How you can pull the plug on Big Oil, Gas, and Coal

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Dear Daniel Stafford, "The 12 hottest years on record have all come in the last 15. Heat waves, droughts, wildfires, floods — all are now more frequent and more intense. For the sake of our children and our future, we must do more to combat climate change." So said President Barack Obama in his State of the Union address. But with government stuck in partisan gridlock, the problem of climate change stands little chance of action in Congress. The good news is that there's a fossil-fuel-company divestment movement sweeping the country  that offers YOU a way to take BIG action on climate change. Already, colleges, faith communities, individuals, and even whole cities have begun to divest. Green America is excited to invite you to participate with us on the leading edge of this movement. We've been publishing divestment resources in our magazine, on our Web site, on our blog, and in our syndicated opinion column, and today we pull them all together in our e-newsletter to help you find the resources you need to shift your investments. As Fortune magazine columnist Marc Gunther wrote: "It certainly looks as if it's possible to manage broadly diversified portfolios that exclude fossil fuels without sacrificing financial returns."  There's no better time than now to pull your investments (or those of your college or faith community) out of the destructive technologies of the past, and invest in the clean-energy technologies of our future. Here's to tackling climate change in 2013, Alisa Gravitz, President, Green America P.S. Please consider a donation to our Climate Action programs. Your support powers our work to stop dirty energy and to help renewable energy companies thrive. Give now and double the impact of your donation.  Our year-end dollar-for-dollar match has been extended, doubling the power of your gift through March 15. Use Your Investments to Combat Climate Change Our new Web page greenamerica.org/fossilfree pulls together all the best fossil-free investing resources: fossil-free and clean-energy mutual funds, and responsible financial planners who can build a fossil-free portfolio for you.  GreenAmerica.org/FossilFree » Find resources for institutional divesting (colleges, pension funds, faith communities, etc.) from our allies at 350.org. Fossil Fuel Divestment Interviews 1.  Editor-in-chief Tracy Fernandez Rysavy interviews Bob Massie, President and CEO of the New Economy Coalition, a major actor in the South African divestment movement and strong supporter of fossil-fuel company divestment. BOB MASSIE: "As people draw the conection between the destruction we witnessed in Hurrican Sandy and Big Oil CEOs happily enjoying multi-billion-dollar profits, people will realize that this is an industry that is attacking the public interest." » 2.  Online editor Andrew Korfhage interviews socially responsible asset manager Pete Krull, whose firm recently launched the Green Sage Sustainability Index,a fossil-fuel-free index of 30 US stocks focused on clean energy and efficiency. PETE KRULL: "I see no compelling reason why fossil fuels are a must-have in any portfolio -- especially if you're a long-term investor. With the onset of peak oil, and inevitable regulatory changes related to climate change, I don't think it makes sense to invest in these dinosaurs." » 3.  Associate editor Martha van Gelder interviews Lauren Ressler, a national organizer for the Responsible Endowments Coalition, which helps students encourage their universities to invest their endowments responsibly. LAUREN RESSLER: "We have gone from 40 campuses in September to more than 234  that have started petitions and are beginning the divestment campaign. I would definitely say that divestment is taking off." » Visit our blog this week as we post more interviews with climate divestment leaders » More from the Green American Find more information on climate divestment in selections from our Green American magazine, like Tracy Fernandez Rysavy's background article, Putting the Big Squeeze on Big Oil, Gas, and Coal, and Andrew Korfhage's instructional article, How to Invest Fossil Fuel Free. In Andrew's article, John Steur, president of socially responsible mutual fund company Portfolio 21 tells us that:  "Investing in fossil fuel today seems like investing in the whaling industry in the mid-1800s -- old technology, still dominant, but clearly not the future.  Our ability to power the global economy beyond the current age of fossil fuels will be the most important transformation ever made by our industrial society." We couldn't agree more. Join us to receive the Green American magazine in print or digitally to your tablet or computer »	March 5, 2013 Action · Use your investments to combat climate change News · Interviews with investment professionals, divestment activists, and more Resources · Putting the Squeeze on Big Oil, Gas, and Coal THIS WEEK ON OUR BLOG: 3 reasons climate divestment can change the world State Department does not object to KXL pipeline Tell the mega-banks: No more abusive payday lending! (Advertisers are members of our Green Business Network™) The climate is changing -- are your investments? "We create alive, organic almond butter from almonds grown by California family farmers. Living Tree Community Foods" TELL THE MEGA-BANKS: Stop abusive, predatory, payday lending » Join our allies at As You Sow for a special Webinar sneak peek at the hottest issues on 2013 shareholder proxy ballots, including corporate political spending, GMOs, climate change & more! Register here. Send a gift membership to Green America to share the Green American. Our Jan/Feb issue, filled with resources on climate-change divestment, is in supporting members' hands right now. Buy one membership for $20, get your second membership free. If you're not already a member, that free membership could be for you! Your support helps us grow the green economy.
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Putting Your Ink Where Your Beliefs Are

I thought for three years on what to get before having this tattoo inked. I wanted something positive and life-affirming that represented my core beliefs.

