Climate Rally
The Earth Day CLIMATE RALLY – National Mall – Sunday, April 25, 2010
The 40th anniversary of Earth Day is quickly approaching, but the United States has failed to enact a comprehensive climate bill.
It is time to stop protecting polluters and enact comprehensive climate legislation that will create American jobs, cap carbon emissions and secure our nation’s future. The first Earth Day was a success because 20 million Americans demonstrated their outrage for the state of the environment. Together, we can make Earth Day 2010 a pivotal moment in the environmental movement.
On Sunday, April 25, Earth Day Network will organize a massive climate rally on The National Mall to demand Congress pass strong legislation. The Climate Rally will include notable speakers Reverend Jesse Jackson, film director, James Cameron, AFL-CIO President, Richard Trumka, Olympic gold medalist, Billy Demong, producer, Trudie Styler, author, Margaret Atwood, NFL player and television personality, Dhani Jones, environmental photographer Sebastian Copeland and many more.
The Climate Rally will also feature live music from Sting, John Legend, The Roots, Jimmy Cliff, Passion Pit, Bob Weir, Willie Colón, Joss Stone, Robert Randolph, Patrick Stump, Mavis Staples, Booker T,Honor Society and Tao Rodriguez-Seeger.
April 25, 2010 11:00am - 7:00pm - Washington, DC | Created by Earth Day Network
Elizabeth Wallmann-Filley says:
Greetings, I would like to “inspire” company’s that produce waste through product packaging to become more earth friendly. I was noticing the plastic container of a hair product that cost pennies to make, yet the disposal of this container costs a great deal in land fill. Why not develop a tax based on environmental friendly disposal packaging. One could even attach a tax incentive to those products that leave no enviromental impact when disposed, but those companies that choose to not investigate better packaging statigies are taxed incrementally higher based on negative impact. For example, plastics do not convert to the earth, where as another material could decompose faster. Just a thought, or should I say prayer.