10,000 Powershift Youth Invade WA D.C. No media cov. (gallon, health care, environmentalist)
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There are upwards of 10,000 youth, most college students who have descended on Washington D.C. this weekend. The movement? Powershift. They've rallied, they've organized, and they've met with President Obama.
And guess what? The only media coverage I've found in Huffington Post Green.
Who controls the media? Why don't they want Americans to know that a massive youth movement is building and their intent is to shift away from the old power structures; big oil; big coal; and move toward research and development that might leave a livable planet for these youth.
These youth have managed to have entire universities get off of coal fired power, and not just a few but many. These youth have managed to shutter old, dirty burning coal plants.
I found this interesting that there's no FOX, no CNN, no MSNBC. Take notice people; the movement is gaining momentum, and it is not going away. This is these kids' future that is at stake.
This is precisely why sites like Twitter and Facebook meet a demand. They aren't controlled by by oligarchs.
I cannot express how proud of them I am. Good for them, constructive, very American. I'm amazed how their maturity far outshines tea weasels. We want our twinkies!!!
I don't have a facebook account and twit tweeting-- to be honest I still have trouble connecting the camera function on my cell phone to my computer. I hope I see them on youtube, though.
All of it driven by government subsidies, GE for example.
Oh you say that as if GE hasn't been the one building all those coal fired plants since inception. Enough already. The more disingenuous you operate, the harder you try tearing others down, the greater the disservice to coal you deliver.
Oh you say that as if GE hasn't been the one building all those coal fired plants since inception.
I used GE as an example because they are most likely the largest receiver of tax breaks for alternative energy in the US, that's just an educated guess. There might be some in the ethanol sector getting more. The point is these investments are not market driven, they are driven by subsidies and mandates. If these kids were to get their wish they'll be protesting the exhobitant costs BioExxon is charging for fuel in 10 years because the tech isn't ready yet.
I cannot express how proud of them I am. Good for them, constructive, very American. I'm amazed how their maturity far outshines tea weasels. We want our twinkies!!!
I don't have a facebook account and twit tweeting-- to be honest I still have trouble connecting the camera function on my cell phone to my computer. I hope I see them on youtube, though.
You can see them here, in the audience listening to Van Jones.
..for about the hundredth time. These would be the first generation of kids having AGW jammed down their throats everywhere they turn. Seems the propaganda is working quite well.
Not hardly. As someone old enough to remember the very first Earth Day celebration in 1970, believe me this has been on many peoples' radar for a very long time.
It's too bad that so much of the early progress was undone by ignorance and too many people beholden to the fossil fuel industries.
And, what is with the derogatory feelings toward our young people? Seriously?
They made the effort to stand up for something that they believe in. The nerve of them choosing to make their voices known rather than spending the weekend drinking and playing video games.
Thanks for posting this in support of Van Jones. The more people can see what he actually said - which is to use open markets to create green jobs in poor communities - the more people can see how Beck lied and distorted Jones' American vision of innovation and entrepreneurialism.
Not hardly. As someone old enough to remember the very first Earth Day celebration in 1970, believe me this has been on many peoples' radar for a very long time.
It's too bad that so much of the early progress was undone by ignorance and too many people beholden to the fossil fuel industries.
And, what is with the derogatory feelings toward our young people? Seriously?
They made the effort to stand up for something that they believe in. The nerve of them choosing to make their voices known rather than spending the weekend drinking and playing video games.
Those young people are disgustingly ignorant, and bereft of any critical thinking skills.
Not hardly. As someone old enough to remember the very first Earth Day celebration in 1970, believe me this has been on many peoples' radar for a very long time.
It's too bad that so much of the early progress was undone by ignorance and too many people beholden to the fossil fuel industries.
And, what is with the derogatory feelings toward our young people? Seriously?
They made the effort to stand up for something that they believe in. The nerve of them choosing to make their voices known rather than spending the weekend drinking and playing video games.
These older people beholden to outdated technologies are simply threatened by young people coming of age and pushing them out of the way with cleaner systems that work. All their attacks are just rooted in fear that the w
orld is changing faster than they are..
Not hardly. As someone old enough to remember the very first Earth Day celebration in 1970, believe me this has been on many peoples' radar for a very long time.
I grew up during this time and trying to compare the environmentalism of the 70's and 80's and even early 90's to the present is about far fetched as you can get. People are bombarded by this in the media and elsewhere on a daily basis.
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