Speak Up! Speak Out! Audio Files

• Speak Up! Speak Out! for Sept. 12, 2018 Sen. Kevin Ranker - Southern Resident Orcas Face Extinction if We Don’t Act
Our beloved Southern Resident Orca population, which frequents the Salish Sea, is at an all-time low of 75 whales with no successful births since 2015. Sen. Kevin Ranker has loved the orcas since his childhood and been a fierce and passionate advocate for them for over 2 decades, first as Executive Director of Friends of the San Juans, and currently as WA State Senator from the 40th LD since 2008.
In this interview with Ginny Wolff, Sen. Ranker reviews the stressors that are threatening the whales with extinction. As a member of the Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) Task Force convened by Gov. Inslee in March, 2018, he is finally hopeful that bold measures to address these stressors may actually happen because “a nation woke up” to the crisis while watching a mother orca mourn her dead calf by holding it above water for 17 days. In some detail he discusses both immediate and longer term measures he feels hopeful the Task Force will recommend. The public can help both by writing to the Task Force, but more importantly, by holding their legislators’ and the Governor's “feet to the fire” during the coming legislative session starting Jan. 2019 to make sure the recommendations actually become law, and enforcement is fully funded. He says this is our last chance to save these magnificent creatures from extinction.
To send a comment to the SRKW Task Force visit: surveymonkey.com/r/srkwtfpubliccomment
Sen. Kevin Ranker’s email address: [email protected]
Sen. Ranker's office phone number: (360) 786-7678
http://speakupspeakoutradio.org/mp3/suso-2018-09-12-SenRanker-SouthernResidentOrcasFaceExtinction-64.mp3
• Interview: Expansion Plans for the Trans Mountain Pipeline include Doubling Tar Sands Oil to Cherry Point and Anacortes: August 29, 2018
Doubling Tar Sands Oil Piped to Cherry Point and Anacortes
Eric de Place, Programs Director for Sightline Institute, continues his research on the "Thin Green Line" along the coast of Washington, Oregon and British Columbia, where the fossil fuel industry wants access to facilities and ports that would refine and/or ship their products to domestic, and potentially foreign, markets. In this interview, Ginny Wolff talks with Eric de Place about plans to expand the Trans Mountain Pipeline, formerly called the Kinder Morgan Pipeline before the Canadian Government bought it from the Texas-based oil company. The Trans Mountain Pipeline connects the tarsands oil fields in northern Alberta to the Pacific Coast port at Burnaby in B.C. Expansion of this pipeline would hugely increase tanker traffic through the Salish Sea, increasing the risk of an oil spill that could be the death knell for the Salish Sea and southern resident orcas.
This interview focuses special attention on the little known spur that leaves the Trans Mountain Pipeline at Abbotsford and heads south to feed the refineries in Whatcom and Skagit Counties. Plans are to approximately double the capacity of this spur, known as the Puget Sound Pipeline, which already feeds oil sands from Alberta to our refineries in WA State. Eric de Place fields questions about the impacts of this proposal in Washington, and some of the many questions that arise from a project that has no precedent: i.e. foreign ownership of a pipeline on U.S. soil.
Breaking News the day after this show aired:
Announced Aug. 30, a Canadian federal court of appeals panel has quashed the government’s approval of the pipeline, citing the failure of Prime Minister Trudeau’s Cabinet to consider environmental factors and consult with the First Nations.
Eric de Place wrote, “[This decision] will almost certainly go to the [Canadian] Supreme Court…..meaningful setback and delay for the project, but it's still alive and a serious threat.”
