DAY OF CLIMATE ACTION : Cincinnati

[Cincinnati Green Drinks]

Hey Everyone,
Just wanted to let everyone know about a Climate action event that is
being organized by a fellow Green Drinker. It's being held this
Saturday down at fountain square from 11-1. Check out the Media
Advisory below. Hope to see you there!

Oct 15, 2009



***MEDIA ADVISORY***
CINCINNATI JOINS MOST WIDESPREAD DAY OF CLIMATE ACTION IN HISTORY,
2000+ EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD
On October 24, people from around Cincinnati will gather to rally and
learn more about the state of climate change, and form a giant human
350 as part of the largest global day of climate action ever. The event
—one of more than 2,496 rallies in more than 157 nations—is
coordinated by 350.org to urge world leaders to take fast and
effective action on global warming. This is the first global campaign
ever organized around a scientific data point: 350 parts per million
CO2 is the safe upper limit for the atmosphere according to the latest
scientific data.
WHO:
• Tom Crain, Chairman of the Board of the Worldwatch Institute;
• Dr. Eric Gruenstein, Professor of Molecular Genetics at University
of Cincinnati and trained by Al Gore to give Gore’s presentation;
• Alan Warner, GBBN Architect and chair of the US Green Building
Council Cincinnati chapter;
• Mike Morgan, Over-the-Rhine Foundation;
• Laure Quinlivan, candidate for Cincinnati City Council;
• Wendell Young, candidate for Cincinnati City Council;
• Anitra Brockman, candidate for Cincinnati City Council;
• Jeff Cobb, Volunteer Organizer for 1Sky.org, a climate change
advocacy nonprofit based in Washington DC;
• Elizabeth Trombley, SustainUS Agent of Change who will be official
delegate to the Copenhagen climate change treaty talks in December;
• Peter Schanz, volunteer climate activist
WHAT: Speakers will discuss climate change and what it means for the
world, along with the green initiatives that are already taking place
in Cincinnati and across Ohio to address climate change.
Simultaneously, people in every corner of the world will be taking
similar action, from climbers with 350 banners high on the melting
slopes of Mount Everest to government officials in the Maldive Islands
holding an underwater cabinet meeting to demand action on climate
change before their nation disappears.
WHEN: October 24, 2009 from 11:00AM to 1:00PM.
WHERE: Fountain Square, downtown Cincinnati, Fifth and Vine Streets.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Photos from events happening all over the world will be available for
free use at: http://350.org/media. For more information on the global
350 campaign, please visit www.350.org or contact Cosa Bullock in New
York, cbul...@mrss.com
ABOUT 350.ORG
Founded by author and environmentalist Bill McKibben, 350.org is the
first large-scale grassroots global campaign against climate change.
Its supporters include leading scientists, the governments of 89
countries, and a huge variety of environmental, health, development
and religious NGOs. All agree that current atmospheric levels of co2—
385 parts per million—are causing damage to the planet and to its most
vulnerable people, and that government action at the Copenhagen
climate conference is required to bring the earth’s carbon level
swiftly down.