Blog Action Day: The climate community

1Sky is proud to be a partner with Change.org for Blog Action Day 09. This type of partnership is indicative of the type of thinking that the movement has created in fighting climate change and building a clean energy future. Blog Action Day brings together more than 24 national and international nonprofit organizations dedicated to fighting for fundamental changes with our future: how we produce clean energy, turn back the dial on CO₂, and create a smarter economy built on green jobs. We may differ in some fundamental messages or missions, but together, we’re all working to the same future. That is what is so inspiring about the climate movement: this spirit of community and working together.

A good example is with 350's International Day of Climate Action. 350 works with countless national and international groups to amass an important and meaningful day of action. It’s awe-inspiring to know that on that Saturday, October 24, hundreds of these groups will band their supporters together for one message: “for a ambitious, fair, and binding global climate deal.” We’ve been one of the many groups who have worked with 350 to promote this day and we’ve pulled out all the stops to help push this important event.

We also promote this spirit of partnership every day with our Get Local platform for our Climate Precinct Captains. Our captains mingle with supporters from Energy Action Coalition, Focus the Nation, and Clean Energy Works to organize local events in congressional districts nationwide. And together, we also promote 350 events on our platform. This type of community is rare among grassroots groups, but it’s this type of community gathering and bonding that will be necessary to push our leaders in the Senate this fall and at the U.N. discussions in Copenhagen this December.

So, as you head out to your October 24 event or share your emails and online actions with your friends, know that you are crucial in creating this community. You aren’t only a 1Sky supporter; you’re a climate supporter. And right now, our climate needs all the support it can get.

- 1Sky Internet Director Garth Moore