From July 19th to July 26th, grandparents, parents and young people, from age 15 to 78, journeyed together on a eight-day trek from Camp David to the White House. After 100 miles of sweat and blisters through this summer’s worst heat wave, the Walk for Our Grandchildren reached DC today. Dozens gathered downtown at the headquarter of ERM to expose corporate influence in the US Department of State’s analsysis of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Tomorrow, we will reach our ultimate goal – the White House, calling upon President Obama to demonstrate substantive leadership on climate by rejecting the KXL.

For the walkers, stopping the pipeline is critical to move away from our dependence on fossil fuels and move onto a cleaner, livable planet for future generations. Greg Yost, organizer for the Walk, concluded – “If this Walk For Our Grandchildren has taught us anything, it’s that we’re so much stronger and better when we’re together. So many of the best qualities of a human being are contagious: courage, clear-mindedness, love, and hope. In addition to my blisters, I have caught a fresh case of each of these this past week.”
Organizing Meeting & History Lesson on the C&O Canal at Riley’s Lock. Three generations of the Siler Family from Asheville, NC: Mark-46, Leigh-11, Mahan-78.