Bill McKibben has announced his support for San Francisco’s Clean Energy Act (Propistion H). Prop H promises to move San Francisco towards 100% renewable energy in just three decades.
Bill McKibben is the founder of Step It Up, what some have noted as the largest American demonstration about climate change to date. He is also an author and frequently writes about global warming, alternative energy, and the risks associated with human genetic engineering.
On April 14, 2007, Step it Up 2007facilitated over 1400 different rallies in all 50 states urging Congress to cut carbon emissions 80% by 2050. It was the largest day of citizen actions on global warming in history, and it truly was citizen action. Although Step It Up 2007 was the brainchild of Bill McKibben and several former Middlebury College students, the success of the event was contingent on
A day before the rains hit NYC, an estimated 1500 people arrived at Battery Park wearing blue to form a human line around the southern tip of Manhattan to mark the new water line if sea levels rise due to climate change.
Activist and founder of Step It Up Bill McKibben (also in blue) spoke to the sea of people before he headed off to DC (via train) for the evening rally there.
A few months ago Michael told GO readers about Step It Up!, a grassroots movement created by activist Bill McKibben to mark April 14th as National Day of Climate Action. Instead of holding one big climate change rally, Step It Up! calls for people across the U.S. to come together in the largest day of citizen action for climate change to create their own events locally.
While we may each have our views on how our government (or world governments) are handling the issue of climate change, one thing is for sure: this problem is not going away anytime soon. If you feel that more can be done but don't know how to voice your opinion (or would rather not travel to do so) a new site called Step It Up! may just have the answer.
On April 14, 2007, 
A day before the rains hit NYC, an estimated 1500 people arrived at Battery Park wearing blue to form a human line around the southern tip of Manhattan to mark the new water line if sea levels rise due to climate change. 
