Letters to the Editor

Action on climate change is urgently needed – Des Moines Register – 10-4-14 Commentary: Marching for a better Earth – Daily Pilot – 9-29-14 Marching coast-to-coast for climate action – The Gazette – 9-4-14 Listen to, don’t ridicule, Iowa climate marchers – Des Moines Register – 8-26-14 Letter, 7/28: Make carbon tax reality – Lincoln Journal Star – 7-27-14 Breaking Climate Silence: One Step at a Time – TruthOut – 6/8/14 Join Great March for Climate Action – Iowa City Press-Citizen – 1/28/14 More Marchers Continue reading →

Plan It for the Planet

The Great March for Climate Action continues to grow. This week, we officially passed 200 registered marchers, with nearly 30% of those registered committed to the entire trek. Hailing from 36 states and 6 countries, the marchers form an impressive and diverse community who will take to the highways and towns of the United States to spread the message that action on the climate crisis must be taken. As we get closer to March 1, and as the number of marchers rises, the logistical challenges Continue reading →

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Endorses Climate March

Mairead Maguire, noted human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner has endorsed the Great March for Climate Action. “When governments fail to do what is possible to protect the very livability of a territory, its ability to produce food and provide shelter, climate change becomes a human rights issue as well,” Maguire said in a statement. Maguire’s most notable work has been towards a peaceful resolution to the violence in Northern Ireland. She helped found Peace People, an influential movement towards re-education instead of Continue reading →

Give the Climate Crisis the Attention it Deserves

What gives? As the impacts of climate change become more and more evident, the mainstream media’s reporting declines. And not just by a little. A recent study by the University of Colorado shows that coverage of climate change actually dropped by about 30% between September, 2012 and September, 2013. At least Nero fiddled while Rome burned. The national media haven’t even taken the violin out of the case! This unfortunate reality underscores the profound need for the Great March for Climate Action. While the national Continue reading →