College Students Using Obama’s Organizing Strategies to Get Him to Re-think Renewable Energy Policies
People have noticed that the push for renewable energy under President Obama’s leadership has slowed down. Young adults are coming together and organizing to put pressure on Obama to follow through with he said he would when it comes to energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. In 2008 it was all about “Yes We Can” and since then the momentum has slowed and the drive to implement and pass clean energy and energy efficiency bills has greatly slowed. These young adults are using Obama’s strategies to organize people and push the country in the direction of renewable energy. These young voters played an integral part in Obama’s election and are ready to organize again to make sure that the push for green and energy efficiency does not get left in the background. They want him to know they are not just going to stand by, they want something done and they are going to gather support and push the issue until he pays attention to it.
Grassroots organizing is a powerful tool and has been the driving force behind pushing legislation and policies through. It is important to gather support on a local level to make changes on a national level. The Efficiency First Chapters work on a grassroots level to bring people together to discuss the issues and develop ways to best tackle the problems. It will be interesting to see the impact organizing has on pushing Obama to focus on renewable energy and do something that will really make a difference.
If you would like to look at the full article follow this link: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-volunteers-20110417,0,2423842.story
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What I really appreciated about the President in light of the recent push back from environmental activists is that he took in stride. He is certainly a man of integrity. I hope that he got the message though! We are reaching a critical time where we either make substantial changes in how we approach the environment or risk losing our quality of life.