tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208511582024-03-06T22:43:18.653-06:00Waco Friends of the ClimateWacoans dedicated to combating climate change through education and direct action.Renahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12688817231919985299noreply@blogger.comBlogger633125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20851158.post-57631361901404740972024-02-24T15:11:00.005-06:002024-02-24T15:11:36.508-06:00"Creating a Climate-Friendly Home" column, in Waco Tribune-Herald<span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 18.75px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjORGBhUGwt6ZR0uY3l7eRVpaTcwCAtLcGW1WZipAs_bnNnn8JrXJTIqvGyym4Tb_aKfxHd8lHmwhK2ap-KP1mi_CInNjBXdJudVVot5v_-UQds7WrGiPuXSOjZm6KCAaXNbtAilLeG_B8yeBpPNBmYJPYkIVllOzphVqFr-gNRjeo0JAZalhtD/s1384/climate%20friendly%20house%20column%20feb2024.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="1160" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjORGBhUGwt6ZR0uY3l7eRVpaTcwCAtLcGW1WZipAs_bnNnn8JrXJTIqvGyym4Tb_aKfxHd8lHmwhK2ap-KP1mi_CInNjBXdJudVVot5v_-UQds7WrGiPuXSOjZm6KCAaXNbtAilLeG_B8yeBpPNBmYJPYkIVllOzphVqFr-gNRjeo0JAZalhtD/w353-h421/climate%20friendly%20house%20column%20feb2024.PNG" width="353" /></a></div><br />My new column on creating a climate-friendly home, published in the Waco Tribune-Herald, Thur, Feb 22, 2024. Thanks to the Opinion staff for publishing this piece. I have received more response to this column on social media than to any other column. </span><div><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 18.75px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 18.75px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></div>Friends of the Climatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12399807772258569397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20851158.post-73444734063831943842024-02-03T16:29:00.000-06:002024-02-03T16:29:04.669-06:00FRIENDS OF THE CLIMATE MEETING: February Meeting, 2/27/2024, 6pm<div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Waco Friends of the Climate will hold a meeting Tuesday, Feb 27, 6:00pm,</span></b></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">at the South Waco Library, 2737 S. 18th St., Waco. The program "Banks,</span></b></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">Credit Cards, and the Climate Crisis" will detail the importance of personal</span></b></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">bank and card choices to the climate crisis, provide resources for selecting</span></b></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">green alternatives, and assist in switching accounts. Vegan refreshments</span></b></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">will be provided. All are welcome and everything is free. More information:</span></b></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; outline: none !important;"><b style="outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none !important;">email anorthc@aol.com </span><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"> </span></b></div><div><b style="outline: none !important;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; outline: none !important;"><br /></span></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbroWaZP2qiU4KSwlq6HFqCN7MUXPZk5hfUA3ig19mnZLPnGYIZmwTRqnxPlvTvw8tv_5oaC7VFr0zvSQLjC9yEgdleAojcykrYoFtHJnIbuyZuPW8HYR6JgLQX3PN_SuBfvHwgoeIqir8k0k9SISqfaTQguSSxUHj9BWMULWm-PK5RvSalrLC/s675/green%20credit%20card.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="675" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbroWaZP2qiU4KSwlq6HFqCN7MUXPZk5hfUA3ig19mnZLPnGYIZmwTRqnxPlvTvw8tv_5oaC7VFr0zvSQLjC9yEgdleAojcykrYoFtHJnIbuyZuPW8HYR6JgLQX3PN_SuBfvHwgoeIqir8k0k9SISqfaTQguSSxUHj9BWMULWm-PK5RvSalrLC/w549-h364/green%20credit%20card.PNG" width="549" /></a></div><br /></div>Friends of the Climatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12399807772258569397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20851158.post-35563566674292375572024-01-30T19:08:00.001-06:002024-01-30T19:08:19.417-06:00LETTER IN WACO TRIBUNE-HERALD: Response to Eco-Terrorism Accusation <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">My letter in the Waco Tribune-Herald Jan 30, in response to a letter suggesting Waco Friends of the Climate is an "eco-terrorist" organization. Although he called me out by name, my letter was changed from "Gary Johnson", who made this accusation, to a "letter writer." If he was allowed to call me out by name, I should be able to name the person who made this false accusation.</span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKWbWw5CwJxDjkcR30ci58gj7Q7umrPmESMnN7-hmRioPyD85wn0bUCPXlj0r-v_QZdB_V9iSO7APSKgTeijF7CyqTtPoJZwbzn5E04715IsyzsI6cTHHQR8ywMp5m4oFc8l5XNYvALTVTG7c4l2BuJoNX5G8IWyYfRgcbBaozJQtpxbsr57n/s1557/;response%20to%20terrorism%20accusation.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1557" data-original-width="422" height="687" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKWbWw5CwJxDjkcR30ci58gj7Q7umrPmESMnN7-hmRioPyD85wn0bUCPXlj0r-v_QZdB_V9iSO7APSKgTeijF7CyqTtPoJZwbzn5E04715IsyzsI6cTHHQR8ywMp5m4oFc8l5XNYvALTVTG7c4l2BuJoNX5G8IWyYfRgcbBaozJQtpxbsr57n/w186-h687/;response%20to%20terrorism%20accusation.PNG" width="186" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div>Friends of the Climatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12399807772258569397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20851158.post-37370664046481784132024-01-14T14:42:00.000-06:002024-01-14T14:42:37.193-06:00Column in Waco Tribune-Herald, Jan. 11, 2024: Eight Important Issues of 2023<span> </span><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: center; text-indent: .5in;"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">EIGHT IMPORTANT
CLIMATE ISSUES OF 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the corporate
media finally focused on the climate crisis, and dozens of news stories written
daily, myriad climate articles were published in 2023.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My discussion of the eight most important topics
of the year follows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Hottest Year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">2023 surpassed 2016 to become the
year with the highest global mean land surface temperature—the hottest of the
last 125,000 years. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And disturbingly,
for the first time, the world passed the 2.0C (above preindustrial) redline for
global mean temperature increase, as defined in the Paris Agreement. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Copernicus Climate Change Service reported
that the mean temperature increase was 2.07C on Nov. 17, and 2.06C on Nov.
18.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The bizarre extremes of 2023 were
highlighted by a temperature of 110F in Argentina—in early spring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As Zeke Hausfather colorfully described
September: “This month was — in my professional opinion as a climate scientist
— absolutely gobsmackingly bananas.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Record U.S. Billion-Dollar Disasters. </span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Although increasing atmospheric CO2 and
surface temperature are the fundamental mechanisms of the climate crisis, total
planetary damage results from the increased severity of all extreme weather
events.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And the year 2023 set a new U.S.
record, with 25 total extreme events costing $1 billion dollars or more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The disaster damage was $79.8 billion total,
with 482 deaths.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The 2023 events
were:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Southern/Midwestern drought and
heatwave (including Waco), category 3 Hurricane Idalia involving the East Coast,
firestorm on Maui Island, Northeastern flooding, Northeastern winter storm,
California flooding, and 19 severe storms (including tornado outbreaks and hail)
involving the Central, Eastern and Southern U.S.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pervasive nature of these disasters was
emphasized by the fact that ¾ of Americans experienced extreme weather in 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scorched Waco.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Locally, the dramatic heatwave of 2022 was outmatched in 2023,
the 3<sup>rd</sup> hottest year on record—with 66 days at 100F or higher, and 2
days at 110F.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And although the term
“climate change” is still feared and avoided in much of Waco, the scientific
standard of climate causality, worldweatherattribution.org, reported that the
deadly heatwave of North America “would have been extremely rare or even
impossible without human-caused warming.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And the 2022 drought in McLennan County also deepened. While late August
of 2022 exhibited 90% level 3 and 10% level 4 drought, August 2023 worsened to
60% level 3 and 40% level 4 drought.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Further, Professor William Baule of Texas A&M University confirmed
that the 2023 drought defeated the historic 2011 drought as the worst in Waco
history. The drought and heat wave impacted corn, hay, wheat, cattle, and sheep
in the county.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Currently, after about 13
inches of rainfall in September through December, Lake Waco is 99% full, and
water use restrictions have been lifted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>However, the Dec. 28 drought monitor map warns that the entire county
remains abnormally dry (D0), and the Southwest corner exhibits moderate drought
(D1), still damaging 5,800 acres of corn. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Youth Legal Victory
in Montana</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In <i>Held v. State of Montana</i>,
16 young people filed a lawsuit, based on the Montana constitution that
protects “the right to a clean and healthful environment,” challenging Montana
law that prevented state agencies from considering the effects of greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions in environmental reviews. The success of the suit provides
hope for legal strategies in combating the climate crisis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, the 2023 UN Climate Litigation
Report found that over 2,000 climate lawsuits are pending worldwide, filed
predominantly against governments and fossil fuel companies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Standardized EV Charging</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>EV sales have
skyrocketed from 4% of global new car purchases in 2020 to 14% in 2022.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, the presence of several charging
plug types has made charger availability less abundant. In 2023, the Tesla plug
was renamed the North American Charging Standard (NACS), and essentially all
car makes, except Stellantis and Mazda, announced they will phase in the
ability to charge with the Tesla plug.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This will ultimately provide all drivers with access to the superior
Tesla charging network, which is enormous, functions almost flawlessly, and is
impeccably maintained.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And although
“range anxiety” is greatly exaggerated, the adoption of the NACS should greatly
reduce this hindrance to EV adoption.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>COP28 Breakthrough.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>After 28 years of international
negotiation, the climate diplomats finally included the term “fossil fuel,” the
burning of which is the cause of the climate crisis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The final COP28 declaration calls for
“transition away from fossil fuels,” rather than the scientifically mandated
“phase out of fossil fuels.” Climate activists, scientists, and severely
impacted nations were dissatisfied as the document provides loopholes for the
fossil fuel industry, allowing indefinite burning of fossil fuels, while
relying on carbon capture technology which is unproven at the necessary
scale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The final document does call for
development of triple the current renewable energy capacity by 2030, and double
the rate of energy efficiency improvement by 2030.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The “loss and damage” fund, established at
COP27, provides grants for developing nations as compensation for their climate
disasters, will be administered by the World Bank, and was seeded with $770
million at COP28.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">City Council Action. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Waco in 2023 has felt the scourge of
the climate crisis, with heatwaves, drought, water shortage, and crop
damage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition, the FEMA National
Risk Index ranks McLennan County at moderate to high risk (relative to all U.S.
counties) of cold waves, lightning, riverine flooding, tornadoes, and
wildfires.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These local effects, plus
awareness of the suffering of our fellow humans across the globe, provide ample
impetus for climate action.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The City of
Waco has taken small steps:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>purchasing
renewable electricity; installing solar panels on the 25<sup>th</sup> Street
fire station; adding around 15 EVs to the fleet; and applying for grants for a
solar farm at landfill site, for local EV charging stations, and for solar
panel installations for disadvantaged Wacoans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But clearly the Council does not consider climate change an emergency nor
accept the scientific mandate to take consistent, robust action.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the Council is presented with repeated
opportunities to act on our existential threat, such as adding an LED
requirement to a building code, the Council does not act—and in fact completely
ignores the opportunities. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Individual Action in 2024</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The worst climate
news of 2023 is that the world is on course for 2.7C of warming in 2100—which
would ravage our planet. To avert this calamity, we need climate action at
every level, including the individual. In review, powerful individual actions
are:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>purchase an EV (federal/state
incentives<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>available at whitehouse.gov/cleanenergy);<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>purchase renewable electricity for home;
install<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>home solar panels (federal tax
credits available);<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>convert all home
appliances to electric (federal tax credits available); decrease or eliminate
meat/dairy consumption; buy quality fashion rather than fast fashion; divest
from fossil fuels; fly less; demand climate action of all government officials;
and VOTE for candidates committed to combating the climate crisis.<b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Alan D. Northcutt, M.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Waco, TX<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Jan 1, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Alan D. Northcutt is a retired Waco physician and Director
of the grassroots climate action and education group, Waco Friends of the
Climate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For free “Climate Crisis is
Here” yard signs, email </span></i><a href="mailto:anorthc@aol.com"><i><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 128;">anorthc@aol.com</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">.
