When we got wind of the Hip Hop Caucus and its crusade against climate change, we couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and let out a big fat "huh?"

Really, what on Earth could inspire Biz Markie, the rapper/comedian who blessed the world with sophisticated tracks like "Pickin' Boogers" and "Toilet Stool Rap," to care about clean energy?

The next step, naturally, was to find out for ourselves.

So when we showed up to the Steel Workers Union in Indianapolis, we were severely disappointed in the lack of Biz Markie on the premises. Turns out that the man who likes to show his tongue to the camera doesn't like to show his face at caucuses he supports. Go figure.

Still, we have to give a few props to the overall goal of the Hip Hop Caucus. The organization was founded in 2004 and headed by Reverend Yearwood. Since its debut, they've built a membership of over 700,000 people, creating field teams in over 30 states and 48 cities along the way.

According to Reverend Yearwood, the Hip Hop Caucus wants to "rebuild our economy, reclaim our community and restore our planet."

With a résumé that includes movements like "Vote or Die" and "Hip Hop Summit Action," Yearwood has worked with the likes of Diddy and Jay Z, and he seems to know what he's doing. Maybe he could use his mad oratory skills to convince Biz Markie to show up at his events more often.

Admittedly, hiring someone like Markie makes a bit of sense, especially if the caucus is trying to reach out to young people of color from lower-income families, like they say. Evan Carlson, the caucus's traveling communications coordinator, laid it out for us, explaining that celebrity figures make it easier to connect with such a generation.

"Markie gets young people excited about what they're doing," he said.

Fair enough. But if invigorating these young minds is the ultimate goal, we can't help but wonder why the students were sitting in a study-hall-like environment during the event. Why not nix the study hall and get a mic battle going or something? We had 20 dollars riding on hearing somebody rhyme "carbon sequestration" with "socioeconomic climatic castration" at this event, and all we get is time in homeroom?

Here's the deal, Biz Markie -- we'll cut you some slack for the inconvenient scheduling conflict and support your mission under one condition: keep any future booger- or poop-related lyrics to yourself. And don't forget to unplug your energy-draining appliances.