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Bring a New Optimism to the Climate Discussion with Earth: The Sequel
Target: US Congress
Sponsored by: Environmental Defense Fund
Sponsored by: Environmental Defense Fund
We've heard a lot about the threats - strengthening hurricanes, rising sea level, droughts and more. And we've heard from the naysayers who say it will cost too much to fix.
But two environmental crusaders - Fred Krupp (president of Environmental Defense) and Miriam Horn - have written a book that seeks to bring a new kind of optimism to the discussion on global warming. The book profiles inventors and entrepreneurs who are changing the face of the energy business. In Krupp's own words:
Please sign the petition today to tell Congress about this amazing new book, and to encourage them to take its optimism to work with them.
But two environmental crusaders - Fred Krupp (president of Environmental Defense) and Miriam Horn - have written a book that seeks to bring a new kind of optimism to the discussion on global warming. The book profiles inventors and entrepreneurs who are changing the face of the energy business. In Krupp's own words:
They are the Thomas Edisons and Wright Brothers of the 21st Century. And, they are ready and waiting to scale their inventions and radically transform the $5 trillion energy business. ...
These include such brazen inventions as flying windmills and artificial carbon-eating trees. It means reinventing everything from cars to concrete, replacing the old, dumb, centralized electrical grid with a smart, multidirectional energy network. And it involves remaking the economics of the rainforest.
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We took action on “Bring a New Optimism to the Climate Discussion with Earth: The Sequel”!
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6:01 pm PDT, Apr 30,
Laura Regalado, New Jersey
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8:59 pm PDT, Apr 29,
Uli Mueller, California
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7:46 am PDT, Apr 29,
Jacqueline Christy, Washington D.C.
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10:56 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Lisa Flint, Washington
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10:17 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Anita Kofta, Wisconsin
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7:20 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Rika Toll, New Mexico
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10:24 am PDT, Apr 28,
Judyta Dymkowska, Poland
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Mildred Larsen, Oregon
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Gregory Kanter, Massachusetts
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Swati Sircar, Washington
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Anni Harbaugh, California
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3:58 pm PDT, Apr 25,
Alice Black, Maryland
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9:37 am PDT, Apr 25,
Marsha Valance, Wisconsin
Working together, I think we can do anything.
Working together, I think we can do anything.
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10:17 pm PDT, Apr 24,
Christine Baker, Colorado
# 6,236:
8:42 pm PDT, Apr 24,
Jean Lalande, Idaho
Dear Legislators: I am very optimistic that we can stop global warming because of several things coming to us together: a new book, EARTH: THE SEQUEL, that reveals the race to reinvent the energy economy and solve global warming through new energy technologies and the innovators and investors who are busy bringing them to market, dramatic breakthroughs in solar, wind, and biomass technologies to the remaking of the economics of the rainforest, turning our most serious environmental threat into our greatest economic oopportunity. But you must do your part to support state and national policies--starting with passing a national global warming cap-and-trade bill--that will help us embrace the race for new energy solutions and give these innovators the political green light they need to advance and finance their work. Thank You!
Dear Legislators: I am very optimistic that we can stop global warming because of several things coming to us together: a new book, EARTH: THE SEQUEL, that reveals the race to reinvent the energy economy and solve global warming through new energy technologies and the innovators and investors who are busy bringing them to market, dramatic breakthroughs in solar, wind, and biomass technologies to the remaking of the economics of the rainforest, turning our most serious environmental threat into our greatest economic oopportunity. But you must do your part to support state and national policies--starting with passing a national global warming cap-and-trade bill--that will help us embrace the race for new energy solutions and give these innovators the political green light they need to advance and finance their work. Thank You!
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6:04 pm PDT, Apr 24,
Vanessa Gutierrez, California
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5:25 pm PDT, Apr 24,
Jas Fralick, Canada
# 6,233:
5:17 pm PDT, Apr 24,
Nancy Gray, Pennsylvania
We can do anything we decide to do... so lets begin!
We can do anything we decide to do... so lets begin!
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5:09 pm PDT, Apr 24,
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4:54 pm PDT, Apr 24,
Sara Smitley, Indiana
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4:48 pm PDT, Apr 24,
JAMES MOORE, New Jersey
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4:40 pm PDT, Apr 24,
Asiel Norton, California
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4:38 pm PDT, Apr 24,
Ashley Thompson, Kentucky
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4:32 pm PDT, Apr 24,
Andra Raiven, Canada
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4:23 pm PDT, Apr 24,
Denis Dionne, New Hampshire
We know how to do it,so let's get started now.
We know how to do it,so let's get started now.
# 6,225:
4:10 pm PDT, Apr 24,
Stephanie Humphries, Virginia
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4:09 pm PDT, Apr 24,
Judy Lust, California
I urge you to read this book. It will give us a glint of hope in this warped world we now face. We need hope. Please read the book and support the environment and the habitats of the wondrous creatures that live there.
I urge you to read this book. It will give us a glint of hope in this warped world we now face. We need hope. Please read the book and support the environment and the habitats of the wondrous creatures that live there.
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3:36 pm PDT, Apr 24,
Christina Wharfe, Pennsylvania
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2:59 pm PDT, Apr 24,
Felicia Bannister, Texas
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2:53 pm PDT, Apr 24,
JoAnne Blake, Montana
Read this book. Every problem has a solution. We can turn the tide but we must be bold and very very active.....and do it now to turn back the tide and effects of global warming. I am very concerned about our children and their children.
Read this book. Every problem has a solution. We can turn the tide but we must be bold and very very active.....and do it now to turn back the tide and effects of global warming. I am very concerned about our children and their children.
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2:50 pm PDT, Apr 24,
Dayna Harris, New York
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2:49 pm PDT, Apr 24,
Kathy Washington, South Carolina
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Kristi Clephane, Indiana
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Leah Herman, California
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2:37 pm PDT, Apr 24,
Denise Miller-Tshudy, Pennsylvania
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2:36 pm PDT, Apr 24,
Christy Lumm, Virginia
We have read the opening pages of Brave New World. I cannot imagine we accept this vision of the future: no animals, green lawns devoid of flora and fauna, only humans. Tell me you agree!
We have read the opening pages of Brave New World. I cannot imagine we accept this vision of the future: no animals, green lawns devoid of flora and fauna, only humans. Tell me you agree!
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2:33 pm PDT, Apr 24,
Pepita Ridgeway, Utah
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Dorota Goczal, Illinois
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1:28 pm PDT, Apr 24,
Catherine Tighe, Illinois
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1:24 pm PDT, Apr 24,
RICK EASTON, Arizona
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12:09 pm PDT, Apr 24,
Cathy Flum, South Dakota
IF people in authority and power are willing to take responsibility AND people at the grassroots are willing to lead, we can stop the destruction of our earth.
IF people in authority and power are willing to take responsibility AND people at the grassroots are willing to lead, we can stop the destruction of our earth.
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12:04 pm PDT, Apr 24,
Isabel Vaughan, New York
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Angela Natac, California
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Desiree Diaz, Illinois
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Emily Lipen, Massachusetts
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Jessica Ridgeway, California
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Emma Lariz, California
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Christine Shields, Florida
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Nicole Blake, Greece