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100 Days Countdown: Where we go from here.
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Jul 16th, 2009 - 10:38:34 |
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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
surveyto
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
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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
sessionfor
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
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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