Making good on his promises for change, President-elect Obama has shaken up the way the public communicates with the President. Via the Citizen's Briefing Book (http://citizensbriefingbook.change.gov), anybody can submit and vote on ideas that will be directly passed on to Obama once he is sworn into office. Here's a quick video explanation:
What does this have to do with sustainability? Um...everything! This is YOUR chance to make sure that YOUR great ideas to make our country more ecologically, economically, and socially sustainable are read by the President. Right now there are almost 3,000 recommendations related to Energy and Environment, 1,300 related to Service, and 2, 500 related to Education.
Even better than submitting recommendations is getting a response. Obama and his team have yet are not even officially in office yet, but they are already starting to respond to citizen suggestions from the website!!! Here are two responses that address different "green" initiatives:
So what are you waiting for?! Get over to http://citizensbriefingbook.change.gov and have a direct impact on making the US a more sustainable country!
-Brian Cain, Research & Outreach Manager, UNC Sustainability Office
