I attended a rally yesterday at the Old North Bridge in Concord, MA, the site of the turning point in the first battle of the American revolutionary war.
The event theme was an American Energy Revolution and was sponsored by Step it Up and 1Sky.
1 Sky's message is: One Sky. One Climate. One Future. One Chance.
The event was part of a nation wide day of rallies organized by Step it Up, an organization dedicated to making a difference regarding climate change. They are working to ensure that we cut our carbon production 80% by 2050. That means we need to cap carbon production today and cut 2 to 3% a year each year for the next 43 years.
Among those speaking at the event were Sen. John Kerry and Massachusetts state representative Jim Marzilli.
Jim Marzilli made the point that one factory in China has the capacity to build more solar panels than all the factories in the US, combined!
His take on this situation is that we used to be the leader in exporting green technology to the world, now we're now lagging and that this has an economic impact as well as a climate impact.
We can effect positive climate change and have a positive impact on our economic situation at the same time.
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