April 14, 2007 | Lifestyle, News
Today is the day! Americans are joining together in cities across the nation in a grassroots effort to push Congress to reduce American carbon emissions 80% by 2050.
With news coverage from the New York Times, the Boston Globe, Business Week, and the Christian Century to name a few, this year’s Step it Up campaign is making waves.
The actions around the country are pretty exciting - in New York they’re doing a Sea of People to show what will happen if we don’t take action to stop climate change;� Park City Utah did some aerial artwork; participants are doing a human postcard in front of the Capitol. Virtually every major city in the US has multiple actions happening, and there isn’t a single state that doesn’t have a couple things going on.
Even if you’re not participating today in a Step it Up action near you (Atlanta has numerous - if you’re local), there will be a petition through Move On that you can sign and send to your congressman.
Check out here why we’re asking for 80% by 2050. It may sound like a lot, but it really is what’s necessary. And really, we’ve got 43 years to do it. That should be enough. Right? Well, only if this grassroots campaign becomes mainstream. So do your part. This is important - not just for me (or us), but for my kids and grandchildren (and yours too).
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