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Friday the 13th: Step It Up!

2007-04-13 · Hank · watch on YouTube · Science & nature · advocacy activism

Mourning Vonnegut but turning to decreasing world suck, Hank argues that individual green action is not enough on global warming and that corporations and governments must act, and challenges John and eco-nerdfighters to join Step It Up Day rallies asking Congress to act.

What is said

00:00:00 — Hank mourns Kurt Vonnegut with the English nerdfighters; Brotherhood 2.0 is about decreasing world suck; stuff on his head for Vonnegut

  • ★★ Hank says he doesn't know much about Kurt Vonnegut, but the English nerdfighters clearly do, and he mourns with them; the stuff on his head is for Vonnegut. — 00:00:00 · Nerdfighteria, Stuff on Heads
  • ★★★ In mourning it's easy to focus on rising world suck, but Hank says Brotherhood 2.0 is about decreasing suck levels, so this video is for decreasing world suck. — 00:00:00 · Brotherhood 2.0, world suck

00:00:29 — Global warming: Americans agree it matters, individuals act (Priuses, CFLs) but corporations and governments are needed; decrease carbon emissions; Step It Up Day and Bill McKibben

  • ★★ Hank says a vast majority of Americans have decided global warming is a really big deal that needs action, yet so far no one is doing anything about it. — 00:00:29 · climate change, United States
  • ★★ Individually people are buying Priuses, turning off lights and using compact fluorescent bulbs, which Hank heartily encourages. — 00:00:29
  • ★★★ Hank argues what needs doing can't be done by individuals alone: of people, corporations and governments, we have the people but need corporations and governments. — 00:00:29
  • ★★ Hank feels corporations are more on board than government, which he calls just screwed up. (hedged) — 00:00:58
  • ★★ Hank says decreasing suck levels worldwide means decreasing temperatures worldwide, or at least carbon emissions. — 00:00:58 · world suck, climate change
  • ★★★ Tomorrow is Step It Up Day, a campaign started by Bill McKibben, author of the book Hank told John to read, telling Congress that since everyone agrees there's a problem, it should act. — 00:00:58 · United States Congress

00:01:32 — Step It Up events everywhere (Missoula, Glacier, Corvallis, 400 in New York City); angry at Congress; challenge to John to attend a rally on video

00:02:18 — Rally of one; eco-nerdfighters asked to step it up; Hank's own project: turn off his house, attend the Missoula rally, garden; sign-off

  • ★★ Hank tells the eco-nerdfighters out there that he wants to see them stepping it up too. — 00:02:18 · Nerdfighteria
  • ★★★ Hank's personal Step It Up project: turn off his whole house (so he won't be on the internet), attend a rally in downtown Missoula, and garden, which takes no power. (playful) — 00:02:18 · Missoula, Montana

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