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"This generation's going to be the one that saves the planet."
Some disparaging things followed that, but let's just remember the good part of what I overheard during my walk in the park today.
Last weekend I was really kind of down because I couldn't go out to where the action is, West Virginia.
First lord_whimsy posted this.
Then I got an email with the following message (pardon the delivery):
I bet you didn't realize that part of your Verizon Wireless bill is being spent to support an anti-environmental rally did you?
Well it is. Verizon Wireless is sponsoring the "Friends of America" rally this weekend at a coal mine in West Virginia. Verizon's partner in this event? None other than Massey Energy, best known for having to pay the EPA $20 million for over 4,500 violations of the Clean Water Act! Take action by doing one or both of the following:
Click here to tell Lowell McAdam, President and CEO of Verizon Wireless to immediately withdraw their sponsorship and publicly state why they support this extremist, anti-environmental rally.
If you are Verizon Wireless customer you can hit them where it hurts the most, in their wallet, and drop their service. CREDO Mobile, is offering a special promotions where they will cover the costs of the termination fee if you switch to their service so check it out. We currently use Verizon for our office phones are in the process of ending that contract. Join the movement!
It's important to note that this is just one example how energy companies and corporations are working to misinform people about our movement. They have many more resources than us which allows them to easily create big events, throw a lot more money at organizing people, and influence media which can be seen through Fox News' Sean Hannity being listed as a speaker at this one sided event. So much for 'fair and balanced' right? This is why it's that we grow our movement bigger and stronger than ever right now!
If your not already part of this movement please forward this email to your friends to get them join the movement by clicking here.
So maybe I'm just exaggerating the facts to make it seem like this peaceful picnic has some anti-environmental agenda right? Here is what Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship's invitation to the event said…you decide:
"Hello I'm Don Blankenship and I'd like to invite you to a Labor Day rally in West Virginia. We're going to have Hank Williams and have a good time but we're also going to learn how environmental extremists and corporate America are both trying to destroy your jobs."
Destroying jobs? Isn't that the exact opposite of what the millions of American's who are trying to create new jobs and economic opportunities by investments in clean, renewable energy are all about?
If you're like me, you also probably thought this rally was sponsored by some local Verizon Wireless affiliate and the national corporate office doesn't know anything about this and if they did they would do the right thing and back away from these extremists right? WRONG!
James Gerace, VP of Corporate Communications at Verizon Wireless is not only aware of the sponsorship, but defended it by dismissing, then demeaning, the activists who brought it to his attention. The VP of Corporate Communications is the official spokesperson for a company so his words that dismissed environmental concerns and put down youth activists should be taken literally as the position of Verizon Wireless. This is why we all need to act now. Take one of the actions above today!
Pete Griffin
Campaign Director, Energy Action Coalition
This week lord_whimsy posted these links .
Needless to say it was very difficult for me to stay still and not run to the hills to treesit.
Fuck dirty energy. Can someone help me build a solar steam generator?
Also Obama's address tonight. Just what I needed to hear concerning healthcare. If the bill passes we get the single payer option, affordably, that's all I want till I can afford to keep a general practitioner on retainer. Thank you Obama for restoring a bit of my faith in the system today, but we still need to get the hell out of Afghanistan and stop borrowing more money.
The good news:
I had a good job interview this morning. I hope I get the job! It's a really nice place, and they pay $10 an hour.
More bad news:
Can't remember if I posted this but it keeps coming back to me (from Amanda Palmer's twitter).
Which might be a good thing in the end for all of us internet addicts (I seriously could not tear myself away from reading fanfiction this morning which was really distressing), and all of us that prepare for the event of the apocalypse.
I hope all the memes here are benign.
Good luck to this generation.
Some disparaging things followed that, but let's just remember the good part of what I overheard during my walk in the park today.
Last weekend I was really kind of down because I couldn't go out to where the action is, West Virginia.
First lord_whimsy posted this.
Then I got an email with the following message (pardon the delivery):
I bet you didn't realize that part of your Verizon Wireless bill is being spent to support an anti-environmental rally did you?
Well it is. Verizon Wireless is sponsoring the "Friends of America" rally this weekend at a coal mine in West Virginia. Verizon's partner in this event? None other than Massey Energy, best known for having to pay the EPA $20 million for over 4,500 violations of the Clean Water Act! Take action by doing one or both of the following:
Click here to tell Lowell McAdam, President and CEO of Verizon Wireless to immediately withdraw their sponsorship and publicly state why they support this extremist, anti-environmental rally.
If you are Verizon Wireless customer you can hit them where it hurts the most, in their wallet, and drop their service. CREDO Mobile, is offering a special promotions where they will cover the costs of the termination fee if you switch to their service so check it out. We currently use Verizon for our office phones are in the process of ending that contract. Join the movement!
It's important to note that this is just one example how energy companies and corporations are working to misinform people about our movement. They have many more resources than us which allows them to easily create big events, throw a lot more money at organizing people, and influence media which can be seen through Fox News' Sean Hannity being listed as a speaker at this one sided event. So much for 'fair and balanced' right? This is why it's that we grow our movement bigger and stronger than ever right now!
If your not already part of this movement please forward this email to your friends to get them join the movement by clicking here.
So maybe I'm just exaggerating the facts to make it seem like this peaceful picnic has some anti-environmental agenda right? Here is what Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship's invitation to the event said…you decide:
"Hello I'm Don Blankenship and I'd like to invite you to a Labor Day rally in West Virginia. We're going to have Hank Williams and have a good time but we're also going to learn how environmental extremists and corporate America are both trying to destroy your jobs."
Destroying jobs? Isn't that the exact opposite of what the millions of American's who are trying to create new jobs and economic opportunities by investments in clean, renewable energy are all about?
If you're like me, you also probably thought this rally was sponsored by some local Verizon Wireless affiliate and the national corporate office doesn't know anything about this and if they did they would do the right thing and back away from these extremists right? WRONG!
James Gerace, VP of Corporate Communications at Verizon Wireless is not only aware of the sponsorship, but defended it by dismissing, then demeaning, the activists who brought it to his attention. The VP of Corporate Communications is the official spokesperson for a company so his words that dismissed environmental concerns and put down youth activists should be taken literally as the position of Verizon Wireless. This is why we all need to act now. Take one of the actions above today!
Pete Griffin
Campaign Director, Energy Action Coalition
This week lord_whimsy posted these links .
Needless to say it was very difficult for me to stay still and not run to the hills to treesit.
Fuck dirty energy. Can someone help me build a solar steam generator?
Also Obama's address tonight. Just what I needed to hear concerning healthcare. If the bill passes we get the single payer option, affordably, that's all I want till I can afford to keep a general practitioner on retainer. Thank you Obama for restoring a bit of my faith in the system today, but we still need to get the hell out of Afghanistan and stop borrowing more money.
The good news:
I had a good job interview this morning. I hope I get the job! It's a really nice place, and they pay $10 an hour.
More bad news:
Can't remember if I posted this but it keeps coming back to me (from Amanda Palmer's twitter).
Which might be a good thing in the end for all of us internet addicts (I seriously could not tear myself away from reading fanfiction this morning which was really distressing), and all of us that prepare for the event of the apocalypse.
I hope all the memes here are benign.
Good luck to this generation.