Right now, hundreds of people of all ages are marching through the heat towards Concord, NH and Des Moines, IA walking to raise the profile of global warming in the national public debate. They’re demanding our leaders take action now to reduce emissions 80% by 2050 and create 2 million new jobs for Americans.
Iowa kicked off with 50 people Thursday morning in Ames, getting some great TV coverage and is holding strong as they march south toward Des Moines where Iowa-native Dr. James Hansen, Director of NASA’s Goddard Institute, will join them to reinforce the urgency of the issue and the need for major action.
New Hampshire’s Tuesday kick off in Nashua had over 200 people and there’s been a strong group of around 100 marching every day. Their marchers include 2-year-old Nicci Metcalf who has already learned chants including “No coal!” and “Oooh… Its hot in here…” and an organic farmer marching with her two sons.
Read the dispatches from each state at www.climatesummer.org and keep checking back for daily videos and photos. Also, check out our coverage in the Nashua Telegraph and Des Moines Register and listen for us on NPR where there will be continuing coverage in the Northeast and internationally on the program American Voices. Here’s a video from NH:
