Author Archives: Shari Hrdina

Meet Sean Glenn. She’s 21 and will graduate from Emerson College in Boston this year with a degree in theater education. Sean grew up in West Simsbury, Connecticut, and learned at an early age from her parents, Lori and Mike, the importance of taking action to make a difference in the world. And get this: Sean wants to do the entire March in silence! “There’s no shortage of information out there on climate change,” says Sean. “But it’s not working. Too many people aren’t hearing Continue reading →

The Great March for Climate Action announced today that it is now ready to formally accept applications from prospective marchers interested in participating in next year’s eight-month, 2,980-mile trek from Los Angeles to Washington, DC. The Marcher Application and an accompanying promotional video were sent to 132 people who expressed interest in marching. The application and video can be found at ClimateMarch.org “Sending out this application is very exciting for me,” reports Marcher Director, Zach Heffernen. “The diversity of individuals who requested an application is Continue reading →

In response to President Obama’s speech today on climate change, the Great March for Climate Action reports that while the President guided us towards future action, there is still a lot to do. “This is a good start that we will build upon,” said Ed Fallon, Founder and Director of the Climate March. “As the President indicated, this job is for everyone – politicians and civil society. The President suggested we need to push our own communities and broaden the circles addressing the climate crisis, Continue reading →

Dear Friends, Thanks to a fantastic staff team, a growing corps of volunteers and your efforts, we’ve made solid progress this past week toward organizing next year’s epic March to mobilize Americans to fight the climate crisis. Here’s the short list of benchmarks achieved: – Outreach on social media is taking off. Over the past ten days, we’ve seen more than a 50% increase in Facebook “likes” and our website traffic has doubled. Thanks to all of you who have made this happen! And please keep Continue reading →

An E&E Publishing Service ADVOCACY: Former Iowa politician plans cross-country trek to raise climate awareness  (Friday, June 7, 2013) Elizabeth Harball, E&E reporter In February, Ed Fallon, a former Iowa politician who served seven terms in the state Legislature and ran in the Democratic gubernatorial primary in 2006, stated on his website that he would be making a “campaign announcement” March 1, prompting speculation that he would soon begin another run for political office. But this time Fallon isn’t running. What he announced was a walk. Continue reading →

To build both leg-strength and community with other “climateers,” we suggest organizing a Weekly Warm-up Walk in your area. In Des Moines this week, with river trails still compromised by high water, on Wednesday (June 5th) we’ll meet at 6:00 p.m. at Gateway Market and Cafe at 2002 Woodland Ave and walk through downtown Des Moines to Stewart Square Park at 1401 E Grand and back. It’s exactly five miles round trip. If folks want to or need to walk a shorter distance, they can Continue reading →

Dear Friends, Happy Mothers Day, Earth. Your dominant species has something for you: A Mothers Day gift of 400 ppm!  We’ve been working on it for years. It’s consumed much of our time and most of our resources, so we hope you appreciate it. We’re sure it will make your 2013 Mothers Day memorable . . . and warm. As I sit here and write past midnight, with an ETA (Estimated Time of Arising) of 6:00 a.m., I struggle to wrap my mind around this Continue reading →

FEATURED ENDORSEMENTS City of Tucson Proclamation Declaring April 8 Climate Action Day Jean-Michel Cousteau, Founder, Ocean Futures Society: In my lifetime, I have seen the massive changes, we as humans, have inflicted upon our natural world. We have now entered an era where ignorance to the consequences of our actions is no longer acceptable. Unlike any other species on the planet, we have the option to not disappear. But there is hope, and the solution is our unity, the power of our collective voices to march Continue reading →