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		<title>Commonwealth Challenge: Will Massachusetts Lead the Next American Revolution?</title>
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		<dc:creator>Josh Lynch</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today Boston Mayor Thomas &#8220;Mumbles&#8221; Menino announced a $63 million investment to retrofit 4300 public housing units. The plan trumps Chicago&#8217;s $43 million project as the nation&#8217;s largest energy efficiency investment in public housing.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today Boston Mayor Thomas &#8220;Mumbles&#8221; Menino announced a <a href="http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2010/03/18/a_63m_push_to_retrofit_housing/">$63 million investment</a> to retrofit 4300 public housing units. The plan trumps Chicago&#8217;s $43 million project as the nation&#8217;s largest energy efficiency investment in public housing.</p>
<p>Mayor Menino&#8217;s announcement comes after Massachusetts <a href="http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eoeeapressrelease&amp;L=1&amp;L0=Home&amp;sid=Eoeea&amp;b=pressrelease&amp;f=100129_pr_nation_leading_ee&amp;csid=Eoeea">finalized a three-year plan</a> to triple utility investments in energy efficiency. Boston and the State of Massachusetts are moving toward a clean energy future. But will it be enough?</p>
<p>An emerging coalition of faith, business, environmental, and workforce development groups are joining <a href="http://www.theleadershipcampaign.org/">The Leadership Campaign</a> in challenging the Massachusetts State Legislature to double-down on recent clean energy and energy efficiency investments by creating a task force to achieve 100% clean electricity by 2020. The campaign &#8211; <a href="http://www.commonwealthchallenge.org">The Commonwealth Challenge</a>, launched on March 4th &#8211; is not your typical political initiative.</p>
<p><span style="text-align:center; display: block;"><a href="http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2010/03/18/commonwealth-challenge-will-massachusetts-lead-the-next-american-revolution/"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/fojBiCED5Uo/2.jpg" alt="" /></a></span><span id="more-17981"></span>The motto of the Commonwealth Challenge is &#8220;When the people lead, leaders will follow.&#8221; 40 years after the first Earth Day, the people of Massachusetts are putting down their phones, pens, and signs and picking up caulk guns and home retrofit contracts. Residents of the Commonwealth are demonstrating a real solution &#8211; hire local workers, including workers with barriers to employment, to make homes more energy efficient and pay them family supporting wages and benefits. Following in the footsteps of <a href="http://www.vanjones.net">Van Jones</a>, <a href="http://www.greenforall.org">Green For All</a>, and the <a href="http://massclu.org/green-justice-campaign">Green Justice Coalition of Massachusetts</a>, the Commonwealth Challenge is creating a green collar economy that works for people and the planet. And along the way, people are measuring the results and holding themselves and their leaders accountable.</p>
<p>The Commonwealth Challenge aims to engage 3,000 residents by Earth Day, April 22nd, in saving 100,000 KWh of electricity. If each person saves 5% of their electricity the goal will be reached. 100,000 KWh is enough to power the homes of Beacon Hill, home of the State Legislature, for a full day. It&#8217;s also enough to create 2200 job hours for local workers, save residents $20,000 on their energy bills, and remove more than 370 tons of carbon from the atmosphere.</p>
<p>By retrofitting their homes to make them more efficient, residents are taking the first step toward clean energy revolution. But more has to be done if the planet is to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid dangerous climate change tipping points. On April 22nd, residents will present the results of their actions as a challenge to the State Legislature to lead the nation toward the next American Revolution &#8211; an energy revolution for good jobs and climate security. The way to get there &#8211; pass <a href="http://www.change.org/actions/view/the_leadership_campaign_nothing_less_than_100_clean_electricity_nothing_more_than_350_ppm_co2"><em>An Act to Create a Repower Massachusetts Emergency Task Force</em></a>, a bill introduced on December 7th that would create a task force to achieve 100% clean electricity by 2020. At the same time, residents are challenging Massachusetts Senators Scott Brown and John Kerry to lead Congress toward finally putting a national price on carbon pollution.</p>
<p>It is not enough to simply promote home energy retrofits. Without a signal from customers or government that they should act differently, many companies will continue to weed out job applicants with barriers to employment such as the disabled, women, people of color, people from marginalized communities, and people who have ever been convicted of a crime. Contractors serving the Commonwealth Challenge must sign on to, the <a href="http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgtwqhfr_38hrh6d7c8">Green Collar Hiring Pledge</a>, a promise by employers to pay fair wages and benefits, hire people with barriers to employment, and choose environmentally preferred products and practices. So far, three companies have signed on and are serving homes through the Challenge.</p>
<p>Before April 22nd, Neighborhood Captains across Massachusetts will organize &#8220;Energy Retrofit Parties&#8221;, phonebanks, canvass their neighborhoods, and show up at community events to sign people up to retrofit their homes. Thanks to significant subsidies and a group discount from Commonwealth Challenge Service Partners, a home retrofit is an easy sell for anybody in Massachusetts whether they own or rent their home. In fact, the initial energy audit and air sealing work is free. <a href="http://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dgtwqhfr_43cdq6f5dq">This flier</a> explains what I am talking about.</p>
<p>After <a href="http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/12/24/understanding-copenhagen/">Copenhagen</a> many people lost faith in the willingness of political leaders to step up to the plate to address the climate crisis. The question now becomes &#8211; what are we going to do about it? With coastlines eroding in the Maldives, fires and droughts raging in Africa, and desperate farmers turning to suicide in India, I believe that it is incumbent on all of us to take this challenge into our own hands. If governments won&#8217;t adopt a fair, ambitious, and binding climate treaty, we the people, have to use whatever power we have to decarbonize our economy and demonstrate the way forward.</p>
