I made up a flyer with the phone numbers of the switchboard in Dc and the websites of all the candidates and handed out about 5o or so of them this afternoon in my travels, asking people what their thoughts were on the climate crisis and asking them to write to their reps on all levels to demand caps on CO2 emissions and prohibiting coal fired plants from being built without sequestration traps... and the majority of people I spoke to were very into doing this so I hope it will make even a bit of difference. Some didn't know what sequestration was, but all agreed that CO2 emissions must be frozen now in order to mitigate the effects of climate change. And only a couple even knew that 23% of the Arctic ice had melted in the last five years and the current predictions. So when I told them and what the effect that would have on our world was, they immediately wanted a flyer... so hopefully some calls will be placed next week. So all in all it was a successful day for me in helping to get this across to others who will hopefully pass it on as well. Suffice it to say that it is true that only we will make the difference in turning the political tide in this country, and in comparison to last year when I did this people on the whole are becoming more informed and more concerned... now we need to harness that into definitive action. My letter to all candidates goes out next week, and I am also putting together a letter that will go out to all Governors regarding coal fired plants. If Kansas can do it, so can every other state in showing DC how it is done.
We can do this!
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