Stop the organzing, stop the lobbying, screw back in those old incandescant lightbulbs! We've got it all figured out.

So yesterday, I arrived to to the 350 office, and did my usual glance at our mailbox in the office we share with some other allies. Being a primarily web-based campaign, it's usually empty. But yesterday, there was one lone letter awaiting my arrival - typed up, signed, and everything. Here's how it began:

"Dear 350.org,

If I could catch laughter with a net I would enclose it with this letter. I am laughing right now about how easy it is to reach your goal of reducing the amount of carbon in the air to 350 parts per million. Ha ha ha!"

Who was this person who was mocking our efforts? I was intrigued - Kevin from New Jersey has it figured out! Click here to learn his secrets, and see just how easy it really is to get to 350. Climate change is no laughing matter, but we humans aren't built to be serious all of the time. It will depend on our creativity, compassion, and good humor as much as the technologies and policies we can employ to get us through any crisis. Thanks to Kevin for a much-needed laugh!

Here's the e-mail that Phil just sent out to our supporters--for those of you who aren't on our mailing list, you can sign-up in the upper right hand corner of the screen!

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Dear friends,

Ever notice that the media doesn't write about how clean energy can fix our economy and our climate at the same time?

This week, we have a great chance to get that story out--and we need your help to do it.

Can you take a two minutes (literally!) and send us a quote about your local green economy--what it is or what it could be.

http://350.org/greeneconomy

Here's the situation: on Monday, President Obama will host leaders from sixteen countries to discuss climate change in Washington D.C during the "Major Economies Forum."

350.org and our allies will be catching the attention of the leaders and media with an eye-catching stunt outside of the forum.

Here's where you come in: I want to tell the the media your stories of the green economy in your local community.  If we can get the message out that a green economy is the crucial engine that can get the world out of a global recession, we'll have a much better chance of mobilizing the planet to stop the climate crisis.

President Obama has convened this meeting to generate the political leadership necessary for a successful outcome at the Copenhagen climate talks this coming December. This renewed committment to the UN negotiations represents a significant step in the right direction for the United States.  By the end of this year, we need a climate deal that is truly global, and that doesn't simply represent the large economies of the world. 

There is no time to waste: with world leaders gathered in Washington D.C, it is essential that they use their time wisely to create a serious plan to reduce global emissions.  But right now, political leaders are working furiously to solve the economic crisis, often at the expense of ambitious climate action.  

That's why I'll be in Washington, D.C. on Monday, outside the meeting, working with our allies to construct a visual symbol of the new global green economy. I'll be donning my green hard hat and constructing a big physical wall, covered in the quotes you send my way. We'll also be displaying the flags of countries who cannot be in the meeting, as a reminder that their voices matter.

It's up to us to convince them that a global green stimulus will stop the economic crisis and the climate crisis at the same time. Send us your quote today

Many thanks,

Phil Aroneanu for the Global 350.org team

(Bill, Claire, Diana, Govind, Ely, Jamie, Jeremy, Jon, Judit, Kelly, May, Pablo,  Soumar, Phil, Wael, and Will--phew, we're growing!  Check out our team page to learn a bit more about who we all are and what we do! - http://www.350.org/our-team)

P.S. Just in case you forgot, we're organizing a BIG International Day of Climate action in October.  It's not too early to pre-register your event and get the ball rolling--learn more at http://www.350.org/oct24)

From here at the Indigenous Peoples Global Summit on Climate Change, it's hard to single out a few highlights for the blog. The backdrop for these amazing discussions is Anchorage, Alaska, and outside the conference center, tall snowy mountains ring the horizon. A few hundred participants are here, from all continents. I've gotten to meet with native peoples from Greenland, Canada, Kenya, Finland, and many island nations, including Dominica and Kiribati. Everyone has an important story to share, and many of the stories are interconnected.

One of the highlights so far, which you can share in, was a mini film festival yesterday evening, which showcased films about climate impacts around the world. Many of the films were made by community members, over the course of a ten-day training. I learned about Masai herdspeople in Kenya, who are suffering from drought. Their traditional livelihood, cattle herding, is severly impacted by drought. While I had read and heard about climate-induced drought, this film made it very real: especially a segment with a Masai man describing the drought in front of the carcass of a dead zebra. Another film from Borneo showed how a local tribe is preserving its forest in innovative ways. If you'd like to see some of these films, visit Insight Share.

Another impressive film was produced by Sacred Lands Film Project, which highlighted the plight of Peruvian people as their water source, glaciers, dwindle due to rising temperatures. Check in out here.

These films were eye-opening to all in the audience, and not just because of the stories they shared, but because they represented innovative storytelling. The underlying hope in these films is that, by providing access to the means of video production, these heart-rendering stories will reach a wider audience and inspire greater action. We here at 350 hope to help out with this by spotlighting the stories of these impacted communities during the October 24 day of action.