I've been hip deep in environmental activism for almost twenty years but, with some admitted bias, I have to point you to the sweetest (which may ultimately be quite effective) form of activism I've seen.  Below is a note from my wife who is introducing her email friends a blog that our eight year old daughter recently started in her efforts to save the polar bear.  Please take a look and show it to your children if you feel so moved.

John

Dear Friends:

My eight year old daughter Mollie has been very worried about polar bears in the Arctic. She read that because of global warming, the sea ice is melting and polar bears are dying. In response, she and some of her classmates started a “protest” during recess at their school, marching around the schoolyard with hastily drawn signs saying “save the polar bear.” She came home dejected afterwards because one of her classmates had rightly pointed out that marching around the school yard will probably not save a single polar bear.

So ---- in response to the gauntlet thrown down by an 8 year old boy --- Mollie has started a blog – savethearctic.blogspot.com. If you know any kids who are worried about polar bears --- I think there are quite a few --- please direct them to Mollie’s blog, where they can find out how to send comments to the US Fish and Wildlife Service in support of listing the Polar Bear on the Endangered Species list. Also find out about our friend Rick Jones who is having the adventure of his life on the Greenpeace ship Esperanza in the Southern Ocean.

Comments are due in to the Fish and Wildlife Service by April 9. So send your kid’s comments and save a polar bear today. Have a nice day!