Next Thursday, January 18, the House of Representatives will be voting on legislation to rollback billions in tax breaks for multinational oil companies and use the savings in a new fund that will promote clean, renewable energy alternatives-an important first step in the fight to reduce our global warming pollution and chart a new energy future for America.

Please call your Member of Congress.  You can contact your Member today by calling the Capitol switchboard at:  202-224-3121

• Urge them to vote YES on HR 6 - first 100 hours legislation that cuts billions in oil company subsidies and uses the savings to reduce global warming pollution.
• Tell them passage of this measure will enhance our energy security, improv... Read more

Should I  give up driving, car-share, drive a greener car, drive less, or go car-free entirely?

Let's not get bogged down in semantics.  What do we want?  We want to counteract CO₂ emissions to slow down or hopefully stop global warming.  What are the single biggest contributions to CO₂ by an individual?  Heating, travel and other energy uses not included in the previous two.  How the contributions to these three categories break down is different for each individual, and that's something that is imperative for each of us to account for.  However, I think it's pretty safe to state that travel is one "pretty large" chunk, even without quantifying it e... Read more

There is an article among many on the culturechange.org site that in my opinion captures best and most concisely the magnitude of the impending crisis, with all its ramifications.  I would love to start a discussion on this. (With the understanding that the last thing we need is more hot air, in every sense, but that the only purpose of discussing is to take action - now).

<a xhref="http://www.culturechange.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&;task=view&id=72&Itemid=1">False leadership, false security, false hope</a> by Jan Lundberg