Climate Activism has Never Been Sexier… « It’s Getting Hot In Here

…Especially if you ask Salon magazine. They just named our own Billy Parish one of America’s sexiest men of 2007

We should all congratulate him and feel a bit flattered ourselves, too. What could be hotter than working to cool the Earth for all generations to come? Keeping climate activism sexy – fun, alluring, creative, rewarding – is key to building a real movement.

While there are numerous cold, hard economic statistics to make our case, we also need stories about people who care, people who are changing their thinking, changing their communities and enjoying it along the way. The facts have played their role. The time for stories to start playing their role in this movement has arrived.

Our transition to a clean energy economy is a good story. How about the story of new parents committed to not handing down the same legacy of environmental irresponsibility we’ve inherited from the last generations to the next ones?

Rock on, Billy. Way to make it hot!

About Alex

Alex Tinker is the Director of Civic Engagement for Focus the Nation, an organization that provides a platform for young people to engage their elected leaders on climate and energy issues. Before coming to Focus the Nation as a national organizer in 2007, Alex was a field manager for Working America/AFL-CIO where he worked to pass the Healthy Kids Plan and Employee Free Choice Act. His career as an activist dates back to canvassing against anti-gay Ballot Measure Nine in 1992 and he has been involved in peace and social justice work with the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) his whole life. Most recently, Alex coordinated visits with 50 Congressional offices as a part of Climate Ride 2008. Alex holds a B.S. in Political Science and Economics from the University of Oregon.

It’s Getting Hot In Here