China’s Green Beat « It’s Getting Hot In Here

Now that the Olympics are over and the media is caught up with a new addiction, Convention-itis, there’s a little more breathing room to reflect on what the Olympics meant for sustainability in China. Was it all just a ruse put on by the government or was genuine progress made? Did the “Green” Olympics shift public attitude or were environmental messages lost in the fervor of medals and broken records?

I spent a month in China this summer leading up the Olympics working for 350.org and pulled together some of my thoughts for a piece now posted on Worldchanging.com:

http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/008417.html

Take a look if you’re interested and let me know what you think. Thanks!

About Jamie

Jamie is the co-coordinator of 350.org, an international global warming campaign. A recent college graduate, he lives in San Francisco, CA. In 2007, he co-organized Step It Up, a campaign that pulled together over 2,000 climate rallies across the United States to push for strong climate action at the federal level. He's also an early member of the youth climate movement, leading one of Energy Action's first campaigns in 2005: Road to Detroit, a nationwide veggie-oil bus tour to promote sustainable transportation. He's traveled to Montreal and Bali to lobby the UN with youth, but he's a strong believer that change happens in the streets not in meetings. Jamie received the Morris K. Udall award in 2007 and has been recognized by the mighty state of Vermont for his work on climate change. You can also find him blogging at Campus Progress' "Pushback," Changents.com, and 350.org.