<p>Actions speak louder than words, but they also often begin with words. I have one question for people reading this.</p>
<p><strong>Who do you know in Massachusetts?</strong> If you are inspired by what we are doing, I urge you to tell your friends and family in Massachusetts about the Commonwealth Challenge and encourage them to retrofit their home. 3,000 people might not seem like a large number; but the difference between 3,000 people signing a petition and 3,000 people signing up to schedule someone to come work on their home is significant.</p>
<p>Use the tools on <a href="http://commonwealthchallenge.org/spread-the-word/">this website</a> to spread the word and become a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Commonwealth-Challenge-Fan-Page/353470248665?ref=ts">fan of the Commonwealth Challenge</a> on Facebook.</p>
<p>It is time to lead.</p>
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		<title>Action Alert!  Copenhagen Climate activists accused of terrorism, your urgent help needed</title>
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		<dc:creator>tanuki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”  These powerful words were penned in a prison cell in 1963, by one of the best-known advocates of equal rights – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em><span style="color:#000000;">“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”  These powerful words were penned in a prison cell in 1963, by one of the best-known advocates of equal rights – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.</span></em></span></p>
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<h3 style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:13px;">Two environmental activists appeared in court today accused of terrorism-related offences during the <a title="Copenhagen climate summit" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/copenhagen">Copenhagen climate summit</a> in December.</span></h3>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Natasha Verco, an Australian honours student, and Noah Weiss, an American citizen who lives in Denmark, will face similar charges in a trial which is due to last all week.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Verco, who has organised non-violent direct action in her native country and who has been part of the <a title="Climate Justice  Action (CJA) network" href="http://www.climate-justice-action.org/">Climate Justice Action (CJA) network</a> in the lead-up to the summit in Copenhagen, has been charged with organising violence, organising public disorder, significant damage to property, and organising disorder during the international talks on <a title="More  from guardian.co.uk on Climate change" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/climate-change">climate change</a> which took place in Copenhagen last year. <strong>If found guilty, Verco faces a maximum of twelve and a half years in prison.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span id="more-17978"></span>Speaking a day ahead of the start of the trial, Verco recalled her arrest: &#8220;On December 13 I was riding my bike down by the Copenhagen lakes,and a plainclothes police woman jumped out at me and pushed me off the bike. She took me to an unmarked police van with six or seven plainclothes policemen. I asked them &#8216;Are you randomly picking me up?&#8217; and they said &#8216;No, we hunted you&#8217;. They held me by myself in an underground carpark for about 16 hours, I think. Then I was taken to Vester prison and held there for three weeks and two days. I was charged the day after I got to prison, but bail was refused because, they said, the investigation was ongoing and I would influence it if I was released.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Verco and Weiss say they both had their phones tapped, along with 17 other activists, which is legal under recently introduced terror legislation in Denmark. Verco said: &#8220;I feel nervous and indignant at the same time, I wonder what the hell they&#8217;re going to argue because I can&#8217;t see what evidence they&#8217;ve got for these charges. And looking back at the calls that they&#8217;ve taped, it feels very invasive. Under the new terror laws they can do this, but it seems to me that applying terror laws to activists is steadily eroding the base of our democracy.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Verco was heavily involved in organising the day of action on December 14, but was arrested before it happened. When it took place, she was still being held by police. &#8220;The police say that they prevented anything happening by taking me in. There was no violence, and no disruption of the public infrastructure, because they&#8217;d arrested me.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">During the fortnight of talks, dozens of protests from the small to <a title="mass rallies of 40,000 people" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/dec/13/copenhagen-protesters-freed">mass rallies of 40,000 people</a>, took place; the Danish police arrested nearly 2,000 people. The police are now processing nearly 200 legal complaints about the treatment of the arrestees. Verco and Weiss were both involved with <a title="CJA" href="http://www.climate-justice-action.org/">CJA</a>, the network which helped to organise some of the protests during the talks, most notably the <a title="Reclaim Power demonstration" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2009/dec/16/reclaim-power-march-copenhagen">Reclaim Power demonstration</a> outside the conference centre for the negotiations.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Apart from Weiss and Verconone of the other activists charged during the protests, including the <a title="Greenpeace Four" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jan/07/copenhagen-climate-change">Greenpeace Four</a> who were <a title="arrested and held for three weeks after unfurling a banner  during a black tie event" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jan/06/copenhagen-activists-gatecrash-state-dinner">arrested and held for three weeks after unfurling a banner during a black tie event</a>, have yet had their court dates set.</p>
