by Sara Edgar
From Obama’s January inauguration to last April’s Earth Day, the Missouri Sierra Club took part in the national Sierra Club’s 100 Days Campaign. The campaign was an effort to put pressure on Obama to act on climate change within the first 100 days of his second term. The campaign was a huge success, with over 1.7 million people across the country coming out in force to urge the president to address climate disruption. Here in the Show Me State, Missourians were a big part of the success, with hundreds of people heading to DC for the Forward on Climate Rally, signing petitions, and participating in local town halls, teach-ins, and meetings with our elected officials. Sierra Club members met with Congressman Lacy Clay, and Emanuel Cleaver, as well as an aide in Senator McCaskill’s office, showing that Missourians want to see action on climate.