What's Happening at CCEJ?

King County's Green Choice

06/23/2009
CCEJ has endorsed the King County Green Choice campaign to make the environment a priority in the King County Executive race. Five candidates are running to replace Ron Sims, who was appointed by President Obama as Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The King County Executive is an important position that has considerable impact on Washington?s environment. The next Executive will have an impact on issues such as Puget Sound restoration, transportation, land use, and much more.
Voters in King County make the environment a top priority at the ballot box, but now we have a chance to urge the candidates to make it their top priority. You can find out where candidates stand on the environment at the King County?s Green Choice Debate at Town Hall on June 30th! That's Tuesday, June 30, 7-9 pm at Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave, Seattle.

Tenth Anniversary of Bellingham explosion

06/09/2009
Ten years ago a gasoline pipeline exploded in Bellingham, killing three young people in a park. Soon afterward CCEJ learned that a smaller version of the same pipeline runs under Beacon Hill, right across the street from the Holly Park community. We formed the "Fumed Over Fuel" campaign which secured a cooperative agreement with Olympic Pipeline officials to ensure that we are kept informed of their safety inspections and that all of their community outreach information is provided in various languages to residents living along the pipeline. Former CCEJ Organizer Nate Moxley was appointed by then-Governor Gary Locke to the Citizens Committee on Pipeline Safety.

This year Governor Gregoire has issued a Pipeline Safety Proclamation to commemorate the event. We see a need to continue our vigilance over pipelines and other industrial threats to the health of our communities.
For more information on the Bellingham explosion, click here.

Community Calendar of Events Updated

05/07/2009
Our EJ Calendar of Events has many new listings. If you would like to have your event listed, please email details to the office (justice@ccej.org).

EJ Movie includes Duwamish Tribe

Feb 2, 2009

A filmmaker who visited Seattle last year included the Duwamish Tribe in her video about Environmental Justice nationwide. The Seattle segment starts at 2:45 and concludes about 4:20.

If you can't see the movie, please click here.

New Yorker Article Highlights Van Jones and Green Jobs for All

January 13, 2009

Here is an important article on our friend Van Jones and his effort in Oakland to ensure that the efforts to create Green Jobs and ameliorate Climate Change benefit poor people and people of color. Check it out and support CCEJ as the local embodiment of this movement!