<h2 style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Take Action: </strong></span></h2>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong> </strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Follow <a href="http://wp.me/pqV3e-Fx">THIS LINK</a> to submit a letter to the Danish Ministries of Justice and Foreign Affairs, or manually Copy &amp; Paste the following letter into an email.  Sign your name and send to the following:</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">The Danish Ministry of Justice: <span style="color:#0000ff;"> <span style="text-decoration:underline;">jm@jm.dk </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">The Minister of Justice, Lars Barfoed: <a href="mailto:trm@trm.dk">trm@trm.dk</a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs: <span style="color:#0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">um@um.dk</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lene Espersen: <span style="color:#0000ff;"><a title="mailto:udenrigsministeren@um.dk" href="mailto:udenrigsministeren@um.dk">udenrigsministeren@um.dk</a></span></p>
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<blockquote style="text-align:justify;"><p><em>March 2010</em></p>
<p><em>To whom it may concern,</em></p>
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<p><em>As a concerned citizen, I am writing to express my concern at the decision of the Danish government to bring charges against individuals arrested during the peaceful protests in Copenhagen during the COP 15 last December.</em></p>
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<p><em>The international movement for Climate Justice which organized the mobilizations in Copenhagen is composed of many hundreds and thousands of groups and individuals worldwide who represent the interests of the majority of the people of this world. As a person who feels represented by them, I strongly condemn the repression of the Danish state which aims to stifle dissent, a right which is the basis of any functioning democracy.</em></p>
<p><em>I add my voice to those who demand that the charges against Natasha Verco and Noah Weiss and the other climate prisoners, like Stine Gry, Tannie Nyboe, Malthe Ege, Mads Kissow and Tadzio Muller, are immediately dropped. Freedom of expression and the right to demonstrate are basic human rights, and the citizens of the world are astonished by the fact that charges are brought against people for the organization of legal protests in Denmark.</em></p>
<p><em>The actions of the Danish state not only threaten Danish democracy, but threaten to set a worrying precedent globally that dissenting voices must not be heard – repressing and criminalizing those who struggle for social justice, real democracy and human rights worldwide.</em></p>
<p><em>I urge the Danish government to take all these voices into consideration and to make sure that the climate prisonners are immediately released– the world is watching.</em></p>
<p><em>The current climate crisis is a global emergency. In Copenhagen thousands of people protested against the UNFCCC that was imposing false business solutions instead of solving the problem. </em></p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p><em>Today the struggle for climate justice is a duty, not a crime.</em></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><em>Sincerely,</em></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">[your-name]</p>
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		<title>Our Decade Starts Today: Events Across the Country Kick-off Efforts to Define It With Clean Energy</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend I had the opportunity to speak at a national conference of young Jesuit’s gathered in West Virginia as part of the Ignatian Solidarity Network’s national Teach-in on Environmental Justice and Sustainability.   Inspired by the powerful history of social justice work of the Jesuit community I spoke to them about the importance [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=itsgettinghotinhere.org&blog=1001964&post=17905&subd=itsgettinghotinhere&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://itsgettinghotinhere.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/our-decade-hills-turbines2.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-17909" title="Define Our Decade" src="http://itsgettinghotinhere.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/our-decade-hills-turbines2.jpg?w=353&#038;h=96" alt="" width="353" height="96" /></a>Last weekend I had the opportunity to speak at a national conference of young Jesuit’s gathered in West Virginia as part of the <a href="http://www.ignatiansolidarity.net/isn_view/servlet/HomePage">Ignatian Solidarity Network’s</a> national Teach-in on Environmental Justice and Sustainability.   Inspired by the powerful history of social justice work of the Jesuit community I spoke to them about the importance of Environmental Justice, the Energy Action Coalition, the need for urgent action, and of our latest campaign: <a href="http://energyactioncoalition.org">Define our Decade</a>. During the Q&amp;A one question really stood out: “What’s so special about THIS decade? Why focus on defining the next ten years?” After pausing to reflect, I simply said:  “Because we have to.”</p>
<p>At first the student questioner probably thought my answer sounded like a mother answering her seven year old on why she couldn’t eat the cookie for breakfast, “Because I said so.”  But really, it’s true that we<strong> have</strong> to make this decade one of the most transformative in American history. Period. Anything short of that is morally inexcusable. Over the next 10 years our generation will unleash the full power of the clean and just energy revolution and secure our climate from the duel threats of the economic and climate crisis.  Why? Because we have to.  This is not just a campaign slogan but the reality that we have inherited an insane global emergency and failure to rise to the challenge will result in the suffering of millions of our fellow human beings. We cannot continue to live under the corporate polluter domination that is poisoning our communities and disproportionally affecting communities of color the world over.  I for one can’t live with it.  And I keep going because I know that everyday there is a movement of people out there that feel the same way.  <a href="http://energyactioncoalition.org/define">Let us now let us speak with a unified vision for Our Decade.</a><span id="more-17905"></span></p>