Link to interview: http://speakupspeakoutradio.org/mp3/suso-2018-08-29-EricdePlaceOnTransMountainPipelineExpansion-64.mp3
Further info on the Magnuson Amendment: https://www.sightline.org/2016/04/27/what-is-the-magnuson-amendment/
• Kurt Dunbar, Instructor of History at Skagit Valley College, on Fascism: May 30 and June 6, 2018
Kurt Dunbar talks with Dave McConnell about fascism; a discussion focusing on the Sinclair Lewis play "It Can't Happen Here." We discussed the similarities between events of the 1930's (when the play was written) and recent events in the United States. The conversation will continue next week as we discuss Lawrence Britt's study of fascism that identified 14 characteristics that were shared by fascist governments of the 20th century - and see how they apply our country today. In 2 parts:
Pt. 1 http://speakupspeakoutradio.org/mp3/suso-2018-05-30-ItCantHappenHere-64.mp3
Pt. 2 http://speakupspeakoutradio.org/mp3/suso-2018-06-06-KurtDunbarOnFascismInTheUSA-64.mp3
• League of Women Voters and Dispute Resolution Center in Skagit sponsor Workshop on Civil Discourse: April 18, 2018
jim justice talks with Wende Sanderson of the League of Women Voters of Skagit and the Dispute Resolution Center in Skagit. about the upcoming events that are part of a 3-pronged presentation on Civil Discourse.
http://speakupspeakoutradio.org/mp3/suso-2018-04-18-LWV_and_DRC_CivilDiscourseEvents-64.mp3
• Friends of the San Juans work to protect the environment of the Salish Sea: Feb. 28 and March 28, 2018
Friends of the San Juans is an environmental non-profit organization established in 1979, and based in Friday Harbor. This is a 2 part show. Part 1 describes some of the many projects and issues Friends of the San Juans focuses on the land based preservation and restoration work of Friends in the San Juan Islands. Part 2 of this program will examine marine shipping and safety issues.
Pt. 1 http://speakupspeakoutradio.org/mp3/suso-2018-02-28-FriendsOfTheSanJuansPt1-64.mp3
Pt. 2 http://speakupspeakoutradio.org/mp3/suso-2018-03-28-FriendsOfTheSanJuans-Pt2-MarineThreats-64.mp3
• Plastic Bag Ban in Skagit County: Jan. 31, 2018
"Nothing we use for a few minutes should end up in the belly of a whale!" says Carol Sullivan, creator of the Skagit County the Plastic BAG BANd Wagon. In this interview hosted by Ginny Wolff, Carol Sullivan discusses the campaign to encourage city councils across Skagit County to enact single-use plastic carryout bag ordinances.
http://speakupspeakoutradio.org/mp3/suso-2018-01-31-PlasticBagBan-SkagitCounty-64.mp3
• Public Lands Threats in Skagit County: Dec. 6, 2017
Since the summer of 2016, Skagit residents have become aware that our county commissioners have been consulting with anti-public lands groups seeking local control over federally owned lands, paving the way for resource extraction on these lands, and that our tax dollars have been funding DC lobbyist Robert K. Weidner, who supports an extreme right wing environmental agenda, for many years, currently contracting his services for $20,000 in 2017. This show includes nine public comments given before the County Commissioners in late Nov. 2017.
http://speakupspeakoutradio.org/mp3/suso-2017-12-06-PublicLandsThreatsSkagitCounty-64.mp3
• Testimony from Public Hearing for Tesoro's Xylene Project Shoreline permit: Nov. 15, 2017
On Nov. 2, 2017 the Skagit County Hearing Examiner took public comments regarding Tesoro (now Andeavor) Refinery's Shoreline Substantial Development Permit for their "Clean Product Upgrades" proposal at the March Point refinery. This show plays a sampling of those comments, the majority of which opposed the project, made by local individuals and representatives from various environmental organizations, with a range of concerns and a variety of expertise.
http://speakupspeakoutradio.org/mp3/suso-2017-11-15-TesoroXyleneHearingComments-64.mp3
• Answering Islamophobia, Supporting our Muslim Neighbors: Oct. 25, 2017
Muslims are perhaps the most demonized immigrant group in our country. In this show, the Reverend Terry Kyllo of Anacortes joins Ginny Wolff to talk about his work partnering with Muslims to answer Islamophobia. This is an in-depth look at what makes Americans vulnerable to anti-Muslim propaganda, what allows the fear to grow, and how we can work together to build a movement which allows us to see each other as human beings and live together in peace.
http://speakupspeakoutradio.org/mp3/suso-2017-10-25-AnsweringIslamophobia-PartneringWithOurMuslimNeighbors-64.mp3
• DACA Stories (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival): Sept. 13, 2017
Join host jim justice as she brings you stories from DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival) recipients. Listen to their stories and the story of one student who arrived in the United States one month AFTER the deadline date for arrival in the US in order to apply for DACA.
http://speakupspeakoutradio.org/mp3/suso-2017-09-13-DACA_Stories-64.mp3
Our beloved Southern Resident Orca population, which frequents the Salish Sea, is at an all-time low of 75 whales with no successful births since 2015. Sen. Kevin Ranker has loved the orcas since his childhood and been a fierce and passionate advocate for them for over 2 decades, first as Executive Director of Friends of the San Juans, and currently as WA State Senator from the 40th LD since 2008.
