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Global warming activist brings the heat to Oregon
The campaign will include a speech by founder Bill McKibben and a march to Autzen Stadium
by Trevor Davis | News Reporter
Some students don't see this Saturday's football game as a way to hoist the University into the national athletics spotlight. They see it as a way to spread the word about global warming.
Students will march from the EMU to Autzen Stadium this Saturday as part of "Step It Up 2007," a grassroots effort to encourage congressional action on global warming.
University student Jesse Hough is helping organize the campus "Step It Up 2007" event, which will include a speech by Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy and a march to Autzen Stadium, where ESPN College GameDay will broadcast nationally before the Oregon-Arizona State football game.
"It's a huge game, so there will be thousands of people to spread awareness," Hough said. "We can talk to fans who might not be thinking about global warming."
The founder of the campaign, Bill McKibben, will speak in the EMU Ballroom tonight at 7:30.
McKibben will talk about the need to build a climate movement and will talk about the moral and spiritual aspects of global warming, he said. He added he'll also give students some practical advice on what they can do to help stop global warming.
McKibben is the author of "Fight Global Warming Now" and "Deep Economy." McKibben and six students at Middlebury College in Vermont organized "Step It Up 2007" in January, and about 1,400 rallies took place around the country earlier this year, he said.
"We didn't really have high expectations because we didn't have any money, but it just took off," McKibben said.
The organization wants Congress to pass stronger climate legislation, McKibben said. The group also aims to help reduce global warming by 80 percent by 2050.
Students will march from the EMU to Autzen Stadium this Saturday as part of "Step It Up 2007," a grassroots effort to encourage congressional action on global warming.
Who: Bill McKibben, author of "Fight Global Warming Now" and "Deep Economy" |
University student Jesse Hough is helping organize the campus "Step It Up 2007" event, which will include a speech by Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy and a march to Autzen Stadium, where ESPN College GameDay will broadcast nationally before the Oregon-Arizona State football game.
"It's a huge game, so there will be thousands of people to spread awareness," Hough said. "We can talk to fans who might not be thinking about global warming."
The founder of the campaign, Bill McKibben, will speak in the EMU Ballroom tonight at 7:30.
McKibben will talk about the need to build a climate movement and will talk about the moral and spiritual aspects of global warming, he said. He added he'll also give students some practical advice on what they can do to help stop global warming.
McKibben is the author of "Fight Global Warming Now" and "Deep Economy." McKibben and six students at Middlebury College in Vermont organized "Step It Up 2007" in January, and about 1,400 rallies took place around the country earlier this year, he said.
"We didn't really have high expectations because we didn't have any money, but it just took off," McKibben said.
The organization wants Congress to pass stronger climate legislation, McKibben said. The group also aims to help reduce global warming by 80 percent by 2050.
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