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BT & Grafiti (leama and James Davis) support global warming campaign
NWF is Turning the Tables on Global Warming
Purpose/Audience:
To engage, empower, and enlist young voters (age 18-30) in the movement to confront global warming.
Event (Tactic):
Leverage the reach, power, and passion of electronic music artists through a series of Turn the Tables events hosted by top DJs at premier nightclubs in key American cities—starting in Washington, DC on December 8.
Goal:
Mobilize young, urban Americans to pressure Congress into passing strong legislation that includes reducing global warming pollution by 2% a year for the next 40 years.
Talking Points:
1. About the Campaign
The world’s most vulnerable people and wildlife will be most impacted by global warming.
Global warming isn’t fair.
Those least-equipped to cope with global warming’s scientifically-predicted impacts—which include severe droughts, wild fires, floods, severe weather, and rising sea-levels—will suffer the most. And wildlife species least able to adapt to these environmental shifts face increasing battles for survival.
But there’s hope. The next generation of American voters can turn this around.
Americans comprise just 5% of the world’s population, yet produce 25% of the world’s global warming pollution.
Scientists tell us we need to set a target of reducing global warming pollution by 80% by 2050 to prevent catastrophic climate change.
We can achieve that goal by reducing global warming pollution by 2% each year.
We are calling on Congress to pass legislation with four key elements. It must:
• Reduce U.S. global warming pollution by 2% each year to achieve an 80% reduction in emissions by 2050.
• Help wildlife adapt to changes in habitat and climate.
• Help poor communities to cope with global warming impacts - such as severe weather, flooding, drought - both at home and abroad.
• Create growth opportunities and green jobs as our economy shifts to new energy sources and technology.
2. About the Events
NWF is organizing Turn the Tables events at premier nightclubs to engage, empower, and enlist young voters in the fight to stop global warming.
Turn the Tables events give electronic music artists and America’s young voters a voice in the movement to stop global warming.
Our first event is December 8 at Fur Nightclub in Washington DC. The international line-up includes BT, Grafiti (Leama & James Davis), DJ Monk, and Palash. They’ll be joined by local favorites DJ Neekola, Matt Nordstrom, and Delphi (Hetzel & Lara).
To buy tickets: www.groovetickets.com.
To find events in your area and to pledge your support:
www.myspace.com/turnthetables911 and www.nwf.org/turnthetables
Future events will include DJs: Steve Lawler, Bassnectar, Quivver, and AudioFly …
Rock the Vote is a key partner and will be helping by registering participants to vote.
3. About NWF
NWF is America’s largest conservation organization, with over 4 million members. We work in communities from coast-to-coast to:
• Confront Global Warming
• Protect and Restore Wildlife Habitat
• Connect People with Nature
Learn more at www.nwf.org
www.myspace.com/wearegrafiti
www.myspace.com/jamesdavis2000
www.myspace.com/djleama
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