Rio Grande Valley Broadband • Entered by Linda Starr on August 7, 2020
Various Webinars, Glo Calls, Zooms, films
April 21, 2020 – April 30, 2020
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 4 |
| Post Admin hours | |
| Activity Hours | 10 |
| Participants | 2 |
| Total Hours | 24 |
Key Issue: Multiple apply
Activity Type: Education & Outreach (tabling, films & lectures, regional B-walks/works)
Key Partners: Wild Earth Guardians, Center for Biological Diversity, Earth Day Live, 350.org
Short Description of Activity
“River and the Wall,” 4/21/20, Wild Earth Guardians, film and Q&A, Journey down Rio Grande from El Paso, TX to Gulf of Mexico, encounters w/locals, the adventure, difficulties of terrain, border patrol, etc.
“”Saving Half the Earth,” CBD. 4/22/20; “Here’s the Story, Green Amendment”, Delaware River Keepers, For the Generations, 4/22/20; “Protect Greater Chaco,” 350.org, 4/22/20; “Fracking & False Promises,” Earth Day Live, 4/23/20; “Regulation of Gas & Oil Industry,” Stephanie Garcia Richardson, NM Land Commissioner, Webinar, 350.org, 4/27/20; “EPA & COVID-19,” Western Oregon Resources Council, webinar, enforcement & suspension, 4/28/20; “The Story of Plastic,” CIEL, where plastic comes from, extended producer responsibility, 4/30/20.
Reflection/Evaluation
Enlightening viewing: (Chaco slides from hydrologist with special infrared camera), some old news (S. G-R). The story of 5 people journeying down the Rio Grande was an adventure to behold. I had been reading about E.O. Wilson’s idea of saving half of the Earth. I learned things about the fight for The Green Amendment in Pennsylvania that I hadn’t seen before. “The Story of Plastic” was a grim experience – we must make producers responsible. Don’t use straws; re-use your own bags (even with COVID. There’s so much we can do as consumers. The mountain of plastic and women sorting the different kinds of plastic in India was appalling.