Remember how we kept saying the real work would begin AFTER November 4?? Well, we meant it. We are not content to merely vote or create amazing change on our campuses and in our communities. We are going to fight until this country has 100% clean energy, millions of green jobs, every coal/nuclear/dirty energy facility is shuttered, and we have the boldest climate policies ever both here and internationally.
Carrying oversized welcome cards and gifts of model windmills, citizens across the country today are welcoming their members of Congress to office with a call to bold leadership on clean energy and climate change. Over 4000 grassroots climate activists in over 430 congressional districts in all 50 states will participate in the visits. Additionally, concerned citizens rallying in Washington, D.C. today have a special gift for the President-Elect: a giant plane ticket symbolizing their request to Obama to attend the crucial United Nations Climate Conference in Poland in December.
Organized by the 1Sky campaign, the youth-led Energy Action Coalition, 350.org, and a number of other local and national organizations, this nationwide “welcoming party” demonstrates the tremendous public support for bold climate action and a new green economy. Citizens and climate leaders are offering their encouragement to the nation’s new leaders as they work to re-engage the world, re-power America with clean energy, and re-build the nation’s economy.
Hundreds were expected at a noon rally in D.C.’s Upper Senate Park to show their support for clean energy, green jobs, and bold climate policy. Immediately following the rally, some activists delivered the giant plane ticket to President-Elect Obama’s transition team, while others will descend on Capitol Hill to deliver welcome cards to every representative in the House and Senate.
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Just got back from delivering a huge card signed by dozens of young people to our Senators in Seattle, thanking them for their good work and urging them to keep it up.
This is a great day for all of us, as Obama puts his words into action! He used videoconferencing, instead of travel and emissions, to make his statements. Companies like http://try.nefsis.com are becoming the forefront in leading technology for business. This is a way to save large amounts of expenditures in business, and also do something on a daily basis for the planet. I am happy to see that Obama understands that the way to the future is here, and we should incorporate these great ideas into our everyday lives.
Thanks for all of you that delivered cards and attended rallies! We couldn’t have done it without you! Enjoy your Thanksgiving Holiday—we have a lot to be thankful for this year!!