Here's a hotwash from the Focus the Nation event last Wednesday and Thursday. Note the $10k Summer Scholarship offer, Project Slingshot.
1 million students from 1800 schools participated!
Thanks again to the William & Mary students and faculty that arranged our local event--Rick
We did it! Focus the Nation engaged a million students at over 1800 institutions, creating dialogue with 75 members of congress, senators and governors.
Media coverage was Fantastic—Focus stories ran in hundreds of daily newspapers, and on-line everywhere: The New York Times, Business Week, Time, MSNBC, Forbes. And the political leadership of this country has really started to listen. What’s next?
* Vote Vote Vote! Vote for Solutions at Choose Your Future. Voting closes February 12th.
* Visit your Politicians: Keep the conversation going! See your member of congress or senator at their local office on February 19th. Tell them about what you voted for. Tell them about solutions to global warming. Contact us with questions.
* Schedule a showing of The 2% Solution! It’s compelling video, focused on global warming solutions. Free, on-line now.
* Stay Involved with Focus throughout this spring, and next year.
Thanks from all of us at Focus the Nation!! College students: apply for a Project Slingshot summer scholarship: three grants for up to $10,000 for a new generation of climate leaders. Sponsored by CLIF Mojo. there are grants for outdoor fanatics, for artists, and for innovators. Learn more in this very cool video about Slingshot.
High School and Middle School students: Check out our poster contest, Envision 2050: Is the Future Nature? Everyone, join us Wednesday, February 6th at noon eastern for a phone-in.
Learn what happened across the country, and share your ideas for the future! Call in to 1-218-339-7800, passcode 1312008.
Thanks for the work have done! THANKS TO OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS! Clif Bar, Stonyfield Farm, Nike, Re:Vision, SightSpeed, Lewis & Clark College, and Voice Yourself.
Thanks to our business sponsors! Kettle Foods, Bon Appetit Management Company, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Recycled Paper Printing, Delaris Consulting, Price Digital, Native Energy, and Easy Street. See how these businesses are walking the talk! Our Media Partner, Grist has recently provided links to great content to help educators prepare for teach-in sessions.
Check it out. Focus News:
*HS Teachers—need lesson plans on global warming? Check out the resources from Earth Day Network and ClimateChangeEducation.org.
*National Campus Energy Challenge. Join schools across the country and see what you can save in February!
* Forty Percent of Car Trips are within two miles of your home: Take Clif Bar’s Two-Mile Challenge and ride or walk instead! Check it out.
*Donate to Focus—Stop Your Junk Mail! Sign up with 41 Pounds, and a portion of the income is donated directly to us here at Focus the Nation.
*The President’s Climate Commitment: Has your University or College President signed on?
-- Rick Kennerly
Tidewater Climate Action Network
www.twcan.org
rick.kennerly@twcan.org
We are environmentalists, but we're not just "environmentalists." We are also citizens and we are ratepayers; we are customers and employers; we are business owners and educators; we are members of communities of faith who take seriously our stewardship of God's gift and we are patriots who care about energy independence for the nation; we are parents and grandparents concerned about the sustainability of the legacy we leave our children, who all just happen to also care about our environment.