I'm sure I don't have to tell most of you about Bill McKibben's 350.org and this Saturday the 24th's International Day of Climate Action... but just in case:
On October 24, we need you to organize an action in the place where you live, something that will make that most important number visible to everyone. People in more than 1000 communities around the globe have already announced plans—they’ll be school children planting 350 trees in Bangladesh, scientists hanging banners saying 350 on the statues on Easter Island, 350 scuba divers diving underwater at the Great Barrier Reef, and a thousand more creative actions like these. At each event, people will gather for a big group photo that somehow depicts 350—and upload that photo to the web 350.org. As actions take place around the world, we'll link all the pictures together electronically via the web--by the end of the day, we'll have a powerful visual petition linking together the entire planet that we can deliver to the media and world leaders.
So far more than 150 nations are taking part—it's shaping up to be to be the biggest day of grassroots action on global warming ever.
As part of the day, The Vermont Natural Resources Council is partnering with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and NRG systems to present a rally and panel discussion with US Senator Bernie Sanders and local grassroots activists. In attendence will be members of grassroots "Town Energy Committees" from across the state - the local citizens on the ground brainstorming and implementing ways to bring down our collective carbon footprint one town at a time.
Sound like fun? Wish you could make it? Well you can, because the event will be webcast at vnrc.org. Join us at 10AM this Saturday to take part in the conversation through the stream and by emailing your questions to Senator Sanders and the panel at climateaction@vnrc.org. We cant guarantee we'll get to all the questions, but we'll do what we can.
Spread the word, and thanks for doing your part to work against global climate change.