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Green Corps organizers are working to mobilize grassroots support for strong federal action on global warming.
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When Environment America wanted to mobilize grassroots support for strong federal action on global warming, they called Green Corps.
The early effects of global warming are evident across the U.S. and worldwide. For example, global warming contributed to the devastating 2005 hurricane season, causing about half of the extra hurricane-fueling warmth in the waters of the North Atlantic in 2005. In the western U.S., mountain snowpack has declined over the last 50 years, threatening the region’s scarce water supplies. Furthermore, the World Health Organization estimates that global warming already cuts short the lives of 150,000 people each year.
The United States is responsible for more of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than any other country. The United States emits more carbon dioxide per capita than any of the world’s top 20 carbon dioxide-emitting countries—twice the CO2 per capita of Japan and the United Kingdom, three times that of France, five times that of China, and 19 times that of India.
The good news is that America has the technology to chart a different course—everything from wind turbines to hybrid vehicles to more energy efficient appliances. Many of these technologies benefit our economy, reducing our dependence on foreign oil and keeping American dollars—and jobs—here at home. By taking action to reduce global warming pollution, America can provide critical leadership in the global effort to prevent dangerous global warming.
Green Corps organizers are working in North Carolina and Florida to build grassroots support for strong federal action to tackle global warming. They are working with labor unions, religious leaders, and community organizations to activate a broad range of concerned citizens to attend community forums, rallies, and other public events calling on members of Congress to endorse a set of principles outlining science-based solutions to global warming.
