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From: Bill McKibben - 350.org <[email protected]>
To: robert searle <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, 19 April 2012, 19:51
Subject: Good news.
Dear friends,
Good news this time.
At some point every one of us at 350 has thought to ourselves a little
despairingly: is the world ever going to catch on to climate change? Today is
one of those days when it feels like it just might happen.
A story on the front page of yesterday’s New York Times described a new poll --
Americans in record numbers are understanding that the planet is warming
because they’re seeing the “freaky” weather that comes with climate change.
And the story ends by describing the next step in this process: May 5, the
giant Connect the Dots day that people are joining all around the globe:
www.ClimateDots.org
When the zeitgeist conspires to help our efforts, we need to make the most of
it. Two weeks is plenty of time to organize a beautiful photo for May 5, one
that will help spread this idea. Are you in a place where flood and rain have
caused havoc? Ten people with umbrellas can make a memorable “climate dot” for
all the world to see. You’ll think of something appropriate for your place --
and you can find lots of examples and ideas here.
This movement is growing quickly, and with not a moment to spare -- new data
from scientists like Jim Hansen at NASA shows that our carbon emissions have
already made extreme weather many times more likely. We can’t take back the
carbon we’ve already poured into the atmosphere, but if we work together hard
and fast then we can keep it from getting steadily worse.
When you’re on the front page of the Times it’s a sign that the message is
starting to get through -- but only one American in 300 reads that
newspaper. Now it’s up to all of us to make sure that everyone around the world
gets the message, and Connect the Dots day on 5/5 is our best chance to do
that. Please join us.
Onwards,
Bill McKibben for 350.org
P.S. It is key to remember that these photos from May 5 are not just for their
effect on that day. We need a bank of images showing the human face of global
warming -- pictures we’ll use for the hard and direct political work of the
next few years. If people don’t know there’s a problem, they won’t try to solve
it. So let’s show them on 5/5. Here's a heartbreaking example, from some local
activists in Texas in the USA:
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ARTICLES & INFO
* Poll: Americans are Connecting the Dots (New York Times Article) |
go.350.org/IyR9Lr
* March Heat Records Crush Cold Records by Over 35 To 1, Scientists Say
Global Warming Loaded The Dice | ThinkProgress go.350.org/HRdwLb
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