But that was then; 2010 is now. As I recently wrote<\/a>, all of us need to gear up and build a plan for a grand four-month fight, a big push to get to an Earth Day 2010 signing ceremony in the White House. Here’s the Rose Garden tableau that will be caught by the mainstream media if we get this right: Cherry Blossoms, Democratic and Republican leaders, and 350 kids from all all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories, all smiling as a reinvigorated Obama signs, let’s say, a bipartisan ‘Kids-vs-Global Warming’ bill. <\/p>\n We will need all hands on deck to get there, in all corners of the USA (and among supporters around the world.) In addition to offering our time and ideas (memo to self: gather friends in coffee shop next week; make plans to call our senators and representatives every day for next 116 days), I propose that each of us offer $100 to one green group. That’s the least we can do to make sure that allies who get the whole inside-the-Beltway-thing can pave the way for Plan 10x<\/a>.<\/p>\n Here’s the fun part: which one? <\/p>\n Related Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n How environmentally friendly is Washington’s congressional delegation?<\/a><\/p>\n Breathtaking last minute philanthropy ideas<\/a><\/p>\n
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