Ri Sierra Club - 2013 civil environmentalism

You might have a feeling about a lot of these issues but you're sad at home in your house by yourself you don't realize that your neighbor cares about this their neighbor and all the other people when you get together it helps US PLEASE DONATE nature itself his defenseless and as environmental activists it is important to be good citizens using our civil institutions to protect and defend it. These are ways of knowing and being who we are as a as Keepers of the land, this requires participating in stakeholder meetings testifying at government hearings going on civic outings attending public demonstrations (chant) BRAYTON POINT HAS GOT TO GO (sung) No longer are we blind to the dangers of coal mines Keep your eyes on the prize and hold on. That coal fired plant Is fueled by the blood of my people and it's fueled by your blood Ninety seven-percent up peer-reviewed scientists state that human activity is the cause of global warming and learning from educational presentations to help ensure the BIOSPHERE- the part of the planet it makes it habitable is protected ...future major storms combined with Sea Level rise are a large problem. The RI CRMC is planning for a 3-5 foot rise by 2100 and a one and a half foot rise by 2050 as environmentalists it is also important to take time to reflect on natures beauty and understand the whole ECOLOGY so we really appreciate what we risk losing by burning fossil fuels and ravaging the nature. music... It astonishes me how much we have lost its late March here this is our woodcock outing but we came here first to Matunuck Beach to see some of the summer damage that was done this year some of the coastal erosion that we have seen over the past few years ...a single storm can take a lot of the beach away it's unbelievable there used to be dune upon dune and then beach there used to be a used to be a whole other structure NO! We need to say yes to science and technology yes to our health and our future yes to local economies being able to sustain ...(going on) cleanup's and events on campus really the impact that fossil fuels and non-clean energy sources have on our environment...going to school here has really shown me how, being a part of the whole community, you have to be one of the people promoting sustainability and clean energy yes I want to bring up the Climate Solutions Act going forward again this year to set BOLDER goals for the state renewable production which I think is key for creating for creating the framework for creating more solar ...and I will say I watched my colleagues in Masssachusetts they refer back to their Climate Change Bill all the time. So you get a chair of the Public Utilities Commission regulating energy and she will say we have to do this to meet our Green House Gas Emission goals YES Our clean energy future isn't just in the future it's happening right now (crowd screams) There are facts about clean energy that they don't want to hear or that they don't want you to hear the wind industry has grown- doubled in the last four years the solar industry has grown by a factor of five we really appreciate the Sierra Club members in Rhode Island and the National Organization very proud to have them in action (crowd cheers) (voice: Divestment has been a powerful tool in the past) and will continue to be in the future By supporting the Rhode Island Sierra Club you become a part of the solution helping to build a verdant sustainable and ecologically sound future we're working to move beyond oil beyond gas beyond coal beyond fossil fuels until we get to a hundred percent clean energy future the and so now now it's the time to close out the victory you all legacy building thank you for doing now with us