Posts Tagged ‘capitol climate action’
“This is what democracy looks like.”
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
Tags: Bill McKibben, capitol climate action, Carroll Muffett, CCA, chants, crowd, james hansen, rally, this is what democracy looks like
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“We shut them down!”
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
Tags: capitol climate action, CCA, Victory, we shut them down
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UNPRECEDENTED PROTEST
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
Yesterday thousands of people came together to offer an unprecedented example of mass protest and civil disobedience for the climate.
More than 2500 activists, many willing to risk arrest, successfully blockaded all five entrances to the Capitol Power Plant for more than four hours.
As impressive as that is, this action wasn’t just about this one coal-fired powerplant. The scale and the commitment of the participants was the biggest example yet of the kind of public support necessary to solve the climate crisis.
We aren’t going to stop global warming by just changing lightbulbs and driving hybrid cars. The only real solution is to come together and demand unprecedented change through unprecedented action.
And that’s exactly what happened yesterday.
Take a look at the media coverage of the action:
From the AP: Thousands rally for legislation on climate change
In Time Magazine: Despite Snow — and Irony — a Climate Protest Persists
On Alternet: Thousands Storm Capitol Hill in Largest Protest Against Global Warming
Tags: capitol climate action, capitolclimate, capitolclimateaction
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Video Clips From the Beginning of the March
Monday, March 2nd, 2009
We’ve got our video clips coming in. We’ll keep posting them as we get more. Check back regularly.
Tags: capitol climate action, capitollimate, climateaction
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Three out of Five Gates Now Occupied at the Capitol Climate Action
Monday, March 2nd, 2009
Courageous activists have now occupied three of five gates at the Capitol Power Plant. The march of thousands is continuing to circle the plant. The situation is peaceful, non-violent, and of course inspiring.
Tags: capitol climate action, capitolclimateaction
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Photos as the march begins!
Monday, March 2nd, 2009
We’ve got out first round of photos up from the beginning of the Capitol Climate Action! Plus, check out pictures from participants on the flickr badge over on the right side of this page.
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
You can see all the images at Flickr.com/capitolclimateaction
Tags: capitol climate action, capitolclimate, climateaction, coal, dc, direct action, global warming, march 2, washington
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Live streaming video of the CCA!
Monday, March 2nd, 2009
You can watch it below, or you can watch it here. Streaming now!
Broadcasting Live with Ustream.TV
Tags: capitol climate action, CCA, live stream video
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Video: Coal Action Heats Up Capitol Hill
Sunday, March 1st, 2009
Tags: american news project, capitol climate action, CCA, power shift 09, students
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Live blogging the Capitol Climate Action
Sunday, March 1st, 2009
This is Daniel, Press Officer at Greenpeace. I’ll be liveblogging the Capitol Climate Action, bringing you as much of the day as I can, as quickly as I can! You can also follow the event on Twitter at our handle: @climateaction.
Throughout the day, I hope you’ll follow my updates and join in on the conversation. You can comment or email me at dkessler at greenpeace.org.
What is the Capitol Climate Action?
It’s a coalition of over 90 groups. These groups come from all corners of the progressive movement - international environmental organizations, grassroots climate justice groups, frontline communities most impacted by climate change and fossil fuels, faith-based organizations and many more. Each group will have its own specific campaigns and issues they work on – but we will unite under a common understanding that confronting the climate crisis has to be the priority for our generation and the new administration. Check out the Endorsing Organizations page for the most current list.
Tags: capitol climate action, CCA, live blog
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AP: Capitol power plant dims clean energy hopes
Sunday, March 1st, 2009
Great AP article by Dina Cappiello on the Capitol Climate Action:
WASHINGTON – As Congress tries to clean up the nation’s energy sources and cut gases blamed for global warming, it is struggling to do so in its own backyard.
The Capitol Power Plant, a 99-year-old facility that heats and cools the hallowed halls of Congress, still burns coal and accounts for one-third of the legislative branch’s greenhouse gas emissions. For a decade, lawmakers have attempted to clean it up.
In recent years, Congress has reduced its energy consumption. The steam and chilled-water power plant has become more efficient. It now burns more natural gasand only 35 percent coal, compared with 49 percent in 2007.
But Congress is running out of options to make the plant fully green. Also, there are questions about whether it can afford to keep paying to use the extra natural gas, which burns cleaner than coal.
The plant’s story is one that is likely to play out across the United States as Congress looks to limit greenhouse gases and require more of the country’s energy to come from wind, solar and other renewable sources.
Tags: AP, capitol climate action, CCA, media
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