Hey guys.  I've just started interning at CCAN (Chesapeake Climate
Action Network) and we are planning a sit-in this thursday in d.c. at
Rick Boucher's office.  He is a congressman from southwestern virginia
who has watered down the climate bill that's being passed through
congress right now.  i've pasted a letter from Mike Tidwell below
explaining in more detail what it's all about.  Many people going on
thursday are planning to risk arrest.  If you don't wish to do so, it
would still be great if you could come to show support.  There is no
risk of arrest if you don't deliberately try to be arrested.  If you
can come, contact either me or Lauren Glickman at
lau...@chesapeakeclimate.org. Come on out!

-Luke

***PLEASE FORWARD***

In America, a person who witnesses to a serious crime is expected to
stand up and speak out. That's how we maintain public safety.

On Capitol Hill right now - in broad daylight - a serious climate
crime is unfolding. So we need you to come to Capitol Hill on May 21st
and blow the whistle. Powerful lobbyists for Big Coal and Oil are
weakening federal global warming legislation while creating billions
of dollars in consumer rip-offs that will benefit the utilities
themselves.

The number one political perpetrator of this crime is Virginia
Congressman Rick Boucher. After taking a whopping $176,000 in campaign
contributions from the coal industry, Boucher is blocking all serious
efforts under the Waxman-Markey climate bill to establish a strong cap
on carbon pollution. Instead, he's using the same bill to steer
colossal amounts of corporate welfare to his coal buddies. It's a
mugging!

And since Boucher is blocking real climate progress, we're going to
block his Congressional office doorway. With our bodies. On May 21st.
Will you come?

We're organizing a basic "sit in," using the time-honored principles
of peaceful civil disobedience. The sit in will begin at noon on
Thursday, May 21st and last for much of the afternoon. I will
personally be there and I plan to risk arrest.

WHEN:  Thurs, May 21st @ Noon
WHAT: ‘Sit in’ in Rep. Boucher’s office

If you'd like to join me or if you have questions, contact Lauren
Glickman at lau...@chesapeakeclimate.org or at 804-335-0915.

Climate scientist Dr. James Hansen of NASA says we only have a few
short years to save our climate. That means, in 2009, we must do all
we can do to stop Boucher and the coal industry. We must demand real
legislation that transitions American toward clean energy.

Learn more and register by contacting Lauren Glickman,
lau...@chesapeakeclimate.org or 804-335-0915.

See you Thursday,

Mike Tidwell
Director, Chesapeake Climate Action Network