You may be interested in Ed's take on the GMCA. DZ Dear Friends, After nearly nine months on the road, I arrived home last night with the clear sense that the work of the Great March for Climate Action isn't even close to done. Despite the beginnings of a shift in public opinion on the urgency of the climate crisis, the fossil fuel industry continues to push for further expansion of an insfrastructure that will condemn us to an unsustainable rise in Earth's temperature. Today, those forces are at work in the US Senate, pushing to authorize construction of the Keystone Pipeline. *The vote is said to be extremely close, so please take a couple minutes right now to call your Senators at (202) 224-3121 <%28202%29%20224-3121> and tell them to vote "No."* <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=30012342&msgid=329086&act=P2RL&c=444693&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gatewaymarket.com> Even as the fossil-fuel industry pushes to expand, the passion, energy and collective wisdom of climate activists across the country grows and matures. When Climate Marchers started out from the Port of Los Angeles on March 1st, some of us called ourselves Climate Patriots. As we wrapped up our transcontinental trek on November 1st, we felt we had become Climate Warriors, with ample wounds and weariness to justify the title. For me, though I have a long history as a peace activist, the warrior metaphor makes sense, as we are fighting for our very survival. It makes sense, too, to the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, who called the vote in favor of Keystone in the U.S. House last Friday an act of war, saying “We are outraged at the lack of intergovernmental cooperation. We are a sovereign nation, and we are not being treated as such. We will close our reservation borders to Keystone XL. Authorizing Keystone XL is an act of war against our people.” Read the full article here <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=30012342&msgid=329086&act=P2RL&c=444693&destination=http%3A%2F%2Findiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com%2F2014%2F11%2F17%2Frosebud-sioux-tribe-calls-house-keystone-xl-passage-act-war-vows-legal-action-157878> . All across the country, climate warriors are standing up to the aggression of fossil-fuel expansion and extraction. At Seneca Lake, New York. At Cove Point, Maryland. At the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington, DC. In Iowa to stop the proposed pipeline, where I will focus some of my efforts. And we'll continue to showcase the work of these and other climate warriors on my talk show, the Fallon Forum. Please tune-in live tonight from 5:30-6:30 pm CST at www.fallonforum.com <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=30012342&msgid=329086&act=P2RL&c=444693&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fallonforum.com%2F>, and call-in at (855) 244-0077 to add your voice to the dialogue. For those of you in north central and northeast Iowa, hear a rebroadcast of today's program Wednesday on KHOI 89.1 (Ames) from 4:00-5:00 pm and KPVL 89.1 (Postville) from 7:00-8:00 pm. And thanks to the local businesses in Des Moines that help make this program possible: Gateway Market and Cafe <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=30012342&msgid=329086&act=P2RL&c=444693&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gatewaymarket.com>, Corazon Coffee Roasters <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=30012342&msgid=329086&act=P2RL&c=444693&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.corazoncoffeeroasters.com>, and HoQ Restaurant <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=30012342&msgid=329086&act=P2RL&c=444693&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fhoqtable.com> . Thanks! - Ed Fallon <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=30012342&msgid=329086&act=P2RL&c=444693&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fhoqtable.com%2F> This message was sent to 4deezee@gmail.com from: Ed Fallon | fallonforum@gmail.com | The Fallon Forum | 735 19th St. #1 | Des Moines, IA 50314 Email Marketing by [image: iContact - Try It Free!] <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> Manage Your Subscription <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=30012342&l=15845&s=P2RL&m=329086&c=444693> -- Peace, David