Congressman Kilmer proposes Ocean Acidification Bill

Congressman Derek Kilmer (WA-6) has written an Ocean Acidification bill. Sign on as a citizen cosponsor, and if you don't live in Washington's 6th district, tell your representative to get on board and cosponsor this bill.(If you don't know who your representative is, you can find them here)

Finally home!

We're finally home! Shout out to Amtrak for the great service, it's been fun! Stay tuned for more great things to come! We'll also get around to posting photos from our trip soon. Thanks again to everyone who supported us in any and all ways. Your support made our trip possible.

Wrapping up

We've reached the end of our trip to DC, and are homeward bound! Since the next few days will consist mainly of finding creative ways to pass the time on the train, there won't be much to read about, and we probably won't be continuing our blog posts or video blogs. If you didn't get the time to read the blog posts, head on over to the Trip Blog page to check them out, and if you haven't yet seen our video blogs, then are available online at youtube.com/sfspths. If you haven't been following us on social media, you can head over to our Twitter or Facebook pages to check out posts from the trip, including photos from everything we did in DC!That's pretty much all for now, but we'll be sure to post when we get home. Once again, a great big thanks to everyone who supported us, both through financial and moral support. Without you, this trip would not have been possible.

Video blogs!

We're posting a series of video blogs to complement our written Trip Blog! Check them out at youtube.com/sfspths!

In DC!

We've made it! We're in DC until Friday, lobbying for sustainability. Follow our daily adventures on our Trip Blog!

The Final Countdown!

Less then 12 hours until we leave! Make sure to follow us here, on Facebook, or on Twitter @sfspths to stay connected as we post updates from our trip. Since some people have asked for it, here is our itinerary.

Train Itinerary

Departure from Port Townsend:

            • Thursday, March 27:

               - arrive at Park n’ Ride no later than 9am

** Please invite family, friends, colleagues, etc. to come to the Park n’ Ride and send them off in style!!

               - leave Port Townsend Park n’ Ride by bus at 9:30AM, arriving in Seattle at 12:05PM;

               - lunch in Seattle; departing on Amtrak at 4:40PM

            • Saturday, March 29: arrive in Chicago approx. 3:30pm; overnight at the Renaissance Blackstone

               Hotel http://www.blackstonerenaissance.com/

            • Sunday, March 30: Change trains in Chicago; depart at 6:40PM

            • Monday, March 31: arrive in Washington, DC at 1:10PM

Departure from Washington, DC:

            • Friday, April 4: leave DC at 4:05pm

            • Saturday, April 5: arrive Chicago at 8:45AM; depart at 2:15PM

            • Monday, April 7: arrive in Seattle at 10:25AM

Finding us along the way - http://tickets.amtrak.com/itd/amtrak; click on ‘Status’ tab, upper left of page

We will be taking:

- 3/27: Train #8, the Empire Builder route from Seattle to Chicago

- 3/30: Train # 30 , the Capitol Limited from Chicago to Washington, D.C.

- 4/4: Train # 29 , the Capitol Limited from Washington, D.C. to Chicago

- 4/5: Train #7, the Empire Builder route from Chicago to Seattle

Thanks to Indiegogo Donors!

SFS offers our many thanks to our multitude of Indiegogo Donors! Together we raised $6,026! While we didn't make our full goal online, online contributions are just a part of the pot, and go a significant distance toward making our trip a reality. Our many thanks to all of you. To request a tax letter/receipt of donation or for answers to any questions, please e-mail sfspths@gmail.com.

SFS receives donation from CLIF® Bar

Students for Sustainability would like to thank CLIF® Bar and the Port Townsend Food Co-Op for the donation of two cases of CLIF® and LUNA® Bars for the students' trip to Washington, D.C!

SFS on Twitter!

SFS is now on Twitter! You can follow us @sfspths for updates on what we're doing!

President Obama - "Climate change is a fact"

President Obama declared in his State of the Union address last Tuesday, "...the debate is settled. Climate change is a fact." Watch it here.

SFS launches petition for climate action!

SFS has launched a petition on change.org to petition President Obama for climate action! Check it out and add your signature at tiny.cc/sfspetition!

SFS launches Crowdfunding Campaign!

Students for Sustainability is proud to announce the launch of a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. Anyone from anywhere in the world can contribute as we raise funds to travel to Washington, D.C. to lobby for climate action. Check it out at igg.me/at/sfstrip . Even if you can't make a donation, please share our campaign with your friends. The more people that see the campaign, the more we can raise!