Save Island Nations
Founder
Wade M. Norris
Environmentalist, activist, sailor, festival & event producer, fundraiser, rock band singer, documentarian, politico, filmmaker, podcaster, therapist/counselor, and writer are among the many titles Wade M. Norris has held throughout the years. But above all, he is an empath and passionate human being first.
Since the summer of 2008 he has been a strong advocate for Pacific Islanders and indigenous people living on low-lying islands across the globe. He has covered their plight and served as a voice for those who are being hit the hardest by the effects of climate change and sea level rise, yet, they have the least to do with it.
From The Blog
When Beer and Natural Gas collide
What happens when Oil and Gas companies contaminate the Water that Brewers rely on for their Beer in the State of Colorado? What happens after the citizens of the towns with those Beers (Da’ Beers!) passed ballot initiatives to protect their towns? What happens these towns are sued to force Fracking against their will and their best interests? Find out
2013: Ground Zero for Fracking
(Crossposted at Huffington Post) This November, against all odds, the town of Longmont, Colorado, passed the first Fracking ban in Colorado. This ballot initiative was necessary because when the city council passed a ban in the summer, ‘Democratic’ Governor Hickenlooper threatened to sue the city to overturn it. Hickenlooper has sided with the Oil and Gas industry on every occasion,
Kiribati planning entire Island nation relocation
The first national relocation plan is being developed on the atoll island nation of Kiribati. From the Huffington Post: Kiribati President Anote Tong told The Associated Press on Friday that his Cabinet this week endorsed a plan to buy nearly 6,000 acres on Fiji’s main island, Viti Levu. He said the fertile land, being sold by a church group for
2012:The year without a Winter
Last year in Denver,Colorado, there was snow on the ground through the end of April and warm temperatures were not really felt until mid May. Since the end of February this year, Colorado has only had 2 days that I can count where there were wintry conditions, and that was with lows of 30 degrees at night. What I can
Free Mohammed Nasheed
(from daily kos and Bill McKibben:) …(this is) about one of our real allies on this planet, the president of the Maldive Islands, Mohammed Nasheed. He’s arguably the Mandela of the Indian Ocean–he spent six years in jail before forcing an election that overthrew the country’s longstanding autocrat. But this morning some kind of sketchy military coup returned the old
House Republicans arrest journalist at fracking hearing
a quick diary on a clear violation of the First Amendment. Josh Fox who made the documentary “Gasland” was ordered arrested by House Republicans for attempting to film and report on a hearing concerning fracking in natural gas drilling. From Huffpo’s Zach Carter: In a stunning break with First Amendment policy on Capitol Hill, House Republicans directed Capitol Hill police