<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Friends of the Climatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12399807772258569397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20851158.post-21875985534129641622024-01-14T14:31:00.002-06:002024-01-14T14:31:37.515-06:00January 13, 2024, Waco: DEMONSTRATION CALLING FOR IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE IN GAZA, <div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Demonstration calling for an IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE in GAZA, sponsored by the Party for Socialism & Liberation, and Waco Friends of the Climate, at the intersection of Valley Mills and Waco Drives, Sat., Jan 13, 12 noon until 2pm. Excellent participation with members of both groups contributing to about 18-20 total. Frequent honking of passing vehicles with approx. 70% approval. Although the attack by Hamas and taking of hostages were despicable, the excessive reaction by <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;" tabindex="-1"></a></span>Israel has essentially led to developing genocide. A ceasefire will save lives on both sides, and hopefully lead to a lasting peace and creation of a 2 state solution. Some reasons we believe a ceasefire is urgently needed: </div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">--22,835 Palestinians have died, including 9,000+ children</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">--58,416 Palestinians have been injured</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">--7,000 are missing</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">--85% of Gazans have been internally displaced</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">--destroyed sanitation has led to infectious and respiratory illness</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">--23 of 26 hospitals rendered inoperable, with many physicians killed</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">--33% of building across the entire territory of Gaza have been destroyed.</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">--70% of schools have been damaged.</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">--water production is 7% of prewar supply. </div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">--the massive destruction of Gaza has produced 15 million tons of rubble</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">--the destruction of infrastructure has produced an environmental disaster, with toxic dust containing concrete, glass, lead, wood, asbestos, heavy metals, carcinogenic polychlorinated biphenyls. This will cause significant morbidity and mortality among Palestinians.</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">--American's tax dollar support the sale of weapons by the U.S. to Israel. </div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">--Although a 1.5 page press release was sent to abundant Waco area media, unfortunately no media personnel appeared. </div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> We again call for an immediate ceasefire & a 2-state solution. Many thanks to the dedicated activists of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, and to Waco Friends of the Climate for their dedication in joining these actions Dec. 16, and today.</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErkCO4Y_mikrKUljsg_Z-gJras2HzMlB3uEJyAMGZgBjUdZ4eLNp9iZIqxmhDJEaBNUJCcE7xVajGV7hlbS_oOLFzqfnAOMG_Mb2_vu1ql_V4tmXWRLDBimUGqvU09gaL4GBuqa8I9tRf6Ie9VPvV7Yf2T43QXpiVaseo5Dqdumh3y4OV-VAS/s1080/8pix.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErkCO4Y_mikrKUljsg_Z-gJras2HzMlB3uEJyAMGZgBjUdZ4eLNp9iZIqxmhDJEaBNUJCcE7xVajGV7hlbS_oOLFzqfnAOMG_Mb2_vu1ql_V4tmXWRLDBimUGqvU09gaL4GBuqa8I9tRf6Ie9VPvV7Yf2T43QXpiVaseo5Dqdumh3y4OV-VAS/s320/8pix.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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St., Waco 76706. The entrance to the meeting room is on the left side of the front library lobby.<br />--"How to Blow Up a Pipeline" is a 2022 American action-thriller film directed by Daniel Goldhaber, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ariela Barer and Jordan Sjol. It relies on ideas advanced in Andreas Malm's 2021 book of the same name, published by Verso Books.<br />--This meeting is our first session to screen a fictional film. However, this controversial film is intense, exciting and engaging, and will stimulate discussion on two important areas. First, it raises the question of the morality of the tactic of property damage to address an existential problem (climate change). The U.S. tea party activists were considered terrorists in their time and are considered heroes now. Second, the issue of the recent severe crackdown on protests at so called "critical infrastructure," the oil refineries and pipelines, in the U.S. and Europe.<br />--This movie is spell-binding and enjoyable to view, and touches vital areas for discussion. This event will be well worth your time.<br />--The film received 16 award nominations. It gathered 4 wins: the 2022 Hamburg Film Festival Political Science Award, the 2022 Leiden International Film Festival Alexander Mouret Award, the 2023 ReFrame ReFrame Stamp Feature, the 2023 Winner of the Guardian's Best Films.<br />--The business session will include discussion of the Earth Day Carbon Sink (Seedling) Giveaway at the Downtown Farmers Market, and response to the genocide in Gaza.<br />--Vegan refreshments and non-alcoholic beverages provided by FOC and our members.<br />--If transportation to the event is needed, text 254 744 1682.<br />--Everything is FREE and all are welcome.<br />--More information: email anorthc@aol.com<br />--FOC website: <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="http://www.friendsoftheclimate.org/?fbclid=IwAR0VObAzwLoCHX3speo_k4mmVvULE_UtkwsRzdcSW5ZKD3fJKbn-WIxgf2c" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">www.friendsoftheclimate.org</a><br />--5th Annual Climate Crisis Art Exhibit: <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="http://www.climatecrisisartexhibit.org/?fbclid=IwAR1pDFsDii9WYP_3JD4cgxYvCvfGvFWnQgzD59g6DJNNwPXymphVoAqicl0" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">www.climatecrisisartexhibit.org</a> <div class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv xzsf02u x1s688f" role="button" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--primary-text); cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-weight: 600; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">See less<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRn7C_S85GVSUWtDDEygoinbeTvAb8Zc8TDNFWvrIkf2xLIhjwQsuXWPzAXROAR2vNWY0dWpjhKkI2TN59ayHKtJrIRvz8a8GmEmm-XifRWzxEou4Q8w5ut8b9c3kmKq_zYZ4uEyyR91iVe7KF5JxSm06Z2YKpe_VEgFHXxHAnueHydJqJIeZl/s1200/How-to-Blow-Up-a-Pipeline%20image.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRn7C_S85GVSUWtDDEygoinbeTvAb8Zc8TDNFWvrIkf2xLIhjwQsuXWPzAXROAR2vNWY0dWpjhKkI2TN59ayHKtJrIRvz8a8GmEmm-XifRWzxEou4Q8w5ut8b9c3kmKq_zYZ4uEyyR91iVe7KF5JxSm06Z2YKpe_VEgFHXxHAnueHydJqJIeZl/s320/How-to-Blow-Up-a-Pipeline%20image.webp" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div></span></div></div>Friends of the Climatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12399807772258569397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20851158.post-67645386417352009092023-12-17T11:34:00.000-06:002023-12-17T11:34:14.210-06:00PROTEST Dec. 16, 2023: Calling for an Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza<span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">PROTEST DEC. 16, 2023, calling for an IMMEDIATE, PERMANENT CEASEFIRE IN GAZA.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">--protest at the intersection of Valley Mills and Waco Drives in Waco, from 1pm until 3pm. This is one of the busiest intersections in Waco, especially on Saturday afternoon.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">--the slaughter in Gaza, approaching genocide, had been weighing on our minds for weeks. When the U.S. vetoed the Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire, I could wait no longer to speak.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">--protestors were members of Waco Friends of the Climate, the Party for Socialism and Liberation (Waco branch), local university staff, and other concerned individuals. A total of about 15 people participated, some not present at time these images were made. </span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">--Since I can't remember all names, I will not attempt to list all of those acting on their conscience Saturday--but offer deep thanks for their presence. Many thanks to Matthew with PSL for organizing his members to join us. </span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">--We held this action because of the horrendous slaughter of the Palestinian people taking place over the recent weeks. Of course we do not condone the Hamas attack. But this Israeli government response is hugely excessive, is generalized punishment, violates international law, and is counterproductive. We call for a ceasefire to end the slaughter on both sides, with time for a diplomatic resolution. Many of us support a 2 state solution. </span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">--Some current stats on suffering of the Palestinian people from the Palestinian News and Info Agency: 19,088 killed; 54,450 injured; 300 health care workers killed; 86 journalists killed; 135 UNRWA (United Nations Relief & Works Agency) staff killed; 360,000 infectious disease cases; 11 of 36 hospitals in Gaza partially operational; 0nly 1 hospital in the North is operational (WHO). Other reports indicate about half of Palestinian people are starving. </span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">--It was difficult to judge the response of motorists passing by, because of frequent tented windows. However, many of the responses were positive, with thumbs up sign. One motorist claimed we were being paid to protest--obviously untrue. Another claimed we were "Poking Jews in the eye". This is also untrue: a ceasefire will save Jewish and Palestinian lives. </span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">-- The connection between war and the climate crisis is clear. At COP 27, it was estimated that the annual global military carbon emissions are 2.75gigatonnes CO2 or 5.5% of global annual CO2 emissions. War also damages soil and vegetation, harms biodiversity, ignites fires, and spews particulates and heavy metals into the atmosphere, soil and water.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">--We call on President to support a permanent ceasefire immediately. </span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">--Thanks again to all those who participated and helped speak out for peace, and raise consciousness in Waco. </span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">--website: </span><a class="x1fey0fg xmper1u x1edh9d7" href="www.friendsoftheclimate.org"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">www.friendsoftheclimate.org</span></a><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">--art exhibit: </span><a class="x1fey0fg xmper1u x1edh9d7" href="www.climatecrisisartexhibit.org"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">www.climatecrisisartexhibit.org</span></a><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px;">-Waco Friends of the Climate monthly meeting for November, at the large meeting room of the South Waco Library, 2737 S. 18th St., Waco., 76706.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px;">--6pm business session reviews recent actions & discusses upcoming campaigns, and volunteer request.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px;">--Approx. 6:30pm our program begins with a stunning documentary entitled "Yasuni Man."</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px;">--"Yasuni Man"is a journey into the heart of Ecuador's battle between preservation and exploitation. The film details how the desperate struggle between conservationists and oil interests plays out, as the indigenous people living in the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon struggle to preserve their way of life against encroaching modernity. Filmmaker and biologist Ryan Patrick Killackey documents the staggering biodiversity of the Yasuni region at risk of destruction. In the era of impending climate crisis, it's a more urgent story than ever.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px;">--The film highlights the brutal greed of the fossil fuel industry: continued new extraction that the industry KNOWS will doom our planet.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px;">--Winner of more than 11 international film festival awards.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px;">--"Yasuni Man" film is an intimate portrait of a beautiful land under siege for its oil."--The Guardian</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px;">--Film followed by discussion of this documentary & whatever urgent climate issues are on the minds of our members.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px;">--Vegan refreshments and non-alcoholic beverages, supplied by our members.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px;">--Everyone welcome; all FREE.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px;">--Transportation needed? text: 254 744 1682</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px;">--More information: anorthc@aol.com</span><br style="background-color: white; 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padding: 4px 16px 16px;"><div class="x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u" style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: -5px; margin-top: -5px;"><div class="xu06os2 x1ok221b" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto" style="color: var(--primary-text); display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">WACO FRIENDS OF THE CLIMATE biannual CARBON SINK DISTRIBUTION, Oct 21 and Oct 25, at two farmers markets in Waco.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">--Mexican Plum (Prunus mexicana) was distributed at both farmers markets in Waco, during our fall distribution.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">--The Plum was selected as its a native species, drought tolerant, good carbon sink, and produces fruit, especially useful for jelly preparation. Trees also help cool the urban heat island, provide shade, improve biodiversity, lessen soil erosion, and <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;" tabindex="-1"></a></span>clean the air.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">--The CLIMATE CRISIS is rapidly worsening, and 2023 is projected to be the hottest year in recorded history. This seedling distribution allows citizens a chance to take a positive action to tackle the climate crisis. We provided an information card for each recipient that encourages everyone to take more actions in mankind's existential challenge. </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">--Deepest thanks to our volunteers, listed in the pics below.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">--Look for our next distribution around Earth Day, in April 2024.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">--If there is a tree you think we should distribute, contact Alan at anorthc@aol.com</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">--questions: anorthc@aol.com</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">--website: <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.friendsoftheclimate.org%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3MrY0tv5_IydzbY5vvp1D_NNHzxonQe7vWzSEqDEMVISu9FHr7LEjnyUA&h=AT2-SEeINJKwS1ZioORWpVubQjfn-derDY3XeOf_yIDqNJDrOdlb44xoVY1umnqJAMHybOiyCzGJK65GvNmBn8GqvPstCDQuYfNhN9NPuia56rXtuDTu7Jg1S7qbYza0CjOI&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT0ld3Mqkjb0RtZ7tMGW0Yr8zZVz2hQ3P-8xuqiR5W6tTeBz8MgFrE3qR4QTcZwp0qUEycuI6CuhB4zmYErGVR3v7Xp3aVpXt05vhujmmiTZjlTYVGj0ann-5_jp5wJNHMqj7S2Jgct-opvhm-7nOVi7pviei1Giud0oP3YqrTFM8zFfMJ2m" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">WACO FRIENDS OF THE CLIMATE biannual CARBON SINK DISTRIBUTION, Oct 21 and Oct 25, at two farmers markets in Waco.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">--Mexican Plum (Prunus mexicana) was distributed at both farmers markets in Waco, during our fall distribution.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">--The Plum was selected as its a native species, drought tolerant, good carbon sink, and produces fruit, especially useful for jelly preparation. Trees also help cool the urban heat island, provide shade, improve biodiversity, lessen soil erosion, and <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;" tabindex="-1"></a></span>clean the air.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">--The CLIMATE CRISIS is rapidly worsening, and 2023 is projected to be the hottest year in recorded history. This seedling distribution allows citizens a chance to take a positive action to tackle the climate crisis. We provided an information card for each recipient that encourages everyone to take more actions in mankind's existential challenge. </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">--Deepest thanks to our volunteers, listed in the pics below.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">--Look for our next distribution around Earth Day, in April 2024.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">--If there is a tree you think we should distribute, contact Alan at anorthc@aol.com</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">--questions: anorthc@aol.com</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">--website: <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.friendsoftheclimate.org%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3MrY0tv5_IydzbY5vvp1D_NNHzxonQe7vWzSEqDEMVISu9FHr7LEjnyUA&h=AT2-SEeINJKwS1ZioORWpVubQjfn-derDY3XeOf_yIDqNJDrOdlb44xoVY1umnqJAMHybOiyCzGJK65GvNmBn8GqvPstCDQuYfNhN9NPuia56rXtuDTu7Jg1S7qbYza0CjOI&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT0ld3Mqkjb0RtZ7tMGW0Yr8zZVz2hQ3P-8xuqiR5W6tTeBz8MgFrE3qR4QTcZwp0qUEycuI6CuhB4zmYErGVR3v7Xp3aVpXt05vhujmmiTZjlTYVGj0ann-5_jp5wJNHMqj7S2Jgct-opvhm-7nOVi7pviei1Giud0oP3YqrTFM8zFfMJ2m" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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margin-bottom: 6px;"></div></div></div></div></div>Friends of the Climatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12399807772258569397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20851158.post-2433071728404475432023-11-05T12:09:00.000-06:002023-11-05T12:09:09.436-06:00Waco Friends of the Climate Distribution of "CLIMATE CRISIS IS HERE" Yard Signs at Out on the Brazos, October 7, 2023<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="" dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1l90r2v x1swvt13" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id=":rdh:" style="font-family: inherit; padding: 4px 16px 16px;"><div class="x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u" style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: -5px; margin-top: -5px;"><div class="xu06os2 x1ok221b" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto" style="color: var(--primary-text); display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.3333; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Waco Friends of the Climate at "Out on the Brazos," Oct. 7, 2023, distributing FREE CLIMATE YARD SIGNS, and small climate action INFORMATION CARDS. </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">--It was a beautiful day, sunny with a high of about 75F, and large crowds. </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">--We gave away 25-30 yard signs and more business card-sized climate action information cards. We also collected 14 email addresses, which were not required to obtain a free yard sign. </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">I estimate we distributed 80-100 yard signs at the 2022 OOTB. The <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;" tabindex="-1"></a></span>lower number in 2023 may be due to the presence of many return visitors, who already had yard signs. </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">--The summer of 2023 was the hottest summer in recorded history. The year was also punctuated by abundant floods, wildfires, droughts, and extreme hurricanes. Thus, I was troubled by frequent visitors who seemed to make light of the climate crisis, stating "I'm fine," when a sign was offered. How is one "fine" when our planet is burning, and millions are suffering around the globe?</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">--We did have conversations with several Baylor students majoring in Environmental Science, who were grateful for a yard sign, and interesting in becoming involved with FRIENDS OF THE CLIMATE. </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">--DEEPEST THANKS to our volunteers, who made the event possible: Candy, Ken and Chris Wilkins, Mike Tobias, Monty Suffern, and Sebastian Northcutt, the climate dog. I apologize for not have a photo of the Wilkins to post--I was cold at the beginning and not thinking sharply.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">--If you are concerned about the CLIMATE CRISIS, raising awareness and increasing conversation about this existential threat, are very important. Waco lacks widespread, deep concern about the climate emergency, in my view. Displaying a yard sign is a method of increasing the conversation. To have a FREE YARD SIGN DELIVERED TO YOUR ADDRESS, email anorthc@aol.com </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">--To join our email list, email anorthc@aol.com</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">--Visit the organization website: <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="http://www.friendsoftheclimate.org/?fbclid=IwAR0_icqzMuXNHBezL7tSe5K_VArG02VFr-l-EMSvF9H8p1rYizDgbc33Smc" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">www.friendsoftheclimate.org</a></span></div></div></span></div></div></div></div><div class="x1n2onr6" id=":rdi:" style="font-family: inherit; 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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">The impacts