<p>Let’s face it Americans tend to think in terms of decades. What defined the decades in the last century, 50’s, 60, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s. etc? What images does this bring to mind? Poodle skirts, Woodstock, disco, big hair bands and Reaganomics.  These are forever burned in our collective consciousness. (Plus, we are constantly reminded with cheesy VH1 flashback specials.)  But seriously, what image will our grandchildren see when they look back on this decade?  The image of healthy, sustainable communities powered by wind turbines? It’s ours for the making!  Let them see that this was the turning point in American history when a generation said; “we can’t live like this” and summoned the moral courage to restore our nation to the promise of our most hallowed values.  We have 10 years to turn this thing around and it&#8217;s up to us.</p>
<p>Starting today and over the next two weeks young people across the country are hosting gatherings and events to vote on our collective vision and commitment for Our Decade.  There is incredible stuff planned all over the country (<a href="http://local-energyactioncoalition.org/">Find an event near you or host your own)</a> check out some of the highlights:</p>
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<li>Today, voting booths are set-up at tables at Florida International University, University of South Caroline-Aiken, George Mason University, Central Michigan University and more!</li>
<li>College and HS students from across Missouri are gathering at the &#8220;Show Me Sustainability&#8221; conference at Mizzou and will all take part in the Define Our Decade vote together!</li>
<li>The Beyond Coal Campaign at Pennsylvania State University is constructing a big art installation of the &#8220;Foundations of Our Future&#8221; to emphasize the need for Penn State University to move beyond coal!</li>
<li>Michigan State University students are following up on a coal plant hearing that they held, to have a community forum on how to move the campus to 100% clean electricity by 2020.</li>
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<p>As part of these events, organizers will be asking their peers, and their communities how they want to define <em>their </em>decade, and will be asking them to take part in a national youth vote where we gauge how ambitious young people are for this decade.  <a href="http://energyactioncoalition.org">Take a minute right now to add your vote and vision for reclaiming our future.</a> And tell a friend!</p>
<p>Let’s make the next 10 years some of the most active and promising in American history.  Our collective survival depends on it.</p>
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		<title>Earth to C02ngress: Act on Climate NOW!</title>
		<link>http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2010/03/02/earth-to-c02ngress-act-on-climate-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Mann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rising sea levels. Stronger storms. Melting ice caps. Increased famine, disease, and drought. This doesn&#8217;t have to be our future &#8211; or our legacy.
Our planet is in peril and we need our Senators to pass a strong climate bill this year. We are at a critical moment, not only for our planet, but for our [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=itsgettinghotinhere.org&blog=1001964&post=17684&subd=itsgettinghotinhere&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://consequence09.org/72Hours/"><img src="http://consequence09.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/72hourslogoButton.jpg" alt="72 Hours for Clean American Power" title="72 Hours for Clean American Power" width="400" height="250" style="float:right;margin:0 0 10px 10px;" /></a>Rising sea levels. Stronger storms. Melting ice caps. Increased famine, disease, and drought. This doesn&#8217;t have to be our future &#8211; or our legacy.</p>
<p>Our planet is in peril and we need our Senators to pass a strong climate bill this year. <strong>We are at a critical moment</strong>, not only for our planet, but for our country. A new bipartisan proposal is taking shape, and may be introduced in the Senate <a href="http://consequence09.org/2010/03/hitting-the-gas-on-climate-legislation/">as soon as this week</a>.</p>
<p>The question is, will this bill create the clean energy economy we need, or will it fall victim to lobbyists from Big Oil and Coal who will fight tooth and nail to maintain our addiction to dirty fuel?</p>
<p>Today, we are joining with dozens of organizations across the issue spectrum to launch a massive grassroots call-in campaign: <a href="http://consequence09.org/72Hours">72 Hours for Clean American Power</a>. Together, we will flood Senate phone lines to make sure voices for clean energy are heard over the special interests.</p>
<p><a href="http://consequence09.org/72Hours/">Join in! Add your voice to the call for comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation.</a><br />
<span id="more-17684"></span><br />
<a href="http://earthstock.consequence2010.org"><img alt="Join EARTHSTOCK the virtual rally for a clean energy future!" src="http://consequence09.org/files/EarthstockBadgeSmall2010.jpg" title="Earthstock Virtual Climate Rally" style="float:left;margin:0 10px 10px 0;" width="148" height="206" /></a>Failure is not an option. It&#8217;s <em>our</em> future, and it starts with a strong bill from the Senate which will transition our country to sustainable power sources, end our dependence on foreign oil, and create millions of new jobs along the way.</p>
<p>Only a massive, overwhelming, response will keep the polluters and their allies in Washington from killing or gutting legislation in the Senate. In order to ramp up the volume, Consequence and our youth partners are excited to also announce <a href="http://earthstock.consequence2010.org">Earthstock</a>, a first of its kind social media powered rally at the foot of the Virtual Capitol Building to demonstrate the overwhelming demand for comprehensive solutions to climate change.</p>
<p><a href="http://earthstock.consequence2010.org">Join us at Earthstock and make your voice heard for a clean energy future!</a></p>
<p>The time is now. We cannot wait any longer. This our moment, let&#8217;s make it count.</p>
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		<title>Mountain Justice Spring Break: REGISTER NOW</title>
		<link>http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2010/02/24/mountain-justice-spring-break-register-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mountain Justice Spring Break is an alternative spring break aimed at coal fields residents, college students, environmentalists, and any concerned citizens that are interested in learning more about mountaintop removal coal mining and cultivating the skills and visions needed to build a sustainable energy future in Appalachia.

