Kusekuseni ngosuku lweshumi nambili ngingadlanga. Okuwukuphela kwezinto ebengizifaka emzimbeni wami amanzi amaningi, usawoti, i-potassium namavithamini amaningi.
Ngizizwa kanjani? Ababuthakathaka, ababuthakathaka kakhulu, njengoba kwenza iningi labanyeโabacishe babe ngu-15 njengoba ngibhalaโnabo abazila ukudla futhi bahlose ukuzila kuze kube uSepthemba 25.th, ngemva kosuku upapa wabantu ekhuluma noKhongolose. Abayi-11 kwabayi-15 nabo, njengami, ngosuku lweshumi nambili lwamanzi kuphela.
Sibuthaka ngokomzimba ikakhulukazi ngenxa yokudla okungenamanzi kuphela kodwa futhi ngenxa yokuthi kade siqhuba lesi siteleka sokulamba eceleni komgwaqo elangeni elishisayo phambi kwe-FERC, i-Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, kusukela ngo-7 ekuseni kuya 6 pm zonke izinsuku zokusebenza. Besilokhu sibhala amapheshana futhi sikhuluma nabasebenzi be-FERC, okuhlanganisa, ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, uNorman Bay, usihlalo. Besilokhu sibhala amapheshana futhi sikhuluma nabadlula ngendlela kanye nabantu abezayo ukuzovakasha, njengo-Tim DeChristoper, Medea Benjamin, โNo Impact Manโ Colin Beavan, abafundi besikole samabanga aphakeme bendawo, nabanye.
Kade sisebenzisa amabhodi amhlophe ukwenza izimpawu ezishintshayo njengoba izinsuku zihamba. Besilokhu sibeka izingcaphuno ezivela kuPapa Francis noGandhi. Njalo ekuseni ingxenye yendlela yethu yenqubo iwukushintsha inani lezinsuku ebesizilile ngazo ezimpawini ezithi, โUsuku ___ Lwezinsuku Eziyi-18 Lwesiteleka Sendlala Ngokungabi Nazo Izimvume Ezintsha Zengqalasizinda Yezinsalela Zezinsalela.โ
Siphinde sajikeleza i-DC. Siye emibukisweni ebalulekile yasendaweni, izikhathi eziningi endaweni kadade ozila ukudla ophethwe yiFranciscan Action Network, kanye nemihlangano.
Yonke le misebenzi ithinta umzimba, yengeza umthelela wokungadli.
Ngokomoya, nokho, siyiqembu elinamandla kakhulu. Nsuku zonke sihlangana ndawonye ngaphandle kwe-FERC ekuseni nantambama ukuze sihlangane futhi sixoxe ngakho konke okwenzekile noma okwenzeka ngalolo suku. Sihlala siqala ngokuzungeza umbuthano wethu ongcwele ngokubika ngakunye okusheshayo kokuthi benza kanjani. Kwesinye isikhathi abasheshi ngabanye baye babika izinkinga, ezinye zibucayi kakhulu, ngendlela abaqhuba ngayo. Kuze kube manje sikwazile ukusiza wonke umuntu kulezo zimo ukuthi adlule kuzo futhi aqhubeke, kwesinye isikhathi sisizwa abahlengikazi bendawo abazinikele mahhala ngezinkonzo zabo.
Ekupheleni komhlangano ngamunye, sihlanganisa izandla umzuzu owodwa noma ngaphezulu wokuphefumula buthule ndawonye kanye nokuqinisa umphakathi, futhi kusebenza njalo.
Izingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu zendlela kulolu vivinyo, sibona isiphetho salo. Sesiqala ukukhuluma ngendlela yokuphuma ngokushesha ngendlela engonakali ohlelweni lwakho lokugaya ukudla. Ngabelane izolo ngohlelo lwami lwezinsuku eziyisishiyagalolunye-usuku olulodwa lokubuyela emuva kuzo zonke izinsuku ezimbili zokuzila ukudla-ukuthi ngingakwenza kanjani lokho ngokusekelwe kulokho engikwenzile esikhathini esidlule.