of the climate crisis have been on stunning display in 2023, with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>heatwaves,
droughts, crop failure, extreme rainfall, floods, superstorms, sea level rise, wildfires—and
the hottest summer in recorded history. The severe heatwave in Waco has been
definitively attributed to the climate crisis in peer-reviewed research (World
Weather Attribution), which reported this extreme heat would have been
“virtually impossible” without mankind’s burning of fossil fuels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Immediate, robust action in all sectors is
required to avoid ever worsening heat and weather extremes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Locally, with the prominence of church
activities in the lives of many Wacoans, these faith communities have excellent
opportunities to help preserve a livable planet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thus, an overview of some essential steps
church groups may take to combat our climate crisis follows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #444444; font-family: "Libre Franklin"; font-size: 15pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Photovoltaic systems.</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-align: left;"> Since the
production of electricity is the second largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions in the U.S., installation of solar panels allows a church to produce
a portion of its electricity free of planet warming carbon dioxide and
methane. Further, solar panels improve
air quality by eliminating toxic compounds produced by fossil power plants,
including heavy metals, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and particulates, which
contribute to cardiopulmonary disease, and stroke. Finally, by spreading the production of
electricity to multiple locations, this “distributed” power increases vital
grid resiliency. Although a photovoltaic
system may cost $20,000 or more upfront, many providers allow installment plans
in which a small monthly payment is usually offset by the savings on monthly
electricity bills. Once the system cost has been paid—an average 8-10 years—the
panels provide the church free electricity each month. The Inflation Reduction Act tax
credits would typically not apply, as most churches do not pay federal income
tax.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In Waco, in 2017, Lake Shore Baptist
Church set an example, as the first area church to install solar panels (140)
on its roof.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Waco Friends of the Climate
continues to promote this technology to local churches, and is optimistic
others will follow Lake Shore’s precedent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the U.S., Interfaith Power & Light,
a climate action organization of over 22,000 faith communities, reported that
in 2021 over 1,250 U.S. congregations had installed photovoltaic systems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These congregations could roughly produce a significant
10,375-ton CO2 reduction, extrapolating from a 20-panel system in Texas. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Battery storage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The
addition of batteries to photovoltaic systems allows church facilities to retain
electric power during grid outages, forming “resiliency hubs.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is important as these blackouts become
more frequent with climate breakdown and extreme weather.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, Texas has the most outages of any
state in the U.S., and at the time of this writing, of 13,300,000 customers,
5258 were experiencing a blackout.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By becoming a resiliency hub, a church in Waco
could serve its members and the community at large during a power outage by
providing lights, charging for cell phones, air conditioning, and power for
critical medical equipment and medicine refrigeration—without the GHG emissions
and hazards of diesel generators. The approximate cost of an installed 13.4kWh battery
is $15,000. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Complete
building electrification.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>The clean
solar electricity produced should ideally power a church campus that is all
electric. Thus, any new buildings, additions, or remodeling should have an
electric heat pump HVAC system, electric or induction cookstove, electric heat
pump water heater, and electric clothes dryer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And if an existing building contains gas appliances, it should be
retrofitted with electric at time of retirement or malfunction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2023, it is irrational to install gas
appliances which may soon require expensive replacement by federal or state
policy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And recent research confirms
that an all-electric building has superior air quality, protecting the health
of congregants, especially children. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Electric vehicles. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>With
bans on internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles between 2025 and 2050
announced by some 57 countries, multiple states and cities, and multiple car
manufacturers, including GM, Volvo, and Honda, the future of transportation is
clearly electric vehicles (EVs, battery electric).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To combat the climate emergency, churches should
make all car purchases as EVs immediately, as the IPCC timeline allows only
seven years to halve GHG emissions and avoid catastrophe. With small EVs, like
the Chevy Bolt, Tesla Model 3, and Chevy Equinox priced around $35k, and
electric charging about half the cost of gasoline, the lifecycle cost of EVs is
now highly competitive with gas vehicles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In addition, small electric transit buses, a size often used by
churches, are made by companies like BYD and Proterra, with nearly 900
currently in service in the U.S. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">EV charging</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Despite
common misconceptions, for the church to fuel its EVs, all required is a 220V
outlet plus a Level 2 charger for daily overnight charging—with hardware and
labor less than $1000.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And any new
parking lot construction must include several commercial grade Level 2 chargers
for visitors --rather than the much greater expense of retrofitting chargers
later. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Meat reduction. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The
peer-reviewed science is definitive that a vegan diet has the smallest carbon
footprint, followed in order by vegetarian, pescatarian, and carnivorous diets .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This science should guide church functions
which include snacks or full meals—with vegan options or a full vegan
menu.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Divestment</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This removal
of money from fossil fuel stocks and bonds has proven to be a powerful
strategy, as was divestment against the tobacco industry and apartheid in South
Africa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Currently, fossil fuel
divestment is an enormous $40.5 trillion, undertaken by 1599 institutions, of
which 35.7%, or 571, were faith-based organizations. Participants include the
Archdiocese of Birmingham, the Presbyterian Church USA, and the World Council
of Churches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Divestment has served to
raise costs of oil companies, hamper their access to capital, and lower their
profits. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Tree planting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Although
there is insufficient available land on earth for tree planting to completely
correct planetary heating, planting <b>will</b> help lower atmospheric CO2. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Additional benefits of planting include
creation of an enjoyable activity for church members of all ages, improvement
in Waco’s suboptimal air quality, relief from Waco’s fierce urban heat islands,
improvement in biodiversity, decrease in soil erosion, and formation of a
soothing, shady oasis.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God’s Creation</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most faith
institutions emphasize protecting the beauty of our planet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the suitability of Earth as a livable
habitat for man and millions of our fellow species at risk, little could be
more appropriate for faith institutions than actions to help preserve this
habitat. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Alan D. Northcutt, M.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Waco, TX<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">October 22, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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of the grassroots climate action and education group, Waco<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Friends of the Climate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For free “Climate Crisis is Here” yard signs,
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Meeting is Tuesday, October 17, 6pm, at the South Waco Library, 2737 S. 18th St., Waco, 76706.<br />--Business meeting will cover recent FOC campaigns and discuss future campaigns, including signup of volunteers.<br />--Documentary for October is <b>"The Whaler,"</b> a 50 min., Aug. 2023 film from Iceland, by Director Phillipe Blanc. The film synopsis states: "Whaling thrives in Iceland despite a worldwide ban. In 2022, Iceland killed 160 Fin whales, the second largest animal in the world, despite the international whaling commission (IWC) deeming it an endangered species and banning its hunting worldwide. This documentary delves into the violations of international regulations, ghost ships and omertà behind a lucrative business aimed at Japan, which still utilizes archaic and cruel methods of hunting these majestic creatures. " It is very disturbing to learn that these huge, beautiful and endangered animals are still slaughtered.<br />--In addition, we highlight the ongoing triple crises of climate, biodiversity collapse, and plastic pollution. A positive feedback is noted between biodiversity loss and the climate crisis. For example, as heatwaves kill some huge trees in our forest, the Carbon stored in their tissues is released into the atmosphere, worsening planetary heating, and creating more dangerous conditions for the trees, leading to more tree loss.<br />--Vegan refreshments & beverages available. (No alcoholic drinks).<br />--Transportation needed? text: 254 744 1682<br />--Everyone welcome. 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This was written in response to a column by John Crisp, a columnist from Georgetown, in which he claims the carbon footprint of EVs is NOT less than hybrids and ICE vehicles. Based on the peer-reviewed science, I explained how Crisp was wrong in his claims. His heart seemed to be in the right place, but he was wrong on the facts. 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Provided free yard signs and information business cards. 20-30 in attendance & well received. </div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2) Our slide show of the winning art from the Climate Crisis Art Exhibit, years 1 through 6. It looked great playing on a loop on multiple screens <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;" tabindex="-1"></a></span>throughout the convention center. </div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.75px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3) Displayed my Tesla Model Y with a Model S, Model 3, Toyota Ariya, Subaru Solterra, Chevy Bolt, Ford F150, Ford Mustang Mach E. 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text-align: center;"> </div><br />Friends of the Climatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12399807772258569397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20851158.post-70799365796127867242023-09-03T17:00:00.001-05:002023-09-03T17:06:25.471-05:00WACO TRIBUNE-HERALD COLUMN: How Virtual Power Plants (VPP) Work<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1uu7LM6qsLQksVMxApkQccBsm8Ov3Fovl9ULyEdJDhllXtqDAlQLDvgdLQtzOJS7Lzee-P7YZ4QU5F95vHbSHTyAaKrARFHK0_K1ztMp7AEc-gw6yns-HAH0hP4qFzdrykhZjlGZY8XjkUlWiKQWVzSyQ73HyLOZiN4J_fNSg5bNVFkn670bV/s1080/powerwall%20pic%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1uu7LM6qsLQksVMxApkQccBsm8Ov3Fovl9ULyEdJDhllXtqDAlQLDvgdLQtzOJS7Lzee-P7YZ4QU5F95vHbSHTyAaKrARFHK0_K1ztMp7AEc-gw6yns-HAH0hP4qFzdrykhZjlGZY8XjkUlWiKQWVzSyQ73HyLOZiN4J_fNSg5bNVFkn670bV/s320/powerwall%20pic%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />In an August
23, 2023 press release, the Public Utilities Commission of Texas (PUCT),
announced that two “virtual power plants (VPPs)” were certified to provide
electricity to Texas.</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Review of the
necessity of this initiative, and details of implementation are warranted.</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;">Power
Outage Risk</span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;">. The impetus for this program appears to be
the fragility of the Texas grid. The danger of electric power outages in Texas
was dramatically highlighted during Winter Storm Uri in February 2021. According
to www.poweroutage.us, 4.4 million Texans suffered power outages during Uri,
including up to 30% of McLennan County customers. One hundred forty-six Texans died of
hypothermia, with power outages a probable contributor to most of these deaths.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;"> The following year, a winter storm,
December 23 to 25, 2022, produced blackouts impacting more than 87,000 Texans,
with about 36 deaths nationally. And
during the current brutally hot Texas summer, more than 100,000 Texans
reportedly lost power—a glaring risk for heat illness and death. Rolling
blackouts were narrowly avoided, including in Bexar County in June. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;">Aggregate
Distributed Energy Resource (ADER</span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;">). To address Texas’
shaky power grid and avoid blackouts, the Public Utility Commission has
directed development of pilot programs of Aggregate Distributed Energy Resources. The term ADER basically refers to using large
numbers of very small, scattered, consumer power sites, which add up to a significant
amount of electricity. (These small “distributed” power sources contrast
with “utility scale” power, such as the familiar wind farms, solar farms, and
natural gas power plants). The ADERs will be created and operated by the
numerous retail electricity providers, such as TXU Energy, HOT Electric Co-op,
and Direct Energy. The individual
sites/devices in each ADER must be less than 1MW each and the cumulative power
must be at least 100kW. (As a point of
reference, my Tesla home Powerwall battery is 13.5 kWh.) The Public Utility Commission announced that
the first two ADERs in Texas would derive from people with Tesla home
batteries, residing in the Houston or Dallas areas.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;"> The primary sources for consumers to
contribute power to the grid are from home batteries, EV batteries, and demand
response appliances. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;">Battery
Storage</span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;">. Since
residences and businesses with photovoltaic systems cannot power their facility
when the grid is down (a blackout), the addition of a home battery does allow
the system to power its
building during an outage. In many cases, the battery is used only
during blackout situations, thus considerable power is stored which could be
used during times of grid insufficiency.
The result is termed a virtual powerplant (VPP), because new power is
contributed to the grid, without a new, visible “plant.” Consumers are reimbursed for the power they
provide, as they improve grid reliability.
Some common home batteries include the Tesla Powerwall (13.5kWh),
Generac PWRcell (9.0kWh), and Panasonic Evervolt (11.4kWh). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;">Electric
Vehicle (EV) Chargers</span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;">.
Unlike common unidirectional chargers
that charge from the grid to the EV, bidirectional chargers also allow power to
flow from the EV battery to the grid. Since
EV batteries may be very large, 100kWh or more, they can provide an enormous
source of power that can assist the grid.
