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Jamie Henn: 40,000+ Join 'Forward on Climate' Rally in Washington, DC

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Ok, this really is what democracy looks like. On Sunday, over 40,000 people poured into the streets of Washington, DC to protest the Keystone XL pipeline and push President Obama "Forward on Climate."

I'm sitting just a few blocks from the White House and marchers are still coming by me, flooding back onto the national mall for a closing concert, but one thing is already clear: there is no doubt anymore that there is a newly powerful climate movement in this country.

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It's a movement that has united nearly every environmental group in the country, from grassroots coalitions like the Indigenous Environmental Network to big green groups like the Sierra Club to a new generation of upstarts like 350.org.

But it's also a movement that extends far beyond "traditional environmentalists" -- last Wednesday, civil rights leader Julian Bond, the president emeritus of the NAACP was arrested at the White House in a sit-in against Keystone XL. Today's march was led by Hilton Kelley, an environmental justice advocate from Port Arthur, Texas who won the Goldman Environmental Prize for his work fighting pollution in communities of color.

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It's a movement that spans generations. I saw grandparents and toddlers marching together and chanted with thousands of college students, many of whom have taken up the fight for fossil fuel divestment on their campuses. This generation of young activists are a practical radicals, just as comfortable making a formal presentation to their board of trustees as they are occupying the streets of DC.

And this is movement that is ready to act boldly. From the Tar Sands blockaders in Texas to the tens of thousands marching through DC today, the environmental movement has clearly realized that to win true action on climate change, we can't just be working inside the halls of government, we need to be pushing from outside in. It was a big deal this week when the Sierra Club lifted its 120 year ban on civil disobedience and club executive director Mike Brune got arrested at the White House sit-in. Get ready for more brave demonstrations and actions in the future.

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This fight against Keystone XL started with indigenous leaders who saw first hand the devastation of the tar sands in Canada. It spread to farmers and ranchers along the pipeline route, Nebraskans and Texans who are still fighting for their homes. At 350.org, we picked up the fight in August 2011, helping start Tar Sands Action, a campaign that coordinated the largest civil disobedience in 20 years at the White House (1,253 people were arrested over those two hot-weeks, turning Keystone XL into the highest profile environmental fight in the country). In November 2011, we were back to surround the White House with 15,000 people.

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And now here we are again, twice as strong, twice as loud, and twice as convinced that this president can do the right thing and say no Keystone XL. For those of us who have known Bill McKibben for a long time, it was a touching moment to see him on stage today, surveying the massive crowd assembled on the mall and hear him say, "All I ever wanted was to see a movement to stop climate change. And here it is. You all look beautiful."

On we go.

 

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of our newest badge: Community Curator. View AllFavorites Recency |  Popularity This user has chosen to opt out of the Badges program radarmannoshoes31 Fans 2 hours ago ( 7:56 PM)It's not that people are using too much energy, it is that too many people are using energy. And that is a problem that man is incapable of fixing.

"The world's current (overall as well as natural) growth rate is about 1.14%, representing a doubling time of 61 years. We can expect the world's population of 6.5 billion to become 13 billion by 2067 if current growth continues. The world's growth rate peaked in the 1960s at 2% and a doubling time of 35 years."

http://geography.about.com/od/populationgeography/a/populationgrow.htmradarmannoshoes: It's not that people are using too much energy, ithttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/radarmannoshoes/forward-on-climate_b_2707553_230704222.htmlHistory |Permalink |This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. spinnerLoading comments… photosunsetter525 Fans 3 hours ago ( 6:54 PM)What a waste. These people don't understand science and are overwrought by emotion. Perhaps if they walked the walk, they wouldn't have driven there in gas guzzling buses.sunsetter: What a waste. These people don't understand science and arehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/sunsetter/forward-on-climate_b_2707553_230693250.htmlHistory |Permalink | photoHUFFPOST SUPER USERElaine Kurpielmicro-bio66 Fans 17 minutes ago ( 9:24 PM)sunsetter, we absolutely understand science and climate warming is real. I am not going to argue with you - I am going to continue to speak out and protest. BTW, "gas-guzzling" buses. We should have all just gone in individual cars?Elaine_Kurpiel: sunsetter, we absolutely understand science and climate warming is real.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Elaine_Kurpiel/forward-on-climate_b_2707553_230718509.htmlHistory |Permalink |This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. spinnerLoading comments…This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. spinnerLoading comments… HUFFPOST SUPER USERsandyhh746 Fans 3 hours ago ( 6:47 PM)News reports today say that there is so much debris and junk off the coast of NY, CN, and NY that it will be unsafe for tourists to go to the beach because of the tsunami effect from Hurricane Sandy. This will probable happen along all our coast in the coming decades. Between the hurricanes and oil spills, global warming is just getting started piling on the grief.

