Greenpeace Staging Rolling Sunlight Tour to Showcase Solar Energy
Greenpeace USA rolled through my town, Bloomington, Indiana this weekend as part of its national tour to showcase solar energy. Rolling Sunlight will visit 50 communities across the nation talking to people and filming their own comments on how global warming is affecting their lives or will affect their children’s lives.
Their schedule for the next few weeks follows; the tour will proceed through October 16th where it will end in Washington, DC.
- 9/2 Columbus, OH
- 9/5 Phoenixville, PA
- 9/7 Philadelphia, PA
- 9/10 Elmira, NY
- 9/12 Oneonta, NY
The presence at these events consists of a 26-ft. biodiesel-fueled truck, a video camera, and an “action tent”, plus 256 square feet of solar panelsupplying enough energy to power three homes. At the action tent visitors can learn more about global warming by viewing videos and write a postcard to their local representatives to pressure them to act on climate change legislation.
256 square feet of solar panels that supply enough energy to power three homes, concerts, and events without creating any pollution. The solar power runs an
Too bad they don’t have some funds for local publicity or someone to hand out flyers at the actual events where they appear. Their presence at the Bloomington site was not obvious, and friends I told about the event actually went to the Farmers Market and never saw them there at all.
Nevertheless, this is a good effort to create localized awareness of global warming and solar energy, and to link that awareness with pressure on local legislators. The Rolling Sunlight website is a good place to visit to hear regular peoples’ views about global warming; interviews are recorded at each location and added to the website as the event progresses.
I love seeing them get involved in this way. I think it will encourage more people to get on board. the media has created an image of Green Peace that is not always flattering to say the least.
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It is amazing that such simple solutions exist yet we are crushed in the iron grip of the strong arm of dependence on foriegn oil!
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This is really a neat idea. It sure would be astounding to see that truck pull through my neighborhood. In general, I think it is important for us, as consumers, to support ‘green businesses.’ For example, http://www.simplestop.net stops your postal junk mail and benefits the environment.
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great idea. conjures up images of ken kesey