Ukuzila kuzophela ngoLwesihlanu oluzayo, Septhemba 25th, ku I-12 emini phambi kwe-FERC, ngemva kosuku uPapa Francis ekhuluma ngaphambi kweCongress. Sizophetha ngokuhlephula futhi sabelane isinkwa ndawonyeโisiqephu esincane kakhulu somuntu ngamunye wethuโkanye namakhulu amaningi noma ngaphezulu abantu esithemba ukuthi bazosijoyina. Simema abantu abenza njalo abangakwazi ukuletha isinkwa esinempilo ukuze bahlanganyele ukuze, ndawonye, โโโโsizohlephula isinkwa ndawonye e-First St. NE, siqinisekisa impilo nomphakathi kanye nokuzimisela kwethu ukuhlala kuso size siphumelele. .
Sidinga abantu abazosijoyina ngomhlaka-25th hhayi kakhulu ukuseseka kodwa ukwenza isitatimende esiqinile ku-FERC, kanye nabo bonke labo abazofunda ngesenzo sethu, mayelana nesidingo sokuthi i-FERC ilalele imfuno yethu: Azikho Izimvume Ezintsha Zengqalasizinda Yezibaseli Zamafutha.
Abanye babasheshi bangene emhlanganweni wanyanga zonke woKhomishana be-FERC ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, imihlangano i-BXE ebisilokhu iyithamela futhi ikhuluma ngayo isikhathi esingangonyaka. Omunye wabo wahlala kulo lonke leli, wabika ngendlela oKhomishana abakhuluma ngayo ngokuthi izinkampani eziphehla amandla kagesi kufanele zenze izinhlelo zokushintshela kwi-gas ukuze ziqhubekele phambili. Okuningi kwalokho kungaba igesi eqhekekile. Lokhu kuhambisana nokuqagela kwe-EPA's Clean Power Plan kanye nezinkinga zezomnotho ezibucayi ezibhekene nemboni yamalahle.
OKhomishana abazange bakhulume ngesidingo sokuthi izinkampani zikagesi zizimisele ngokushintsha amandla omoya noma elanga njengomthombo wazo wamandla, nakuba 1) zincintisana ngentengo yamalahle negesi, 2) empeleni zihlanzekile futhi azingcolisi. , akukho ukungcoliswa kwamanzi, akukho ushevu emoyeni nasemhlabeni, futhi 3) awavuzi i-methane, igesi ebamba ukushisa okuphindwe izikhathi ezingu-86 kuneCO2 esikhathini esiyiminyaka engama-20.
Sekucace bha ukuthi a, uma kungenjalo the, impi eyinhloko yokuvimbela inhlekelele yesimo sezulu emhlabeni wonke impi yokuthi igesi yemvelo, igesi eqhekeka ngokwandayo, noma izinto ezivuselelekayo zizoba umthombo wamandla kagesi oyinhloko kule minyaka eyishumi ezayo. OKhomishana be-FERC benza konke okusemandleni ekwandiseni ingqalasizinda ye-fracking kanye nokuthumela izinto emhlabeni jikelele.
Lesi sinqumo akumele singaphikiswa, futhi akunjalo. Kukhona umnyakazo kazwelonke okhulayo futhi oxhumanisayo, ogxile ogwini olusempumalanga njengamanje, othatha i-FERC, e-DC kanye nezikolo nezikolo, mhlawumbe amakhulu, emiphakathi yendawo lapho abantu behlela ukulwa nengqalasizinda entsha ye-fracking. Abaningi abaningi badinga ukujoyina le mpi, futhi manje.
Masenze uSepthemba 25th e-FERC e-DC, kulandela umhlangano omkhulu woBulungiswa Besimo Sezulu wangomhla zingama-24 kuSepthembath enxanxatheleni yezitolo njengoba uPapa ekhuluma noKhongolose, ukubonakaliswa okukhulu okulandelayo kokuzimisela kwethu ukuvimbela i-FERC ukuthi ingaqhubeki nokufaka ushevu emiphakathini yendawo kanye nesimo sezulu esisongelayo. Ngokusho kukaPapa uFrancis, "Kunesidingo esiphuthumayo sokuthuthukisa izinqubomgomo ukuze, eminyakeni embalwa ezayo, ukukhishwa kwe-carbon dioxide namanye amagesi angcolisa kakhulu kuncishiswe kakhulu, kuthathelwe indawo yezinto ezimbiwa phansi kanye nokwakhiwa kwemithombo yamandla avuselelekayo. .โ
Vuka FERC!
U-Ted Glick unguMxhumanisi Womkhankaso Kazwelonke we-Chesapeake Climate Action Network. Imibhalo edlule kanye neminye imininingwane ingatholakala ku http://tedglick.com, futhi angalandelwa ku-twitter ku- http://twitter.com/jtglick.
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