Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Heimlich kicks off 350.org rally in Fort Lauderdale against climate change

Sun-Sentinel, Oct. 24, 2009
Add ImageNearly 200 rally in Fort Lauderdale against climate change
FORT LAUDERDALE - Nearly 200 people rallied in downtown Fort Lauderdale this morning as part of a global campaign to demand action against climate change."Come on everybody, we can stop global warming," yelled Barry Heimlich, a volunteer with 350.org, which organized the demonstration outside the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Discovery and Science. For more on the event, click here.
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At the event, we called out to President Obama and the leaders of the world to do what's necessary to protect our grandchildren's future by agreeing to an agressive program at the climate meeting in Copenhagen in December.
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The photo at the right shows my grandchildren Matthew and Mia who stood by my side during the speech. It's for them, my other 6 grandchildren, and grandchildren everywhere that we all have to do everything we can to help stop global warming.