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...

More shots from the "People of Faith, Step it Up" rally at First Plymouth!

A great turnout by concerned Mainers brought much-needed attention to a great cause.

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A group of Soho kids sold homemade rice krispie "globes", cookies and lemonade to hundreds of bypassers, raising $512 for the National Resources Defense Council. They were able to distribute materials on cutting carbon emissions, played a little music and didn't eat too much ...

On a cold day in mid-Bangor,Maine we had a band and fiddler, a big banner, tables with literature and post cards (more than 100 sent to our congressional delegation, and Pres. Bush), and displays by vendors of energy-efficient products (e.g., compact fluorescent bulbs by Home ...

Our organizer, invited local school kids to create global-warming art work and sing a Step it Up song. The tune, sung by children, had an audience of nearly 1,000 singing along! With the Atlantic Ocean for a backdrop, the Naples crew called for action, got plenty of signatur...

I was trained by Al Gore in January to present his slide show. As I have been in 2,000 elementary schools over the last 30 years delivering a highly regarded activity program, Juggling for Success, I spent the day at my desk in Celebration Florida working on more details of t...

Here's a picture just before our march.

Some of our guest speakers.

A group of concerned citizens watched the movie An Inconvenient Truth and learned what they could do to help reduce carbon emissions. After the movie the group held a raly in front of the library.

We had about 70 people come to International Park near downtown Toledo to show their support. Local environmental organizations set up tables and provided literature for people to learn what they can do in this region to fight global warming and help the environment. We even h...

There were speakers and then a march.

Speakers (among many) at the Fort Myers Step It Up

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....

A very spirited crowd of all ages enlivened the intersection with a bicycle drawing the oil barrel king, guitarplayers composing global warming songs on the spot, lots of what to do flyers were handed out. The kids created the slogan: It is a requirement - to save the envi...

Four types of alternative fuel vehicles were shown to the public and information was shared about how to cut emissions by using such vehicles.

Despite the cold and windy weather 30 participants enjoyed some great music as well as talked about how to live more sustainably. Its was a success!

We had to move the event to an indoor location because of potential snow and rain during the time of the event. About 500 people attended the event at Community Christian Church. The band Rain Dogs played music from 1 pm to about 1:45 pm. We then prepared the crown for a p...

The Cornell College microbiology class on Sapelo Island, GA rallied on the beach for Congress to Step It Up and reduce GHG emissions!