Today, I got an e-mail from Robert Redford. Yes, that Robert Redford. What could Robert Redford, the dashing star of Sneakers, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid or Spy Game (pictured below), want

Robert Redford

with me, I wondered? Could he appreciate my green blogging? Could he be answering my fan mail from 1992?

No. He wanted me, along with everyone else on the nonprofit Climate Solutions’ mailing list, to attend the ginormous climate rally outside of Bell Harbor Convention Center tomorrow at noon.

So why is this event important enough to get the venerable Redford’s attention?

Well, the point of the rally (to be attended by Mayor Greg Nickels and a whole bunch of other people) is to demonstrate support for federal action on climate change. But the real business will be happening inside the convention center, where one of two hearings nation-wide will be occurring throughout the day.

The hearing, titled entrancingly “Endangerment and cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act,” is an opportunity for individuals to comment on EPA’s proposed finding that global warming pollution is a threat to public health and welfare. The information will be used to influence future climate policy.

Unfortunately, registration for the event is now closed. But the EPA will be audio streaming the event. To listen in, or for more information, click here.

P.S. Thanks Robert, for thinking of me. Now could you reply to my old fan mail?

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