Power Shift 2007 – Students Demand a Clean Energy Future

This weekend, students were up in arms about climate change. Saturday, November 3rd, was the National Day of Climate Action, which saw hundreds of student rallies raising a ruckus on climate change legislation on campuses across the United States.

To drive the message home, today, on Monday, November 5th, 3,000 students will descend upon Capitol Hill for the largest youth lobby on global warming ever – Power Shift 2007. Today, students will demand of Congress a bold and comprehensive climate change legislation that steer America towards a clean and just energy future.

On this day, these students will deliver an action-oriented, concrete proposal to move the nation forward, based on the comprehensive priorities of the 1Sky Campaign:

1. GREEN JOBS NOW!
Create 5 million green jobs conserving 20% of our energy by 2015
2. CUT CARBON 80% BY 2050
Freeze carbon pollution levels now and cut at least 30% by 2020
3. NO NEW COAL
Enact an immediate moratorium on new coal-fired power plants

In addition, the Power Shift team will highlight the most important bills on climate change that are currently on the table in Congress, such as the:

Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act

Senate Energy Bill

Waxman Safe Climate Act

House Energy Bill

Powershift 2007 is an initiative of the Energy Action Coalition, a coalition of more than 40 youth-led organizations from across the US and Canada with the intention to support and strengthen the student and youth clean energy movement in North America.

With hundreds of workshops, dozens of panels, and leading experts and advocates, Power Shift 2007 intends to arm a generation of young people to ensure that by 2009, the U.S. passes a powerful, national plan to stop global warming. The goals of this plan include a strong, clean energy economy, achieve energy independence, create millions of green jobs, increase global equity, and revitalize the American economy.

Support the Youth of Power Shift 2007

A great way to rally behind the students rallying on Capitol Hill today is to send this petition to Congress asking for a 2007 Energy Bill that includes the highest standards of fuel efficiency and more renewable energy.

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One Response to “Power Shift 2007 – Students Demand a Clean Energy Future”

1. Cleanthinking Says:
   June 9th, 2009 at 5:11 am

   I love these points:
   1. GREEN JOBS NOW!
   Create 5 million green jobs conserving 20% of our energy by 2015
   2. CUT CARBON 80% BY 2050
   Freeze carbon pollution levels now and cut at least 30% by 2020
   3. NO NEW COAL
   Enact an immediate moratorium on new coal-fired power plants

   Its so important, that students realize where and what our future is like! Cleantech will change our lives!

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