In this interview with Ginny Wolff, Sen. Ranker reviews the stressors that are threatening the whales with extinction. As a member of the Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) Task Force convened by Gov. Inslee in March, 2018, he is finally hopeful that bold measures to address these stressors may actually happen because “a nation woke up” to the crisis while watching a mother orca mourn her dead calf by holding it above water for 17 days. In some detail he discusses both immediate and longer term measures he feels hopeful the Task Force will recommend. The public can help both by writing to the Task Force, but more importantly, by holding their legislators’ and the Governor's “feet to the fire” during the coming legislative session starting Jan. 2019 to make sure the recommendations actually become law, and enforcement is fully funded. He says this is our last chance to save these magnificent creatures from extinction.
To send a comment to the SRKW Task Force visit: surveymonkey.com/r/srkwtfpubliccomment
Sen. Kevin Ranker’s email address: [email protected]
Sen. Ranker's office phone number: (360) 786-7678
http://speakupspeakoutradio.org/mp3/suso-2018-09-12-SenRanker-SouthernResidentOrcasFaceExtinction-64.mp3
• Interview: Expansion Plans for the Trans Mountain Pipeline include Doubling Tar Sands Oil to Cherry Point and Anacortes: August 29, 2018
Doubling Tar Sands Oil Piped to Cherry Point and Anacortes
Eric de Place, Programs Director for Sightline Institute, continues his research on the "Thin Green Line" along the coast of Washington, Oregon and British Columbia, where the fossil fuel industry wants access to facilities and ports that would refine and/or ship their products to domestic, and potentially foreign, markets. In this interview, Ginny Wolff talks with Eric de Place about plans to expand the Trans Mountain Pipeline, formerly called the Kinder Morgan Pipeline before the Canadian Government bought it from the Texas-based oil company. The Trans Mountain Pipeline connects the tarsands oil fields in northern Alberta to the Pacific Coast port at Burnaby in B.C. Expansion of this pipeline would hugely increase tanker traffic through the Salish Sea, increasing the risk of an oil spill that could be the death knell for the Salish Sea and southern resident orcas.
This interview focuses special attention on the little known spur that leaves the Trans Mountain Pipeline at Abbotsford and heads south to feed the refineries in Whatcom and Skagit Counties. Plans are to approximately double the capacity of this spur, known as the Puget Sound Pipeline, which already feeds oil sands from Alberta to our refineries in WA State. Eric de Place fields questions about the impacts of this proposal in Washington, and some of the many questions that arise from a project that has no precedent: i.e. foreign ownership of a pipeline on U.S. soil.
Breaking News the day after this show aired:
Announced Aug. 30, a Canadian federal court of appeals panel has quashed the government’s approval of the pipeline, citing the failure of Prime Minister Trudeau’s Cabinet to consider environmental factors and consult with the First Nations.
Eric de Place wrote, “[This decision] will almost certainly go to the [Canadian] Supreme Court…..meaningful setback and delay for the project, but it's still alive and a serious threat.”
Link to interview: http://speakupspeakoutradio.org/mp3/suso-2018-08-29-EricdePlaceOnTransMountainPipelineExpansion-64.mp3
Further info on the Magnuson Amendment: https://www.sightline.org/2016/04/27/what-is-the-magnuson-amendment/
• Kurt Dunbar, Instructor of History at Skagit Valley College, on Fascism: May 30 and June 6, 2018
Kurt Dunbar talks with Dave McConnell about fascism; a discussion focusing on the Sinclair Lewis play "It Can't Happen Here." We discussed the similarities between events of the 1930's (when the play was written) and recent events in the United States. The conversation will continue next week as we discuss Lawrence Britt's study of fascism that identified 14 characteristics that were shared by fascist governments of the 20th century - and see how they apply our country today. In 2 parts:
Pt. 1 http://speakupspeakoutradio.org/mp3/suso-2018-05-30-ItCantHappenHere-64.mp3
Pt. 2 http://speakupspeakoutradio.org/mp3/suso-2018-06-06-KurtDunbarOnFascismInTheUSA-64.mp3
• League of Women Voters and Dispute Resolution Center in Skagit sponsor Workshop on Civil Discourse: April 18, 2018
jim justice talks with Wende Sanderson of the League of Women Voters of Skagit and the Dispute Resolution Center in Skagit. about the upcoming events that are part of a 3-pronged presentation on Civil Discourse.