This March 12 – 20, Mountain Justice Spring Break [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=itsgettinghotinhere.org&blog=1001964&post=17548&subd=itsgettinghotinhere&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.twilightearth.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/mountain-justice-1.jpg"><img class="alignright" title="Mountain Justice" src="http://www.twilightearth.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/mountain-justice-1.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>Mountain Justice Spring Break is an alternative spring break aimed at coal fields residents, college students, environmentalists, and any concerned citizens that are interested in learning more about mountaintop removal coal mining and cultivating the skills and visions needed to build a sustainable energy future in Appalachia.<br />
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<p>This March 12 – 20, Mountain Justice Spring Break will bring hundreds of young people face to face with the impacts of mountaintop removal and the coal industry &#8211; and give you the skills and knowledge you need to build sustainable communities in Appalachia! Through education, community service, speakers, hiking, music, poetry, direct action and more, you will learn from and stand with Appalachian communities in the struggle to maintain our land and culture.</p>
<div>Please share your spring break with us in the breathtaking southwest Virginia coalfields, March 12 – 20. Come and bring your friends! We are committed to learning a lot, getting involved in promoting alternatives to mountaintop removal, and having tons of fun!<span id="more-17548"></span></div>
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<p>WHAT? Mountain Justice Spring Break</p>
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<p>WHEN? March 12 – 20, 2010 (come for a few days, or the whole week)</p>
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<p>WHERE? Natural Tunnel State Park, located in Southwest Virginia</p>
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<p>HOW? Register (and so much more!) at <a href="http://www.mjsb.org/" target="_blank">www.mjsb.org</a> for a sliding scale donation of $50 &#8211; $500</p>
<p>WHO? Mountain Justice Spring Break participants come from diverse backgrounds such as coal field residents, college students, environmentalists, and other concerned citizens that care about our mountains. Participants share a common goal to halt mountaintop removal (MTR) and destructive coal mining. Learn all about MTR and Mountain Justice at <a href="http://www.mountainjustice.org/" target="_blank">www.mountainjustice.org</a>, AND find out about Mountain Justice SUMMER Action Camp May 27th &#8211; June 6th on Pine Mountain in Kentucky!</p>
<p>CAN’T WAIT?  The MJSB planning collective is looking for Campus Coordinators who can organize a crew of people from your school or community. You (yes , YOU) are strongly encouraged to let us hook you up with a coordinator resource packet to help you start fueling this movement TODAY!</p>
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		<title>What are you going to do to raise the stakes this Fossil Fools Day?</title>
		<link>http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2010/02/23/what-are-you-going-to-do-to-raise-the-stakes-this-fossil-fools-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mattwilkerson</dc:creator>
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2 years ago I and several friends shut down construction at the site of the Cliffside Coal Plant in North Carolina. It was April 1st, Fossil Fools Day. After public hearings, petitions, legislative efforts, and protest failed, we knew we had to do something to up the ante in the fight against coal plants in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=itsgettinghotinhere.org&blog=1001964&post=17527&subd=itsgettinghotinhere&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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<p>2 years ago I and several friends shut down construction at the site of the Cliffside Coal Plant in North Carolina. It was April 1<sup>st</sup>,<a href="http://www.fossilfoolsday.org"> Fossil Fools Day</a>. After public hearings, petitions, legislative efforts, and protest failed, we knew we had to do something to up the ante in the fight against coal plants in this country. So it was that we found ourselves locked to Duke Energy’s bulldozers on that dark, drizzly morning.</p>
<p>Did we permanently stop the Cliffside construction site? No. However this action, along with the countless other actions like it by groups around the country, have greatly increased the cost, both politically and economically, of building coal plants in this country. While the construction at Cliffside continues, I feel confident that our direct actions, and those of others, is in part responsible for the wave of coal plants that have been canceled in the US (100 and counting).</p>
<p>No doubt utility companies and state governments pursuing new coal plants took note of the fight against Cliffside and decided that the constant controversy and harassment was not worth it (of course the recession and prospects of CO2 being regulated has helped as well). Well its 2010 and Fossil Fools Day is once again rounding the corner. We’ve witnessed the spectacular failure of Copenhagen, the Obama administration time and again capitulating to big business, and corporations doing there best to stall our efforts.</p>
<p>Yet we’ve seen inspiring resistance around the country, from Climate Ground Zero’s relentless direct action campaign against mountaintop removal to citizens shutting down Chevron’s refinery in Richmond, CA. The question is: What are you going to do to raise the stakes on April 1<sup>st</sup>?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.fossilfoolsday.org/">www.fossilfoolsday.org</a></p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Mann</dc:creator>
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Tour Launch at Dillard University

Great start to the Hip Hop Caucus Clean Energy Now! Bus Tour. Rev. Yearwood, joined by D. Woods, Gloria Reuben, DJ Biz Markie, and community and student leaders, rallied with hundreds of students on Dillard University’s campus in a call for clean energy.
