1SKY

For climate solutions at the scale of the problem

We all know it can't wait any longer. 1 Sky galvanizes a more powerful climate movement around a positive vision and a clear, simple set of goals and policy initiatives that are commensurate with the scale of the climate challenge.

1Sky's goal is to pass national climate policy legislation, scaled to the problem, in 2009. The legislation must both protect the climate and mobilize America to build a new energy economy by investing in people and communities.

Learn more at www.1sky.org

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A Common Person's Guide to the Federal Climate Bill
On May 21st, following months of work, the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACESA), a 932-page piece of climate legislation. There have been mixed reactions from groups, but most are in agreement that it needs to be strengthened. Below is a summary analysis of the main features of the bill. MORE >

Cap and Dividend
This year -- 2009 -- is the critical year for our climate. In order to avoid the worst consequences of global warming, we need to take action now. The first step is to cap our emissions of carbon dioxide. MORE >

15 Arrested Outside Boucher's Office
Fifteen concerned citizens were arrested today for peacefully blocking the entrance to Va. Congressman Rick Boucher's office protesting his efforts to gut strong climate legislation at the expense of American families. Boucher has driven efforts in Congress to give away billions of dollars worth of free permits directly to polluters under a cap and trade bill. MORE >

Largest Civil Disobedience on Climate in U.S. History

Over 3,000 people helped make history March 2nd by shutting down the Capitol Power Plant for over four hours. The largest anti-coal action yet in U.S. history overwhelmed the police; no arrests were made.

The commitment of the activists and the scale of the action showed that the climate movement is ready as we head into 2009 -- the most critical year yet for our climate.

CCAN Blog: What's New
‘Hill Rapid Response Force’ in Action
Last Friday CCAN rallied over 100 people outside the US Capitol Building as members of Congress were about to vote on the ACES bill. (A bill that sadly falls short of securing our future). CCAN joined hands with the Energy Action Coalition, the Avaaz Action Factory, and Campus Progress to boldly say: “WE [...] MORE >

A New Day is Coming
Our group decided to move our presence into the Longworth House office building to find as many representatives as we could to show them we want green jobs and clean energy. Making our way through security and downstairs to the basement one of my fellow group members asked me what we should be doing. Beginning [...] MORE >

ACES Ambivalence Disorder

So the US House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act on Friday. Given that many of us in the climate community have been griping for months on end about what a compromised, watered down, insufficient, coal friendly, piece of corporate welfare that the bill is, many of you may be wondering [...] MORE >

EPA Releases locations of 44 “high risk” coal ash impoundment sites.
Yesterday the EPA performed a turn-around on its protection of the locations of 44 “high risk” coal ash impoundment sites, signaling a desire to make the regulatory body more transparent.
Formerly protected under the auspices of national security, the ash impoundments, located in Ohio, Arizona, and throughout the southeast, have been determined to be particularly vulnerable [...] MORE >

Navigating a Minefield Part 1

Cross-Posted from: HERE
I’m pretty sure that from now until the Senate votes on a climate bill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will look at what he’s going to have to do to get 60 votes for a measure, and add 30 seconds to his schedule every day where he takes a pillow and cries into [...] MORE >