This is a good chance to build on a success - Peace Plus One + 350.org = 100 Days Countdown: let's cooperate!
Philip McMaster
= 100 Days Countdown: let's cooperate!
> I think we should all participate in this activity of 350.org at an
> individual "3 Finger" level - i.e. promote participation in 350 with
> many people also showing their personal commitment to making a
> difference with the Peace Plus One Sustainability Symbol...
>
> What do you think? good idea?
>
> Let's try!
>
> Peace Plus One_\!/
>
> Philip
>
> 大龙 Da Long 菲利普Philippo
> (in Shanghai)
>
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>
> Dear Friends-
>
> We're now a hundred days away from October 24, the day when together
> we'll manage to change the debate on global warming--away from narrow
> politics and towards a planet with a future.
>
> "Together" is the key word in that sentence--it won't happen without
> you. We need every hand on deck in these last precious weeks.
>
> And to make sure all those hands are working in harmony, it would be
> an enormous help if you could fill out this quick survey to help
> answer some key strategic questions for 350.org moving forward. Your
> answers will help our team better serve the growing international
> climate movement, and will help determine how we play our cards in the
> months ahead. The poll is just 8 questions long--visit this link to
> add your voice:
>
> http://www.350.org/survey
>
> So far, things are going better than we could possibly have hoped.
> I've just come back from Turkey, where we helped organize a three-week
> training session for young activists from across Central Asia. They're
> spreading the 350 message across vast swaths of the planet where
> there's barely been an environmental movement before.
>
> Tomorrow I get on the plane for India, the Maldives, and the countries
> of the Middle East--check out the website for regular updates from me,
> and from our organizing staff all over the globe. And of course, we
> have pictures--yes, those are 350 kayaks in the shape of 350, and 350
> activists from the Dominican Republic on the Spanish BBC, and much
> more on our blog.
>
> But the most important updates will come from you, as you start
> checking in to let us know how your events are coming together for
> October 24. If you haven't registered your action yet, please use this
> link and get your action on the map today: http://www.350.org/oct24
> Knowing you're out there will will make it easier for us to help you
> plan and organize.
>
> And we need your help too in reaching out to others. It is clear that
> October 24 is going to be one of the biggest days of environmental
> action ever, and without any doubt the most widespread.
>
> We've already got actions planned in almost half the countries in the
> world--just yesterday we added Rwanda to the list--but we want to be
> everywhere, and we really need you to spend half an hour with your
> email address book spreading the word.
>
> If you know people who love to climb mountains, here's a letter to
> spread from some of the world's greatest climbers; here's one from our
> finest oceanographer; from some of our leading businesspeople; for
> farmers and food activists; and from leaders of faith communities. As
> you can see, this is spreading far beyond normal environmental
> circles--it's turning into a true movement.
>
> Remember--we're not an organization exactly, we're more of an open
> source campaign--so we rely on the help of friends and allies all over
> the world. We're working with everyone from established environmental
> organizations to local schools. And we're part of a big coalition,
> TckTckTck, that will be sponsoring all kinds of activity beginning in
> September to build this movement.
>
> And a movement is exactly what we need, because too many politicians
> are talking about taking the easy way out, negotiating an
> international climate agreement that will do too little. World leaders
> are gathering this December in Copenhagen to hammer out a global
> climate agreement, but their latest targets call for holding
> temperature increases to two degrees Celsius.
>
> But we've already raised the temperature one degree, and that's been
> enough to melt the Arctic, flood cities, and make plentiful farms
> arid. It's time, past time, to stand on the brakes and throw this
> runaway car into reverse. We know the planet's bottom line: above 350
> parts per million CO2, we can't have an earth "similar to the one on
> which civilization developed and to which life on earth is adapted."
> So that's what we need to ask for. As I wrote today in a new article
> for the Guardian: politicians can bend; physics can't. It's that
> simple.
>
> I confess I'm a little weary some of the time--trying to organize the
> planet is hard work for our whole team, spread out in offices from
> Johannesburg to Budapest, from Quito to Beirut, from Kuala Lumpur to
> Berlin.
>
> But we have a hundred days to try and prevent a hundred centuries of
> devastating damage to this beautiful earth. Thanks for pouring your
> heart and soul into it, and let us know how we can help.
>
> With great faith,
>
> Bill McKibben for the entire 350.org Team
>
> P.S. Please help pass this update around--my younger and more
> technologically adept colleagues assure me that if you have a Facebook
> or Twitter Account, you can re-post it with just a couple of clicks:
>
> Share on Twitter
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> Share on Facebook
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>
> 350.org is an international grassroots campaign that aims to mobilize
> a global climate movement united by a common call to action. By
> spreading an understanding of the science and a shared vision for a
> fair policy, we will ensure that the world creates bold and equitable
> solutions to the climate crisis. 350.org is an independent and
> not-for-profit project.
>
> What is 350? 350 is the number that leading scientists say is the safe
> upper limit for carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. Scientists measure
> carbon dioxide in "parts per million" (ppm), so 350ppm the number
> humanity needs to get below as soon as possible to avoid runaway
> climate change. To get there, we need a different kind of PPM-a
> "people powered movement" that is made of of people like you in every
> corner of the planet. Right now, the 350 movement is focused on a
> MASSIVE International Day of Climate Action on the 24th of October,
> 2009. Make sure your community is on the map--with our common call to
> action, we'll make it clear: the world needs a binding global treaty
> that gets our planet back to safety.
>
> 350.org needs your help! To support our work, donate securely online
> at http://www.350.org/donate
>
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