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Public hits the streets to rally for global-warming action |
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05 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 8:49 AM on 05 Nov 2007 Speaking of people who make it difficult for us to maintain our well-earned cynicism, Saturday's Step It Up 2 climate rallies were, by all accounts, a grand success. Following up on the first Step It Up in April, the movement -- spearheaded by author Bill McKibben -- spurred some 1,000 rallies across the U.S. From gorilla-suited speakers in San Francisco to John Edwards keynoting in New Orlea ... |
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| Topics: climate, grassroots activism, news, progress (all these topics) |
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