Students at St. Mark's School have learned how much carbon dioxide emissions result from our fossil fuel use. They built educational displays demonstrating how many tons of carbon dioxide are produced each year by a single car or SUV. At our Step It Up event, we erected a sma...

In small town, Milford NH over 400 people came to Town Hall to participate in our ?Step It Up Day of Environmental Education?. Thirty tables of information on ways to ?green? our lives were hosted by environmental organizations, ?green? businesses, local farmers markets, csa?...

It was a small turnout,but we all had a great time.We did a 17.5 mile bike ride.Everyone is looking forward to gwetting together again!

The staff at my restaurant and many of our customers signed the petition, and signed a contract in which we agree to take several steps to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. People were surprised to learn about the little things we can do to make a difference, lik...

A few signs (we expected 35-50)turned into many as over 130 people gathered on the lawn of the Kane County Courthouse to express their concerns to Congress and passersby along Geneva's busy Third Street shopping area. We were delighted so many folks came out for a couple of...

The day started with a march through the town of Springdale. Local children made banners and t-shirts with Step It Up 2007 Congress Cut Carbon 80% by 2050. We had a police escort and half of the road was shut down. We are the gateway community to Zion National Park and encount...

More than 100 attended an event at the Couthouse that put a human face on climate change and impacts from high-energy lifestyles. Speakers from 8 nations told what was happening in their homelands. The attendance was strong, by GB standards, esp. since local TV, radio and news...

The people tell Congress and Exxon to Step It Up!

Video and lots of photos to see of a fun day at the solar Cafe in Brentwood.

At the statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, we had exhibitors from non-profit groups, environmental and progressive groups, a county governmental agency and a solar company. We had ten speakers address issues of climate change ranging from scientific evidence and economic factors,...

The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope. Wendell Berry The past is our definition. We may strive, with good reason, to escape it, o...

Along with 3 enjoyable and informative speakers, the highlight of the afternoon was the 'open mic' session, where everyone had a chance to share their own stories or beliefs, to the sound of rallying cries.

About 30 volunteers gathered in Central Railyard Park, Ashland. They broke into teams and spread out along the 5th Street Corridor where they picked up trash and recyclables. Afterward, many returned to spell out STEP IT UP on a nearby hillside. Northland College Environmen...

Great event, part 1 at Presidio near Golden Gate Bridge (good crowd despite heavy rain), then the rain stopped; Part 2 in San Rafael. I couldn't figure out how to upload photos to some Step It Up area at Flickr, and I had 9 images, so I put them at http://www.flickr.com/photo...

The crowd assmebled at the Lexington MA event where they were addressed by Congressman Ed Markey, Chair of the House Global Warming committee and by Peggy McKibben, Bill's mother plus other local leaders. The demonstrators were then led by a fife and drum group to the Lexingt...

Mainers donning snorkels, masks and more demonstrated their concern about the catastrophic effects of global warming at the New Coast Parade and Rally in Portland, Maine. Dubbed the "New Coast Parade," the event began with a march along Fore Street, once the natural coastline ...

We had a picnic in the rain!

Huge "Step it Up Congress!" banners attracted attention in two locations, while Weston Climate Change volunteers handed out literature and talked to people at the market and dump. Over 100 people visited these sites- wow, let's keep up the spirit of this day!

We're expecting a visitor in Mobile from the melting north. Knut's mother, in fact. Because of dwindling ice she couldn't hunt enough to feed him. That's why she had to put him up for adoption at the Berlin zoo. Then she headed south to spread the alarm. When she ar...

senator bernie sanders spoke as well as several other speakers