Pumpkins for Climate Action

2009-11-04T14:03:00.000-08:00

You Have carved a pumpkin, now what?

2009-10-29T17:17:00.000-07:00

Take a photo!
To have it posted here, email your photo to connieswylie@gmail.com
If you have the time to, send your photo to your MP, or to Parliament, with a short letter explaining what you would like to see them do.

Parliament address:

Prime Minister Stephen Harper
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1A 0A6
(Letters to the House of Commons can be mailed postage-free!)

Send copies to:

Michael Ignatieff, Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
Gilles Duceppe, Leader of the Bloc Québecois
Jack Layton, Leader of the New Democratic Party

(Same address as above.)

Spread the word!

2009-10-26T09:28:00.000-07:00

Imagine yourself, dressed up and out trick'o'treating, maybe with your kids. You come to the first house, and in amongst all the ghoul faces, cobwebs, and skeletons, there are pumpkins glowing 350. In fact, each house you visit has a pumpkin beckoning you with a 3 5 0...
Help send this powerful message to our leaders, asking them to take a firm and positive stance on climate change at Copenhagen this December.
Things you can do:
1) Tell everyone you know, parents, siblings, friend, grandmas... you get my drift
2) Talk to your teachers or school principal, and ask them to make an announcement describing the significance of 350 and how you can take action this Halloween, just by carving a pumpkin!
3) Volunteer to carve a 350 pumpkin for people on your street. Even better, challenge your street to have every house decorated with a 350 pumpkin. Don't for get to take photos!
5) Ask for coverage by your local newspaper
6) Post flyers by the pumpkin stand at grocery stores
7) Get your community center or church involved!
8) Join the event on facebook - Halloween Pumpkins for Climate Action... 350! and ask your friends to join.

Happy Carving!

Will the government Trick or Treat us at Copenhagen?

2009-10-25T19:33:00.000-07:00

International Day of Climate Action has come and gone, climate change has not. Our attempt to spread the word was a world wide success, which showed the power of people with a cause. Here in North America, we must continue to pressure our political leaders to act strongly at Copenhagen this December.

What is the scariest thing you can imagine?

Possibly CO2 emissions rising out of control leading to the end of the world as we know it. This Halloween, continue with the spirit of International Day of Climate Action. We must act NOW if we want our children, and grandchildren, and their children, to have a future full of happy Halloweens.

This Halloween carve a 350 pumpkin, and let your message burn bright!

Confused about what 350 means?

Basically 350 (parts per million) is the amount of Carbon that we can safely have in our atmosphere. Check out www.350.org for more information on what it means and ways to take action.