Greenpeace

Greenpeace's world renowned solar vehicle, The Rolling Sunlight, made a stop in Pacifica, California today on track with it's nation-wide tour the Global Warming Story Tour. We got to "chill out" today with surfers, families, and constituents of California district 12 in Pacifica's chilly, foggy Bay-Area beach. There were big waves, and the ripples were resounding, and the sea- shells sang "energy (r)evolution!" We are confident this was heard throughout district 12, which embodies parts of Pacifica, Marin, South San Francisco, and the Sunset district of San Francisco. We sent a clear message to Congresswoman Jackie Speier: Your district wants you to act now on climate change!

Many surfers spoke to us about their fears concerning the issues facing the shorelines of California. The general concern was rising sea levels, and the loss of their beaches. We rallied these folks to sign petitions, write letters to Rep. Speier, and we filmed them giving a testimonial on how global warming was affecting them. The overall feeling was that as individuals, they were doing their part to reduce their consumption of energy, and were now ready for congress to step up to the plate. Thanks to all of our volunteers, and all of the kind people we met today!

The San Mateo County Times covered the event, and the San Jose Mercury News ran the article -- Check it out!

-D. Alexander Holmes
Frontline Campaign Coordinator, San Francisco