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As I write this email, it's fifty degrees below zero in Russia. It's so bitterly cold that the traffic lights in the city of Yakutsk aren't working anymore. [1]
That's pretty damn cold -- yet it comes the same week that scientists announced 2012 was the hottest year on record. You probably already knew that, though, just from walking out your own front door this summer.
The climate crisis is creating weather patterns that aren't just extreme -- they're downright freaky. Our leaders can't sit around and twiddle their thumbs anymore, and it's up to activists like you to make sure they get the memo.
Over 10,000 activists have already signed up to attend the Forward on Climate Rally in Washington on February 17 at noon. But this will only be the largest climate rally in history -- and generate enough pressure on our leaders -- if all of us turn out. Will you RSVP today?
(If you can't make it to D.C. but want to help out, see the PS below for other important ways to pitch in!)
The North American heat wave of 2012 killed 104 people and cut off power to millions, and then superstorm Sandy took 253 lives and disrupted the entire Northeastern US. While it's true that we can't point to any one storm and say, "That's climate," we can point to the pattern -- and that's what's happening now. A deadly, man-made pattern that our leaders must address with bold climate leadership.
The first step President Obama can take is to reject the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. So at the Forward on Climate Rally, we'll engage in several critical actions that push him to lead on climate, as well as hear from inspiring speakers like Bill McKibben, Mike Brune, and surprise celebrity guests. Together, we will make it clear to the president that climate's time is now.
You can make this a Presidents Day weekend that President Obama won't forget -- sign up to join the biggest climate rally in history, stop the toxic Keystone XL pipeline, and create tangible momentum for further climate action.
See you in February,
Michael Marx
Sierra Club Beyond Oil Campaign Director
PS -- Traveling to Washington, D.C., is not always an easy task, and we wouldn't ask you to do it if it wasn't important. But if you can't make it to Washington, there are two other important ways you can help prepare for the rally -- sign up to phone bank and recruit attendees from home, or chip in $10 to help make sure we can pay for expenses like buses, stage equipment, spreading the word, and more!
References
[1] Lyall, Sarah. "Heat, Flood or Icy Cold, Extreme Weather Rages Worldwide." New York Times. Web. 10 January 2013.
The weather isn't just extreme -- it's downright freaky. RSVP for the Forward on Climate Rally in D.C. to tell President Obama: It's past time to lead on climate. |
As I write this email, it's fifty degrees below zero in Russia. It's so bitterly cold that the traffic lights in the city of Yakutsk aren't working anymore. [1]
That's pretty damn cold -- yet it comes the same week that scientists announced 2012 was the hottest year on record. You probably already knew that, though, just from walking out your own front door this summer.
The climate crisis is creating weather patterns that aren't just extreme -- they're downright freaky. Our leaders can't sit around and twiddle their thumbs anymore, and it's up to activists like you to make sure they get the memo.
Over 10,000 activists have already signed up to attend the Forward on Climate Rally in Washington on February 17 at noon. But this will only be the largest climate rally in history -- and generate enough pressure on our leaders -- if all of us turn out. Will you RSVP today?
(If you can't make it to D.C. but want to help out, see the PS below for other important ways to pitch in!)
The North American heat wave of 2012 killed 104 people and cut off power to millions, and then superstorm Sandy took 253 lives and disrupted the entire Northeastern US. While it's true that we can't point to any one storm and say, "That's climate," we can point to the pattern -- and that's what's happening now. A deadly, man-made pattern that our leaders must address with bold climate leadership.
The first step President Obama can take is to reject the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. So at the Forward on Climate Rally, we'll engage in several critical actions that push him to lead on climate, as well as hear from inspiring speakers like Bill McKibben, Mike Brune, and surprise celebrity guests. Together, we will make it clear to the president that climate's time is now.
You can make this a Presidents Day weekend that President Obama won't forget -- sign up to join the biggest climate rally in history, stop the toxic Keystone XL pipeline, and create tangible momentum for further climate action.
See you in February,
Michael Marx
Sierra Club Beyond Oil Campaign Director
PS -- Traveling to Washington, D.C., is not always an easy task, and we wouldn't ask you to do it if it wasn't important. But if you can't make it to Washington, there are two other important ways you can help prepare for the rally -- sign up to phone bank and recruit attendees from home, or chip in $10 to help make sure we can pay for expenses like buses, stage equipment, spreading the word, and more!
References
[1] Lyall, Sarah. "Heat, Flood or Icy Cold, Extreme Weather Rages Worldwide." New York Times. Web. 10 January 2013.