Hope from Beijing for a Climate Treaty as US Delays Progress
Tuesday evening, amidst a historic Beijing meeting between President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao, dozens of activists with the global campaigning network Avaaz.org released over one hundred Chinese flying lanterns and a floating balloon banner into the air just south of the White House. Chinese flying lanterns are a symbol of hope traditionally released to celebrate the new year. The Avaaz action highlights China’s proactive

Tonight: Flying Lanterns will Light Up Ellipse; Obama Delaying Climate Treaty while in Asia
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Meet us at the corner of 15th and Constitution at 5:45 tonight and look for people holding candles. It will be beautiful, safe, and fun. MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 CONTACT: Julie Erickson, julie@actionfactories.org, 413-687-1987 Youth Activists to Tell Obama to Join China and Light the Way on Climate Hundreds of Chinese Flying Lanterns Will Light Up Ellipse as Activists Urge Obama to Attend Copenhagen Talks Who: Climate activist

The Same Tired Talking Points Brought To You This Time by Senator Baucus and Dirty Energy Lobbyists
Today, the Senate Finance Committee held its first hearing for the Boxer-Kerry bill. News such as this would typically be welcomed as necessary progress, as we are pushing for strong climate legislation to pass through the Senate before Copenhagen. However, one must take into consideration ulterior motives when Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) is chairing the committee in question. As the only Democratic Senator to vote “no” on the bill as it was marked up in the Environment and Public Works Committee, Baucus continues to mire progress in hearings that are antithetical to the success of the bill. Today featured industry and conservative lobbyists testifyin

Fossil of the Day delivered to Canadian Embassy
Watch the Action Factory deliver the fossil of the day award to Canada.  Read more at CAN international. Posted in tcktcktck

Merkel Visit Devolves into Shouting Match
“No, you first!”, “Nien, du zuerst!” shouted world leaders Barack Obama and Angela Merkel to each other at a meeting over climate finance. The meeting, hoped by many to be a breakthrough in EU/US leadership on climate change finance, quickly turned sour when neither leader could make a way through the impasse.  Merkel cited excuses like being tired of leading for so long on climate, and Obama claimed that he was powerless to act without congress. Despite the Copenhagen negotiati