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Amidst the flurry of media and rhetoric on the campaign trail, the historic events of Tuesdays election, and the looming questions of where we go from here, there is only one word that comes to mind: Satyagraha.
For me this strange sounding word has a very personal meaning. Mohandas Gandhi coined it during his peaceful struggle to win Indian independence from the oppressive British Empire. In Hindi it translates roughly as “Truth-Force”. Gandhi defines it as, “Truth (Satya) implies Love, and Firmness (Agraha) Continue reading
Cross-posted from The Green Miles
November 4, 2008 will be remembered for being a lousy day to be a global warming denier. Nowhere was this more apparent than right here in Virginia:
Jim Gilmore: Running for Senate against fellow former Governor Mark Warner, the Republican Gilmore told the Virginian-Pilot, “We know the climate is changing, but we do not know for sure how much is caused by man and how much is part of a natural cycle change.” Lost by 30 points.
Rep. Thelma Drake (R-VA): Told the Virginian-Pilot, “There is tremendous disagreement about whether climate change is caused by human behavior or other natural forces.” Despite final pre-election predictions she’d win re-election over challenger Glenn Nye by six points, Thelma instead lost by 4 points.
Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA): Told WSLS-TV global warming is “overly hyped” and holds a strong financial stake in Big Oil. Despite final pre-election predictions he’d beat challenger Tom Perriello by eight points, Virgil is currently losing by 100 votes.
Just east, in Maryland’s 1st Congressional district, Republican Wayne Gilchrest had served for 16 years before losing his primary to hardcore conservative Andy Harris. The moderate Gilchrest had cruised to re-election in the slightly red district, getting at least 61 percent of the vote in his last seven races.
I’m ready for a vacation, now the election is finally over. And I’m sure that there are others who feel the same way – all of your who put your heart into watching the campaigns unfold are probably right there with me. But here’s the thing. The climate won’t just stop changing while we wait.
This is our moment to make sure that all of our elected officials know that the emerging climate voting bloc is out there, and that we’re watching them. And there are two exciting ways to get out that message loud and clear in the next few weeks.
Cute video of an average Jo and her hopes for the planet in an Obama administration.
Want the same thing? Rally for the climate on Nov 18.
Opinion piece by Bill McKibben
As he assumes the presidency, Barack Obama must make climate-change legislation and investment in green energy top priorities. And he must be ready to take bold Continue reading
Future Hope column, November 5, 2008
By Ted Glick
“It was, however, the inauguration of a president [Franklin Delano Roosevelt] who promised to look to the forgotten man and the passage of legislation which promised to protect the forgotten industrial worker that gave the discontented an Continue reading
Over 2000 people signed a petition on Nov. 4 to urge our newly elected leaders to take strong action on climate change in their first 100 days in office.
Voters for Climate Action Petition
I am a voter and am looking for bold climate solutions from the next president and the 111th Congress. Our top priorities are:
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