1. The most immediate needs are with the people in the Philippines. Yeb Saño, the climate negotiator for the Philippines whose hometown, Tacloban City, was among the worst hit, is on a hunger strike for the duration of the Warsaw climate talks. He is fasting until progress is in sight for a global agreement on climate change. You can join his symbolic stand and aid in relief efforts by donating $21.50, the amount the average American family spends on food each day, to the relief effort. 2. Sign the petition urging UN negotiators to come to an agreement on climate change. We need a strong global agreement among world leaders to start phasing out fossil fuels and assist the most vulnerable nations to prepare for a changing climate. Our friends at 350.org are at the Warsaw climate talks and they will deliver your signatures next week. 3. Donate to CREDO SuperPACs campaign to defeat John Boehner in 2014. One of the largest barriers to a global agreement on climate has been lack of strong commitment to action by the U.S. The largest barrier to progress in our country is our fossil-fueled Congress. And the most destructive member of Congress is House Majority Leader John Boehner, who continues to allow irresponsible Tea Party extremists to run the show in Congress out of concern for keeping his own leadership position. 4. Donate to CREDO’s climate activism including support for peaceful civil disobedience to force the U.S. to take meaningful action. CREDO has long been a leader in the U.S. fight against climate change from helping to shut down dirty coal plants and working for strong EPA rules limiting carbon emissions from existing plants to organizing over 75,000 people to take the Keystone XL Pledge of Resistance and commit to peaceful civil disobedience to stop climate change to holding the line on the explosive growth of fracking in our communities. 5. If its accessible to you, go solar or switch to a clean electricity provider. Our personal actions do add up. If you own your own home and your electric bill is high enough, you really can go solar, possibly with no up-front cost. If you live in DC, Hawaii, Oregon, Pennsylvania or Texas click here to see if solar works for you. If you live in Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Maryland, New York or New Jersey click here to see if solar works for you. Or, even easier, if you live in DC, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York or Pennsylvania, you can switch your energy provider right now to get 100% clean wind power.
Posted on: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 16:02:07 +0000
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