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Oct 062010
 
Thousands plan climate action events for 10-10-10 Work Party

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Thousands are expected to take actions to fight, mitigate or prepare for climate change at this weekend’s 10-10-10 Work Party organized by 350.org.
More than 7,000 events are planned in countries around the globe. They include both the highly symbolic — President Nasheed of Maldives, which stands to be annihilated by rising oceans, will kick off the weekend by helping install solar panels on his official residence — to small, meaningful neighborhood actions. Some will install gardens; others will weatherize houses, plant trees at schools or clean up natural areas. There will be work events followed by play such as concerts and picnics.

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Jul 302010
 

Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) lent their support today to local elected leaders launching a national campaign to secure ongoing federal investment in local job-creating clean energy initiatives. The campaign launch comes one week after U.S. Senate leadership announced it doesn’t have support to pass climate legislation this summer. Hundreds of local elected officials have joined Climate Communities’ Energy Block Grants Work! Campaign calling on President Obama to fully fund the Department of Energy’s critical Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program.

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