Archive - Mar 7, 2009

In the aftermath of Power Shift ’09, it’s been a week of some good and some bad news.

Echoing the demands of the 12,000 youth who demanded bold climate legislation last weekend, Todd Stern, the top U.S. negotiator of international climate agreements, urged Congress to pass legislation to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Unfortunately, his support was not as strong as we would have liked.

Our friends at Green Mountain Coffee have joined with our other friends at JustMeans.com for the Changing Climate Change Challenge. Green Mountain is making four separate grants, each for $200,000, to support work on reducing climate change--and we need your help to win one of the grants!

Please go to our competition entry page (we're listed as One Sky) in the “Building Political Will” section. Vote for us, and please post a comment. Part of the criteria to get to the final round is getting a lot of votes.

Power Shift 2009 was a huge success thanks to you! Last week 12,000 youth climate activists from all over the country flooded the Convention Center in Washington, D.C. to meet other activists and lobby for bold climate solutions. Check out some more photos from Grist! Due to snow that blanketed the entire eastern seaboard from Alabama to Maine, Speak of the House Nancy Pelosi's flight was delayed, preventing her from speaking to the Power Shift attendees.