Living Each Day...

Here's a message from 350.org...

We know many of you are still recovering from the unbelievable organizing you did for the day of action on Oct. 24, and you know that as a campaign 350.org is mostly focused on the global negotiations coming up in Copenhagen.

But sometimes things happen at inconvenient moments.

And if you think it's inconvenient for us, imagine what it was like for residents of Pettus, West Virginia to wake up last week to find that the blasting had started on Coal River Mount… Continue

It's the International Day of Climate Action... We're seeing activities/events taking place all over the world. What's happening in your community?

Here's the note from Bill McKibben (350.org). What an INCREDIBLE day!

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Friends,

I can hardly believe my eyes.

16 hours ago, citizens in New Zealand gathered before dawn next to a wind turbine on a mountaintop. As local elders said prayers to bless the global event, banners and signs were held high to to greet the planet's first rays of sunl… Continue

Dear Friend,

Saturday's the day -- October 24, the International Day of Climate Action. So join the nearest 350 action knowing you'll be part of something big.

Very big, in fact. This campaign has gone viral--there will be over four thousand events taking place simultaneously in over 175 nations. As far as we can tell, you'll be part of the single most widespread day of political action about any issue that our planet has ever seen.

There are too many incredible events to list in one place, b… Continue

"Thoughtful, well-mannered and environmentally conscious children aren't born, but made," says Steve Luxton in his recent article on indyweek.com. He offers some easy-to-implement ideas for how to introduce kids to a more environmentally friendly frame of mind. It's simple, and it's probably practices you're doing already: Recycle and compost (here's how).

And, probably

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Recently, a group of kayakers, paddleboaters, etc. joined together in the 350 configuration. It's just one event as we lead up to the October 24th International Day of Climate Action. As Andy Maser explains, "thousands of communities around the world will represent the number 350 to send a message to world leaders bound for the UN Climate Change Conference this December in Copenhagen."

So, what y… Continue