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<h3>Tour Launch at Dillard University</h3>
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<p>Great start to the Hip Hop Caucus Clean Energy Now! Bus Tour. Rev. Yearwood, joined by D. Woods, Gloria Reuben, DJ Biz Markie, and community and student leaders, rallied with hundreds of students on Dillard University’s campus in a call for clean energy.</p>
<p>The tour bus arrived at Dillard University at noon.  As the sound systems were brought online and the music began to play, students gathered in anticipation of the events to come.</p>
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<p>As the crowd tipped over 300 people, Rev. Lennox Yearwood took the stage in front of the bus. He started the event by thanking everyone for coming to the kick off of the Hip Hop Caucus Clean Energy Now! Tour, and for joining the movement to ensure all communities are engaged, and understand the importance of transitioning to a clean energy economy that will “fight poverty and pollution at the same time.”</p>
<p><img style="float:left;margin:3px 5px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2800/4368548845_559d63fe9f.jpg" alt="" width="327" height="218" />Rev. Yearwood implored the crowd to recognize the significance of this moment and to respond with the same tenacity that the previous generation had when faced with Jim Crowe. He said, “This is our lunch counter moment…In the 20th Century they had to fight for equality, and in the 21st century we gotta fight for existence.” By tying climate protection and clean energy jobs to social justice and economic empowerment, Rev. Yearwood and the other speakers effectively engaged a crowd of close to 300 people for nearly two hours.</p>
<p>Rev. Yearwood then introduced world renowned DJ and entertainer Biz Markie. As the energy continued to build, Maime Butler, a student leader, came on stage to welcome the tour to campus and introduce the speakers who had come to talk about the importance of the clean energy economy and climate protection.</p>
<p>Actress and activist Gloria Reuben discussed the importance of transitioning to a clean energy economy, “We need to stop burning fossil fuels, we need to stop polluting our communities and we need to put America back to work with clean energy jobs.”</p>
<h3>Roundtable Discussion at Tulane University<img style="float:right;margin:2px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4369274635_eb05d4ce66.jpg" alt="" width="327" height="218" /></h3>
<p>At Tulane University, close to 100 people showed up to a student led roundtable discussion that focused on engaging youth, communities of color and low-income communities in the clean energy movement. Students and young people from a wide variety of organizations and backgrounds engaged in a dialogue with panel members. Those in attendance included Rev. Yearwood, D. Woods, Gloria Reuben, DJ Biz Markie, local rapper and activist Sess 4-5 and others. Topics included job creation, pollution reduction, and practical ways to engage others to make a positive environmental impact in their own lives.</p>
<p>After a student moderator posed a series of questions to the panelists, the floor was open to the audience. For nearly 45 minutes, young people, many of whom were young activists from states outside of Louisiana, asked questions ranging from how climate change can be seen as a moral issue to the practicalities of how political organizers in others states can plug into the movement on the ground to further address the cause and help put people back to work.</p>
<p><img style="float:left;margin:3px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4370035604_c1dfe40cd5.jpg" alt="" width="327" height="218" />Charles Allen, a professor at Tulane and native of New Orleans, discussed the importance of rebuilding the Lower 9th Ward utilizing sustainable building practices. This led to questions about how the environmental community can move beyond the mere message and impart enduring social values and practical lessons to be carried on in the public’s lives.</p>
<p>Overall, it was an amazing kick off to the Clean Energy Now! Tour that is sure to unite diverse communities and spark the energy needed to push our country, and our world toward a sustainable clean energy economy that will create millions of clean energy jobs.</p>
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		<title>Hip Hop Caucus Clean Energy Now! Bus Tour Gets Rolling</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Mann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kicking off today in New Orleans, Consequence youth partners are teaming up with the Hip Hop Caucus, Repower America and a diverse coalition of organizations to launch the Hip Hop Clean Energy Now! Bus Tour, an exciting initiative to amplify the voices of the young people and communities of color calling for a clean energy [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=itsgettinghotinhere.org&blog=1001964&post=17394&subd=itsgettinghotinhere&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kicking off today in New Orleans, Consequence youth partners are teaming up with the Hip Hop Caucus, Repower America and a diverse coalition of organizations to launch the <a href="http://hiphopcaucus.org/bustour">Hip Hop Clean Energy Now! Bus Tour</a>, an exciting initiative to amplify the voices of the young people and communities of color calling for a clean energy future.</p>
<p>Over the next week, the tour will swing through 5 states, bringing together leaders from the faith, business, and climate communities alongside entertainers and prominent figures, including DJ Biz Markie, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, actress Gloria Reuben, performer D. Woods and many others.</p>
<p><img src="http://consequence09.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/bus2.jpg" alt="Hip Hop Clean Energy Bus rolling in style" title="Hip Hop Clean Energy Bus rolling in style" width="512" height="282" class="alignright" style="margin-left:10px;margin-bottom:2px;" /><span id="more-17394"></span>
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<h2>Tour Stops:</h2>
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<li><a href="http://www2.repoweramerica.org/page/event/detail/4jv9z">New Orleans, LA &mdash; Feb 18, 2010.</a><br />Dillard University</li>
<li><a href="http://www2.repoweramerica.org/page/event/detail/4jv9m">New Orleans, LA &mdash; Feb 18, 2010.</a><br />Tulane University</li>
