We handed out homemade cookies to everyone who carpooled that day, and we had banners thanking them for doing so. Then we went into the auditorium for our "Step-it-Up Rally" to hear from students. Our 7th and 8th graders have been researching climate change and the global wa...

We had about 70 people come out today despite the chilly temperatures. There were numerous hikes through the college woodlot. Owners of a vegetable oil powered car discussed the vehicle. Info on a's, alternative energy, community supported agriculture, bike transportation etc....

Four speakers educated and inspired the audience, four youth speakers shared their feelings and their determination to combat global warming and create a GREENPRINT for the 21st century.

Follow-up meeting with Senators Office on May 15...met with John Newstreet representing Senator Martinez, at Orlando office. Mr. Newstreet very receptive and gracious, promised to forward documents and photos of event to Senator Martinez in DC. I requested 80% reduction of ...

Gathering, three mile march, speaches & Soultions Fair at end of march.

Local clergy of Waltham had a big role in our event. Here are some videos.

Over 100 people gathered at a local elementary school on their bikes. Children decorated their bikes as alternative energy sources (with solar panals, suns, drawings of corn, etc.) We then all biked to an amphitheater in downtown Frederick, along the canal, where we heard gre...

These are just two photos of many wonderful window displays unveiled during our Step It Up Oneonta events.

It was a cold and rainy day in Columbus, Ohio for the StepItUp event. But the enthusiastic crowd was determined to make the event a success. The silver lining of the bad weather was that speakers gave up on relying on their notes, which were wet and sagging, and spoke from the...

Ely, MN at the edge of the Boundary Waters had an excellent day. 150 people from our small town came to Vermilion Community College to listen to presentations on climate change in the arctic (Paul Schurke) and in our northern forests (Dr. Lee Frelich). In the afternoon we ha...

Some of our guest speakers.

The sun shone on a group of over 200 enthusiastic citizens of all ages today in Portland, who paraded through the downtown area with colorful signs, snorkels, masks, a surfboard, unicycles, and bicycles! The parade ended in Monument Square where we heard from state legislators...

With the Allman Brothers as background music, parents, teenagers, and little kids gathered on Crane Beach on April 14th. We were walking around, playing lacrosse, signing banners, or simply enjoying the windy weather. There were a couple of speakers, a group picture, and a c...

SEA OF PEOPLE - Porjected tide level rise in downtown Manhattan. About 1, 000 people showed up, dressed in blue, chanting environmental chants, handing out pamphlets, and much more. Everyone there was for the event and for the cause of it!! :]

A small group gathered at Snow City Cafe and Elderberry Park for the walk for climate change. (I made the mistake of thinking it was at Snow Goose Cafe and stood at the trailhead by myself for 15 minutes before finding the group a few blocks ahead). They finally gathered dow...

We had a nice turnout. It was a beautiful sunny day. We enjoyed music, speakers, and good food. The march was very exciting. It seemed everyone there had a good time.

We had several hybrid vehicles, one ZAP Xebra PK electric pickup and 2 biodiesel vehicles on display. We had 5 speakers discussing Global Warming and a showing of An Inconvenient Truth. It was a cold and rainy day, so we held it inside the Virginia Tech YMCA Thrift Shop com...

We had a decent turnout for a very cold day here in Wooster, Ohio. Several speakers covered topics including: conserving energy, energy audits, local efforts, and what we can do NOW to address global climate issues. We had 2 singer/songwriters perform original songs written s...

More than 250 people showed up in the rain (!!) for a family festival. We had great speakers, including Stanford Professor and IPCC author, Terry Root, on the ecological impacts of climate change. Speakers highlighted the need for local action, reporting on leading local gover...

The newly formed Frankfort Climate Action Network threw a climate action festival in downtown Frankfort. Nearly 200 people attended the event, which included a concert, speakers, a large tabling area, demonstrations of solar power and biofuels, workshops on energy smart fuel ...