Marcher, Walker, Pilgrim

April 27, 2021 by Shari Hrdina
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Ed Fallon served as an Iowa state legislator for fourteen years before running for Governor in 2006 and U.S. Congress in 2008. Since 2009, he has hosted the Fallon Forum, Iowa’s most prominent progressive political talk-radio program, which airs on seven stations in five states. Ed also directs Bold Iowa, a non-profit focused on grassroots strategies to tackle the climate crisis. Marcher, Walker, Pilgrim is Ed’s memoir from the 2014 Great March for Climate Action. On the 3,100-mile, 8-month walk from Los Angeles to Washington, DC, Continue reading →

The March in the News

April 23, 2021 by Shari Hrdina
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   Coverage during the March Environmentalist walks the walk from L.A. to D.C. – The Daily Item – 11-8-14 How I Learned about Community by Joining a Climate Change March – Elephant Journal – 11-8-14 Climate Marchers Arrive in DC, Urge Action Against Climate Change Now – Cetology – 11-3-14 Completing 3000 Mile Trek, Activists Descend on White House Demanding ‘Climate Action Now!’ – Common Dreams – 11-1-14 Climate-change marchers finish cross-country walk – Des Moines Register – 11-1-14 3,000-Mile March for Climate Action to Continue reading →

Saugus author sounds climate change warning with book and walk

April 29, 2019 by Ed Fallon
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Daily Lynn Item, April 29, 2019 by Thor Jourgensen https://www.itemlive.com/2019/04/29/saugus-author-sounds-climate-change-warning-with-book-and-walk/ SAUGUS — Ed Fallon spent a lot of time in Rumney Marsh and its varied plant life and quiet refuges inspired him to make climate change awareness his life’s work. Fallon and 50 other climate awareness advocates walked across the country in 2014 to broaden the conversation on the climate. He published “Marcher, Walker, Pilgrim,” a book chronicling the trek, last November. Fallon, 61, views the environmental and consequential global economic threats emerging through climate Continue reading →

Shave the Planet – Bald Iowa

July 14, 2014 by Shari Hrdina
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Donate now!   July 16th – July 30th  Climate Marchers will shave their heads in exchange for donations! We will track our donations over a 2 week period, and when we reach the milestones below (starting at $500), the Marcher pictured will shave his or her hair! *Grant money and money donated to the Coalition Building Fund will not be counted.  $500 – Ed Fallon – BALD! The last time I was bald was the day I was born. I’ve been eager to reclaim that innocence and hair-fashion Continue reading →

Power Shift Conference Produces Great Results

October 24, 2013 by Shari Hrdina
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Pittsburgh used to be one of the dirtiest cities in the world. With its coal-burning steel plants and petroleum refineries, the air in Pittsburgh was so dirty the street lights often ran during the day! Now, Pittsburgh is changing its reputation. A city once dominated by fossil fuels is now among the leaders in green technologies. Companies formerly dependent on mining and burning coal for energy are now switching to wind and solar power. They still have a way to go, but the results, both Continue reading →