Do the Math: Help Halt Climate Change

Do the Math: Help Halt Climate Change

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As Naomi Klein writes at thenation.com, the reconstruction from Hurricane Sandy is a great time to start recognizing “the limits of political pressure and going after the fossil fuel companies directly, as we are doing at 350.org with our “Do The Math” tour.”

 TO DO

The day after Election Day, Bill McKibben and 350.org are hitting the road to build the movement that will change the terrifying math of the climate crisis. Klein will join them in New York City on November 16. Find out how you can join the movement and help spread the word. Then, share this post with your friends, family and Twitter and Facebook communities.

 TO READ

McKibben, writing for The New York Review of Books, makes clear that Hurricane Sandy was a warning by science, and a wake-up call by nature that we must heed.

 TO WATCH

In this exclusive video for The Nation, McKibben explains that though we can’t stop global warming, as the earth’s temperature has already risen, “we can keep it from getting worse.”

A weekly guide to meaningful action, this blog connects readers with resources to channel the outrage so many feel after reading about abuses of power and privilege. Far from a comprehensive digest of all worthy groups working on behalf of the social good, Take Action seeks to shine a bright light on one concrete step that Nation readers can take each week. To broaden the conversation, we’ll publish a weekly follow-up post detailing the response and featuring additional campaigns and initiatives that we hope readers will check out. Toward that end, please use the comments field to give us ideas. With your help, we can make real change.

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Onwards,

Katrina vanden Heuvel
Editorial Director and Publisher, The Nation

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