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Plan B 3.0

Here's a book suggestion from Dennis Dougherty, who says " Lester R. Brown reviews our global resource situation and provides strategic action plans to start to rectify our use of our global resources.":

La Marguerite

Fresh as the daisy she's using on her blog banner, Marguerite Manteau-Rao is a Frenchwoman living in America and writing about life as she sees it, through the lens of what she calls "green psychology".

Her blog, La Marguerite, is a delightful and astute mix of environmental politics, broad cultural commentary, informative green news and philosophy, zen perspective, social networking and life online. I'm hooked! Have a look and see what you think...

For Kids Taking Action

Journey For The Planet Here's the perfect gift for kids in your life and your local schools:

A Kid's Five Week Adventure to Create an Earth-Friendly
Life by David Gershon
To be empowered, children need a step-by-step program that gives them support to translate their caring for the Earth into effective action. The Program Journey for the Planet was created to meet these needs. The Journey has five sections, dealing with garbage, water, energy, eco-wise consumerism, and empowering others. Each has its own cartoon animal guide to lead the way.

The 46 actions in the program include:
• "No Garbage Lunches" – using reusable packaging,
• "Aquacop" – hunting down dripping faucets,
• "Chill Out in Your Room" – finding air leaks that cause energy loss,
• "Squash Party" – carpooling,
• "Charge It!" – switching to rechargeable batteries,
• "What Goes Around Came Around" – buying recycled paper products.

Sustainable Cities

See a wonderful animated map of the city and learn about the city-wide greening project for
Sustainable  Albuquerque -- a place where the well-being of current and future citizens is supported by a vibrant economy and a self-renewing, healthy environment – a true reflection of sustainability.

In practice, this means day-to-day recognition that economy, society, and environment are interconnected, and that Albuquerque must demonstrate leadership by making wise and innovative choices to ensure Albuquerque is a sustainable community.

Their site also includes fifty-one great tips for things you can do.

Nancy Margulies is now working with a project near Portland, OR, called Sustainable Beaverton. Watch this space for regular posts and up-dates.

Sign the Pledge

Live Earth is a 24-hour, 7-continent concert series taking place on 7/7/07 that will bring together more than 100 music artists and 2 billion people to trigger a global movement to solve the climate crisis.

Live Earth marks the beginning of a multi-year campaign led by the Alliance for Climate Protection, The Climate Group and other international organizations to drive individuals, corporations and governments to take action to solve global warming. Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is the Chair of the Alliance and Partner of Live Earth.

Join the global movement and take action against the climate crisis:

Sign The LiveEarth Pledge

Check out the climate crisis tools and news compiled by the experts at LiveEarth.org

Video Resource

Take a look at this powerful video to hear a young girl address world leaders in a way that puts environmental issues in perspective.

Nancy Margulies, our Global Climate Change blog host suggests this clip as a possible opening for a Global Climate Change Café or as a link in an invitation to a Global Climate Change Café.