The German EcoG and Wallbox Quasar are bidirectional chargers currently
available. Reportedly, the F-150
Lightning, Nissan Leaf, Hyundai Ioniq5, and Kia EV6 are compatible with
bidirectional charging. However, this
technology requires synchrony between EV, charger, and grid, and is not yet
operational in Texas to my knowledge.
The PUC press release suggests pilot programs are developing this source
of power for the grid as well. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;">Demand
Response Appliances</span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;">. These communicative water heaters, smart
thermostats, and HVAC systems allow utilities to lower the device’s electricity
use during times of peak demand, thus helping to stabilize the grid. Home comfort will be minimally impacted, but
the decreased consumption by thousands of devices may significantly improve
grid resilience. Rheem, for example, manufactures electric water heaters that
are demand response -ready. Further, by acting on the consumption side of
electricity balance, GHG emissions are lowered—because the cleanest power is
the power that is not used. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;">Backup Generators.</span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;">
Although this modality is mentioned in the press release, these devices
burn fossil fuels, produce GHGs, and are not an acceptable power source, in my
view. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;">Status</span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;">.
The Public Utility Commission of Texas announced that there are
currently eight pilot ADER projects, totaling 7.2mW, and that two of these are
in full operation, both Tesla Powerwall virtual power plants, in the Houston
and Dallas areas. Since the State of
Texas has its own isolated grid, the formation of these VPPs may have increased
the reliability of the grid for Wacoans.
As the pilot programs spread to smaller cities, Waco citizens may have
the opportunity to participate, if they have rooftop solar with a Tesla home
battery. Purchasing an EV with
bidirectional charging capability may also provide eligibility to participate
in selling EV battery power to the grid in the future. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;"> By
installing rooftop solar with battery storage, and transitioning to an EV, one powerfully
combats the climate crisis. In addition,
with this announcement by the Public Utility Commission, one may also
contribute to improving the reliability and resilience of the Texas power
grid. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;">Alan D.
Northcutt, M.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;">August 29,
2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ligatures: none;">Alan D. Northcutt is a retired Waco
physician and Director of the grassroots climate action and education group,
Waco Friends of the Climate. For free “Climate Crisis is Here” yard signs,
email </span><a href="mailto:anorthc@aol.com"><span style="color: #1f4e79; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ligatures: none;">anorthc@aol.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ligatures: none;">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<span style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span>ost TeamplateFriends of the Climatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12399807772258569397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20851158.post-8606794066764259312023-08-16T20:46:00.001-05:002023-08-17T20:49:19.787-05:00HEAT WAVE 2023 IN WACO, TEXASColumn in the Waco Tribune-Herald, August 6, 2023<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvEvHzBp9Sg15meKm4bxhynCQO3fux1AgA9--B8XepmzHaFlLCPPkogMVfm0EqQkxBLUbSMvOyQsVmHlQO13rwgvy-17vScWQEDMs8gHTLLGu5wZLsCzjGM4WR5rjuPivRQUjy6eVOJoHoVdqN1g65EAyRU2QUPj0Vk5qy-710jXvaKhk8Ahgl/s775/heatwave%20image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="775" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvEvHzBp9Sg15meKm4bxhynCQO3fux1AgA9--B8XepmzHaFlLCPPkogMVfm0EqQkxBLUbSMvOyQsVmHlQO13rwgvy-17vScWQEDMs8gHTLLGu5wZLsCzjGM4WR5rjuPivRQUjy6eVOJoHoVdqN1g65EAyRU2QUPj0Vk5qy-710jXvaKhk8Ahgl/w402-h226/heatwave%20image.jpg" width="402" /></a></div><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">The climate crisis is defined
by an abundance of weather extremes, and these have been on full display this
summer of 2023.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Northern Hemisphere
has been assaulted by heat waves, floods, and wildfires.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>July was the hottest month in recorded history,
with an incredible 80% of humanity (6.5 billion people) suffocating in the
heat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Southern Hemisphere was also
impacted, with an amazing 102F in Chile—during winter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This column will focus on climate crisis heat
as it relates to Waco and Central Texas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Word Weather Attribution</span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> <b>(WWA).</b> Until about five years ago, the
conventional wisdom stated that climate change was a factor in unusual weather,
but could not be considered the <b>cause</b> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of individual events.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When Friederike Otto and colleagues formed
World Weather Attribution, this wisdom began to change, and in 2023 we can
state that the climate crisis causes extreme weather events.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In June and July of 2023,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>North America (including Waco), Europe and
China experienced severe heat waves, marked by increased hospitalizations and
death from heat illness, power demand spikes, water shortages, and crop
damage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>WWA, using peer-reviewed methodology,
concluded that “maximum heat like in July 2023 would have been <b>virtually
impossible</b> to occur in the US/Mexico region and Southern Europe if humans
had not warmed the planet by burning fossil fuels.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thus, the heat waves observed this summer in
North America<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have been caused by global
warming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But can we attribute the climate
change-induced heat specifically in Waco? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Climate Shift Index (CSI).</span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This index, a
peer-reviewed tool developed by scientists at climatecentral.org, helps answer
this question.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The index scale extends
from -5 (5 times less likely due to climate change) to +5 (5 times more likely
due to climate change) for any point on the globe, for any date.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The CSI map reveals that over the last eleven
days, for example, the high temperatures seen in Waco have been 5 times more
likely with the presence of climate change than without, or are “exceptional
events driven by climate change.” Any doubt about the role of the climate
crisis in Waco’s heat wave has scientifically been removed. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Extreme Heat</span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The hottest
June and July ever recorded globally occurred this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As of this writing (Aug. 8), the Waco area
has experienced 35 days with high temperature 100F or higher, and 10 days with
high temperature 105F or higher, according to data from NOAA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On July 17, 2023,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a record was set for the highest temperature
ever recorded for this date-- 106F. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition to these air temperature
records, it is informative to consider the temperature of other parts of our
environment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Measured with a laser infrared
thermometer, I found the following in my surroundings:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>indoor wood floor 69F, grass in shade 89F,
concrete porch in shade 98.4F, grass in sunlight 111F, concrete curb 133F, and
asphalt street 147F.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thus, our solid surroundings are often hotter
than the air we breathe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Heat-related Illness
(HRI). </span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Included in this category are sunburn, heat
exhaustion, heat stroke, cardiovascular and pulmonary complications, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>renal failure, electrolyte imbalance, kidney
stones, negative impacts on fetal health, and preterm birth. The “ Heat
Tracker” map from the CDC shows that our region of Texas/New Mexico/Louisiana is
in 1<sup>st</sup> or 2<sup>nd</sup> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>place for the most numerous Emergency
Department visits for heat-related illness in the U.S. during June, July, and
August, up to 1 of every 100 visits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Further, the Heat Vulnerability Index of McLennan County ranges from
0.211<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to 0.981 (index maximum 1.0),<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>indicating many citizens of the county are at
very high risk of HRI. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Heat Mortality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Surprisingly,
more people die from heat-related illness than any other natural disaster. <b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>Some of the deadliest heatwaves on record
include Europe (2003), 30,000 deaths; Russia (2010), 56,000 deaths;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>India/Pakistan (2015), 2,600 deaths; and
Europe (2022) 61,000 deaths.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To my
knowledge, heat-related deaths are not tabulated by the Waco Health
District.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, the local <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>danger of extreme heat for all ages is
illustrated by the tragic death of 23-year-old Jose Cruz Rodriguez in Waco in
2021.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mr. Cruz died of a heat stroke
during his UPS delivery route, according to OSHA,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in a story that gained international
notoriety.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Future Heat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">The
Union of Concerned Scientists has projected that if the world continues its
current emissions trajectory, by midcentury Waco will experience an average of
95 days per year with heat index over 100F, and 63 days with heat index over
105F.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How many tourists will walk the
Magnolia grounds in these conditions? In addition, the FEMA National Risk Index
scores U.S. counties for 18 natural hazards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>For heat waves, McLennan County is at “relatively high risk,” with an
expected annual loss of $2.3 million. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Priorities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt;">In our
setting of a roasting city on course for even more dangerous temperatures, we
can contribute solutions by driving electric vehicles, installing rooftop
solar,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>eating less meat, and voting only
for candidates<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>committed to robust
climate action.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a voting guide, it is
critical to remember that every Democrat and not a single Republican voted for
the Inflation Reduction Act, the most powerful bill to fight the climate crisis
ever signed into law.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And without a
livable planet, other issues will become moot. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Alan D. Northcutt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">August 8, 2023 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Alan D. Northcutt is a
retired Waco physician and Director of the grassroots climate action and
education group, Waco<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Friends of the
Climate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For free “Climate Crisis is
