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Action Reports
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at 11:00 am people began to gather, and soon enough we began to create our banner, which we think is very beautiful. A speech was made, photographs taken, and then we all went home, just before a small spot of rain fell. We discussed finding a permanent public place to hang th...
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We took a short walk to the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, reviewed the DVD, "Too Hot Not To Handle" and shared refreshments and camaraderie while making a visual request to Congress to reduce carbon emissions.
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We had a great StepItUp rally on Saturday, April 14, at Pickering Square in Bangor, kicked off by Shawn Mercer and the Boondock Blues Band. The Cool Bangor Coalition's MC and primary coordinator, Leslie Dickinson, welcomed the crowd and introduced speakers. The weather was a l...
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Dick Tighe, Morristown Councilman, talked about how Morristown is taking part in efforts to build a sustainable future for Morristown. "Morristown has LEEDS certified buildings going up as we speak. The major focus if Morristown's effort are the three E's: Economy, Equity a...
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It was the only nice day of the past week and promises to be the only nice day of the following week, yet fifty people stepped inside to hear a presentation on the Coming Global Meltdown by a local radio documentary producer with recent trips to Greenland, Peru, and Antarctica...
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A group of about 20 biked from the Salem power plant to GreEnergy Photovoltaic Park at Beverly High School. They were met there by a group of supporters including the major of Beverly, local elected representatives and other members of the community.
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Despite the rain we had a great ride! We hit up two other Step it Up Events and handed out info on Community Choice Energy.
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Students at Bates College gathered on the Steps of Hathorn Hall, Bates' oldest building. The energy was high as students took a break from studying for finals and came together to show their support. It was a great turn out for a small college and we showed that Bates is ready...
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With power in numbers and a videographer (Stoneman Productions) and photographer (Charles Oreve Photography) overhead in Blue Hawaiian?s Eco Star helicopter, the Hawaii PV Coalition and the residents of Maui sent their message to Congress to cut carbon 80% by 2050! Baldwin Be...
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70 people planted trees along the Santa Fe River restoring critical riparian habitat and offsetting their carbon for the day!
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Cyclists committed to substituting bikes for cars to reduce carbon emissions met for an early morning Step-It-Up photo on Philadelphia's famous Art Museum Steps. It was an unseasonably cool but beautiful morning. Afterwards, people went on training rides, to other environment...
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Franklin County residents stepped it up at Chester A. Arthur Historic Site with a nature walk, a story, and lots of Ben & Jerry's Fossil Fuel ice cream.
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Our event started with about 6 people at one of the parks in town and ended with about 20 in our town square! Not a lot of people for such an important event, but we started palnning late so it was a pretty good turnout! We walked around town with our petitions and cleaned u...
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Pinwheel Parade Hands-on education
Song and dance
Refreshments
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A small group of concerned individuals (OK, the 2 year olds aren't concerned... yet) gathered at Round Hill's beautiful sumit in Sudbury, MA to add their voices to the thousands around the globe calling for congress to Step It Up!
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Our Step It UP rally was located at the Bridgewater/Hebron dump and recycling center. These two rural towns combined have a total population of 1,500. We displayed our banner, talked to folks entering and exiting the dump, and gave out CFL light bulbs in exchange for incand...
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Roughly 100 people attended our "Step It Up Day" rally in Lander, Wyoming. People gathered from across the local area at our city park on the south side of town to hear Wyoming historian and conservationist, Tom Bell, speak about the perils of global climate change. After Tom,...
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