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On August 28th, 1963 Dr. King stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and said “I have a dream today.” On August 28th, 2005, Hurricane Katrina was on the verge of making landfall, where it would rip apart homes and lives and show the world which communities are hit first and worst by climate [...]On August 28th, 1963 Dr. King stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and said “I have a dream today.” On August 28th, 2005, Hurricane Katrina was on the verge of making landfall, where it would rip apart homes and lives and show the world which communities are hit first and worst by climate [...]

Flanked by Majora Carter, Jessy Tolkan, Billy Parish, and Kal Penn, Erica Williams of Campus Progress kicked off today’s College Democrats of America’s panel on climate change at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, CO. A more accomplished panel speaking on behalf of the youth climate movement would be near impossible to put together. The panelists began [...]Flanked by Majora Carter, Jessy Tolkan, Billy Parish, and Kal Penn, Erica Williams of Campus Progress kicked off today’s College Democrats of America’s panel on climate change at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, CO. A more accomplished panel speaking on behalf of the youth climate movement would be near impossible to put together. The panelists began [...]

IGHIH is reporting from the sweet new media building a few blocks from the Democratic Convention called The Big Tent.   This week you can expect a variety of dispatches from the bloggers stationed here, at the Convention, and at various happening around Denver.  Below is the first of many posts covering the climate change panels [...] IGHIH is reporting from the sweet new media building a few blocks from the Democratic Convention called The Big Tent.   This week you can expect a variety of dispatches from the bloggers stationed here, at the Convention, and at various happening around Denver.  Below is the first of many posts covering the climate change panels [...]

I’d like to introduce you all to a project I’ve been hard at work on.  It’s called The Trek to Re-Energize America, it’s a bike ride, and it has the potential to create a massive groundswell of support for real, serious climate action from our new president and congress. The Trek to Re-Energize America is a [...]I’d like to introduce you all to a project I’ve been hard at work on.  It’s called The Trek to Re-Energize America, it’s a bike ride, and it has the potential to create a massive groundswell of support for real, serious climate action from our new president and congress. The Trek to Re-Energize America is a [...]

Eight Canadian youth attending the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition National Summit in Edmonton set out early Wednesday morning on July 2nd to take a first-hand look at the tar sands in Northern Alberta and to meet with a number of community members and stakeholders.  We met in a parking lot in downtown Edmonton and crammed [...]Eight Canadian youth attending the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition National Summit in Edmonton set out early Wednesday morning on July 2nd to take a first-hand look at the tar sands in Northern Alberta and to meet with a number of community members and stakeholders.  We met in a parking lot in downtown Edmonton and crammed [...]

08.21.08 4:30 PM It’s already proving to be an adventure since I’ve returned from an awesome week in the capital of Minnesota. Power Vote training turned out to be the best thing that happened to me this summer and I didn’t even see it comin’. Blessings in disguise right? I remember when Mike first told me that [...]08.21.08 4:30 PM It’s already proving to be an adventure since I’ve returned from an awesome week in the capital of Minnesota. Power Vote training turned out to be the best thing that happened to me this summer and I didn’t even see it comin’. Blessings in disguise right? I remember when Mike first told me that [...]

I’m in Minneapolis, shortly before the 2009 Republican National Convention…and its gigantic protest spectacle. But I don’t think I’m even going this year. Not to dis all the good folks who will be pouring into town in the coming week to express their dissatisfaction with that last 8 years of the Bush regime, I’m just [...]I’m in Minneapolis, shortly before the 2009 Republican National Convention…and its gigantic protest spectacle. But I don’t think I’m even going this year. Not to dis all the good folks who will be pouring into town in the coming week to express their dissatisfaction with that last 8 years of the Bush regime, I’m just [...]

Warren Buffett and Bill Gates - the first and third richest men in the world - quietly toured Canadian Natural Resources Ltd’s Horizon oil sands project near Fort McMurray, Alberta, this week. Greg Stringham, vice-president at the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, says the two men asked the industry body to give a general overview [...]Warren Buffett and Bill Gates - the first and third richest men in the world - quietly toured Canadian Natural Resources Ltd’s Horizon oil sands project near Fort McMurray, Alberta, this week. Greg Stringham, vice-president at the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, says the two men asked the industry body to give a general overview [...]

I just got back from seven days that reminded me why youth are gonna save the world. I had the privilege of helping train and learn from 200 brilliant young organizers in Minneapolis Minnesota at the Energy Action Coalition Power Vote camp. It was the most fluid and well organized training I had ever been a [...] I just got back from seven days that reminded me why youth are gonna save the world. I had the privilege of helping train and learn from 200 brilliant young organizers in Minneapolis Minnesota at the Energy Action Coalition Power Vote camp. It was the most fluid and well organized training I had ever been a [...]

Burrying a “take action” link at the very bottom of a blog post is a horrible way to generate Internet activism.  So instead of having you read this whole post before you finally find out how to email the Oregon DEQ and tell them to shut down the Boardman coal plant, I’ll give you the email address [...]Burrying a “take action” link at the very bottom of a blog post is a horrible way to generate Internet activism.  So instead of having you read this whole post before you finally find out how to email the Oregon DEQ and tell them to shut down the Boardman coal plant, I’ll give you the email address [...]