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1 day to go: for the future

TOMORROW is the rally to ReEnergize New Hampshire, from noon to 3:30 on the State House lawn in Concord. We hope to see you there (or at the final rally in Des Moines, Iowa, if you're in the Midwest). We've all been marching for four hot but gloriously sunny days, and we're ready to walk the final stretch down Main Street to call on our leaders to take action for a clean energy future.
the marchers
Tomorrow is also the culmination of a summer's and in fact a whole year's hard work, but it's still only the beginning of a great movement. When we say we're marching for a clean energy future - for renewable power, new jobs at home, cleaner air, water, and skies, and healthier communities, all to confront the challenege of climate change - we're talking about renewing our hope for a better world.

"I would say," said Bishop Gene Robinson to a crowd of tired but hopeful walkers last night, "that you are holy... I think, what holy means is, to God - however you understand God, whatever that label means for you. But whatever it is that kinda makes sense out of what we're doing, anything that strives to be like that life force, in my book, is holy."

And as a friendly Manchester resident along our route said, "we're so pleased, we think it's wonderful - just to see them walk by our house is so exciting!"

We're excited, too - excited and inspired by the people who have joined this movement, the encouragement and support we've received from the towns that have so graciously hosted us and our tired feet, and we're inspired by all of you out there looking to make a difference. We'll see you tomorrow, and we'll hope to see you again soon as we work for the future.


Welcome to ReEnergizeUS

Organizing for Change

Hey there, my name's Peter Viola and I'm the web coordinator for ReEnergizeUS. Welcome to our site - please join us on our march campaign by signing up here, and check back for more news soon.

This summer, we'll be marching to demand real solutions to the climate crisis, and we want you to join us. From August 1-5, we'll walk from Ames to Des Moines, Iowa and Nashua to Concord, New Hampshire, to call for action that will transform the way America produces and consumes energy. We are calling for at least an 80 percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2050. We know we can make that happen if we start making 2 percent reductions a year, starting right now. We have the technology and we've got the know-how - all we need is bold and decisive action from the leaders of our country, and with your support, we will achieve that goal.

ReEnergizeUS is a project organized and led by students and youth from across the United States to build a clean energy economy for real global warming solutions. We are a coalition of groups dedicated to solving our climate crisis and restoring real environmental leadership to our country at a time of great need and opportunity. Our partners include the Sierra Club, the Sierra Student Coalition, the Campus Climate Challenge, the Carbon Coalition, Student Conservation Voters, Step It Up 2007, and Middlebury College's Sunday Night Group. We represent the youth of a generation rising to meet the challenge of global warming and work toward a prosperous, clean energy future. We look forward to working with you and sharing this challenge together.

See you this summer!