Step It Up demonstration brings awareness of global warming to UO
Students gather to save the environment
Heather Cyrus
Issue date: 11/8/07 Section: News
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Following the mayor, environmental law professor at the University of Oregon, Mary Wood, gave a speech concerning the urgency for the world to cut carbon emissions. Wood emphasized the importance for citizens to become involved due to the lack of governments response. "We cannot hope to change what we must if government is not on our side…so it's our job to take that message to government," Wood said.
After explaining that the public must be spoken to in terms that they can understand and care about, Wood gave a lighthearted monologue she wrote concerning climate change in the spirit of the day, football lingo. "Fans, climate crisis is the playoff we just can't loose. Our home turf is on the line. The clock is running. It's third down and we have a lot of yards to go," Wood said.
UO President David Frohnmayer, spoke toward the importance of cutting carbon emissions.
Local school children dressed in full duck regalia performed several cheers for the crowd including "cut carbon now."
After the speeches the crowd marched to Autzen Stadium among the sea of football fans. It was hard to tell how many people actually heard the message that the Step It Up group was trying to spread since football seemed the main event for the day.
Eugene's demonstration was organized by Cascade Climate Network, a fairly new, student-led organization, specific to the Pacific Northwest region that addresses the climate crisis. This group is specific to schools in the area and LCC recently signed on to be a part of the organization.
Melanie Ross, a student attending the rally, said, "This is the number one burning issue of our time, if we don't do anything about it fast, were all dead ducks!"
To read Mary Woods entire football monologue, visit the Step It Up blog at www.stepitup2007.com
After explaining that the public must be spoken to in terms that they can understand and care about, Wood gave a lighthearted monologue she wrote concerning climate change in the spirit of the day, football lingo. "Fans, climate crisis is the playoff we just can't loose. Our home turf is on the line. The clock is running. It's third down and we have a lot of yards to go," Wood said.
UO President David Frohnmayer, spoke toward the importance of cutting carbon emissions.
Local school children dressed in full duck regalia performed several cheers for the crowd including "cut carbon now."
After the speeches the crowd marched to Autzen Stadium among the sea of football fans. It was hard to tell how many people actually heard the message that the Step It Up group was trying to spread since football seemed the main event for the day.
Eugene's demonstration was organized by Cascade Climate Network, a fairly new, student-led organization, specific to the Pacific Northwest region that addresses the climate crisis. This group is specific to schools in the area and LCC recently signed on to be a part of the organization.
Melanie Ross, a student attending the rally, said, "This is the number one burning issue of our time, if we don't do anything about it fast, were all dead ducks!"
To read Mary Woods entire football monologue, visit the Step It Up blog at www.stepitup2007.com
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