Liz Veazey

Blog Action Day on Climate October 15, 2009

Posted by lizveazey in action, global warming.
Tags: 350, blog action day, global warming
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I’ll start with my blog action day tweet.  This is what I would say if I only had 140 characters:

take action on Oct 24 for the www.350.org global day of action. This is our best chance for getting bold policy out of COP15 in Copenhagen.

I have just finished reading “Climate Cover-Up” on the climate denial industry and it is quite depressing how successful they have been.  They have had millions of dollars more than environmental groups, and have convinced over half of the public that there is a debate about human’s causing global warming. However, I think this means that we need to re-double our efforts to turn folks out and show support for bold climate action in the next few weeks leading up to the UN Climate Negotiations (COP15) in Copenhagen.

If I had to pick one thing you could do this year that would make the most difference in the climate, I would say join or organize an action for the 350.org day of action on October 24.  But there are also a number of other important climate action days coming up:

Mobilization for Climate Justice with a day of action on November 30 and probably other direct actions leading up to and at the Copenhagen meeting.

Fast for Climate Justice is encouraging folks to take one of the most compelling forms of protest and fast.  Some folks have even committed to fast for 45 days+.  I’m considering joining for at least a couple of days.  The last time I fasted outside the White House, again for climate justice, was a great experience.

And then there’s the Global Climate Campaign’s International Day of Action on December 12 during the Copenhagen negotiations.

Energy efficiency improvements in your home, producing your own food, buying local, walking, biking, or taking public transport are always good.  I just spent a good part of the last 2 weeks putting lots of plastic around my windows to add extra insulation.  Of course, we need much better global and national energy policies to better incentivize and facilitate energy conservation, efficiency, mass transportation and renewable energy on a huge scale.  Here’s hoping that with all of the upcoming climate actions, the COP15 will produce a bold international agreement beyond 2012 (when the Kyoto Protocol ends).