Mission Statement and Measurable Action Plan …..

The Primary Directive of Earthlobbyist is to meet people who deny climate change so we can talk with them about their beliefs, where they live and vote.

This can be accomplished only by physical travel of live streaming. People who display symptoms of Climate Change Denial Syndrome will not voluntarily participate ina conversation, or initially be open to changing their position.  An Earthlobbyist will visit  a public meeting, coffee-shop, beauty salon, diner, bar, house of worship, sports event, fair, book store, community event or school and just talk with people.

The ideal scenario is moving into a community for a period of time, living. shopping, eating and participating with people who live in an  environmentally isolated location. These communities are known as  “red states” due to their GOP allegiance to environmentally destructive legislation, and are likely supported by industry that is environmentally unsustainable. People in these communities have chosen allegiance to their families and community over larger geopolitical issues, even though their lack of responsibility may ultimately destroy the belief systems and lifestyles they are protecting.

For this I  seek sponsorship and others who will join me making this same commitment

The first required  step to being an EarthLobbyist is making a  commitment to learning, so you can speak knowledgeably, with confidence and respect, about environmental science from organizations including:

Union of Concerned Scientists  or

Citizens Climate Lobby,

350 dot org   or

Yale Environment 360

To be  an Earthlobbyist  means  that you will do one or more of the following

  1. Print, sign and mail (or fax) personal letters to elected representatives who vote against the future of the Earth.  You can copy letter templates, maybe  adding a word or two of your own. Sadly the elected representatives who deny climate change know about climate change, so we we must keep holding them accountable with communication
  2. Travel to a community on your own Swing State Tour where people do not understand the scientific reality of our planet and talk about this. In the USA, a majority of people who vote for anti-environmental senators and representatives in the south and mid-west USA suffer the majority of the effects of severe weather.  This is a very obvious truth that can be supported with scientific data
  3. E-mail, text, and comment at an elected representative’s website or social media presence
  4. Make a phone call for with your family or friends once a week.
  5. Support the reduction of emissions by vehicles over 8000 lbs, many of which are exempt from state emission requirements. IT’s not enough o buy a electric car, some solar panels and LED lights, because the big producers of atmospheric carbon are not all investing in the future  we will deliver to our grand children
  6. Make a video, tag and describe it ( for improved  search quality)  then post it on YouTube and other portals you prefer,
  7. Read a statement into the record  at a government or shareholder meeting.
  8. Buy share of stock in a company that contributes to climate change, then attend the annual meeting to speak is possible, or write a letter into the record.
  9. Go door to door hand delivering climate change information to identified deniers as a means to start the conversation. Remember people who deny climate change feel they have no power, have been politically misinformed,  or do not feel the problem will effect them directly
  10. Teach children about ways they can be agents of change, which will hep them dispel fears about climate change. Many young people feel a sense of despair and hopelessness about climate issues, wrongly believing the only thing they can do is change consumer behavior. Hopelessness causes a range of psychological and social problems, compared to active involvement in building a better tomorrow.
  11. Lobby for Carbon Capture and Storage of atmospheric carbon and methane. Removing harmful gases from our atmosphere are key, measurable actions to reduce the heat and humidity which is escalating the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events
  12. Read about why we need to Plant trees
  13. To reduce fix climate change 1.2 Trillion new trees must be planted 
  14. Join  the One Trillion Tree Challenge 
  15. Write to leaders and embassies of countries that are actively destroying  forests
  16. DO NOT GIVE UP. We may not see the change we hope for as fast as we want, however it is essential we continue to teach people the real cost of climate change is more the humans can afford. Joining together is better then the solitude of hopelessness