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Januari 30, 2013
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The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) has graciously given their support for the upcoming Forward on Climate rally on February 17th in Washington, D.C. 

350.org is ecstatic to have the support of these vulnerable nation-states. It's they who bear the brunt of climate change and its crippling effects. Amb. Marlene Moses, Chair of AOSIS explains:

“The rally comes in the aftermath of a season of record tropical storms in Palau, the Philippines, Samoa, and Fiji that has graphically illustrated how climate change involves the most fundamental aspect of social justice: that of life and death.”

Hope to see you in DC on F17! Register here

 

Januari 29, 2013
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These are the behind-the-scenes stories of the rally for the “SWITCH! Liberation from Fossil Fuel Addiction” campaign, written by Mega Aisyah Nirmala and Letsu Vella Sundary, the local 350 Indonesia organized based out of Jogjakarta City. And again, special thanks to Susan Kim for her great help with the editing. 

 

350 Indonesia’s End-of-Year SWITCH! Rally

It was 2 PM and I was on my way to the 350 Jogjakarta base camp to get things prepared.  The rain was falling heavily.  Today was December 30, 2012, and it would be a big day for 350 Jogjakarta.  Four PM would see the start of our very first public rally in Jogjakarta, a city known for its education and culture.

A couple of minutes later, I had arrived at our base camp and found nobody there.  I became worried, what if people didn’t show up for the launch of the rally?

But after a few moments, one person arrived to wash away my worries.  The rain didn’t seem to want to stop, but that didn’t stop people from showing up, one by one.  I was amazed that people were still willing to come and show their support in the midst of all this rain.

Finally, 4 PM came around, and about forty of us were ready to deliver our message to our society and government.  We walked over to the busiest intersection in Jogjakarta, referred to as Zero Kilometer, and unfolded our banner to deliver our campaign message: stop fossil fuel addition and SWITCH into renewable energy.

While some of us kept the banner unfurled, others wore handmade eco-costumes while distributing promotional stickers to the thousands of people in this busy area.  From Zero Kilometer, we crossed the street and walked over to Town Square where we continued rallying into the evening.

Januari 27, 2013
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We just sent out this email to our friends around the world. Not on our email list yet? Sign up here to receive crucial updates from the climate movement. 


Friends,

I immediately added my name to this open letter to President Obama calling for bold climate action, and I hope you will too.

President Obama is just one piece of the puzzle when it comes to tackling climate change, but he's a very important piece.  This letter lays out exactly the kind of leadership we need from him in the coming 4 years. It calls for a rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline (the first and maybe simplest test of his seriousness on climate), a strong carbon rule that would address pollution from existing coal plants, and a number of other things which will need his attention right away.

The letter was written by our friends at CREDO, and the full text is below. In these early moments of Obama's second term, it's important that we are vocal about our high expectations. The more people who sign on, the louder our message will be.

Please add add your name here: act.350.org/signup/an-open-letter-to-president-obama/

We'll deliver this letter in bulk a few days before our big action in DC on February 17th, and I hope to have your name alongside mine when we do.

Thanks again,

Bill

Januari 23, 2013
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I had the pleasure of co-facilitating a media and climate change workshop earlier this month in the Egyptian city of Fayoum alongside Amena Adel  – International DEMENA Youth Climate Ambassador and 350.org volunteer in Cairo.

Therefore, it gives me great pleasure to share this blog post which Amena wrote about the workshop (cross-posted from https://www.climateambassadors.net/ )

 

On January the 3rd 2013, 18 media enthusiasts from all over Egypt came together in Zad Al Musafer in Tunis- Fayoum to explore possibilities of communicating climate knowledge. From Sinai in the east to Alexandria in the west, and from governorates all over Egypt, they had each experienced the indirect and in some cases the direct impacts of climate change. With the help of Frank Thor Straten, Danish media and communication consultant, Mostafa Hussein, trainer in the field of Environmental professions, the Egyptian DEMENA team and 350.org volunteers, they went through a 3-day workshop to sculpt their skills and utilize them to encourage citizen journalism on Climate Change.
The global climatic crisis is the most demanding issue facing humanity in this era of environmental oblivion, and that’s why there’s a need for strong Media products communicating the issue, the ramifications, the consequences and the solutions.

Januari 22, 2013
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I was travelling in Taiwan this holiday season and dropped in on the End of The World Climate Camp, co-organised by our regional Power Shift partners, the Taiwan Youth Climate Coalition and the China Youth Climate Action Network.

Along with similar events in Guangzhou and Hong Kong, the camp really sought to drive home the message that if we are worried about the end of the world, then we should really be worried about tackling climate change!

We started off with a presentation and debate on nuclear energy, whether we need it and what dangers come hand-in-hand. It was interesting to hear opinions from the Taiwanese youth, as well as youth from Hong Kong and Mainland China, each of whom had different perspectives on how to balance energy and environmental needs.

After the discussion, we proceeded to do an inter-city dialogue between youth from Taiwan and Guangzhou to connect and network with one another. We started with a phone conversation, where we shared our concerns and hopes for the climate movement in the upcoming year. Following that, we wrote postcards addressed to our friends abroad, to provide encouragement and support for their continued efforts in catalysing climate solutions on campuses and in communities back home.

The End of the World Climate Camp was also a great opportunity to catch up with local organisers whose first meeting was just last summer at the 350.org regional workshop in Indonesia! With renewed friendships, we're ready to working closely together towards building a new climate movement with the Global Power Shift!

