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Juni 22, 2012
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Building climate movement in Ukraine

In just one month youth climate community in Kyiv got a powerful level-up. Besides numerous artistic events and media broadcasts we have launched the Ukrainian Youth Climate Association and entered a phase of intensified strategic planning.

Silent Parade in Kyiv, Ukraine united different eco-movements
Our mission is empowering people to take personal responsibility of their lives, their country and their Planet. And with our new leader - ambitious and sparkling Olga Monchak - we are getting ready for such challenges as PowerShift-2 and DIY practical campaign this autumn.
Follow our progress!
Juni 21, 2012
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Are politicians beginning to listen?

The House opened debate this evening on the "Domestic Energy and Jobs Act," a combination of bills that would expand domestic oil drilling and prevent environmental regulations from going into effect. Needless to say, we don't like this bill one bit. But one Democratic amendment would end free drilling in the Gulf of Mexico by requiring oil companies to pay for their leases, saving billions. That we do like. 

The bill is nothing more than a political stunt when what we need is real leadership on climate change. There is no way under the sun that a bill like this should pass the House, but as long as some of its members want to give away gifts to the oil industry, they ought to consider taking something back by eliminating special tax breaks. If the Gulf provision does get voted on, we'll be able to see just who is on our side when it comes to eliminating tax breaks for polluters.
 
This what we've been after--getting Congress on the record.  We just put the finishing touches on a cool new online scoreboard that will make it easy for people to find their member of Congress, contact them directly through the website, read through a call script, and record their answer. You can also see the amount of money a politician has taken from the fossil fuel industry listed right next to their name.
 
It's a good thing to do to put Congress on notice that we are watching. And when Congress is ready to get serious about energy and climate change, they ought to consider picking up something like the Sanders-Ellison bill, which takes an axe to wasteful giveaways to the oil, gas, and coal industry. That could save up to $113 billion over 10 years.
 
In the past few weeks, over a million people have signed a petition to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies, and on Monday 100,00 people tweeted with the hashtag #endfossilfuelsubsidies. People are making a lot of noise on subsidies, right now, and they should be. They are bad policy that is horrible for the climate. Tomorrow we'll see if the politicians are beginning to listen.

Juni 20, 2012
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The Island President – Now on iTunes

Many of you know that here at 350.org, we've worked closely with Mohamed Nasheed, who was recently ousted from the Presidency of the Maldives. His leadership on climate change in his home country, and his moral call to action have inspired people all over the world.
 

Juni 20, 2012
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Update on #EndFossilFuelSubsidies Proposals at Rio+20

As the final high-level segment of negotiations begin here at Rio+20, a proposal to end nearly $1 trillion in fossil fuel subsidies hangs in the balance. 

In the weeks leading up to Rio+20, it seemed unlikely that the summit would even discuss fossil fuel subsidies -- diplomats were preparing to offer up vague commitments and empty sound-bytes about “the future we want,” while avoiding difficult issues. 

But thanks to a massive outcry from the global public, a proposal to end fossil fuel subsidies was successfully thrust onto the agenda. Over a million people signed petitions to world leaders demanding that they “turn $1 trillion green”  by transferring public money from polluter handouts to clean energy and sustainable development. Big actions here at Rio+20 helped focus the global media on the demand -- video of a giant trillion dollar bill being unfurled on the beach in Copacabana was broadcast to over 50 million O Globo viewers here in Brazil. 

Then came the Twitterstorm, a massive online action to make #endfossilfuelsubsidies one of the most talked about subjects on social media around the world. The storm quickly turned into a category 5 TwitterHurricane, with multiple tweets a second driving the hashtag to trend at #2 worldwide. Celebrities picked up the call to action, with Mark Ruffalo, Stephen Fry, Richard Branson, and others weighing in. Politicians also tweeted their support, from Nancy Pelosi and White House representatives in the US to important figures here at the Rio+20 talks, like UN Climate Secretary Christiana Figueres, EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard, and former New Zealand Prime Minister and UNDP Chair Helen Clark. 
Juni 20, 2012
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Keeping the pressure up to #EndFossilFuelSubsidies

From what we've been hearing in Rio, Australia has not been vocal on ending fossil fuel subsidies. Australia has at least $9 billion worth of subsidies that it provides to the already absurdly wealthy mining industry. Last week we released an infographic that highlights the senseless nature of these subsidies - when $2 billion each year alone is allocated in the federal budget to pay the mining industry's diesel bill.

So, this morning our 350.org organiser Abigail Jabines and supporters took the End Fossil Fuel Subsidies petition - signed by more than 1 million people worldwide - to the Australian Government's Treasurer, Wayne Swan at Parliament, as the photo shows.

A great thing happened. The Green Leader Senator Christine Milne came out to greet and join the delivery, announcing that she had moved in the Senate about #EndFossilFuelSubsidies - in an effort to encourage the Australian government delegation in Rio to step up their commitment and pledge to end fossil fuel subsidies.

