CEQA Rollbacks

June 5, 2023

Special thanks to Kim Delfino of Earth Advocacy for composing and distributing this coalition letter opposing Gov. Newson’s overreach and inappropriate use of the state budget process to bypass normal […]

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Move by Newsom to Weaken CEQA Threatens Habitat, Biodiversity

June 4, 2023

Note: I pitched this piece to several California press outlets this spring, including the Los Angeles Times, Sacramento Bee, San Jose Mercury News, and CalMatters. Regrettably, there were no takers. […]

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Mira Mesa Senior Center to Host Community Memorial Day Event

May 28, 2023

In conjunction with Mitz Lee and Mary Hancock I’m proud to serve as chair of the Mira Mesa Senior Center Memorial Day event committee this year, and I’m honored to […]

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Biden Must Resist Weakening Environmental Policies in Standoff

May 18, 2023

The regularity with which the national debt limit is extended is nothing new. Despite how it’s used as a political football by the congressional GOP from time to time – […]

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California’s Rooftop Solar Boom May Be Smothered for Good

May 14, 2023

This article by Joshua Emerson Smith originally appeared in the May 14, 2023, edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Since this article is accessible only behind a subscriber paywall, I’ve shared this particular article […]

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Geologist Details Almanor Fault Zone South of Lassen Peak

May 12, 2023

This article by Michael McGough originally appeared in the May 12, 2023 edition of the Sacramento Bee. Since these articles are often placed behind a paywall, I’ve shared this particular article because […]

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