At 10 AM (about ten minutes from this diary's posting), Bernie Sanders will be addressing local climate activists from Green Mountain Coffee Roasters in Waterbury, Vermont. The occasion, of course, is the International Day of Climate action, promoted by Bill McKibben's 350.org.
… It looks like the International Day of Climate Action this Saturday October 24th will be the single most widespread day of political action the planet has ever seen--we're closing in on 170 nations, and more than 4,000 rallies and events. There's something happening near you--if you're not sure what, this link will let you find out quickly and easily:.
People in all those cities and towns all around the world will be saying the same thing: science tells us that we can't have more than 350 parts per million CO2 in the atmosphere if we want a planet like the one we were born onto. That sounds complicated, but it isn't--350 is the bottom line for the earth.
Across the world, there are many, many fantastic events happening. Here in Vermont, the Vermont Natural Resources Council is partnering with Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and NRG Systems and National Wildlife Federation for this Town Hall meeting-esque discussion with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and local grassroots activists. In attendance will be many members of grassroots "Town Energy Committees" from across the state - the local citizens on the ground who are actually bringing down our collective carbon footprint one town at a time.
You can view the webcast at vnrc.org. Join us by emailing your questions to Senator Sanders and the panel at climateaction@vnrc.org. We can’t 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 combat global climate change.