TUCSON, Ariz. — U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., is popular for her eco-friendly politics, but representatives from Greenpeace are in town helping to give her an extra budge in the green direction.

Representatives from the San Francisco-based Greenpeace were on the University of Arizona campus March 28 collecting signatures in an effort to convince Giffords to sign the Safe Climate Act, which would reduce global warming.

“We love her, she’s amazing, she’s a great leader (for our cause),” said Ashley Schaeffer, Greenpeace organizing term coordinator. “She’s not yet willing to co-sponsor the Safe Climate Act because she hasn’t heard from her constituents enough.”

The Safe Climate Act would enact eco-friendly laws for large corporations and reduce global warming.

Greenpeace was on the UA campus taking pictures of Giffords’ District 8 constituents holding paper-cartoon bubbles which read, “Rep. Giffords I care about global warming!” Greenpeace also collected signed postcards which were addressed to members of Congress asking them to champion solutions to global warming.

The Greenpeace postcards read, “Don’t just sit there, do something” on the front and were printed on 100 percent post-consumer paper with soy-based ink.

Schaeffer said the goal was to get as many pictures and post cards as possible and then hand-deliver the collection to Giffords.

“It’s all about positive pressure,” Schaeffer said. “We’re not trying to put her in a negative light at all. We’re just trying to show her how many people care about global warming.”

“I think it’s a creative way to show our leaders we care,” said UA Spanish senior Alex Hodges.

Schaeffer’s team consisted of herself, Laughlin Barker and Rebecca Oginni. All three are traveling around the nation targeting districts with representatives who are on the verge of signing the Safe Climate Act.

“We strategically chose which congressional leaders we are going to target,” Schaeffer said. “She is such a champion, but we just have to nudge her a long a little bit.”

In addition to speech bubbles and post cards, Greenpeace plans other ways to let congressional leaders feel the presence of those against global warming.

“We’re encouraging everyone to bake cupcakes on Wednesday, April 2,” Oginni said.

She added that people should decorate the cupcakes with blue frosting to represent global cooling, then take a picture with their pastries and their friends and e-mail them to Greenpeace.

Greenpeace is then going to send all the pictures to Giffords in hopes it will motivate her to sign the Safe Climate Act.

Both Oginni and Barker are taking time off from college to volunteer for Greenpeace.

“The best part is seeing how excited people get,” Barker said. “A lot of people want to get involved and just need a way to do it. It's not that hard: You can do one thing and make a difference.”