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Los Angeles - February 19, 2008 – A major milestone was reached this week when the Stop Global Warming Virtual March at StopGlobalWarming.org exceeded over 1 million online activists, all demanding solutions to global warming.
The Stop Global Warming Virtual March is a non-partisan effort to bring citizens together to declare that global warming is here now and that it is time for serious solutions. This historic online movement has galvanized a wide range of support from leading scientists, political, corporate and religious leaders, prominent Americans, and concerned citizens. Over one million individual marchers have signed up from all 50 states.
In a little more than two years time, StopGlobalWarming.org has become the hub of activism around the issue of global warming -- uniting Democrats, Republicans and Independents, the environmental community, sports world, the music and entertainment industry, and business community to educate and activate the public on the issue of global warming. With the Internet as its main tool and a staff of three, the organization has broken new ground and is fast becoming a model for online bipartisan activism. StopGlobalWarming.org has become the go-to place for information for families, schools, and businesses to learn how to reduce their carbon footprint and read the latest news on the issue.
"The movement to Stop Global Warming has to be the biggest movement we’ve ever seen. This is not about sacrifice, this is about change. Change as individuals, as communities and as a country,” said Laurie David, founder of the Virtual March and author of The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming “Now, over one million virtual marchers are united in demanding solutions from our government and making changes in their daily lives.”
The diverse range of marchers reflects the simple truth that that we are all part of the problem of global warming and we all must be part of the solution. Marchers include: sports teams and figures (The Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Rams, Pro-Skate Boarder Tony Hawk, Deion Sanders, Reggie Bush, Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Carson Palmer, Gretchen Bleiler, Elton Brand, Bob Burnquist, Olympic snowboarder Shaun White), musicians and music events: (Sheryl Crow, Bare Naked Ladies, Damien Rice, Jack Ingram, Jon Bon Jovi, Lollapalooza, Bonaroo), zoos (Association of Zoo and Aquariums (AZA), Los Angeles, Sacramento, Toledo, Cleveland, Knoxville, Columbus, New England, Lincoln Park, Cincinnati Zoos), media organizations (Self Magazine, MTV-U, AOL, TBS, Tennis Channel, Sundance Channel, Shape Magazine, MySpace.com, Facebook.com, Weather Channel, TreeHugger.com, Plenty Magazine), non profit organizations (Natural Resources Defense Council, Trout Unlimited, Sierra Club, The Nature Conservancy, Texas PTA, Rainforest Action Network, National Council of Churches, National Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation), and political leaders ( Senator Hilary Clinton (D-NY), Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Senator Barack Obama (D-IL), Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT) prominent Americans (General Wesley Clark, veteran news anchor Walter Cronkite, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., former Vice President Al Gore, Astronaut Jim Lovell, 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Wangari Maathai, Pastor Tri Robinson), and companies and corporations (SIGG, Napster, Method, Indy Car Series, Patagonia, Stonyfield Farm, Clif Bar, UGG Australia, Simple Shoes, Roots, Diesel, Clorox Green Works).
StopGlobalWarming.org will continue to march virtually until the United States takes bold measures to stop global warming. SGW is proud to be a part of the growing green movement in America. Concerned Americans can learn more and join the Virtual March by visiting www.stopglobalwarming.org.
Contact:
Heather Lylis
Sunshine, Sachs & Associates
212.691.2800
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