Here” yard signs, email </span><a href="mailto:anorthc@aol.com"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">anorthc@aol.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /></div>Friends of the Climatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12399807772258569397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20851158.post-66308066538096899892023-08-16T09:27:00.003-05:002023-08-17T21:07:53.803-05:00August Meeting with "Mining the Pacific: Vital or Disastrous?"<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>August Meeting with "Mining the Pacific: Vital or Disastrous?",</b></span><div>Tuesday, August 22, 2023,</div><div>6pm,</div><div>South Waco Library, 2737 S. 18th St., Waco 76706,</div><div>Business session followed by documentary with discussion,</div><div><b>"Mining the Pacific" </b>explains the technique of mining the sea floor for critical minerals. Although these minerals are important for renewable energy infrastructure and EV construction, many scientists believe deep sea mining will damage sea floor ecosystems, which are poorly studied and poorly understood. Many are calling for a 10-year moratorium on this mining.,</div><div>Vegan refreshments will be available,</div><div>If transportation needed: text 254 744 1682,</div><div>All are welcome. Everything is FREE,</div><div>For more information: email anorthc@aol.com<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjYvemKZBnQ4KuTlVC92ObSUEIv4v_njWrwM608SSdNvvYxwh5m3sRs54wh_3LpFE1c42jzfQTbB3uDgAIUlonT8k3TxR8r8pY8BwU6qGr96vrUGMyxjh-nhqnXVBSeixqlsgHBgDPuEIzxH3YclCjo9zRodCNg8bhSot1qoK1XvDmlpTcsnn/s2000/protest%20deep%20sea%20mining.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1286" data-original-width="2000" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjYvemKZBnQ4KuTlVC92ObSUEIv4v_njWrwM608SSdNvvYxwh5m3sRs54wh_3LpFE1c42jzfQTbB3uDgAIUlonT8k3TxR8r8pY8BwU6qGr96vrUGMyxjh-nhqnXVBSeixqlsgHBgDPuEIzxH3YclCjo9zRodCNg8bhSot1qoK1XvDmlpTcsnn/w441-h284/protest%20deep%20sea%20mining.jpg" width="441" /></a></div><br /></div>Friends of the Climatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12399807772258569397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20851158.post-61386307808124626152023-08-12T08:48:00.002-05:002023-08-12T08:48:22.556-05:00Solar For All Waco City Council<span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Waco City Council Business Session, Aug. 1, 2023: deep thanks to Waco Friends of the Climate members--</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.facebook.com%252Fjoyce.nobis.12%253F__cft__%255B0%255D%253DAZWFzPswx3bt2Yp_csflgY41mxfF3oGTve6AZDJ6r1cUVV8JdO7v_DtghGsnQe22swdf5_DSqNmlfy472lTTaNaMb3iQgva2hQr4VllfT9-8fw%2526__tn__%253D-%255DK-R%26data%3D05%257C01%257CAdrian.Northcutt%2540colorado.edu%257Cc83baf53d9874d5710e208db95c09bbc%257C3ded8b1b070d462982e4c0b019f46057%257C1%257C0%257C638268426716474443%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C3000%257C%257C%257C%26sdata%3DY4H2gO5%252F2XjKGES2OmqTKQeTYzFvhNeXc73GyTJ3aD4%253D%26reserved%3D0&source=gmail&ust=1691934263102000&usg=AOvVaw3oTvIFMxM77-kh2RhPS2A0" href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fjoyce.nobis.12%3F__cft__%5B0%5D%3DAZWFzPswx3bt2Yp_csflgY41mxfF3oGTve6AZDJ6r1cUVV8JdO7v_DtghGsnQe22swdf5_DSqNmlfy472lTTaNaMb3iQgva2hQr4VllfT9-8fw%26__tn__%3D-%5DK-R&data=05%7C01%7CAdrian.Northcutt%40colorado.edu%7Cc83baf53d9874d5710e208db95c09bbc%7C3ded8b1b070d462982e4c0b019f46057%7C1%7C0%7C638268426716474443%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Y4H2gO5%2F2XjKGES2OmqTKQeTYzFvhNeXc73GyTJ3aD4%3D&reserved=0" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; 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border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; color: #1155cc; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Bruce Allen</span></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">, Julia Kisacky-- who gave powerful 3 minute comments. We called on the City to apply for a "Solar for All" grant from the EPA, which range from $25 million to $400 million. The grant would lower the City's GHG emissions, provide rooftop solar for low income & disadvantaged people, strengthen the Texas electrical grid, and encourage collaboration </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">with the TSTC solar technicians training program. We also thank our dozen members who submitted hand written comments we delivered to the council, and those on Facebook who emailed City officials directly. All these efforts have been SUCCESSFUL: the City has stated it IS evaluating the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for this grant, and deciding whether to be the primary applicant or a sub-recipient (working with another entity such as the state). Thanks again for the eloquence and courage of our speakers at the City Council meeting. Thanks to the City Manager & others in the City government for work on this application. If received, the Solar for All grant would advance environmental justice, and lighten the City's carbon footprint.</span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXNUDVDBBLmraNlMrO7lYydyVRL3hMKFUArS9oDaiBnH9Mova_27SQnv3NKQhTd6bdpZliJGTeaBm60luL1jxKwbzzro-c1hTm_BfMvWxiPkvXcn1h0tdDdIb-T0tWzm9eHv_ymJ9lCxJJwsx_7RYA7TuYBDWJwcay9F1NLq8mE0eQm70s5H9/s1092/bruce%20allen%20revised.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1092" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXNUDVDBBLmraNlMrO7lYydyVRL3hMKFUArS9oDaiBnH9Mova_27SQnv3NKQhTd6bdpZliJGTeaBm60luL1jxKwbzzro-c1hTm_BfMvWxiPkvXcn1h0tdDdIb-T0tWzm9eHv_ymJ9lCxJJwsx_7RYA7TuYBDWJwcay9F1NLq8mE0eQm70s5H9/s320/bruce%20allen%20revised.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMDUyyw8INdWitiMS-V0bAbA4hM7tObIjUIqVSaJrsN-jjy5UkTQSViZZ4P-xp8lLDk2h0fFAU6FX688gnu2_0IaAURi1sXlsv6fUFovWbBxYYkr2NICnQZggKKI5utLj7E98ds8fMhr0lMRvQTZwjTr7poLfAaNOgBwF-XADO5hhNB4geuD9/s1080/joyce%20nobis%20council.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMDUyyw8INdWitiMS-V0bAbA4hM7tObIjUIqVSaJrsN-jjy5UkTQSViZZ4P-xp8lLDk2h0fFAU6FX688gnu2_0IaAURi1sXlsv6fUFovWbBxYYkr2NICnQZggKKI5utLj7E98ds8fMhr0lMRvQTZwjTr7poLfAaNOgBwF-XADO5hhNB4geuD9/w240-h320/joyce%20nobis%20council.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKyQZOQEaweK7lj23aQmp2h97rLDRVnLcc-bGhe6mZIklfPSJXl-yxk6qvNJya_Vxoz3SI9zyophuOe1O7JfLXOdDMcitKIaoNjinWF3qRN-il2beczNTz7EEH7B4sQwPUM-fyhrePDV-vxZ-2FSkTld3mtDAkOxApNAON5F_xjFb0ZTCP9bUn/s1080/julia%20kisacky.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKyQZOQEaweK7lj23aQmp2h97rLDRVnLcc-bGhe6mZIklfPSJXl-yxk6qvNJya_Vxoz3SI9zyophuOe1O7JfLXOdDMcitKIaoNjinWF3qRN-il2beczNTz7EEH7B4sQwPUM-fyhrePDV-vxZ-2FSkTld3mtDAkOxApNAON5F_xjFb0ZTCP9bUn/s320/julia%20kisacky.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Adrian Northcutthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16530261182467471411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20851158.post-54867203533614834962023-06-20T19:35:00.001-05:002023-06-20T19:35:09.018-05:00June Mtg: Daniel Moulton, PhD--Minerals: A Nonrenewable Resource<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPkzAKZLbBz822RwN_AAkHdLvAOJtLsrquIZkomM0_6kjLibE9FFZ54XX5HJgVKICOD6zF6DMGoO-qBpD5Twdflp3XWeIblLyMJLFCLZOB6_ZSqzOfAPi0p0-fTPz_cgWRg4HP3cS3NtkicyyalDxivYNYDERvNEzMPcqsTRNF0fHHqPD3JBO/s1144/FOC%20Meeting.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1144" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPkzAKZLbBz822RwN_AAkHdLvAOJtLsrquIZkomM0_6kjLibE9FFZ54XX5HJgVKICOD6zF6DMGoO-qBpD5Twdflp3XWeIblLyMJLFCLZOB6_ZSqzOfAPi0p0-fTPz_cgWRg4HP3cS3NtkicyyalDxivYNYDERvNEzMPcqsTRNF0fHHqPD3JBO/w640-h358/FOC%20Meeting.png" width="640" /></a></div><div>--Waco Friends of the Climate June business meeting and powerpoint presentation. Tuesday, June 27, South Waco Library, large meeting room to the left side of entrance lobby.</div><div>--6:00pm: business meeting, including review of recent campaigns & discussion of future projects. These include participation in Sept. Sustainability Conference, our Fall Carbon Sink Give Away at Downtown Farmer's Market, table at Out on the Brazos.</div><div>--6:30pm: powerpoint presentation by Daniel W. Moulton, PhD of the Sierra Club Dallas. Dr. Moulton will speak on the definition of minerals; how they are found, extracted, and processed; the environmental impacts of extracting and processing minerals; how to increase the supply of minerals or find mineral substitutes. In our new world of renewable energy and electrified transportation, mineral resources will become event more critical.</div><div>--Daniel W. Moulton is a wildlife ecologist with a BA in Biology, MS in wildlife ecology, and a PhD in wildlife science from Utah State University. He was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Univ. of Minnesota. Dr. Moulton is recognized as a Certified Wildlife Biologist by the Wildlife Society.</div><div>--Vegan refreshments and drinks supplied by our members.</div><div>--Door prize: informative climate science book will be given away.</div><div>--FREE "Climate Crisis is Here" yard signs and climate information business cards will be distributed.</div><div>--If transportation to event is needed, text Alan at 254 744 1682.</div><div>--For questions: email anorthc@aol.com</div><div>--Organization website: www.friendsoftheclimate.org</div><div>--EVERYONE Welcome; Everything is FREE.</div>Adrian Northcutthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16530261182467471411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20851158.post-66945563152774401422023-06-20T19:33:00.006-05:002023-06-20T19:36:25.229-05:00We Need Electric School Buses Now<div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><a href="https://wacotrib.com/opinion/columnists/alan-northcutt-we-need-electric-school-buses-now/article_79508144-0c60-11ee-97e6-17a87c9ba03f.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share&fbclid=IwAR1rrX5Yp8g9J2u_8Ekn7W1Br7VHb-HTQRlY1ZvmiB1TFRapYixvBTsDAgM">https://wacotrib.com/opinion/columnists/alan-northcutt-we-need-electric-school-buses-now/article_79508144-0c60-11ee-97e6-17a87c9ba03f.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share&fbclid=IwAR1rrX5Yp8g9J2u_8Ekn7W1Br7VHb-HTQRlY1ZvmiB1TFRapYixvBTsDAgM</a></span></div>Adrian Northcutthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16530261182467471411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20851158.post-83569680412798907682023-05-12T10:51:00.001-05:002023-05-13T10:19:34.189-05:00Climate Calendar<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">May
23, 2023: May monthly meeting with documentary. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">
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27: Monthly meeting; program TBA.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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6-7:</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Possible participation in National Solar Tour (2 years prior
participation).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Late October: Fall carbon sink (seedling) distribution at Farmers' Market<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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20, 2024: Earth Day carbon sink (seedling) </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">distribution at Farmers' Market</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p>Harrison Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16169143342562129742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20851158.post-62231436891843042152023-05-12T10:23:00.000-05:002023-05-12T10:23:17.895-05:00May Meeting And Documentary<strong><span style="background: #FAFAFA; color: #656565; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Date: </span></strong><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); color: #656565; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Tuesday, May 23, 2023</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><strong><span style="background: #FAFAFA; color: #656565; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Time: </span></strong><span style="background: #FAFAFA; color: #656565; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> 6pm to approx. 8:30pm</span><span style="color: #656565; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
<strong><span style="background: #FAFAFA;">Venue:</span></strong><span style="background: #FAFAFA;"> South Waco Library, 2737 S. 18th St., Waco </span><br />
<strong><span style="background: #FAFAFA;">Business:</span></strong><span style="background: #FAFAFA;"> 6th Climate Art Exhibit update, Earth Day
seedlings, next step/future projects, volunteer thanks</span><br />
<strong><span style="background: #FAFAFA;">Refreshments: </span></strong><span style="background: #FAFAFA;"> Vegan snacks, courtesy FOC members.</span><br />
<strong><span style="background: #FAFAFA;">Transportation:</span></strong><span style="background: #FAFAFA;"> if ride needed on the 23rd, text 254 744
1682 (Alan)</span><br />
<strong><span style="background: #FAFAFA;">Audience: </span></strong><span style="background: #FAFAFA;"> everyone invited</span><br />
<strong><span style="background: #FAFAFA;">Admission: </span></strong><span style="background: #FAFAFA;"> everything is FREE</span><br />
<strong><span style="background: #FAFAFA;">May Documentary: </span></strong><span style="background: #FAFAFA;"> <strong><i>Carbon Colonialism</i></strong> explores the controversial subject of the purchase of
carbon credits to offset GHG emissions of individuals or
businesses/organizations. Although widely used, these carbon credits are
often questionable. The film highlights problems with carbon credits in
Papua New Guinea (PNG), which led to more damage to the forest, and unfulfilled
promises to the people. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="background: #FAFAFA; color: #656565; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><div><span style="background: #FAFAFA; color: #656565; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></div>To make this topic practical to our members,
guidelines for meaningful individual purchase of carbon credits will be
discussed. </span><span style="color: #656565; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br />
<strong><span style="background: #FAFAFA;"><br /></span></strong></span><div><span style="color: #656565; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong><span style="background: #FAFAFA;">Request:</span></strong><span style="background: #FAFAFA;"> Kindly invite one non-member to attend, to
help grow our ranks and increase our solidarity.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #656565; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="background: #FAFAFA;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #656565; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="background: #FAFAFA;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtcktOTu8Xvy1v4G0T9EHNdJbdW5FkaGf1cgQbetAGa7g4xZjBQ8acCTQ9wpefGc6ylzAQwLUGqUcXtIG6SJQ3fmGYE6Gnoa8MqaSHGx0cJyrMuJm3pex31p3ixcLLNt5njnGtHLtG4JjiKVJcRJQfjOCF6kdgnqcPjuFLBzIbrCwkpd2KZA" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="711" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtcktOTu8Xvy1v4G0T9EHNdJbdW5FkaGf1cgQbetAGa7g4xZjBQ8acCTQ9wpefGc6ylzAQwLUGqUcXtIG6SJQ3fmGYE6Gnoa8MqaSHGx0cJyrMuJm3pex31p3ixcLLNt5njnGtHLtG4JjiKVJcRJQfjOCF6kdgnqcPjuFLBzIbrCwkpd2KZA" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></span></div>Harrison Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16169143342562129742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20851158.post-76821814812520513282023-05-09T10:05:00.002-05:002023-05-13T10:12:29.367-05:006th ANNUAL CLIMATE CRISIS ART EXHIBIT RECEPTION<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The Reception
was held Friday, April 21, 5-7pm, at Art Center Waco. Guests enjoyed reviewing
the 109 artworks, arranged by age division, and voting for the Peoples' Choice
Award.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>According to ACW personnel, a
minimum of 110 guests were present. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Heartfelt
thanks to Elaine Earle and her partner <a href="https://www.facebook.com/gordon.norrell.33?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZVNvIF59FH5Bf20buQtusOZussj3ZY5_QQI5Exa5EKb03PSYGHt4mYNT9kKccxble01m3v4FcrtFemr5CASGoBVMY036eCChBlGgrjhaaTpLubd8uUI9cpXhJs7nvZF42Y&__tn__=-%5dK-R" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--accent); outline: none; text-align: inherit; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank" xcomment="role=link"><span class="xt0psk2"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: blue; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Gordon Norrell</span></span></a>
for providing music for the event. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A delicious
array of refreshments was provided for guests, including crackers, fruit,
cheese, dips, and wine, with a charcuterie board. It was later announced that
the snacks were entirely VEGAN, emphasizing that the diet most helpful to the
climate is also delicious. Many thanks to Candy Northcutt for organizing the
refreshment service. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Alan
Northcutt began the program with a short PowerPoint presentation, focused on
