Part of the reason I have been so quiet lately is that I’m busily working on Sudbury’s event for Step It Up 2007.

For those who don’t know about Step It Up, this set out to be a “National Day of Climate Action” in which folks all around the country organize local “actions” to call attention to global warming.

The specific goal of the event is to pressure Congress into cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 80% by 2050, but every action may have its own focus and twist.

In Sudbury, we will have two separate actions. In the morning, there will be a nice hike and picnic. In the afternoon, my group will be hosting two lectures on global warming.

I know that Arlington is also putting on a really great event. They have bands and politicians and will have many different speakers.

Not surprisingly, the “big event” out here will be in Boston on the Common.

But there will be events all over the country; currently there are over 1,300 events registered covering every state in the U.S. (Now, I don’t really believe the 1,300 number. There are lots of events that are just one person saying, “We should do something.”) But I do believe there will be a good number of events all across the nation.

I definitely encourage you to go to the Step It Up website and find a local event to attend to help bring attention to this issue. The simple act of being able to draw large crowds will help motivate change.