New Haven Register - Groups rally today for 80% cut in emissions: "Residents from New Haven County will join thousands nationwide today when they rally in more than 1,367 places across the country to call on Congress to cut carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2050.
'Step It Up' is the name of the national effort, being spearheaded by environmental writer and activist Bill McKibben. The effort is being touted as the largest day of citizen action focused on global warming in the nation’s history.
Thirty events are taking place in Connecticut today, with four in New Haven, one in Hamden and one in Westbrook."