The #EndFossilFuelSubsidies Twitter Storm has ended, our message was massive and it was heard all over the world, but we haven't seen that turn into real, genuine commitment by world leaders in Rio yet. So now more than ever, we have to keep up the pressure and keep delivering the message - like they have in Canberra today. Onwards! 

A huge thanks to Avaaz.org who led the petition effort and our supporting organisations in Australia: 100% Renewable Energy Campaign, Australian Conservation Foundation, Canberra Loves 40%, Climate Action Canberra, Climate Change Balmain-Rozelle, Environment Victoria, Greenpeace Australia, Locals Into Victoria’s Environment, Pacific Calling Partnership - Edmund Rice Centre, Queensland Conservation Council, WWF Australia.

350.org organiser Abigail Jabines with Greens Leader Senator Christine Milne

Juni 18, 2012
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Twitter Storm projection infront of the Sydney Harbour Bridge

As the first Tweet went out to launch the 24 hours of Twitter Storm for the #endfossilfuelsubsidies campaign, 350.org and partners were streaming the Tweets infront of the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. This is what it looked like! The team will be there for another few hours, until it's dark in New Delhi, India where they will start projecting the Tweets there.

(in this photo Julien Vincent from Greenpeace Australia, photo credit James Alcock) 

Keep the Tweets up! Visit endfossilfuelsubsidies.org for more info.

Juni 18, 2012
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A Confession

This email just went out to the 350 email network...

Dear friends,

A confession: I like to tweet.

When I come across something particularly sweet or peculiarly depressing, I feel better once I’ve shared it on Twitter.

Twitter was designed as an outlet for individuals, but we think it can also work for social movements. And so, today, we’re launching an effort to amplify our movement’s message on Twitter, for a truly important cause.

The world’s leaders are gathered in Rio for the “Earth Summit”, and we need to tell them to end fossil fuel subsidies. It’s going to be a Twitter Storm, and we need all the help we can get.

Join in here: www.endfossilfuelsubsidies.org/twitterstorm

We know that world leaders aren't likely to achieve a comprehensive climate breakthrough in Rio -- we aren't expecting new binding rules that would slow the carbon emissions that are heating up our planet. But our governments could at least stop sending nearly a trillion dollars a year to the fossil fuel industry. If they did, it would help weaken the coal and oil and gas tycoons, and give renewable energy a fighting chance.

Ending fossil fuel subsidies would also stop wasting our money. Why on earth should taxpayers subsidize the richest industry on earth? It’s bad enough they wreck the planet, without us paying them a performance bonus for doing it.

So here’s the plan: we’re going to kick up a Twitter Storm. We need you to help create this storm by sending a message with the hashtag #EndFossilFuelSubsidies. We’ll be beaming your messages on famous landmarks in cities around the world, and a young team of climate activists will be on the ground in Rio to make sure world leaders hear us loud and clear.

If you don’t already have a twitter account, we need you to sign up for one, which is easy to do. Tips and tricks for all this can be found here: www.endfossilfuelsubsidies.org/twitterstorm

Look -- sending tweets and emails alone will not win this fight. But we can’t go to jail or hold rallies every day. This is an easy way to make a statement. A loud one, if we all work together.

Thanks,

Bill McKibben (@billmckibben on Twitter)

Juni 16, 2012
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Movement Building with Radiohead

UPDATE 6/17/12: Yesterday the stage collapsed before the Radiohead show in Toronto and we lost Scott Johnson, the drum technician and a friend from the tour. Miraculously the others from the crew that were injured are ok. I was working with our 350.orgvolunteers at the time away from the stage (all are uninjured), and am grateful to all of them for being attentive and supportive. Our love and support goes out to Scott's family from the 350.org team. --Justin

I am on tour with Radiohead. I still can't quite believe that.

Then I pinch myself, I look around at the dedicated and hardworking production crew rigging and lighting and setting up the venue and at the band rehearsing on stage, and I remember I've got work to do: I'm here to build the climate movement.

I'm here because Thom Yorke, Radiohead's lead singer, happens to be a big fan of ours at 350.org and specially invited us to join him for the US+Canada leg of their tour in May and June.  And to give you a sense of what kind of fans they are, when I joined on in the end of May they made me officially part of the production crew, complete with a spot on the tour buses, a big lighting box for our gear that goes on the trucks, and credentials to get where I need to go backstage and around the venue.  Radiohead is serious about supporting 350.org.

I dig that, because I'm pretty serious about supporting 350.org and the grassroots movement we're building, too.  So when I get to meet our 20 new volunteers for each concert, and as we prepare for the hordes of 10,000 or 20,000 or 30,000 concertgoers, I pose this question: what can we do with our time and talents to build the climate movement today?

It's not a trivial question, and the ideas people share always inspire me.

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