There's been a lot going on this week, so I'm behind in stuff, but let me put out a call: Drop by the Step It Up! rally today at noon at the corner of 6th and Monroe. Step It Up is a national effort to urge Congress to reduce greenhouse gases by 80% by 2050. The rally is for an hour--noon to one--and there'll be a petition there that will get sent on to Congress.
Personally, I'm not a big fan of rallies, and it's cold, and it's a little wet--but I'm going to be there. Half a year ago, NASA climate scientist James Hansen--once a global warming skeptic--said that we have ten years left to start action on global warming before too many systems start to tip. Getting Congress to set the regulations now will make it easier to adapt and to prevent large-scale disaster.
So, come on out. This is how we build a movement for action, locally and nationally.