The KCE Family and Environmental Library had an Earth Day Celebration in conjuction with STEP IT UP 2007. We planted seeds, had environmental education and renewable resource examples with over 500 people attending the event.

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The communities of East Lansing, Lansing and Michigan State University combined Saturday afternoon to show what it really means to "Go Green!" Speakers included both the East Lansing mayor, Sam Singh, and Lansing mayor, Virg Bernero. Jessica Pociask (co-chair of the event) spo...

My event was rained out so I talked to the people who where there to walk their dogs about the issues.

EQUAL, East Quabbin Alliance and Quabbin Regional High School Envirothon hosted a StepitUP2007 ENERGY EXPO. The movie "An Inconvenient Truth" was shown continuously and colorful displays explained carbon footprint and some of the various ways our choices impact the environmen...

Clean Water Action South Dakota hosted a live slideshow version of An Inconvenient Truth featuring keynote speaker, Diana McKeown, trained by former Vice President Al Gore, The Climate Project, to give the presentation. Although the event started at 11:00 a.m., Reporter Terry ...

The event was written up in Conserve Magazine online.

Our event took place in a small park on the beachfront in Carlsbad, California. It was a beautiful day and we had a very special guest. We started our event by drumming to speak to the earth. Then we listened to a recording of unique sounds from the earth's magnetosphers....

We planted lettuce on a snowy day in Ithaca to show how, through an organic Community Supported Agriculture farm, you can produce great food locally, without the need of fuels for long-distance transportation or carbon-based fertilizers.

Saturday, April 14th at 10:00am, 35 folks from many different Catskill towns hiked up to a vantage point in Livingston Manor with a clear view of the Catskill High Peaks. At the summit, we took this group photograph with the gorgeous high peaks in the background, covered in ca...

Here's another congregation taking a stand!

We all hiked up to the hollywood sign and at the top had nice organic snacks that people brought. Took some pictures with the step it up banner in tow and the hollywood sign was in the background. A beautiful day to "step it up" for a good cause. Pictures to be uploaded from v...

We gathered at a busy intersection in South Beach, Florida, then marched to Miami Beach City Hall. Our gathering was small, but we think we made some impact. A New York Times and Miami Sunpost reporter and photographer showed up to take pictures and ask questions.

People met at West Glacier Elementary school. A presentations was given by a geologists who worked in Glacier National Park. Singers and song writers played before the 2.5 mile march to Lake McDonald.

A dedicated group of greater Gig Harbor area boaters and friends gathered at Jerisich Dock in Gig Harbor, south Puget Sound to have their say. Sunshine, signs and enthusiasm were met by interested bystanders. Passing on the message really "floated our boats" today!

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We gathered by the veterns memorial - The Globe - from noon to 1:30pm Instead of a banner we had cardboard flames. There was a handout "Climate Action Now!" People seemed to get the message and waved or honked their support. It was great to be there.

We had several speakers, two clowns entertained, and people wrote down eco-pledges to reduce their impact. People wrote down their pledges and put them into a hat to win prizes.

Here we were in LA, surrounded by events, but Mark and I were too sick to join our local Step It Up community. So we rested and moped; and by all means celebrated this incredible national event and break-through! (Congratulations Everyone.) Then at 7 pm we made our own sign an...

A noon rally at Mansfield University, a walk through town, and a second community rally, all told, involved over 70 people: University folk and townfolk; kids and grownups; hunters and hikers; even a dog in a bandana. The first rally takes place at Mansfield University, w...