Give Them a Planet to Use Smartly and Love Dearly
The climate bill is dead. But that's not stopping our groups, friends, and partners from taking the earth into their own hands.
Do it for the kids.
The climate bill is dead. But that's not stopping our groups, friends, and partners from taking the earth into their own hands.
Hey. Don’t let the haters get to you. You know that more people than ever, EVER, believe in climate change and want the government to do something about it. More people than ever are freaked out about demolishing our oceans and forests. More people than ever are worried about harmful crap in their food and on their babies and in their hand lotion and are on that first level of engagement, ready to be moved up when you reach out to them.
You need a little positive news, a little inspiration.Here are six stories from the past month to help you pull yourself up off the floor and get back into your letter-writing, phone-calling, house-partying, water and wildlife clean-up, green living ways.
- Conservation Northwest: One of the most remarkable stories this past month comes from Northeast Washington, where loggers, enviros, ranchers and recreation-lovers are sitting down together to figure out how they’re going to manage all that great land up there so everyone is reasonably satisfied. Hmm, so that’s how adults work together, weird.
- Washington Toxics Coalition has been featured in three magazines recently:. Mothering, Parents, and ParentMap. Keeping those babies safe!
- If you haven't heard, buy a Roasted Turkey and Cherry Chutney wrap at Burgerville and Oregon Environmental Council gets a cut. We love this partnership!
- Our friends at The Story of Stuff released their fourth film on July 21, The Story of Cosmetics. Look for The Story of Electronics next. Millions of people are watching these movies. Millions.
- Alliance for Climate Education's converted school bus, the Biobus, runs entirely on recycled cooking oil. They've been on a road trip up and down the West Coast, getting kids to DOT (do one thing) for the environment. And, they were recently on NPR.
- What do we do now? Check out these great pieces from our movement leaders, researchers, and reporters:
Worldchanging's Alex Steffen: The Next US Climate Strategy: Celebrate the EPA
Grist's David Roberts: Is cap-and-trade to blame for the death of the climate bill?(Includes video of David Roberts!)
Van Jones's keynote address to Netroots Nation: Love Harder.