But we are all imagining that this is happening according to Republicans? It's a cyclical effect that not even the Native Americans and Incas recall happening before in their long history. Does anyone recall hearing about a bunch of tsunami-sunk Viking ships being found off the coast of New England and/or Canada? So the cycle is like every 5,000 years or so?sandyhh: News reports today say that there is so much debrishttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/sandyhh/forward-on-climate_b_2707553_230691958.htmlHistory |Permalink |This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. spinnerLoading comments… ebanford43 Fans 3 hours ago ( 6:39 PM)Awesome to see so many people show up today!ebanford: Awesome to see so many people show up today!http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/ebanford/forward-on-climate_b_2707553_230690546.htmlHistory |Permalink |This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. spinnerLoading comments… photoMACDONALDBANK129 Fans   3 hours ago ( 6:35 PM)The XL pipeline issue is being manipulated -- by Gordon Getty’s Sierra Fund and Forward Fund -- to undermine the American consumer! Gordon Getty is a major financial backer of Obama. I earned the Getty Oil Company shareholders $4,000,000,000 on the Getty/Reserve acquisition and was never paid our fee of a mere $6,440,000 … here at MacDonald Bank. The Gettys are as corrupt as the day is long. If USA doesn’t want the oil -- it is going to China … who have signed a mega-billion dollar deal to transport the oil in Alberta to British Columbia … then to Asia … as well as Irving Oil; who have signed a deal to ship the oil to eastern Canada. Gordon Getty and the consumers of USA – may lose out to China on this one! Let’s all hear it now … Hurray for China!MACDONALDBANK1: The XL pipeline issue is being manipulated -- by Gordonhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/MACDONALDBANK1/forward-on-climate_b_2707553_230689836.htmlHistory |Permalink |This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. spinnerLoading comments… DonCski0 Fans 4 hours ago ( 5:58 PM)I have a question....Does anyone know what percentage of climate change is caused by man and what percentage is the result of natural causes?DonCski: I have a question....Does anyone know what percentage of climatehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/DonCski/forward-on-climate_b_2707553_230683443.htmlHistory |Permalink | HUFFPOST SUPER USERsandyhh746 Fans 3 hours ago ( 6:50 PM)Natural as in Category 5 Hurricanes, massive tsunamis that reach from Japan to Oregon and Alaska? Or just you ordinary Stage 5 tornadoes that hit at all times of the year with regularity in places that never had them until about ten years ago?sandyhh: Natural as in Category 5 Hurricanes, massive tsunamis that reachhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/sandyhh/forward-on-climate_b_2707553_230692490.htmlHistory |Permalink |This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. spinnerLoading comments…This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. spinnerLoading comments…    new comment(s) on this entry — Click to refreshspinnerLoading comments… Most Popular Chinese New Year Parade Bigger, Better Chinese New Year Parade Twilight Sparkle My Little Pony Tara Strong, 'My Little Pony' Voice Actor, Talks Bronies And Evolution of Twilight Sparkle Roll Up The Rim Prizes Tim Hortons Rolls Out A New Prize Most Expensive House Vancouver LOOK: The Most Expensive House In Vancouver Kate Bock West Van Model Stars In Sports Illustrated Russia Meteor Explosion WATCH: Russian Meteor Explosion Injures Hundreds Lisa Dutton Saskatchewan Blow Job WATCH: Saskatchewan Newscaster Teaches Viewers To Do What? Chris Hadfield Even Astronauts Caught Off Guard Poseidon Cease Trade Revenue Cease Trade Ordered As Tens Of Millions In Revenue Vanishes Popping Pimple 9 Things You Shouldn't Pop Or Pick At Ottawa Child Abuse Child Allegedly Handcuffed: Mountie, Wife Charged WIth Abuse John Duncan Quits Resigns Aboriginal Affairs Minister Quits Senate Poll Canada Harper Harper's Western Weakness Revealed In Poll Beyonce Sandra Hawken Diaz Do Girls "Run the World" if They Do it Half-Naked? Trudeau Liberal Leadership Twitter Justin Trudeau Why the Best Canada Is Built on Education House Of Cards Kevin Spacey 'House Of Cards' Season 1, Episode 2 Recap: Working In Shadow Liberal Debate Garneau Trudeau Daniel D. Veniez Liberal Leadership Debate: Six Candidates Should Step Aside Follow HuffPost Email Facebook Twitter Google Plus RSS Mobile HuffPost Daily Brief Green Get top stories and blogs posts emailed to you each day.

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