Marylanders: Rally for State's Clean Energy Future!

 

In less than one week on Wednesday, January 11th, the Maryland General Assembly will begin its 2012 session.  If reducing childhood asthma attacks, bringing back Maryland manufacturing, and solving our climate crisis are important to you, there will be one issue you’ll be watching above all others: offshore wind power. 

And if offshore wind power is important to you, please join Marylanders from across the state at 10:30am next Wednesday to rally in front of the State House as legislators enter for the first time this year.  Let’s show our leaders that we are expecting leadership on Maryland’s clean energy future.  They’ve passed laws to develop renewable energy and reduce global warming pollution.  Now it’s time to fulfill the promise of those laws and we’ll need offshore wind power to do it.

 

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Dr. James Hansen & 10-year-old Rebekah Rowe Join Forces for the Climate

Dr. James Hansen, the nation’s leading climate scientist, is most recognizable as the scientist who sounded the alarm about climate change at a Senate hearing in 1988. Following Dr. Hansen’s testimony, global warming first gained international awareness. In recent years, Dr. Hansen has become an activist for action to mitigate the effects of climate change, which on a few occasions has led to his arrest. He often touts the concept of intergenerational justice — the idea that we must preserve the earth’s climate for the benefit of future generations.

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Social Media Day of Action 11-22: Give thanks to Obama (& push for more)

After an amazing grassroots uprising of protesters against the Keystone XL pipeline, President Obama recently chose to delay his decision on the tar sands pipeline until 2013.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, help us thank Obama for delaying his decision; but also let him know that we’ll keep organizing until the pipeline is rejected. 

Please participate in our social media day of action on Tuesday, November 22, 2011. 

Facebook Instructions:

1. Go to the White House FB page: http://www.facebook.com/WhiteHouse
2. LIKE it. 
3. Post this LINK: http://www.chesapeakeclimate.org/file-uploads/ccan-admin/Obama_KXL_Thank_You_Photo.png
4. Add this comment: “Thanks, President Obama, for the Keystone XL pipeline delay! We’ll keep working till Keystone XL is rejected. We’d love for you to join us!”
5. Share the link to this page with your friends!

Sample Tweets:

(Please make sure to tag your local Obama For America campaign office for maximum impact)

Virginians Plz RT: Thanks @BarackObama & @OFA_VA for the KXL pipeline delay! Now fully reject it. #NoKXL http://bit.ly/sniInY

Marylanders Plz RT: Thanks @BarackObama & @OFA_MD for the KXL pipeline delay! Now fully reject it. #NoKXL http://bit.ly/sniInY

DC people Plz RT: Thanks @BarackObama & @OFA_DC for the KXL pipeline delay! Now fully reject it. #NoKXL http://bit.ly/sniInY

History was made in the announcement of the 12+ month delay of the Keystone XL pipeline, and in the undeniable proof that people power still works. The tireless hours you put into fighting this pipeline, and all dirty energy, made all the difference. You made Obama, the president himself, think twice.

The delay of the pipeline is a monumental win, but not a full victory. To be clear, this fight is not over until we see Transcanda, and all dirty energy, pack their bags.

While we will continue to hold President Obama accountable to his campaign promises for clean energy, we must acknowledge when we win. We must own it.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, here’s your opportunity to tell the Obama Administration that you’re thankful for the Keystone XL delay, and thankful for all the future decisions they’re going to continue to make in the right direction.

This is a perfect opportunity to harness the momentum that came from organizing and continue good work that will lead to even more wins.

Hundreds Gather for "Wind Works" Town Halls

Few if any issues are as important to the future health, economic sustainability and quality of life of communities around the world than climate change and clean energy. And as we’ve seen at two separate town hall events in Prince George’s County and Montgomery County these past two weeks, Marylanders know it.

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Encircling the White House — A New Beginning is Here

Lo and behold, at 5:15 pm, as the light was rapidly fading and a beautiful ¾ moon appeared in the sky over Lafayette Park, as Bill McKibben was wrapping up, speaking about the wonder and power of the day’s event and this movement, a motorcade appeared at the top of Lafayette Park. Someone pretty reliable said, “It’s President Obama!,” and Bill proceeded to lead the thousands of people still there in a chant of, “Yes We Can Stop the Pipeline” as hundreds streamed toward the cars with their flashing red lights. If, indeed, it was Obama in that motorcade, there is no way he didn’t hear us.

This was just one of many amazing things that happened yesterday.

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