Youth will represent 25% of voters in the 2008 election. We have the opportunity to change the course this country is on. And we can build the power of the youth climate movement dramatically. We’ve got a plan and it’s called Power Vote. http://PowerVote.org
Over the next several months we will build a youth voting bloc that is 1 million strong to elevate and prioritize the issue of climate change in this election. Together we will hold our elected representatives accountable, and build our grassroots base to win more clean, just energy victories on the local and national level. Don’t wait. Sign the Power Vote Pledge right now and then tell all your friends to do the same.
Right now when polled youth list health, the economy, and Iraq as issues motivating their votes. We KNOW that dirty energy dependence is intimately connected to everyone of these issues and we have an incredible opportunity to build our movement by connecting with people about what they care about.
We care about the economy and know that we should invest in creating create millions of good, green jobs. We know that if unless we seriously deal with our addiction to fossil fuels and climate change our future will be littered with resource wars. And a moratorium on coal, oil, and nuclear will not only be vital in stopping a climate crisis but will make our communities so much healthier.
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What happened to the pledge? Is this it?
“Candidates and Officials,
Our generation needs a brand new vision for our future. We need to lead the world towards a just, clean energy economy that moves beyond dirty energy, creates green jobs for all, and secures our climate. I pledge to vote, hold our leaders accountable through my sustained involvement, and create a Power Shift!”
I often hear this dichotomy of dirty vs clean energy. As all energy involves processing materials and management of by-products, does the Climate Movement have a standard that defines the boundary? I realize it would not be economic, but if coal were deep mined by machine and the CO2 sequestered there would be no mountaintops destroyed and no carbon in the biosphere. Would coal be considered clean at that point?