It's too bad we don't all take the problem of global climate change as
seriously as Ted Glick does.
Mike Neuman
"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, right or
wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to
the American public."
- President Theodore Roosevelt
------------- Forwarded News Release ---------------
--U.S. Climate Emergency Council--
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 29, 2007
Contact: Ted Glick, 973-338-5398
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Global Warming Fast Continues as Congress Enters 56nd Day of Fall Session
Without Passing Significant Global Warming Legislation
On 49th day of fast, hunger striker Glick arrested on Capitol Hill
protesting war, warming
WASHINGTON, DCAs hundreds of thousands of people endure evacuation in
Southern California because of massive wildfires, and as towns and cities
in the Southeast begin to consider mass evacuations because of a
prolonged drought, Ted Glick, coordinator of the U.S. Climate Emergency
Council, continues his fast to end global warming, now on its 56th day.
Glicks first 25 days were on water-only; since then he has been
subsisting on juices and broths.
Glick continues to call for strong federal legislation to address the
accelerating climate crisis. He criticized proposed global warming
legislation put forward last week by Senators Joe Lieberman (I-Ct.) and
John Warner (R-Va.) as not up to the challenge.
The Lieberman-Warner bill is an indication that ever-widening circles of
Americans want action on this urgent issue," Glick stated, "but the bill
is not enough, and we have to get this one right. We need a society-wide
mobilization to reduce carbon emissions widely and deeply, a minimum of
30% by 2020, creating millions of green jobs that will also reduce
poverty and build healthier communities. We need a moratorium on any new
coal plants. And we need $25 billion in fiscal year 2008 for
conservation, efficiency and renewable energy programs. We need to jump
start the clean energy revolution right now."
The principles outlined by Glick are part of the 1Sky campaigns policy
platform. The 1Sky campaign is an effort to galvanize a more powerful
climate movement around a positive vision and a clear, simple set of
goals and policy initiatives that are commensurate with the scale of the
climate challenge. Learn more at www.1skycampaign.org.
Glick continued, "As a taxpayer, I demand that the $25 billion investment
in clean, renewable energy come out of the outrageous $196 billion
requested by President Bush for the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
I was one of 68 people arrested on the morning of October 22nd as part of
the No War, No Warming actions which blocked doorways to Congressional
office buildings and major streets on Capitol Hill. I undertook that
action, as with this fast, because there is only one way that the
American people can turn this government around: insistent, unrelenting
and continuous pressure that forces Senators and Congresspeople to do the
right thing. We need people to flood Congress with calls, letters, faxes,
emails, office visits and sit-ins."
Glick intends to continue fasting until Congress either passes strong
climate legislation or they adjourn.
The U.S. Climate Emergency Council is a nonprofit organization dedicated
to rigorous grassroots action in the fight to stop global warming and
promote a clean energy future (http://www.climateemergency.org).
###
--- Begin Message ---
--U.S. Climate Emergency Council--
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Ted Glick, 973-338-5398
October 29, 2007
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Global Warming Fast Continues as Congress Enters 56nd Day of Fall Session
Without Passing Significant Global Warming Legislation
On 49th day of fast, hunger striker Glick arrested on Capitol Hill protesting
war, warming
WASHINGTON, DC-As hundreds of thousands of people endure evacuation in Southern
California because of massive wildfires, and as towns and cities in the
Southeast begin to consider mass evacuations because of a prolonged drought,
Ted Glick, coordinator of the U.S. Climate Emergency Council, continues his
fast to end global warming, now on its 56th day.
Glick's first 25 days were on water-only; since then he has been subsisting on
juices and broths.
Glick continues to call for strong federal legislation to address the
accelerating climate crisis. He criticized proposed global warming legislation
put forward last week by Senators Joe Lieberman (I-Ct.) and John Warner (R-Va.)
as not up to the challenge.
"The Lieberman-Warner bill is an indication that ever-widening circles of
Americans want action on this urgent issue," Glick stated, "but the bill is not
enough, and we have to get this one right. We need a society-wide mobilization
to reduce carbon emissions widely and deeply, a minimum of 30% by 2020,
creating millions of green jobs that will also reduce poverty and build
healthier communities. We need a moratorium on any new coal plants. And we need
$25 billion in fiscal year 2008 for conservation, efficiency and renewable
energy programs. We need to jump start the clean energy revolution right now."
The principles outlined by Glick are part of the 1Sky campaign's policy
platform. The 1Sky campaign is an effort to galvanize a more powerful climate
movement around a positive vision and a clear, simple set of goals and policy
initiatives that are commensurate with the scale of the climate challenge.
Learn more at www.1skycampaign.org.
Glick continued, "As a taxpayer, I demand that the $25 billion investment in
clean, renewable energy come out of the outrageous $196 billion requested by
President Bush for the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I was one of 68
people arrested on the morning of October 22nd as part of the No War, No
Warming actions which blocked doorways to Congressional office buildings and
major streets on Capitol Hill. I undertook that action, as with this fast,
because there is only one way that the American people can turn this government
around: insistent, unrelenting and continuous pressure that forces Senators and
Congresspeople to do the right thing. We need people to flood Congress with
calls, letters, faxes, emails, office visits and sit-ins."
Glick intends to continue fasting until Congress either passes strong climate
legislation or they adjourn.
The U.S. Climate Emergency Council is a nonprofit organization dedicated to
rigorous grassroots action in the fight to stop global warming and promote a
clean energy future (http://www.climateemergency.org).
###
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