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April 29, 2008
Jason Brodak has the Power2Change!
April 20, 2008
UA Councilwoman Mary Ann Krauss speaks to the crowd about what Upper Arlington
is doing to move forward with more energy efficient practices.
Guests at the "Green" House Party get a tour of the home. Here they are
looking at the passive solar sun room.
Guests at the "Green" House Party watch the "Story of Stuff" as
part of the tour.
Cathy Duvall, Teresa McHugh, Jason Brodak, Joe Katz, MacKenzie Bailey and
Mary Kuhner have the Power2Change!
March 31, 2008
Open House in Cleveland March 31!
You're invited to attend the Power2Change open house at our Cleveland headquarters
from 7 to 9 p.m. at 1588 E 40th Street, Suite 1F. There will be refreshments,
and leaders from the local Sierra Club
will be on hand to answer questions. For more information, contact Travis
Levitt at 216-431-0198.
March 26, 2008
At a press conference March 26 at the Ohio State House Atrium, the Ohio Sierra
Club launched Power2Change, a new effort to educate the public about what is
at stake in the 2008 elections. Columbus' Environmental Steward Susan Ashbrook,
Ohio AFL-CIO Chief of Staff Tim Burga, United Steelworkers (USW) Sub-District
Director Dave Caldwell, International Brotherhood of Electric Workers (IBEW)
Trades Center Director Steve Lipster, Governor Ted Strickland's policy office
Executive Assistant for Agriculture, Environment, Insurance and Commerce Jennifer
Lynch, and State Senate Minority Leader Senator Ray Miller all were in attendance.
Sierra Club Midwest Regional Representative Teresa McHugh takes the podium at the kick-off press conference for Power2Change in Columbus. She's flanked by other speakers and attendees at the event.
Part of a national effort focused in nine states, the Power2Change campaign aims to educate the public and candidates about what is at stake in the 2008 elections; by defining the contrast between competing visions of our energy future--positioning clean energy as an economic driver, and challenging candidates up and down the ballot - including the new president - to move America toward a clean energy economy.
"The choices we make in 2008 will define our future, especially when it comes to the election and energy issues," said Teresa McHugh, the Sierra Club Midwest Regional Representative. "The contrast could not be sharper -- we can move forward to a clean, renewable, energy economy that creates jobs, save consumers money and solves global warming, or we can continue the expensive, polluting policies of the past."
The Power2Change campaign involves a new grassroots organizing effort in the community. Over the next four weeks, Ohio Sierra Club activists will document and release examples of clean and polluting energy sites within each state, collect and deliver petition signatures demanding elected officials help build a clean energy economy, and recruit volunteers to meet with elected, business and community leaders and to participate in Earth Day events around April 22.
"We've got a message for candidates at every level that we have the power to change direction," said McHugh. "We have the technology, know-how and power to build a clean, renewable, energy future. What we have lacked is the political will and leadership. We need to challenge all our elected officials, including the next president, to provide the leadership we need to move us forward."
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