Dear World, This is an invitation to help build a movement–to take one day day and use it to stop the climate crisis. On October 24, we will stand together as one planet and call for a fair global climate treaty. United by a common call to action, we’ll make it clear: the world needs an international plan […]
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Five New York State Senators who oppose the well-being of the people and the planet–and how you can help
OK, those are strong words for a headline, and I’ll explain, but first, let me beg you to forward this email to every New York State resident you know. If you are a NYS resident, please URGENTLY phone your State Senator (instructions below) in support of the plan–known as the Ravitch plan–to bail out our […]
Getting arrested in DC–or not
I wanted to put in one last plug for Monday, March 2nd’s Capital Climate Action, which begins at 1PM at Spirit Park of Justice (C St. SW and Capitol St SE, two blocks west of Capitol South Metro): Join thousands of people in a multi-generational act of civil disobedience at the Capitol Power Plant — a plant […]
Want help a film about child poverty get made?
My friend Perch Ducote wrote to me: Hello my friends, as many of you know for the past year I have been working as an executive producer with Dan Karslake on a full feature documentary called EVERY THREE SECONDS. It’s about how we can bring an end to hunger on the planet. It is going […]
Want to come to Washington, DC with me?
As Kate Sheppard from Grist puts it: Some 10,000 young people will be descending on Washington, D.C., from Feb. 27 to March 2 for the Power Shift 2009 conference, where they’ll be organizing to put pressure on political leaders to take action on climate change. On the last day of the event, they’re planning a […]
It’s a holiday in the United States…
…so see you tomorrow!
Last minute valentine–a chimp guardianship
Ok, it’s too late to get the certificate delivered on time, but you can print out the receipt and stick it in your valentine card–especially if you’re all last minute about these things like me. Here’s the message that the Jane Goodall Institute asked me to share with you: Chimpanzees share about 98 percent of […]
Environmental resources for conservatives and evangelical Christians
I’m going to be on Laura Ingraham’s conservative talk show at about 11:15 AM EST today (listen by clicking here. Call in and participate in the show by calling 1-800-876-4123). I’m hoping we’ll have a lot of visitors here on the blog from conservatives and Christians who are concerned with the stewardship of this great […]