http://speakupspeakoutradio.org/mp3/suso-2018-04-18-LWV_and_DRC_CivilDiscourseEvents-64.mp3
• Friends of the San Juans work to protect the environment of the Salish Sea: Feb. 28 and March 28, 2018
Friends of the San Juans is an environmental non-profit organization established in 1979, and based in Friday Harbor. This is a 2 part show. Part 1 describes some of the many projects and issues Friends of the San Juans focuses on the land based preservation and restoration work of Friends in the San Juan Islands. Part 2 of this program will examine marine shipping and safety issues.
Pt. 1 http://speakupspeakoutradio.org/mp3/suso-2018-02-28-FriendsOfTheSanJuansPt1-64.mp3
Pt. 2 http://speakupspeakoutradio.org/mp3/suso-2018-03-28-FriendsOfTheSanJuans-Pt2-MarineThreats-64.mp3
• Plastic Bag Ban in Skagit County: Jan. 31, 2018
"Nothing we use for a few minutes should end up in the belly of a whale!" says Carol Sullivan, creator of the Skagit County the Plastic BAG BANd Wagon. In this interview hosted by Ginny Wolff, Carol Sullivan discusses the campaign to encourage city councils across Skagit County to enact single-use plastic carryout bag ordinances.
http://speakupspeakoutradio.org/mp3/suso-2018-01-31-PlasticBagBan-SkagitCounty-64.mp3
• Public Lands Threats in Skagit County: Dec. 6, 2017
Since the summer of 2016, Skagit residents have become aware that our county commissioners have been consulting with anti-public lands groups seeking local control over federally owned lands, paving the way for resource extraction on these lands, and that our tax dollars have been funding DC lobbyist Robert K. Weidner, who supports an extreme right wing environmental agenda, for many years, currently contracting his services for $20,000 in 2017. This show includes nine public comments given before the County Commissioners in late Nov. 2017.
http://speakupspeakoutradio.org/mp3/suso-2017-12-06-PublicLandsThreatsSkagitCounty-64.mp3
• Testimony from Public Hearing for Tesoro's Xylene Project Shoreline permit: Nov. 15, 2017
On Nov. 2, 2017 the Skagit County Hearing Examiner took public comments regarding Tesoro (now Andeavor) Refinery's Shoreline Substantial Development Permit for their "Clean Product Upgrades" proposal at the March Point refinery. This show plays a sampling of those comments, the majority of which opposed the project, made by local individuals and representatives from various environmental organizations, with a range of concerns and a variety of expertise.
http://speakupspeakoutradio.org/mp3/suso-2017-11-15-TesoroXyleneHearingComments-64.mp3
• Answering Islamophobia, Supporting our Muslim Neighbors: Oct. 25, 2017
Muslims are perhaps the most demonized immigrant group in our country. In this show, the Reverend Terry Kyllo of Anacortes joins Ginny Wolff to talk about his work partnering with Muslims to answer Islamophobia. This is an in-depth look at what makes Americans vulnerable to anti-Muslim propaganda, what allows the fear to grow, and how we can work together to build a movement which allows us to see each other as human beings and live together in peace.
http://speakupspeakoutradio.org/mp3/suso-2017-10-25-AnsweringIslamophobia-PartneringWithOurMuslimNeighbors-64.mp3
• DACA Stories (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival): Sept. 13, 2017
Join host jim justice as she brings you stories from DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival) recipients. Listen to their stories and the story of one student who arrived in the United States one month AFTER the deadline date for arrival in the US in order to apply for DACA.
http://speakupspeakoutradio.org/mp3/suso-2017-09-13-DACA_Stories-64.mp3