 

Januari 21, 2013
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Dear Friends,

Here's what President Obama said about climate change during his address today:

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With words like that, it's easy to let ourselves dream that something major might be about to happen to fix the biggest problem the world has ever faced.

But we know that even if the President is sincere in every syllable, he's going to need lots of backup to help him get his point across in a city dominated by fossil fuel interests. And, given the record of the last four years, we know that too often rhetoric has yielded little in the way of results.

That's why we need you -- very badly -- to take a trip to our nation's capital on Feb. 17. We'll gather on the National Mall, in what is shaping up to be be the largest environmental rally in many years.

Click here to join us in DC: act.350.org/signup/presidentsday

Together we'll send the message loud and clear: 'If you're serious about protecting future generations from climate change, stop the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. If you can do that, Mr. President, we can all work together to help build a climate legacy that will be a credit to your critical eight years in office.'

Look -- numbers count. If 20,000 of us show up on February 17th, it will be noticed. We need you in that number. The President may have given us an opening, but it's up to us to go through it, and we need to do it together.

Thanks for all you've done to bring us this far, friends. Let's keep it up -- this is our chance.

Bill

Januari 13, 2013
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Here's an exciting post by Nhi Thoi, the new copywriter from 350 Vietnam. Thanks to Susan Kim for her help with editing.

Dear 350 Gurus!

Are you ready to have an exciting 2013 with Global Power Shift (GPS)? The 350 Vietnam team has been jumping up and down with excitement, so much excitement that they’ve already hosted a music night in anticipation for GPS campaigning last Thursday night in Ho Chi Minh City!

Top Vietnamese singers and 350.org Goodwill Ambassadors like Thanh Bui, Pham Anh Khoa, Sy Luan, Thuy Hoang Diem, and PiBand, brought in over 400 audience members to rock the night away with their hits.  Our special guests went beyond performing their songs to comment on their shared love of nature, humanity, and the country, revealing personal stories concerning climate change through improvised rap.

In an endeavor to raise people’s consciousness about environmental crises, singer-musician, CEO of Soul Academy, and Vietnam Power Shift’s first partner, Mr. Thanh Bui shared with the crowd, “If we want to change the world, we have to, first change ourselves. I believe in the power of music because music is the best way to inspire and change people’s perceptions about the Earth’s problems.”

We were also able to welcome Mike Spine – a singer, recording artist, and music teacher on a six-month global humanitarian music tour to six continents raising awareness for social, economic and environmental justice.

Januari 2, 2013
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We were very pleased to see that the Burlington Free Press named Bill McKibben "2012 Vermonter of the Year." Vermont is a state chock-full of heroes and heroines, so we're especially happy to see Bill recognized in this way, by neighbors, so to speak.

Some of the accomplishments they list are well known to many of you: three days in jail protesting Keystone XL, the 21-city Do the Math tour, founding 350.org. Some others may be less familiar: Bill has written more than a dozen books.

As a variety of Vermont based colleges and universities, including my alma mater Middlebury College (where Bill is the Schumann Distinguished Scholar), consider divestment, this couldn't come at a better time. As the Free Press article mentions, Bill's, and 350's, message is certainly breaking through!

Desember 26, 2012
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Guest post from Andreas Karelas of Re-volv.

RE-volv just a few days ago launched its first crowdfunding campaign for community-based solar energy on Indiegogo, accessible at www.solarseedfund.org. After being blogged about by our friends at Solar Mosaic, tweeted about by Bill McKibben, and featured in an article on Clean Technica our crowdfunding campaign has taken off. With just a week into the campaign, we’ve already raised more than half of our goal.

350.org’s Do the Math Tour asks people and institutions to divest from fossil fuels. As more people divest from fossil fuels if we can increasingly invest in renewable energy, we could create a very powerful dynamic and signal for change.

RE-volv is a nonprofit organization empowering people to invest collectively in renewable energy. RE-volv has started a revolving fund for community-based solar energy called the Solar Seed Fund. Here’s how it works: The Solar Seed Fund raises donations through crowdfunding to finance solar installations on community-serving organizations such as schools, universities, hospitals, and places of worship. RE-volv recoups the cost of the solar installation and earns a return on the investment through a 20-year solar lease agreement. The lease payments go back into the Solar Seed Fund allowing the fund to continuously grow and finance an expanding number of solar installations. The communities RE-volv serves save money on their electric bill and are able to showcase solar energy to their community members.

What’s exciting about this model is that each person’s donation isn’t just for one solar energy system. A donation in the Solar Seed Fund is like planting a seed for solar energy. Each solar energy system we install produces a dramatic return on its investment and is able to finance an additional three solar energy systems over the course of the lease. When RE-volv has many installations up and running, the revenues will produce more and more solar systems each year, which bring in more revenues creating a self-sustaining ever expanding renewable energy fund.

Solar is now cost effective. It pays for itself over time and can be a profitable investment. RE-volv’s unique revolving fund model, rather than generating returns for investors, reinvests the returns it earns in the revolving fund allowing it to grow exponentially.

This way, people who donate get a tax deduction, are making a meaningful impact in reducing carbon emissions, are spurring the renewable energy industry, and are educating countless communities about the benefits of solar. We can use this movement to demonstrate that people are willing to support renewable energy in the United States out of their own pockets as part of a collective effort with lots of people chipping in a little bit.

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