Energy Action Coalition Video Blog
This Video Blog is going to present all the movement updates, international advocate developments, contest announcements, local videos, pictures and so much more.
This page will provide any of the links to material mentioned in the video blog
This week's Episode:
Episode 5
Domestic News
Obama announced the major players on his energy team this weeks. Let's meet the team
(Carol Browner, Steven Chu, Lisa Jackson)
- Steven Chu, the director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a 1997 corecipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics, as Obama's r secretary of energy.
- Lisa Jackson, a former commissioner of New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection who was trained as a chemical engineer, is expected to become administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- Carol Browner, former EPA chief in the Clinton administration, to serve as a "high-level coordinator" on energy issues—and perhaps something of a "czar" on climate change.
- Also... Nancy Sutley to lead the White House Council on Environmental Quality.
This is an amazing team that marks a major change in policy. In the past politicians have been known to appoint friends and close colleagues in many of these positions. Obama is making scientific know-how and hot-to-ness his decision making priority. Very exciting!
International News
The Energy Action Coalition communication director Brianna Cayo Cotter reports from Poland:
International youth launched an impromptu campaign this week "Project Survival" where we basically stalked all governments and delegations to sign a card saying they supported the survival of all countries and peoples. So far we've gotten over 80 countries (developing and developed) to sign on and got the language included in the shared vision document that will lead us into Copenhagen
Pictures and articles available at
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
http://pa.photoshelter.com/
http://www.itsgettinghotinhere.org
Videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpRe1Hk_Tkk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc1SiqoAxGQ
EAC Actions
So as we head into break here are the top 10things you can do over break
- Sign-up online to be your school's Recruitment Coordinator at http://www.powershift09.org/organizer
- Set-up a call with group leaders, friends and other club leaders to assign roles and build your Power Shift team. Suggested roles include Recruitment Captain, Fundraising Campaign and D.C. Logistics Captain. Get a conference line at www.freeconferencecall.com
- Recruit 10 people and get them registered for the Early-Bird group rate by Dec 19 at: http://www.powershift09.org/
- Start a Power Shift facebook group for your school/community and invite everyone you know. Add a video from Power Shift ’07 and a statement about why you’re excited. Then, invite your friends to the national facebook group so we can show how big this is nation-wide!
- Research group housing options and places to crash in D.C. including places of worship, family friends and community centers.
- Make a list of people, departments, local businesses and organizations you could approach for funding. This could include student government, student activities offices, academic departments, your local Sierra Club chapter, the pizza place you love, etc. Then, start sending emails and follow up with phone calls.
- Send out the [Holiday outreach letter] to help raise money for your own travel and registration. It’s a great way to invite your friends and family to be part of the amazing work you’re doing and you never know who will want to help until you ask.
- Make a list of 20+ professors and administrators at your school who might have an interest in the youth climate movement. Email them an invitation to help out with recruitment and/or fund raising. Sample emails available at: http://www.powershift09.org/organizers/volunteer
- Follow-up with these professors and administrators by calling them and asking to set up a short meeting either before school starts or within the first couple days of the new term.
- Tell a high school or other friend who goes to a different school about all the awesome work you’re doing and how they should get involved on their campus. Give them the website and contact info for a local or national organizer.
Closing
Alright folks - Good stuff - Take these next few weeks for whatthey are - a well neded rest and relaxation. Let's all come back in 2009 rejuvinated and ready to take the world by the horns
