Netroots Nation is a one-of-a-kind event that connects 3,000 educated, affluent, politically active and technologically savvy progressive professionals from all walks of life, numerous backgrounds, and countless geographic locations. And Majora is there today! We’ll be live-tweeting from @majoracarter – along with some tweets from Majora herself at the event! – but be sure to check in on the #nn10 hashtag to see everything that’s happening! For all the Majora-specific Netroots Nation updates, we’ve combined the hashtags here.
Our friends at The TED conference have a great thing they do called the “Twitter snapshot” – where they share what folks are saying about their TEDsters. We’d love for our readers to get in on the action, so to speak, so check below for a glimpse into what your peers are discussing. Feel free to post a comment here, or head over to twitter. We’ll be listening! Just use @majoracarter to respond or ask us questions, or your conference’s hashtag #Majora or the hashtag of your conference.
Today, wetlands along the Gulf Coast are all under threat from the oil, regardless of their proximity to oil routes, and must be protected and rebuilt. It’s my goal to see a massive wetland restoration project with a job training and placement system attached. These are good jobs that can provide therapy for people returning from war or prison, or living in generational poverty. The value of the inland property they are protecting far outweighs the costs of restoration.
Since we know climate change predicts more and more severe weather, we need to put Americans to work restoring wetlands on a grand scale, right now. Jobs, environmental restoration, and reduced risk—this is the kind of shovel-ready project the U.S. needs yesterday.
