Global warming is real, and more importantly, a reality we must quickly and collectively change. Though the Bush administration is failing to act, Americans everywhere aren't waiting around in the absence of federal government leadership.

In this podcast, PennFuture's Joy Bergey talks with Reverend Richard Cizik, the Vice President for Government Affairs at the National Association of Evangelicals. The Evangelical Christian community has become outspoken on the need for action on global warming, releasing their Evangelical Climate Initiative in early 2006.

Rev. Cizik recently was the keynote speaker at an event on global warming hosted by Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania. There Joy caught up with Dr. Joe Sheldon, a professor of biology and environmental science, who has been teaching students about the need for action. Prof. Sheldon teamed up with students to compel the school to make a major purchase of renewable wind energy.

PennFuture's Andrea Boykowycz speaks with graduating senior Grace Diehl of Messiah College, who led students to make the wind energy purchase. They did so by devoting a percentage of their own tuition and fees to making it happen.

You too can purchase clean, renewable energy in Pennsylvania, and take one of the most important steps toward reducing your own contribution to global warming in doing so. Just visit www.cleanyourair.org to learn how. Send us your stories! Let us know what you are doing to curb global warming. E-mail us at podcast@pennfuture.org.