earth & Climate Action
The Earth and Climate Action Ministry Team (ECAM) through its programs at church and outreach: Fosters awareness of the environmental and climate crisis; Advocates for climate/environmentally friendly government policies; Promotes environmental justice; Collaborates with other organizations to protect our environment.
Learn some Basic Climate Science and some ways you can make a difference right now!
Upcoming EVENTS
Join us for any of our upcoming events, or join with other local climate action teams!
Climate Celebration
Climate Celebration
On April 21, after the Earth Day Service, the Earth and Climate Action Ministry invites you to join us for a Climate Action Celebration. This event will share our members' joint vision for East Shore climate action, intertwined with live original music and multimedia v...
RECENT NEWS
ECAM Endorses Trees4Livability
ECAM is endorcing Trees4Livability: a new nonprofit seeking to update Bellevue’s tree code. Check out the website below. You will be shocked at how lax Bellevue’s tree code is. For example, Bellevue allows developers to cut down 5 Significant Trees without a permit...
E Ala E! (Hawaiian for Arise/Awaken!)
Many of you will recall the day last July when the Lummi House of Tears Carvers blessed us by visiting East Shore bringing their totem pole and stories to share with us. Our site was one of the last stops they made before heading out East to deliver the 24 foot totem...
Public Utilities District Campaign Powers Back Up
ESUC’s Earth and Action Ministry has endorsed the Yes to East King County PUD campaign. Many ESUC members and friends signed the previous petition for the 2020 ballot. Due to the pandemic that signature gathering campaign was suspended. You can sign the new online...
CENSE’s Fight Against PSE’s Energize Eastside Moves to Newcastle in January
Founded in 2014, “CENSE is an all-volunteer, grassroots organization that represents thousands of Eastside residents and business owners. We come from many backgrounds, but we all agree that Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) ‘Energize Eastside’ is a fundamentally flawed...
Update on Washington Can’t Wait Campaign
East Shore’s Earth and Climate Action Ministry (ECAM) supports Washington Can’t Wait (WCW) initiative to fight for action on climate change, environmental justice, and housing equity by passing the biggest changes to the Growth Management Act in three decades. Last...
ECAM & 350 Eastside Updates
Did you know that East Shore sponsors monthly programs organized by 350/Eastside? Want to learn more about climate actions underway in our state, the country, and the world? For more information or to join 350 Eastside's Mailing list, go to world.350/org/eastside/ On...
Update on Washington Can’t Wait
During the last legislative session, ECAM endorsed the Washington Can’t Wait (WCW) campaign to pass legislation to update the Growth Management Act (GMA) to include planning for climate change, environmental justice, and housing equity. Reminder: GMA, adopted in 1990,...
Na’ah Illahee Fund (NIF): Blue Jay Festival
Thank you to all who gave so generously to the Na'ah Illahee Fund, recipient of East Shore's Share the Plate collection during the month of October. Donations collected through East Shore were over $800 in addition to donations ESUC members sent directly via the NIF...
Red Road to DC Totem Pole Journey Blessing Celebration
On Sunday, July 11, East Shore was honored with members of the Red Road to DC Totem Pole Journey who arrived in the afternoon for a blessing celebration of this year’s 20th anniversary journey. The 5,000 pound, 25 foot totem pole was carved from a 400-year-old cedar...
PAST EVENTS
Check out some of the events that we have been active in!
Earth Renewal Sharing Session
Earth Renewal Sharing Session
Care about climate action, and what we at East Shore can do about it? Come share your ideas with us at the Earth & Climate Action Sharing session! The Earth and Climate Action Ministry is compiling input from all over our church communities on how we at East Shore can m...
Meaningful Movies: Evergreen
Meaningful Movies: Evergreen
In February, Meaningful Movies Bellevue will screen Evergreen, from Bullfrog Films. In this film, we meet Marianne Edain and Steve Erickson, who have worked continually to retain the rural character and ecological diversity of Whidbey Island in Puget Sound, just north o...
Covenant of the Salmon People: Film and Discussion
Covenant of the Salmon People: Film and Discussion
Produced in collaboration with the Nez Perce (Nimiipuu) Tribe, Covenant of the Salmon People is a 60-minute film exploring how the Nimiipuu people’s relationship to salmon has shaped them. As the oldest documented civilization in North America, the Nimiipuu date back ...