<li><a href="http://www2.repoweramerica.org/page/event/detail/4jv9k">Litte Rock, AR &mdash; Feb 19, 2010.</a><br />Philander Smith College</li>
<li><a href="http://www2.repoweramerica.org/page/event/detail/4jv8r">Little Rock, AR &mdash; Feb 19, 2010.</a><br />Arkansas Baptist College</li>
<li><a href="http://www2.repoweramerica.org/page/event/detail/4jv9f">Columbia, MO &mdash; Feb 20, 2010.</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www2.repoweramerica.org/page/event/detail/4jv9c">Bloomington, IN &mdash; Feb 22, 2010.</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www2.repoweramerica.org/page/event/detail/4jv9c">Indianapolis, IN &mdash; Feb 22, 2010.</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www2.repoweramerica.org/page/event/detail/4jv98">Columbus, OH &mdash; Feb 23, 2010.</a></li>
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<li><a href="#">Washington, DC &mdash; Feb 23, 2010.</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Washington, DC &mdash; Feb 24, 2010.</a></li>
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<p>There are some amazing events planned as the bus makes its way from New Orleans to DC. Make sure to check back on this blog for updates during the week, and follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/consequence09">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/consequence09">Facebook</a> to keep track of the tour in real-time.</p>
<p>This is an incredible project, bringing together diverse constituencies to call for clean energy with one voice. Some might be surprised to see environmental groups working alongside civil rights leaders, youth activists, communities of color, and prominent figures from the faith, business and entertainment communities. However, reading the words of some of the tour participants, it&#8217;s clear that the issues of energy, climate, and environmental justice run so deep that this partnership is not only natural, but inevitable.</p>
<p>Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. Lennox Yearwood (<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-jesse-jackson/selma-montgomery-birmingh_b_448136.html">&#8220;Selma, Montgomery, Birmingham&#8230;Earth&#8221;</a>):</p>
<blockquote><p>Our country, and the world, faces the duel crisis of a failed American economy and climate change that threatens life on this planet as we know it.</p>
<p>Poor people and people of color are feeling the adverse impacts of climate change first and worst, from rising energy prices, to increases in heat-related illnesses. Ultimately, however, the destruction resulting from our planet&#8217;s rising temperature will not be discerning of national borders, a family&#8217;s yearly income, or the hue of one&#8217;s skin. </p></blockquote>
<p>Actress Gloria Reuben (<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gloria-reuben/a-bus-ride-for-clean-ener_b_465553.html">&#8220;A Bus Ride for Clean Energy&#8221;</a>):</p>
<blockquote><p>When dirty, old-fashioned energy sources pollute our air and water, it becomes a blatant public health problem &#8212; one that is especially burdensome for low income and minority groups. When a community doesn&#8217;t have strong financial resources or political clout, the people who live there are often victims of environmental injustice. Corporations are poisoning our air and water, while at the same time lining the pockets of elected officials with political contributions.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, our communities are in dire economic straits. During this difficult financial time, the demographic hit the hardest is people with an annual household income of $12,499 or less. In this group, the recent unemployment rate is 30%.</p>
<p>We have to stop this madness. This is not America as it should be.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s why the clean energy movement is about empowering these communities. It&#8217;s about giving them a voice.</p></blockquote>
<p>EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson (<a href="http://www.hiphopcaucus.org/2010/2/17/hip-hop-caucus-clean-energy-now-tour-hits-the-road">&#8220;Hip Hop Caucus Clean Energy Now! Tour Hits the Road&#8221;</a>):</p>
<blockquote><p>The clean energy choices we make today will have a profound impact on the environment of our young people and communities of color — the very people this tour is bringing together and the voices we need to hear. We’re going out and meeting people where they live, work and learn to talk about how we create clean energy jobs, protect our planet, and break our dependence on foreign oil.</p></blockquote>
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Well, I am not yet 25 and definitely not yet leader of the world, but I am amongst the 700 international youth right here in London attending the inaugural One Young World summit. We were all born after 1984 and we represent youth from all 192 countries on this planet. Early this year [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=itsgettinghotinhere.org&blog=1001964&post=17246&subd=itsgettinghotinhere&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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<p>Well, I am not yet 25 and definitely not yet leader of the world, but I am amongst the 700 international youth right here in London attending the inaugural <a href="www.oneyoungworld.com">One Young World</a> summit. We were all born after 1984 and we represent youth from all 192 countries on this planet. Early this year I was lucky enough to be sponsored to attend. We are here to discuss the challenges faced by our generation and topics include climate change, interfaith dialogue, global business, media, global health and developing leadership for a positive future.</p>
<p>Here I want to tell you what Day 1 of this summit makes me think.</p>
<p>Having heard speeches made by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Sir Bob Geldof and Lord Mayor of London Boris Johnson yesterday at the opening ceremony, we started our day with the welcome session by hosts David Jones and Kate Robertson. The first plenary session is on Environment and its protection. Having attended COP15 last December with the China Youth COP15 team, I am glad to see that youth today have not lost hope. They have different views on why Copenhagen has failed, but they all agreed that actions need to be taken now and we cannot wait for the decision-makers to make decisions. In the video from Senator John Kerry he mentioned the youth campaign “How old will you be in 2050?” That T-shirt is still in my Beijing home and reminds me of the campaigning events we had in the Bella Centre. As many have said, it’s not the end, it’s just the beginning. And this OYW summit is not just a nice trip to London. There’s work, hard work to be done. This summit will be producing a youth resolution, where each part will be voted to pass by the 700 participants.<span id="more-17246"></span></p>
