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Author: Paul Finley

Support Climate Justice and Green Buildings Now with vocal jazz from Cherrie Adams and the Forman-Finley Band!

Posted on March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 By Paul Finley No Comments on Support Climate Justice and Green Buildings Now with vocal jazz from Cherrie Adams and the Forman-Finley Band!

A benefit performance Sunday May 7, 5pmThe Royal Room 5000 Rainier Ave S, Seattle (Columbia City)Two steps:1) Get tickets here:  https://www.strangertickets.com/events/135857466/climate-fundraiser-for-green-buildings-now2) Reserve seats here: reservations@theroyalroomseattle.com

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What’s new at the Resilience Hub?

Posted on February 17, 2023March 24, 2023 By Paul Finley No Comments on What’s new at the Resilience Hub?

Work on the future South Beacon Hill Resilience Hub began in 2022, first with weatherization of one building, then with installation of solar panels and battery storage. See our “What’s happened so far” (under “What is the Resilience Hub?” tab) for photos and a video of this exciting work.

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A letter to the community

Posted on December 11, 2022February 13, 2023 By Paul Finley No Comments on A letter to the community

Dear friends of Green Buildings Now, With your help, the future South Beacon Hill Resilience Hub has moved much closer to reality. Your contributions funded the recent insulation of the main building, and we have sufficient funds to begin weatherizing and decarbonizing additional buildings. We’re writing to you today to share the exciting news that…

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Seattle City Councils weighs Resilience Hub funding

Posted on November 9, 2022November 9, 2022 By Paul Finley No Comments on Seattle City Councils weighs Resilience Hub funding

You can help the South Beacon Hill Resilience Hub by supporting a city budget appropriation to build out the South Beacon Hill Resilience Hub more quickly and more fully than can be accomplished through community fundraising alone. Seattle City Councilmember Tammy Morales, who represents Beacon Hill, has proposed a $455,000 appropriation to the Office of Sustainability…

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Rep. Adam Smith visits the Resilience Hub

Posted on September 14, 2022November 16, 2022 By Paul Finley No Comments on Rep. Adam Smith visits the Resilience Hub

We were delighted that U.S. Rep. Adam Smith recently visited the future South Beacon Hill Resilience Hub on the campus of Bethany United Church of Christ. Smith posted this tweet: Yesterday I was in Beacon Hill – a neighborhood impacted by aviation-related air emissions – with several community members to visit an urban agriculture hub…

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Benefit Performances for Green Buildings Now

Posted on August 25, 2022August 25, 2022 By Paul Finley No Comments on Benefit Performances for Green Buildings Now

WhenSaturday, September 24 at 1:30pm Sunday, September 29 at 7:30pm WhereGood Shepherd Center The Chapel Space (map)4649 Sunnyside Ave N Seattle WA 98103 Music Lessons is an exploration of what came after losing a husband and dear friend; how music became a path from grief into possibility. After the sudden death of her husband, Wayne, Patricia Smith…

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Raising funds, beginning work

Posted on May 26, 2022 By Paul Finley No Comments on Raising funds, beginning work

“The Alaska Suite” benefit The Nelda Swiggett Quintet’s May 15 benefit performance of “The Alaska Suite” brought in more than $6,000 in ticket sales and another $6,000 in donations. Thank you to Nelda Swiggett, her fellow musicians, and everyone who took this opportunity to learn more about climate change while supporting Green Buildings Now. Although…

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May 15 benefit performance of Nelda Swiggett’s “The Alaska Suite”

Posted on February 15, 2022March 5, 2022 By Paul Finley No Comments on May 15 benefit performance of Nelda Swiggett’s “The Alaska Suite”

Tickets are now on sale at https://bit.ly/aksuite for the Nelda Swiggett Quintet’s May 15 benefit performance of “The Alaska Suite” at 3 p.m. at Seattle First Baptist Church. All proceeds benefit Green Buildings Now, a grassroots initiative promoting social justice and climate resilience by working with frontline community leaders to remove fossil fuels from buildings in a just way.  Swiggett’s “The Alaska Suite:…

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Gas stoves are dangerous

Posted on February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 By Paul Finley No Comments on Gas stoves are dangerous

The health and environmental damage caused by gas stoves is significantly greater than previously thought. A Stanford University research team has found that methane emissions from gas ranges in the United States cause as much climate damage as half a million cars. And most of the methane is released when the stoves are turned off….

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Save the date

Posted on December 15, 2021February 1, 2022 By Paul Finley No Comments on Save the date

The Nelda Swiggett Quintet will perform “The Alaska Suite: a story of beauty, loss and hope” on Sunday, May 15, 2022, as a benefit for Green Buildings Now. Sponsored by Seattle Insight Meditation Society and other Green Buildings Now partners, the performance will take place at Seattle First Baptist Church at 3 p.m.“The Alaska Suite,”…

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  • Rep. Adam Smith visits the Resilience Hub

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