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The young people of the world have produced a Youth Booklet that includes drawings, poems and human stories on climate change and development, entirely made by and for young people! The booklet has been developed by Peace Child International jointly with HDRO, and launched on Youth Day 2008. The booklet is available for download and as an online version [...] The young people of the world have produced a Youth Booklet that includes drawings, poems and human stories on climate change and development, entirely made by and for young people! The booklet has been developed by Peace Child International jointly with HDRO, and launched on Youth Day 2008. The booklet is available for download and as an online version [...]

You betcha, Powershift will soon be making a visit to the great state of Minnesota. The home of nice people, hotdish, Garrison Keillor, the Democrat-Farmer-Labor party, community wind, the highest voter participation rates in the country, and the Mall of America now has its very own Powershift! Minnesota Powershift 2008 is much more than a conference. [...]You betcha, Powershift will soon be making a visit to the great state of Minnesota. The home of nice people, hotdish, Garrison Keillor, the Democrat-Farmer-Labor party, community wind, the highest voter participation rates in the country, and the Mall of America now has its very own Powershift! Minnesota Powershift 2008 is much more than a conference. [...]

You may have noticed that the Power Vote pledge counter dramatically jumped from 2,000 to 64,327 Power Vote Pledges! There have been hundreds of people out there for the past few days collecting pledges, but the sudden spike is actually a result of us fixing some technological glitches and updating the number. Volunteers have been [...] You may have noticed that the Power Vote pledge counter dramatically jumped from 2,000 to 64,327 Power Vote Pledges! There have been hundreds of people out there for the past few days collecting pledges, but the sudden spike is actually a result of us fixing some technological glitches and updating the number. Volunteers have been [...]

This past summer, about 25 students spent June and July in St. Paul Minnesota working on community-based solutions to the climate and energy crisis, social justice issues, and our falling economy through the Summer of Solutions. We posted a couple of times about the beginning of this program, but as we went along kept finding [...]This past summer, about 25 students spent June and July in St. Paul Minnesota working on community-based solutions to the climate and energy crisis, social justice issues, and our falling economy through the Summer of Solutions. We posted a couple of times about the beginning of this program, but as we went along kept finding [...]

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin insulted us last night at the Republican National Convention: “I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a ‘community organizer,’ except that you have actual responsibilities” [laughter] This line was carefully planned and released a few hours before she gave the speech. Apparently the attack was worth more than any community organizer [...] Alaska Governor Sarah Palin insulted us last night at the Republican National Convention: “I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a ‘community organizer,’ except that you have actual responsibilities” [laughter] This line was carefully planned and released a few hours before she gave the speech. Apparently the attack was worth more than any community organizer [...]

Our newly formed SEAC chapter at Wayne State University in Detroit began in full force this semester. Our top priority this fall is running Power Vote on campus. This week we had our first tabling event at the new student “I Start” day in which Freshmen and other new students come out to meet new [...] Our newly formed SEAC chapter at Wayne State University in Detroit began in full force this semester. Our top priority this fall is running Power Vote on campus. This week we had our first tabling event at the new student “I Start” day in which Freshmen and other new students come out to meet new [...]

I know it seems strange, but I think that it is fundamentally true — we often say that no man is an island as we are all interconnected in the web of life, but no island nation is alone either. The impacts on a small island state are impacts felt on every nation, every state. [...]I know it seems strange, but I think that it is fundamentally true — we often say that no man is an island as we are all interconnected in the web of life, but no island nation is alone either. The impacts on a small island state are impacts felt on every nation, every state. [...]

The air in St. Paul is one of both tense expectation and also hoped-for disappointment. The protesters and the police are poised, waiting to see who will provoke the other first. At the same time, no one really wants a major violent confrontation. All around, people are wearing their protest on sleeves, chests and [...]The air in St. Paul is one of both tense expectation and also hoped-for disappointment. The protesters and the police are poised, waiting to see who will provoke the other first. At the same time, no one really wants a major violent confrontation. All around, people are wearing their protest on sleeves, chests and [...]

Youth at Environmental-Action Conference work for Climate Change Solutions (Atlanta, Ga) Georgia’s young people are working to cure our nations energy crisis and are going green in a big way.  This Labor Day weekend, over 150 students and youth leaders from around Georgia participated in the third annual GreenPeach! Youth Environmental-Action Conference hosted by  Georgia Students [...]Youth at Environmental-Action Conference work for Climate Change Solutions (Atlanta, Ga) Georgia’s young people are working to cure our nations energy crisis and are going green in a big way.  This Labor Day weekend, over 150 students and youth leaders from around Georgia participated in the third annual GreenPeach! Youth Environmental-Action Conference hosted by  Georgia Students [...]

This post is crossposted from www.whatswiththeclimate.org — Voices of a Subcontinent As island nations submit their petition to the United Nations Security Council to address climate change as a pressing threat to international peace and security and to the actual existence of island nations like Tuvalu and the Maldives, it really is no comfort that the [...]This post is crossposted from www.whatswiththeclimate.org — Voices of a Subcontinent As island nations submit their petition to the United Nations Security Council to address climate change as a pressing threat to international peace and security and to the actual existence of island nations like Tuvalu and the Maldives, it really is no comfort that the [...]