<p>My choice of the highlight today is the speech given by Professor Muhammad Yunus. There are of course a lot of other excellent talks and videos throughout the day, but I personally find this particular one extremely inspiring. Professor Yunus gave a very powerful talk, like when Archbishop Tutu is speaking (of course they are different in styles but you know what I mean).  Every single person in the plenary stops fidgeting and listens very carefully to what he has to say. If my university lecturers can be half as good as him, I’ll definitely do a better job at staying awake. I recall his words:</p>
<blockquote><p>Big things are good to have in mind, but I always think from the smallest things. If you can have impact on one person, then you can multiply the effect and succeed.</p></blockquote>
<p>This is very useful for someone who wants to go out and do things, but is unsure of where to start. When he talks about how he invented microfinance, he said: “Sometimes not knowing is a blessing.” He did not know banking, so he did the opposite to conventional banks. He lends to the poor, to women, to people living in villages and he suggested banks should go to people instead of having people coming to the office. Since he did not know the rule of banking, he violated the rules and succeeded. Microfinance flourished whilst the major banks were collapsing. This is something we should think about. He questioned the concept of business – it’s all about maximization. This is what’s got us into the financial mess right now and it is still what we are taught in business schools today. This needs to be changed.</p>
<p>The model of social enterprises enables positive changes in societies. It is different from a charity because it generates revenue to cover its own costs and it differentiates itself from a commercial enterprise for how it reinvests its profits. “A dollar in a charity has just one life, but a dollar in a social business has endless lives.” Prof Yunus has given an example of a social enterprise he has set up with friend which provides yoghurt with essential nutrients for children with malnutrition in Bangladesh. It not only improves the health of local children but also creates jobs for the unemployed. There are other examples he’s mentioned including social business that provides clean water for the poor, and partnership with Adidas which aims to make shoes at less than USD$1 per pair for the kids in Bangladesh.</p>
<p>His conclusion was so powerful that it still remains in my head. “The world is made by ideas, not theories. We make the rules, and we can change the rules. Do not have fear. We should keep reinventing ourselves”.</p>
<p>By the end of today, all the resolution discussed has been passed by voting. The summit is live broadcasted and there is a simultaneous online voting too. The results have reached consensus with our voting. However some delegates mentioned that the resolution is too vague – it tells you what, vaguely, but not how. During tomorrow we will form regional impact teams and add on to the resolution with more details for action, especially follow-up actions in long term. So, more to come tomorrow!</p>
<p>You can find out all about One Young World online at <a href="http://www.oneyoungworld.com/">www.oneyoungworld.com</a> including videos of the speeches and follow @OneYoungWorld on twitter.</p>
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		<title>Fossil Fools Day 2010: Pull a prank that packs a punch April 1</title>
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The fossil fools ain’t no joke – but that doesn’t mean we can’t fight them with one!
The Fossil Fuel Empire is real and it’s here. The stakes couldn’t be higher: destabilization of the global climate, communities from Alaska to Appalachia being destroyed by dirty energy extraction and combustion, devastating super hurricanes, droughts, flooding, the list [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=itsgettinghotinhere.org&blog=1001964&post=17215&subd=itsgettinghotinhere&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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<p><strong>The fossil fools ain’t no joke – but that doesn’t mean we can’t fight them with one!</strong></p>
<p>The Fossil Fuel Empire is real and it’s here. The stakes couldn’t be higher: destabilization of the global climate, communities from Alaska to Appalachia being destroyed by dirty energy extraction and combustion, devastating super hurricanes, droughts, flooding, the list goes on…</p>
<p>Last December in Copenhagen, the politicians sold us out to the fossil fools, corporate lobbyists and big banks. Now we’re left with “green capitalism,” carbon market shenanigans and continued assaults on our communities and ecosystems. If we’re going to stop climate change, the only real solution is to keep fossil fuels in the ground.</p>
<p>This April, join Rising Tide North America as we pull some pranks that pack a punch. Use the simply subversive to the downright disruptive: office occupations, banner drops, road blockades, clownish parades, spoof product launches, sub-vertising, leaflets, street theater, lock-downs and laugh-ins. Whatever works for you and your group!<span id="more-17215"></span></p>
<p>Climate change is no laughing matter, but we can’t take things too seriously all the time. Join us this Fossil Fools Day as we employ our senses of humor to hatch some harebrained schemes that will strike a blow to fossil foolery everywhere!</p>
<p>And remember what Abbie Hoffman said: “The first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it.”</p>
<p>Let us know if your group wants to endorse or co-sponsor!</p>
<p>WHAT: Actions, Jokes and Pranks Galore to Stop the Fossil Fools<br />
WHERE: Your Town USA<br />
WHEN; April 1st, 2010<br />
CONTACT: <a href="mailto:fossilfoolsday@risingtidenorthamerica.org">fossilfoolsday@risingtidenorthamerica.org</a><br />
FOR MORE INFO: http://www.fossilfoolsdayofaction.org [to be updated soon!]</p>
<p>Brought to you by your friendly neighborhood radical climate network, Rising Tide North America</p>
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