This tattoo is a customized composite of two other tattoos the shop had in-stock.

The dolphins came from one stock tattoo. The Earth with the wind turbine over it was another; however the stock tattoo had a peace sign where the turbine is. I had the artist convert it to a turbine.
The work was done by Inktown Tattoo of Lombard, IL. ( http://www.inktownusa.com/ )

The dolphins symbolize peace and biodiversity for me. The one soaring over Earth is named Zephyr. The one swimming below the Earth is named Poseidon.

The wind turbine over the Earth symbolizes renewable energy cleaning and healing the planet, and bringing technology and nature into a sustainable harmony.

I got the tatt in 2010.

Dan

"Do the Math" with Bill McKibben in Chicago

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Date: Oct 26, 2012 8:35 AM
Subject: "Do the Math" with Bill McKibben in Chicago
To: "Daniel Stafford" <aquarianm@gmail.com>

RSVP to join Bill McKibben, Nov. 28th in Chicago. Click here to get your ticket now. "Do the Math" with Bill McKibben, Nov. 28th in Chicago. Dear Daniel, The math is terrifying: Dirty energy companies can burn no more than 20% of the known remaining fossil fuels on the planet, or else our climate is in a heap of trouble.1 That means we need to be taking on the powerful oil, coal and gas companies directly — whose profit model depends on burning up our planet. To keep our movement building and prepare for the next big fight, our friends Bill McKibben and 350 are going on the road with the "Do The Math" tour to lay out the terrifying new math of climate change, explain the odds we face and the difficult path we must walk in the coming years to create a livable future for our planet. They'll be in Chicago on Nov. 28th. Can you make it? "Do the Math" with Bill McKibben Athenaeum Theater, 2936 N. Southport Ave, Chicago, IL Nov. 28th at 7 PM, doors open at 6 Tickets are $10 Get your ticket to join Bill McKibben and "Do the Math" in Chicago "Do the Math" will be a unique and interactive experience, an opportunity to hear from Bill — possibly the clearest voice on climate change in our movement today — along with other special guests, about what we need to do in the fight going forward. With each passing month, and each passing extreme drought, storm and flood, it's clear that this fight is urgent and that President Obama isn't doing enough. If he's re-elected, we don't know what else, if anything, he will do. If Romney is elected, we know he will do his best to set us on an apocalyptic path of burning our future to fatten the pockets of fossil fuel giants. What we've learned from the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline fight is that when we band together we can take on the fossil fuel industry. Now it's time to take on the industry as a whole, and persuade our fellow residents of this planet that coal, oil and gas must be kept in the ground. Click the link below to get your tickets to join Bill McKibben Nov. 28th in Chicago: http://act.350.org/signup/chicago-do-the-math-credo/ Thanks for standing with us in the fight against climate change, Elijah Zarlin, Campaign Manager CREDO Action from Working Assets 1. Bill McKibben, "Global Warming's Terrifying New Math," Rolling Stone, July 19, 2012 © 2012 CREDO. All rights reserved. To remove yourself (Daniel Stafford) from this list, please visit our subscription management page at: http://act.credoaction.com/s?i=49478-2914033-dHRbfWx To change your email address or update your contact info, please visit: http://act.credoaction.com/subscrip/coa.html?id=49478-2914033-dHRbfWx

Illinois Chapter Sierra Club: Rally for Starved Rock

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A sand mine that will cut off water flow to some of the most beautiful and delicate hydrological formations in Illinois, which also happens to be one of the State's most beloved State parks, and where I was married.

Amazingly brilliant. Why didn't I think of that?

Dan

NAW: Is Canada's Wind Turbine Health Study Flawed?

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Date: Oct 24, 2012 5:47 AM
Subject: Is Canada's Wind Turbine Health Study Flawed?
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The company told Aberdeen News that most of those 15 workers will return to MFG this week, while those [read more] Proposed Seven-State Transmission Overhaul Would Move Wind Energy To Demand Centers by Joseph Bebon , Oct. 23, 2012 Novi, Mich.-based ITC Holdings Corp. has filed with the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) its ITC Great Plains Expansion Project, a proposed initiative to build over 2,700 miles of new transmission lines. The plan is focused on exporting energy - including wind power - from west to east across the SPP [read more] Seagreen Seeking Permission To Build Two 525 MW Offshore Wind Farms by NAW Staff, Oct. 23, 2012 Seagreen Wind Energy Ltd. says it has submitted applications to the Scottish government for consent to build and operate two 525 MW offshore wind farms in Phase 1 of the Firth of Forth Offshore Wind Zone. 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