Dear Friends,

The September 4th (and beyond) Climate Emergency Fast keeps growing and building! A week ago there were 350 of us; today there are 667. Some of those who've joined include Rev. Jim Wallis of Sojourners, Indian author and activist Vandana Shiva, South African poet Dennis Brutus, Jared Duval, former National Director of the Sierra Student Coalition, Rev. Charles Morris of Michigan Interfaith Power and Light and Step It Up leaders Will Bates and Jeremy Osborn. They're joining people like Bill McKibben, Rev. Bob Edgar, Van Jones, Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Sally Bingham, Medea Benjamin, Adrienne Maree Brown, Mike Tidwell, Brent Blackwelder, Ilyse Hogue, Billy Parish, Liz Veazey and many more.

And we've looked more closely at where we're all from. We're from 46 states, the District of Columbia and, so far, ten countries: USA, Bolivia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, India, Germany, Colombia, Puerto Ricoand Australia. If you live in or know anyone in Delaware, Nebraska, North Dakota or South Dakota who appreciate the urgency of the climate crisis, please consider joining or take a minute to reach out to others in those states. They're the only states where we still do not have any fasters. You sign up for the fast by going to www.climateemergency.org http://www.climateemergency.org .

45 of those signed up so far are fasting for from 2-6 days, 12 are fasting for from one to three weeks, and four of us are open-ended.

The primary purpose of this action is to bring political pressure on the U.S. Congress, demanding that they pass strong climate legislation. Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi are committed to trying to get climate legislation passed this fall. We are focusing on three main demands, which are:

         *no new coal or coal-to-liquid plants

         *freeze and major reductions in carbon emissions

         *a $25 billion downpayment in the 2008 fiscal year for conservation, efficiency and renewables

We urge people, whether fasting or not, to take action on September 4th, to apply pressure on local Congresspeople and the U.S. Senators in your state. You can organize a vigil outside one of their offices. You can set up a meeting with their staff people (since they'll be in D.C. on this day). You can get your friends, co-workers, colleagues and anyone else you know to make phone calls or send emails or faxes urging that they support our demands and take strong action to address the climate crisis.

Finally, along those lines, below is information about "1 Sky," an important initiative with which we are involved.

Let's keep spreading the word and building this action!

Ted Glick Coordinator, U.S. Climate Emergency Council, http://www.climateemergency.org

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