solutions to climate breakdown. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Free
educational materials were available: FOC business cards with contact
information and 15 climate crisis solutions; "Climate Crisis is Here"
yard signs with stakes. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3 style="background: rgb(240, 243, 253); margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">The judged awards
were presented, about 30 total, with the Peoples' Choice Award. The adult 1st
place award to Judi Simon was $1000. See “</span><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://www.friendsoftheclimate.org/2023/04/sixth-annual-climate-crisis-art-show.html"><span style="color: #050505; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">SIXTH ANNUAL
CLIMATE CRISIS ART SHOW WINNERS</span></a></span><span style="color: #14232c; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: normal; text-transform: uppercase;">” </span><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">in a separate
post below.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">Note: the Artist's
Statements are being added to this list to provide a complete record of the
winning art pieces.</span><span style="color: #14232c; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: normal; text-transform: uppercase;"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">The evening was highly enjoyable, as
well as educational and inspirational.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Our most sincere thanks to the following
FOC volunteers, who assisted with arrangement, hanging, labeling, reception
logistics, refreshments, and clean up. If I missed your name, please inform me
and I will correct the error.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Candy Northcutt <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Lola Jocson <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Tonya Shanholtz <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Mike Tobias<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Isaac Tobias <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Alysse Traverso<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">David Traverso <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Harrison Ward<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Ken Wilkins, PhD <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Chris Wilkins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/deborah.reedpropst?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZVNvIF59FH5Bf20buQtusOZussj3ZY5_QQI5Exa5EKb03PSYGHt4mYNT9kKccxble01m3v4FcrtFemr5CASGoBVMY036eCChBlGgrjhaaTpLubd8uUI9cpXhJs7nvZF42Y&__tn__=-%5dK-R" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--accent); outline: none; text-align: inherit; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank" xcomment="role=link"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: #050505; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Deborah Reed-Propst</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Julia Kisachy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Yanika Baldivinus <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Pat White<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Rick Allen <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Pam <a href="https://www.facebook.com/allen.miles.737?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZVNvIF59FH5Bf20buQtusOZussj3ZY5_QQI5Exa5EKb03PSYGHt4mYNT9kKccxble01m3v4FcrtFemr5CASGoBVMY036eCChBlGgrjhaaTpLubd8uUI9cpXhJs7nvZF42Y&__tn__=-%5dK-R" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--accent); outline: none; text-align: inherit; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank" xcomment="role=link"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: #050505; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Allen</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Ada Larsen <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Chris <a href="https://www.facebook.com/isis.leemusic?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZVNvIF59FH5Bf20buQtusOZussj3ZY5_QQI5Exa5EKb03PSYGHt4mYNT9kKccxble01m3v4FcrtFemr5CASGoBVMY036eCChBlGgrjhaaTpLubd8uUI9cpXhJs7nvZF42Y&__tn__=-%5dK-R" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--accent); outline: none; text-align: inherit; touch-action: manipulation;" target="_blank" xcomment="role=link"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: #050505; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Lee</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Mrs. Luper <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Ms. Jasinsky<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Sherrell Huff<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Patricia Knighten</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; 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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: 10.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Harrison Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16169143342562129742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20851158.post-28294392673716119712023-04-27T12:05:00.011-05:002023-05-05T09:40:56.916-05:00Sixth Annual Climate Crisis Art Show Winners<span style="font-family: times;">A reception was held for the 6th Annual Climate Crisis Art Show on Friday, April 21, at the Waco Art Center. During the reception the winners were announced and the prizes distributed. The artworks were judged by the following four
judges: Ken Wilkins, Ph.D., Retired Prof. of Biology; Mrs. Christine Nasie Wilkins, retired librarian; Patricia
Knighten, Associate Degree, Media Communications; Alan D. Northcutt, M.D.,
retired Pathologist/Dermatopathologist. The art was judged by
relevance to the climate crisis (60%), artistic excellence (30%), and
originality (10%). </span><div><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;">The Peoples' Choice Award was the artwork which
had received the most votes from visitors to the </span>exhibit.<div><br />Please leave your comments through the "comment" tab at the end of the post.<br /><br />The winners were as follows:<div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div></div>Adult Division<br />1st Place ($1000)<br /><b>JUDI SIMON </b><br /><i> Where Do We ALL Go From Here?</i> (2023)<br /> Oil glazes on porcelain<br /> 16.5cm height x 25cm width (without frame)<br /> $295 (jksimon123@outlook.com)</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Artist's Statement:</b> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times;">This small painting is of a polar bear family
watching in amazement as the ice is melting around them and threatening their
lives, food supply and habitat. They wonder as we the viewer do, "Where do we
ALL go from here?" The medium is porcelain overglaze paint, layered on a thin
porcelain tile. Each layer of color is applied to the tile and then the tile is
fired in a kiln to create translucent colors. It has been shown that the land
glaciers are melting and will eventually disappear due to extensive CO2
emissions entering the atmosphere and creating a "greenhouse" affect that
increases the temperature of the earth and oceans. We also know that it is due
to human expansion and mass industrialization. But it is not just the glaciers
that are melting but also the Arctic sea ice, habitat to wildlife like the
walruses and polar bears. "This melting has thinned the ice, weakened it and
is now less likely to recover and 95% of the oldest and thickest ice in the
Arctic is already gone. If emissions are unchecked, the Arctic could be free of
ice by 2040 as temperatures rise rapidly. The Arctic is warming twice as fast
as anywhere else on the planet and the sea ice is declining more than 10% every
10 years. This creates warmer temperatures which changes normal ocean
circulation and the polar vortex and in turn changes patterns in the jet stream
affecting climate from the Arctic to the tropics. Wildlife like the polar bears
will lose their habitats, fish and the fishing industry will be affected as
well as greater disastrous climate issues." (From and article by Lorin
Hancock, World Wildlife Organization --</span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: times;">Where do we ALL go from here?)</i></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXWfFm95nfbvni_1O_-GCCudj28GHIXDbHET5C4xZ7r6XGXQNqpAvuZ5E5PiUhKiKXVEGW6zCevv8uf5DLYUMCyALTooBZLiquPME--51FILfbd-OiHQs7XxYRfA48sJr1z6_Mbi2uMIDtrGhfe02LUhVsFRcZNu23GqZUC7AUJPmCD8yOVw" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="1080" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXWfFm95nfbvni_1O_-GCCudj28GHIXDbHET5C4xZ7r6XGXQNqpAvuZ5E5PiUhKiKXVEGW6zCevv8uf5DLYUMCyALTooBZLiquPME--51FILfbd-OiHQs7XxYRfA48sJr1z6_Mbi2uMIDtrGhfe02LUhVsFRcZNu23GqZUC7AUJPmCD8yOVw" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">Adult Division</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">2<sup>nd</sup> Place ($600)</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CHARLES WALLIS </span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Struggling Against The Odds</span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Acrylic on canvas</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">16cm X 20cm</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">$350 (charleswallis67@gmail.com)</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe_ZXJdzyYToC5Hlh-KkExcEGPCZVCyh60enFJMy4eClN2cFGUPtYM5jl2HFT-jedrnKr4XmptPJqrd5LzyMiHBH54edIUJnlNdiNY3jhTwrnVmIDsSlabp3N4P6324ic9npHrYakldD8uMa2x5yykiDOCHhqct5I4OTN6qPv-SvhjLE-E-Q" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe_ZXJdzyYToC5Hlh-KkExcEGPCZVCyh60enFJMy4eClN2cFGUPtYM5jl2HFT-jedrnKr4XmptPJqrd5LzyMiHBH54edIUJnlNdiNY3jhTwrnVmIDsSlabp3N4P6324ic9npHrYakldD8uMa2x5yykiDOCHhqct5I4OTN6qPv-SvhjLE-E-Q" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;">Adult Division</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;">3<sup>rd</sup> Place
($400)</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">DEBORAH REED-PROPST</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Mankind's Cremation/Global Warming #</span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;">3<br />
Acrylic on Canvas<br />
101.6cm x 127cm</span><br />$550 (koochamallaheen@gmail.com)<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSe7e-iyiPn6PHuuD5wiW3-FCMbzdLlvQSB7MXgt57AcpGW1A4Swxa1uAmudzZF5Qybw4c9t_7OrfdhE2KOpMCw7cUwMUT0wQAQy5gffPeph8HFE-AAC06bWVsrJBcVoz8_pVwNDQYL1qD2htS629fCiii0ha9tLwgq8pS_XP1oAcbRv1d0w" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSe7e-iyiPn6PHuuD5wiW3-FCMbzdLlvQSB7MXgt57AcpGW1A4Swxa1uAmudzZF5Qybw4c9t_7OrfdhE2KOpMCw7cUwMUT0wQAQy5gffPeph8HFE-AAC06bWVsrJBcVoz8_pVwNDQYL1qD2htS629fCiii0ha9tLwgq8pS_XP1oAcbRv1d0w" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /><br /></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;">Adult Division</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;">4<sup>th</sup> Place
($200)</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">RICHARD S. GACA </span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Endangered Species </span></i><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;">(2023)</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;">Hand pastel and charcoal pencil</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;">32cm x 48cm</span><br />$1000 (817-319-0216)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Artist's Statement</b>: </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">As an artist I have a responsibility to document the world around us. JFK once said: "Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet.We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal." With that notion in mind we have to act on climate change now. I feel that visual art is a vehicle to bring this idea across. Visual art can entertain, inform and illustrate the artist's intention. Every living creature is important to the health and vitality of our planet. I have a unique opportunity to share my concerns about climate change through my art. The health and future of our planet hangs in the balance. We have to act now! Richard S. Gaca 724 Cliffmoor drive Keller, Texas 76248 --</span><i style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Endangered Species</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSgo53cW1RXGLsFeEnb7BdIxlsbDHS8qxWQXmAVJ1iPM3Fkk-7zKldMdexatBEXWoU6eH4VYrZWBGjtydEZXjA0FW8XdJ0GcsvSARgN2DYYOt2rktlNd4YxNzWxQJWcWmfT0Ga_3a224WOTzjDgpdLBTwFWG1Z4Hgo7y36M73Z-d-2M7WOuQ" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1080" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSgo53cW1RXGLsFeEnb7BdIxlsbDHS8qxWQXmAVJ1iPM3Fkk-7zKldMdexatBEXWoU6eH4VYrZWBGjtydEZXjA0FW8XdJ0GcsvSARgN2DYYOt2rktlNd4YxNzWxQJWcWmfT0Ga_3a224WOTzjDgpdLBTwFWG1Z4Hgo7y36M73Z-d-2M7WOuQ" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;">Adult
Division</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;">Honorable
Mention ($50)</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><b><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;">CHESLEY SMITH</span></b><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><i><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;">Doomsday
Glacier </span></i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;">(2023)</span></span><br /><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;">
Monoprint</span></span><br /><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;">
18.5in x 22.5in</span></span><br />$350 (csmith108@hot.rr.net)<br /></span></p><div style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>Artist's Statement: </b>Title of artwork “DOOMSDAY GLACIER.” My artwork is spreading
awareness of how climate effects our landscape. My painting is a glacier called
“Doomsday Glacier", nicknamed because of its risk of collapse and
threat to global sea level, that has potential to rapidly retreat in the coming
years. Scientists warn of the amplifying concerns over the extreme sea level
rise that would accompany its potential demise. --<i>Doomsday<span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Glacier </span></i></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHGH4HRZdUm0ttgC4o6Af5JkLm7EeqiewUDF2HId-ep2qXak143U4ZPhwfG8hnJNNCriZqmQwVn2zNjauJZmkzOADVXexLcshrpn6_mnlDdy_RfadVibogB174uM2bSxzYRqbmoVKLR56zpy8113JptVCHSa9Ucd8-0gG1BjBNdWL936LzQ/s1080/thweiates.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHGH4HRZdUm0ttgC4o6Af5JkLm7EeqiewUDF2HId-ep2qXak143U4ZPhwfG8hnJNNCriZqmQwVn2zNjauJZmkzOADVXexLcshrpn6_mnlDdy_RfadVibogB174uM2bSxzYRqbmoVKLR56zpy8113JptVCHSa9Ucd8-0gG1BjBNdWL936LzQ/s320/thweiates.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><br /><br /></div><div>Adult Division<br />Honorable Mention ($50)</div><div><b>ELAINE EARL </b></div><div><i>Blue Phoenix</i> (2022)<br /> Acrylic on canvas<br /> 121cm x 80cm<br /> $300 (254-205-6183)</div><div><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Artist's Statement</b>: The Phoenix Bird is a powerful symbol of rebirth, renewal,
