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• Let the games begin

  Ragtag youth and ABEC face off in South Carolina 3

  Posted 1 year, 9 months ago

  

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  On the eve of the South Carolina Democratic primary, some battles are being fought on stage, and others in the parking lot.

  This primary season, leading up to arguably the most important presidential election in recent history, has been a circus. Even outside the candidate events, voters waiting in line to cheer Huckabee or Obama might see confederate-flag-jacket-donning Ron Paul supporters espouse southern pride, orange-shirted volunteers collect petitions about Darfur, and PETA organizers dressed up as pigs holding puzzling… Read More

• Big Bali of trouble

  It's time to throw down on the home court 4

  Posted 1 year, 10 months ago

  Post by Richard Graves and Erin Condit-Bergren, U.S. youth delegation.

  Nusa Dua, Bali. We have been sitting outside the closed conference rooms where delegates from around the world engage in the grueling process of working out an international climate policy, line by line. Campaigners, delegates, and journalists mill about, trading rumors and whispering strategy. Everyone has been working nonstop for two whole weeks, and it all has come down to this one long session.

  The milling crowd reflects nothing of the nuance of the international negotiations, which will determine the future of international climate change policy. Instead, the din… Read More

• A little Al for the rest of us

  Blogging from Al Gore's speech in Bali 2

  Posted 1 year, 10 months ago

  Post by Richard Graves, U.S. youth delegate and editor of It's Getting Hot in Here

  As I wrote this post, I was listening to Al Gore give his speech at the U.N. Climate Negotiations. It had been a long trip here, and despite the schedule and the heat I was still excited. As we sat in the audience, we spoke with Kevin Knobloch from UCS and watched Kelley trying to talk with U.S. representative Paula Dobriansky ... but we were all here to listen to Al Gore.

  I was surprised to hear him lead with a reference from… Read More

• The land down underwater

  What happens to a woman without a country? 0

  Posted 1 year, 11 months ago

  By Amanda McKenzie, national coordinator of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition.

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  Along with 10 other young Australians, I traveled to Bali to bring the voice of Australia's youth to the U.N. Climate Change Conference. We have been reminding world leaders that our future is threatened. However, my personal concerns about my future were eclipsed when a young woman named Claire from the small island nation of Kiribati stood up in front of 200 international youth and told her story. For Claire, climate change is more than a future concern. It is right here, right now.

  Youth from… Read More

• The real action in Bali

  Grassroots mobilizes over the weekend at int'l climate conference 3

  Posted 1 year, 11 months ago

  Post by Will Bates, Stepitup 2007

  The weekend has finished, and countries are diving into their second week in Bali of chit-chatting about what to do about climate change. While we may not be seeing much bold action so far at this round of negotiations, we know that global public pressure for urgent action is beginning to mount ...

  

  Saturday was the third annual International Day of Action on Climate Change, which the Global Climate Campaign helped coordinate in more than 85 countries. Local groups and international activists have carried… Read More

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  A little fact check

  Love the list - only issue is that the Climate Action Network has been around for a good long while. The real story is that it is finally coordinating ahead of time at UN conferences and year-round, rather than being mostly ad-hoc at major International Policy Conferences.

  Thanks,
  Richard GravesOn The top green stories of 2007 posted 1 year, 10 months ago 14 Responses

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  Bernie Backs Down?

  As a constituent and climate organizer, I'd like to hear Bernie explain himself. I'm usually a huge fan of his, but I think he may have blundered this one in a big way. Where does he stand? Where will he stand in the next congress if L-W gets vetoed?On A roundup of today's action in the Senate Environment Committee posted 1 year, 11 months ago 7 Responses