Take Action: Tell the U.S. it's Time to Act on Climate Change

For the Sisters of St. Joseph around the world this may be Founders' Day. But believe it or not I just discovered that it's also "Blog Action Day '09 Climate Change" If you have your own blog you can register it at this site. Blog Action Day is an annual event held every October 15 that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day with the aim of sparking discussion around an issue of global importance. This year's focus is Climate Change. Blog Action Day 2009 will be one of the largest-ever social change events on the web.

This Blog Action Day site explains that more than any other country, action taken by the United States to limit greenhouse gases and build a clean energy economy is needed to achieve a sustainable solution to our global climate crisis. This December world leaders will gather in Copenhagen to negotiate a global response to climate change. As a world leader in greenhouse gas pollution as well as clean energy technology, the United States needs to take bold action by implementing comprehensive clean energy policies to curb emissions.

Nobel Peace Prize Winner and President Barack Obama has said that climate change is an urgent threat, and now is the time for him to lead the United States in confronting the climate crisis. This is a chance for people around the world and in the United States to join together in telling President Obama that we want him to lead the United States in taking bold and significant action to reduce greenhouse gasses. Time is running out, and our planet can't afford to wait.

Sisters of St. Joseph speak about reaching out to the Dear Neighbor without distinction. Advocating for a sustainable solution to our global climate crisis really stretches our awareness of the "Dear Neighbor without distinction." The entire planet is our Dear Neighbor. What better way to celebrate Founders' Day!