and continuation of life. Most people I meet say that reincarnation is
just too far-fetched for them to believe in. But what if it were true and
why does it matter? It matters because our planet and its people are so
very precious. Might we take better care of this place if we
knew we could be coming back to it someday? Any place we happen to be
standing on this Earth, at any given moment in time, we are standing on
precious Holy Ground. I believe there is a spark of the Divine in
everything and everybody. We are all connected to each other and to all
of Nature. Despite our differences, I still believe in the power of
people, working together, to make real miracles happen. In my mind’s eye
I see a physical and spiritual rebirth of the Earth to become a greener,
cleaner, safer, and more loving place for generations to come. --<i>Blue
Phoenix</i></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7Nm1xZJtcpM5LoipLOviWiYgkG8wsR8ACXVjhTB2_zituFLLzg5r0pwYWK7TVVHxzQZIr6DqNmjW_TvveaUxXtCYe7vV67gc45cViyY2GqekdElt00BbXstTg2rA3sNizRjkz_p-btQ1sDccOzl9RGw6HJNHtejuvd6TT6-zAc26YO-qXxQ" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7Nm1xZJtcpM5LoipLOviWiYgkG8wsR8ACXVjhTB2_zituFLLzg5r0pwYWK7TVVHxzQZIr6DqNmjW_TvveaUxXtCYe7vV67gc45cViyY2GqekdElt00BbXstTg2rA3sNizRjkz_p-btQ1sDccOzl9RGw6HJNHtejuvd6TT6-zAc26YO-qXxQ=w253-h400" width="253" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Adult Division</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br />
</span><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Honorable
Mention ($50)</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br />
</span><b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">CORY LIND</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br />
</span><i><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Reset</span></i><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> (2023)</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br />
</span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Pencil on Paper</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br />
</span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">30.5 x 16.5 cm
without frame</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br />
</span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">$210
(studio@corylindfineart.com)</span></div><div><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPbV_T-GEd8pz5PXfjljZXo7s5jVXWlOlZ-sL-WCJTEs57PYBBVDtM_JsR7NRGKob2uC68AiL6PPhgYgaeDWGMnInSrY946uEY57FxhT6ac1L2J8viW87JNuZlzZFQE6DOuuCekJjkzcHmR6WTztdOOgXyCNJ10vBZyFkvbaBdbz_MpGwy6A" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="1080" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPbV_T-GEd8pz5PXfjljZXo7s5jVXWlOlZ-sL-WCJTEs57PYBBVDtM_JsR7NRGKob2uC68AiL6PPhgYgaeDWGMnInSrY946uEY57FxhT6ac1L2J8viW87JNuZlzZFQE6DOuuCekJjkzcHmR6WTztdOOgXyCNJ10vBZyFkvbaBdbz_MpGwy6A" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span><br /><p></p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">College Division<br />
</span><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">1<sup>st</sup></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"> Place ($500)<br />
</span><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">ELLA HEXT</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The Air You Breathe</span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
Acrylic on canvas<br />
60.69cm x 45.72cm</span><br />$350.00 (Ella_Hext1@baylor.edu)<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKxg3FgrPI6wNliv73SEBPFLLesW7tmREmibLp1ZdEXckA2NOXte-7e5aeJWJWfSNgb94-lMvLMrXZb__2nbURi0e4IzRNNP3lprnt5dSbbp5x_-OipQ9TLuKUhobs66ogx2JFs-Vpx5ppLK9XrCVX-b5rPFKV8X1xaiKJDJeGPb0eyVcCbw" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKxg3FgrPI6wNliv73SEBPFLLesW7tmREmibLp1ZdEXckA2NOXte-7e5aeJWJWfSNgb94-lMvLMrXZb__2nbURi0e4IzRNNP3lprnt5dSbbp5x_-OipQ9TLuKUhobs66ogx2JFs-Vpx5ppLK9XrCVX-b5rPFKV8X1xaiKJDJeGPb0eyVcCbw" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">College Division</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br />
</span><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">2<sup>nd</sup> Place
($250)</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br />
</span><b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">AVA DRYDEN</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br />
</span><i><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Two-Thirds Gone</span></i><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br />
</span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Oil on canvas</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br />
</span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">61cm x 95cm</span><br />For sale (<a href="mailto:Ava_Dryden1@baylor.edu">Ava_Dryden1@baylor.edu</a>)<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Artist’s Statement</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">: <i> Two-Thirds Gone</i> is an oil
painting depicting Red snapper fish which are an endangered species. If average
global temperatures were to rise by five degrees Celsius, it could mean the
eradication of nearly two-thirds of global fish species by 2100. The squares of
negative space interrupting the composition are intended to draw attention to
this terrifying prospect. They are meant to bring awareness to the high
possibility that our marine life populations will continue to deplete if
immediate action is not taken to combat climate change. --<i>Two-Thirds Gone</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8ExF6y3Mqsmiug7z3FSRu3yGf_ZQksJVetw1s35sFmjEKmDGpnbvmSJtY8ApXYcFeHf61QP_Lx6o88f89R_fdUo3M5ZIB5fQBTrIXufJ5u4_j4oZ_YeK8C9x6AlVyAO2RaLXUXKbygr6-bzxlQQWBx5a6Ma3kDumsA6YUESRYvp0Neq4X0w" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8ExF6y3Mqsmiug7z3FSRu3yGf_ZQksJVetw1s35sFmjEKmDGpnbvmSJtY8ApXYcFeHf61QP_Lx6o88f89R_fdUo3M5ZIB5fQBTrIXufJ5u4_j4oZ_YeK8C9x6AlVyAO2RaLXUXKbygr6-bzxlQQWBx5a6Ma3kDumsA6YUESRYvp0Neq4X0w=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">College Division</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">3<sup>rd</sup> Place
($100)</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">ELLIE CERWIN </span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">We Tried </span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">(2023)<br />
Oil on canvas<br />
60cm X 60cm</span><br />$250 (ellieartsy@hotmail.com)<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Artist’s Statement:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Despite our efforts to help the
environment improve, it barely makes a dent on the damage we've already caused
in our world. --<i>We Tried </i><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEN7rNCNnhBNVFZgZKKkO7sixjhT0IvUigvh3FOP9ptkgk-NBg2u2wWm_68Ptg7mN_C_U-_a7tiXIyiLIhoMdTEqxO2DgbZmBPAQc4zJOwtooVvlfnq_nYJcN6PuH95znfpgdahsb5crzASykXuR0LStvQlSUylvGZO-wB0brgDHdi2wWxHg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEN7rNCNnhBNVFZgZKKkO7sixjhT0IvUigvh3FOP9ptkgk-NBg2u2wWm_68Ptg7mN_C_U-_a7tiXIyiLIhoMdTEqxO2DgbZmBPAQc4zJOwtooVvlfnq_nYJcN6PuH95znfpgdahsb5crzASykXuR0LStvQlSUylvGZO-wB0brgDHdi2wWxHg=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>College Division<br />Honorable Mention ($50)<br /><b>MARY ELLIS FERGUSON </b><br /><i>Lone Star Legacies</i> (2023)<br /> Acrylic on wood panels<br /> 27.94cm x 35.56cm each (triptych)<br /> $350 (MaryEllis_Ferguson1@baylor.edu)</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIE-8LUIGX46veKW4oH9_kshc_KFHe1iZnFG6IFQzhYFL3LeYyPU5fv_C-gLlPg2uQTX6sucuuYTOeJN65yuHC7d_TI-LVDR56nEKtgrEbR7RuP0i_ZmLaODRt4m4UnSbLAmUF7SqYjzUPJOh--wWtuUzBPLDLkqk1NhgRDYyPL-kQvFE5lw" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="1080" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIE-8LUIGX46veKW4oH9_kshc_KFHe1iZnFG6IFQzhYFL3LeYyPU5fv_C-gLlPg2uQTX6sucuuYTOeJN65yuHC7d_TI-LVDR56nEKtgrEbR7RuP0i_ZmLaODRt4m4UnSbLAmUF7SqYjzUPJOh--wWtuUzBPLDLkqk1NhgRDYyPL-kQvFE5lw=w640-h195" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">College Division</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">Honorable
Mention ($50)</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">ABRIELLA PATTI</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Dead Sea</span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">Painting</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">50.8cm x 60.96cm</span><br />$250 (abriellapatti@gmail.com)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>Artist's Statement: </b>Coral bleaching is very harmful to our oceans and happens when coral
loses its rich color and turns white. Factors such as warmer water
temperatures, low tides, and even too much sunlight can drive out the
microscopic algae that gives the coral its beautiful color. However, by far the
most significant causes of bleaching to these reefs are pollution and the
fishing industry. Chemicals and oils from land-based runoff affect water
quality, and fishing nets and other related debris destroy coral colonies. This
matters because when coral becomes bleached then it’s harder for the coral to
survive, causing devastating chain reactions. Once a coral reef dies, they
rarely come back, which is extremely detrimental to many ecosystems. This piece
reveals what our reefs are turning into due to climate change. --<i>Dead Sea</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhy-Een6ERjpoSvWSnjPHMRrP_PWhRX7BiG1yhiTqrEkiQfDcksz7pJqycIyC-xRnNYmgf3txjGHJz9dUbNBqWhEXmTweothMFwMJTGEZkU5d6JDAJQyzna1D4kEgZIQgzN_NL9NViVosGMc9POxf6xOU2gjh1xSZMhWU6ClyX2dTsS90cwww" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhy-Een6ERjpoSvWSnjPHMRrP_PWhRX7BiG1yhiTqrEkiQfDcksz7pJqycIyC-xRnNYmgf3txjGHJz9dUbNBqWhEXmTweothMFwMJTGEZkU5d6JDAJQyzna1D4kEgZIQgzN_NL9NViVosGMc9POxf6xOU2gjh1xSZMhWU6ClyX2dTsS90cwww" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">College Division</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">Honorable
Mention ($50)</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">KATIE CARLSEN</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Unwanted Stripes </span></i><span style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">(2023)</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">Oil on canvas</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">61cm x 45.75cm</span><br />$375 (Katie_Carlsen1@baylor.edu)<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggMs59137NYumjCnKoGq3li_RF2KA2GC_Qn5ak3doQ9avsaOai_jnb1qFeiEWNXh7K_TqJd2r0EhdOV404U2HQg8OLJscQ9atQKhUlkEhWwjLV6BfIvhghSbfxZnx_Q09ZziX0J4m4o-B-8Os8oJYHQiE-_C6vsTCr7ZEE_yiHQqV_EDYaQA" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggMs59137NYumjCnKoGq3li_RF2KA2GC_Qn5ak3doQ9avsaOai_jnb1qFeiEWNXh7K_TqJd2r0EhdOV404U2HQg8OLJscQ9atQKhUlkEhWwjLV6BfIvhghSbfxZnx_Q09ZziX0J4m4o-B-8Os8oJYHQiE-_C6vsTCr7ZEE_yiHQqV_EDYaQA" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p></p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">High School Division</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">1<sup>st</sup> Place
($350)</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">PERSEPHONE BATTLE </span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">(high school, University Prep,</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"> Grapevine-Colleyville ISD)</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Savoring the
Anthropocene </span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">(2023)<br />
Mixed media (acrylic, yarn, collage, earth) on canvas<br />
60cm x 60cm</span><br />$150 (Winter_Rusiloski@baylor.edu) <br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>Artist's Statement</b>: Savoring the Anthropocene is centered around the relationship between
humanity and nature. It reflects how we have grown far too accustomed to
view ourselves as something apart from the natural world, while continuing to
irresponsibly feed off of it. We are very much aware of how we are
setting ourselves up for failure yet continue on this path of destruction and
call it progress. The work additionally signifies humanity’s exponential
growth and how we have altered nearly every aspect of the planet while showing
no signs of stopping at our own will. I hope to have viewers come away
with a different perspective regarding this relationship, as it is often
overlooked and even ignored entirely. --<i>Savoring
the Anthropocene</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwKdMXb5XdXDHagiKwEZeHfpicVWDu3XpO3A6LFtsHdEJ0okGZnmM5DrS7-191_2FbUnUtkK1VPMp1pzmHB8Cm-lR7I4KhJ2s8AZFzLtt_bGsxemGKyWt5x0dod6SuoK3Cez4SuxUFZIYnIbLqb8X9dSRjtVYCmyjI4sN67FOJZsN_YhuVIA" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwKdMXb5XdXDHagiKwEZeHfpicVWDu3XpO3A6LFtsHdEJ0okGZnmM5DrS7-191_2FbUnUtkK1VPMp1pzmHB8Cm-lR7I4KhJ2s8AZFzLtt_bGsxemGKyWt5x0dod6SuoK3Cez4SuxUFZIYnIbLqb8X9dSRjtVYCmyjI4sN67FOJZsN_YhuVIA" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">High School Division</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">2<sup>nd</sup> Place
($175)</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">FINLEY MCALLIE </span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">(high school)</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Sensing Heat </span></i><span style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">(2022)</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">Acrylic paint on canvas</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">40cm x 51cm</span><br />$300 (254-420-9441)<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-srBTBpsdnDBIc3rxo-ZP-e7iUwWmx18d5Qv6_ZZhfUuuVEcXpuR7vN2wdgp-yfvKRerdX_-yR3NjPjCtsM2jh7qKzbkbaHmMCJ9hbqNQ8Y1BKh2vdZBo5dHMlMg-3PXiH5oaGTPxOFJatIxvXqgcq7WIV1U9InX81ym7Z48mU2xWDRyXew" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-srBTBpsdnDBIc3rxo-ZP-e7iUwWmx18d5Qv6_ZZhfUuuVEcXpuR7vN2wdgp-yfvKRerdX_-yR3NjPjCtsM2jh7qKzbkbaHmMCJ9hbqNQ8Y1BKh2vdZBo5dHMlMg-3PXiH5oaGTPxOFJatIxvXqgcq7WIV1U9InX81ym7Z48mU2xWDRyXew" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><br /><br />High School Division<br />3rd Place ($100)<br /><b>DAHBIN SH IM</b>(high school)</div><div><i> Our House is on Fire,</i> (2023)<br /> Acrylic on canvas<br /> 41cm x 31cm<br /> $200 negotiable (254-366-7535)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEig13GC-h68mB22u9y4cfz1YHz4sCpYUce6qoZT5ZOYXTZCOn2V3hCdiRwkodKHeEqSgNY3nFtEAvDe8C2d96ii-G27h_AyNOVFKLp_hn0gXFsQ5XCb6Vz-wnRF2s811CXmIf9j7zYiWPL9wrM2Q5kRaUh9vFrGKFJHFtRLy1jC96agqGgmrA" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEig13GC-h68mB22u9y4cfz1YHz4sCpYUce6qoZT5ZOYXTZCOn2V3hCdiRwkodKHeEqSgNY3nFtEAvDe8C2d96ii-G27h_AyNOVFKLp_hn0gXFsQ5XCb6Vz-wnRF2s811CXmIf9j7zYiWPL9wrM2Q5kRaUh9vFrGKFJHFtRLy1jC96agqGgmrA" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">High School Division</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">Honorable
Mention ($50)</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">KAYDON DANIEL </span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">(high school)</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Old Materials New
Energy </span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">(2023)<br />
