My 18 year old, who yesterday learned to make a rain barrel, today turned me on to what one of his favorite band's is doing to lend a hand to the climate change awareness.
http://www.dmband.com/news/view/0c7d1589d4993d6f6263d71c8d1f9f5d [1] The band is buying energy credits for all CO2 emissions for the band's touring activities since 1991. He's not the only corporation who is partnering with these guys.
NativeEnergy is a privately held Native American energy company. In August 2005, the Intertribal Council On Utility Policy (COUP) [2] acquired a majority ownership interest in NativeEnergy on behalf of its member tribes, marking another significant step in the Great Plains tribes’ historic effort to power America with Native wind. Learn more about COUP’s investment in NativeEnergy [2] …
Read and appreciate that this awareness and Dave's willingness to lend a hand will help as well as send a message to many many youth. My son, who works at a Shaker Sqaure restaurant, was asked by a patron about what book he had read lately. He said The World is Flat, by Thomas Friedman. She was astonished and impressed. She got good news for the future. Some kids are thinking about how to address the problems we face. The good news is that Gore's film is getting to them.
Links:
[1] http://www.dmband.com/news/view/0c7d1589d4993d6f6263d71c8d1f9f5d
[2] http://www.nativeenergy.com/about.html#