Repurposed metal, welded<br />
33cm x 22cm x 28cm</span><br />$150 negotiable (254-652-6146)<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnAx4-qt7lPLl_AfeP9CWGYUf4-1_NimPupt-kav3Xzo5MBzr3xxClybRvyhvIwjL3DyYjFn_a2BB5JmoCMX33sQsIoE_W3HDWVgpV2xb4ePHM43Fi9htv3WKY_bjIKmncncodk0vp0gnx1cBhu6AL7NrWOuyjFOtrn28m1x9_-rbIcaTzSA" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnAx4-qt7lPLl_AfeP9CWGYUf4-1_NimPupt-kav3Xzo5MBzr3xxClybRvyhvIwjL3DyYjFn_a2BB5JmoCMX33sQsIoE_W3HDWVgpV2xb4ePHM43Fi9htv3WKY_bjIKmncncodk0vp0gnx1cBhu6AL7NrWOuyjFOtrn28m1x9_-rbIcaTzSA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">High School Division</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">Honorable
Mention ($50)</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">LILLIAN LOWE </span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">(high school)</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Fish Bones </span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">(2023)<br />
Repurposed piano keys and piano parts, altered wood screws,<br />
acrylic paint, spray adhesive, wood glue<br />
78cm x 61cm</span><br />Not for sale<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5xtr3o3rdmqwQ4EIvKWThDc0r5W4rgT2ZV1WWGLwUxWrU8yfgwd8Y7mKnV_3jOCDtrQuF0T_FAMwVemIcxD19wJSel580pN9rrj7xNuee6EOvdRg1Jq-WWjB-3IwTcjDIlHb37C-OIJwbT9jixN2iYfNtw7deSLXfICWZicqU4qtRlgbc0w" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5xtr3o3rdmqwQ4EIvKWThDc0r5W4rgT2ZV1WWGLwUxWrU8yfgwd8Y7mKnV_3jOCDtrQuF0T_FAMwVemIcxD19wJSel580pN9rrj7xNuee6EOvdRg1Jq-WWjB-3IwTcjDIlHb37C-OIJwbT9jixN2iYfNtw7deSLXfICWZicqU4qtRlgbc0w" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">High School Division</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">Honorable
Mention ($50)</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">HEEJUN LEE </span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">(high school)</span><b style="background-color: white;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span></b><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Choice</span></i><b style="background-color: white;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">Graphite on paper, repurposed
cardboard</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">57cm x 76cm</span><br />$500 (254-346-9793)<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuiMHZT73MEOkcqFae40KX2AtgCgkpOlR3I2qAZJS8HGRxXoZDoVp2hJ5RRDFYKb8BSChxDb3jDpVrobRO7HkqLPA_69zTV-NNEMbAvmhSxEXXU9HHO2H5ES_YE5_avnGqZUkQYSUql0ODnf4kkt4hc888vF-tUiQopoR6IwIUJy-gcTKYyw" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuiMHZT73MEOkcqFae40KX2AtgCgkpOlR3I2qAZJS8HGRxXoZDoVp2hJ5RRDFYKb8BSChxDb3jDpVrobRO7HkqLPA_69zTV-NNEMbAvmhSxEXXU9HHO2H5ES_YE5_avnGqZUkQYSUql0ODnf4kkt4hc888vF-tUiQopoR6IwIUJy-gcTKYyw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">High School Division</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">Honorable
Mention ($50)</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">ABIGAIL CIVA </span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">(high school)</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Air Pollution, </span></i><span style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">2023</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>Repurposed: metal, wire, fiberfill; spray paint<br /> 44cm x 24cm x 18cm<br />$250 Negotiable (210-291-1690)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjD8-Qg5cMuFLrfdWQXY_DLxcvM2rcJ5Or31KHZa4YdEmHGX-ik9jMwE2HJRHTySlabut5QSt4rzdlGaThV4PaSaiWC0VZq-HT5UukbTgR8Gh6oGPJjz7GV2OxL8rD_5yk2LkBPi9RTC8c2eQ6t-uLz-90q0nPpaJ-eHLVk3M8erCJ3mEGd7w" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1630" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjD8-Qg5cMuFLrfdWQXY_DLxcvM2rcJ5Or31KHZa4YdEmHGX-ik9jMwE2HJRHTySlabut5QSt4rzdlGaThV4PaSaiWC0VZq-HT5UukbTgR8Gh6oGPJjz7GV2OxL8rD_5yk2LkBPi9RTC8c2eQ6t-uLz-90q0nPpaJ-eHLVk3M8erCJ3mEGd7w=w265-h400" width="265" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">Middle School Division</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">1<sup>st</sup> Place
($250)</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">TATUM SEVCIK </span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">(jr. high)</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Don't Panic, (2023)</span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">Watercolor on paper, matboard</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>40cm x 55cm<br />Price Negotiable (847-772-2492</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinmHzRdNlaJd5n8dQNO8DPp_7n20jrcVYHRsDAvR7E-_0wNnA0nGj6b0Q82oXciag7zlWbVozJiuzxuOsBACS1oZVVs9JmfXmklx4s5TnNH3LH0jw9BzdUhGggU2QxZmchUjxgcinDR02kio_uo82W85WCVweDZxs9BKDLvNHvPkK5gITE2w" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1562" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinmHzRdNlaJd5n8dQNO8DPp_7n20jrcVYHRsDAvR7E-_0wNnA0nGj6b0Q82oXciag7zlWbVozJiuzxuOsBACS1oZVVs9JmfXmklx4s5TnNH3LH0jw9BzdUhGggU2QxZmchUjxgcinDR02kio_uo82W85WCVweDZxs9BKDLvNHvPkK5gITE2w=w277-h400" width="277" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><br /><br />Middle School Division<br />2nd Place ($150)<br /><b> DARRION SILMON</b><br /><i> Floating Cities</i><br /> 42cm x 71cm$350 (254-217-0271)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnELZy48boj5ewJBa3pXRzYwmdSwvr1TSY33KQ06DRIW7AVNb7sEImMTjoBhucODe7Z_LC3lz5PONrDGc77y7B2p2WMktdFmduuEu92g1-AaJ39gzJ1Lb5QdAsfz5pe6ZgDP3PlOWxdjZ2FpSHEf5fE_0pCejftW_S7HsB0B6yQE4wpDOrgw" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1080" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnELZy48boj5ewJBa3pXRzYwmdSwvr1TSY33KQ06DRIW7AVNb7sEImMTjoBhucODe7Z_LC3lz5PONrDGc77y7B2p2WMktdFmduuEu92g1-AaJ39gzJ1Lb5QdAsfz5pe6ZgDP3PlOWxdjZ2FpSHEf5fE_0pCejftW_S7HsB0B6yQE4wpDOrgw" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">Middle School Division</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">3<sup>rd</sup> Place
($100)</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">HOLLAND HARP </span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">(Jr. high)</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Fleeing</span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">42cm x 27cm</span><br />$20 (254-217-0271)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiAPDYQ2IpS43eYubdsJyWY2eG6kKPgF5KbzrRvC9FGJYySzb5KcHYwRk0YzhpUms21G8bxQ-HTsmWCA2f1L2RgDRAFhvwIt3CcolUo_JYxSE4z_go75qc0nKUd5wAw0yCO_bIF-SwipPOpRbzAn_uE76bmzxzv9tvLFMOb1-G0VdNiPi82g" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiAPDYQ2IpS43eYubdsJyWY2eG6kKPgF5KbzrRvC9FGJYySzb5KcHYwRk0YzhpUms21G8bxQ-HTsmWCA2f1L2RgDRAFhvwIt3CcolUo_JYxSE4z_go75qc0nKUd5wAw0yCO_bIF-SwipPOpRbzAn_uE76bmzxzv9tvLFMOb1-G0VdNiPi82g" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Middle School Division</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Honorable
Mention ($50)</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><b><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">TRINITY GARRETT</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><i><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">What is the Change You Want
to See?</span></i><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
142cm x 91cm<br />
$400 (254-217-0271)</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivJbXj2pXZ_0kqmc9aCaDLwHdi1uFSS6Fyecdv7as832t82HdW3nafYFkXJBEJVodxWkmAqC7wEm3KIvwaEytBnicyQIumXQD9rrebRlJyOO4I5PbrucGL7s5F-wsh6dExm2dRjA7vOUvcgOGjkC6Hm6cPFM2UfmfILLishHV-PqeSD-jdgw" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivJbXj2pXZ_0kqmc9aCaDLwHdi1uFSS6Fyecdv7as832t82HdW3nafYFkXJBEJVodxWkmAqC7wEm3KIvwaEytBnicyQIumXQD9rrebRlJyOO4I5PbrucGL7s5F-wsh6dExm2dRjA7vOUvcgOGjkC6Hm6cPFM2UfmfILLishHV-PqeSD-jdgw" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Middle School Division</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Honorable
Mention ($50)</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><b><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">MONICA
CARRILO </span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><i><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pushing the
World</span></i><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
27cm x 35cm<br />
$20 (254-217-0271)</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiXRUQyNL-XPbIfQP-9fWOO9O7k3i1Lt5W0ZYCmQ0_iyKFLedzkzlam_UuOMVPtzQziEfGSe-rMLgWqc-rTtBhb1ffXCmlI27uoxZrFwYKcGlO5PYpngEk0_-0aKTNTK2DQS1PILvar3gkC91oxkU2eMKha_eUzCPMzsJlVozlWneLkuqjlw" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiXRUQyNL-XPbIfQP-9fWOO9O7k3i1Lt5W0ZYCmQ0_iyKFLedzkzlam_UuOMVPtzQziEfGSe-rMLgWqc-rTtBhb1ffXCmlI27uoxZrFwYKcGlO5PYpngEk0_-0aKTNTK2DQS1PILvar3gkC91oxkU2eMKha_eUzCPMzsJlVozlWneLkuqjlw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Middle School Division</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Honorable
Mention ($50)</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><b><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">MCKENNA LANNEN </span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><i><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Untitled (2023)</span></i><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
Acrylic paint on canvas<br />
91cm x 61cm<br />
Not for sale</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhteDAjgR8TPPeiRcl-ZVBu5Vyb97jdnXlW98hfL4AYKWtMddIqdVjbW_SgDrWqlI3Nn3zVrnvSCjyjjTONk-w7F_N82g8Nab_1NXa-U07F0gaZEmFC-UAf9XLkBkkDQrVvyhN3_7WHcaV77SGZOQkScQ6VUmaYQCfrpJgpFblGB-xn7gGBtQ" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhteDAjgR8TPPeiRcl-ZVBu5Vyb97jdnXlW98hfL4AYKWtMddIqdVjbW_SgDrWqlI3Nn3zVrnvSCjyjjTONk-w7F_N82g8Nab_1NXa-U07F0gaZEmFC-UAf9XLkBkkDQrVvyhN3_7WHcaV77SGZOQkScQ6VUmaYQCfrpJgpFblGB-xn7gGBtQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><br /></p><br /><br />Middle School Division<br />Honorable Mention ($50)<br /><b>EVELYN PEREZ </b><br /><i> Wildfires</i><br /> 56cm x 36cm<br /> $40 (254-217-0271)</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjq5v7tb9gy_UuFhZdW8h7SMcGilnApw1uhbjqofEZA3o2oIWIb9QUBDwviBo8Om4YPnKAqDLJqJTtRkIGJcHvzaaUVjZqX4piFcXe6A15PZU4Gf7WxH1FnJSS2rACaAPb9CAGlCA6Wx5Q2mBy7lH-fCsPDSoKxL5x0uJkT7rcI8Lc6j-f9fw" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjq5v7tb9gy_UuFhZdW8h7SMcGilnApw1uhbjqofEZA3o2oIWIb9QUBDwviBo8Om4YPnKAqDLJqJTtRkIGJcHvzaaUVjZqX4piFcXe6A15PZU4Gf7WxH1FnJSS2rACaAPb9CAGlCA6Wx5Q2mBy7lH-fCsPDSoKxL5x0uJkT7rcI8Lc6j-f9fw" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><br />Elementary School Division<div>First Place ($100) <br /><b>ARTEMISIA FERNANDEZ</b> (elementary, 3rd grade, Great Hearts Online) <br /><i>The Destroyed Beauty </i><br />Mixed media on canvas <br />51cm x 42cm <br />$50 (Winter_Rusiloski@baylor.edu)</div><div><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Artist's Statement</b>: My work is about the destruction of our planet which is the
spreading fires from dry trees due to drought, the flooding of rivers, and
freezing temperatures that kill plants. This destruction is taking away the
beauty of our planet. --<i>The Destroyed Beauty</i> <i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgin8bOHUV_j2HqRRMoE8SZ0mCT-z0AtpnMCGqLAdWRi8fBicKSqmkF13ECe0LWXs69_Zb93bu5_pFa-PSdynK9mQ578EdxaSzIXExX0hAy5ohEhnZmBdq5fjqbEBPWFFrz3Ykk3X3CWmpsyd-scAQZTp28RSquvI1oVdllvdmsN1fnG8gZvw" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgin8bOHUV_j2HqRRMoE8SZ0mCT-z0AtpnMCGqLAdWRi8fBicKSqmkF13ECe0LWXs69_Zb93bu5_pFa-PSdynK9mQ578EdxaSzIXExX0hAy5ohEhnZmBdq5fjqbEBPWFFrz3Ykk3X3CWmpsyd-scAQZTp28RSquvI1oVdllvdmsN1fnG8gZvw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span face=""Calibri Light", sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt;">Elementary School
Division</span></div><div><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">2nd Place
($75)</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br />
</span><b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">BAILEY MEADOWS </span></b><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">(elementary)</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br />
</span><i><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Dinosaur World</span></i><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br />
</span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Crayons and colored
pencils</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br />
</span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">8.5in x 11in</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br />
</span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Not for sale</span></div><div><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgG8KzFomifEIuuSemfSc9KCvpD7ulNoSXsjxuBKOUKmzQw9KPtEEiWgOx03ynBPRkkvDRYFKA9aU_7E4dy41B-1L2mz-GrYotww-n4gbIvIA8kHkel9UY3XZP8QlU0_dwQpJpVixmRZcMS35lpj30ipQ7211q5pdaxpz-VISL233doHY97Fw" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgG8KzFomifEIuuSemfSc9KCvpD7ulNoSXsjxuBKOUKmzQw9KPtEEiWgOx03ynBPRkkvDRYFKA9aU_7E4dy41B-1L2mz-GrYotww-n4gbIvIA8kHkel9UY3XZP8QlU0_dwQpJpVixmRZcMS35lpj30ipQ7211q5pdaxpz-VISL233doHY97Fw" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Elementary School Division</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span face=""Calibri Light",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3rd Place
($50)</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><b><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">BAILEY MEADOWS </span></b><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">(elementary)</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><i><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Flalengo</span></i><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Crayons and colored pencils</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">8.5in x 11in</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Not for sale<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYjGtZVWUtL4HHRt0I1euw-h7dUklbyCiDF9GLXbBtxbX7HpTbkjBNIwPQbVownRkNRJsVQWhj9ROUdv8s4KTe27yIhBMKoYxaN5ZtUaU-aF5CH3dqL42YCma42a08EZIqHLBHNBPtqWAjH5IGCBPZ72QJUhS9Iwq9v4Rs7lQ9m_HVQm29KA" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYjGtZVWUtL4HHRt0I1euw-h7dUklbyCiDF9GLXbBtxbX7HpTbkjBNIwPQbVownRkNRJsVQWhj9ROUdv8s4KTe27yIhBMKoYxaN5ZtUaU-aF5CH3dqL42YCma42a08EZIqHLBHNBPtqWAjH5IGCBPZ72QJUhS9Iwq9v4Rs7lQ9m_HVQm29KA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">The Peoples' Choice</span></b></h1><div>Award ($400)</div><div><b>ASHLEIGH FAUGHT </b>(adult) <br /><i>Creatrix Vitae (Creator of Life) </i><br />Acrylic on watercolor paper, silver and gold metal leaf<br /> 17in x 21in <br />Not for sale
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-line-height-alt: 9.0pt;"><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">[</span><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Note: glare</span></b><b><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> on image </span></b><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">because</span></b><b><span style="color: darkslategrey; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> of
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