5 Online Ideas for the 350.org International Day of Climate Action:
by Scott James in News and Events
With over 4,500 events going on for the 350.org International Day of Climate Action, people from around the world are teaming up to bring attention to the number 350. Why? 350 parts per million is the safe level of CO2 in the Earth’s atmosphere. We’re at 387.
“On 24 October, people in 181 countries are coming together for the most widespread day of environmental action in the planet’s history. At over 4500 events around the world, people are gathering to call for strong action and bold leadership on the climate crisis.” -- 350.org website
But what do you do if there isn’t an event near you? You can still be part of the 350 movement and make your voice heard in support of climate change action. If you want to support he movement and you’re reading this blog post, then you’re already online, so why not take action online? Here are…
5 Online Ideas for the 350.org International Day of Climate Action:
1. Visit http://350.org
The site has been doing a great job of updating with pictures and videos from around the web and around the world- so if you’re
2.Donate to 350
If you can’t be at an event, you can still donate money to the cause. That’s like holding a mini-event right on your keyboard!
3. Invite everyone you know to 350…
They have a digital postcard just waiting for you to send it out to all of your friends and family to get them involved.
4. Join the 350 Facebook Group
If most of your online community is on Facebook, you can become part of the 350 Facebook community and keep up.
5. Visit the Artfulchange Carbon Neutral Online Benefit Concert
Artfulchange is a San Francisco based nonprofit putting on a streaming concert to raise money for the Energy Action Coalition, using music and art to inspire environmental change. I think it’s a great idea, but then, I also work with Artfulchange!
Those are just a few ideas of how you can be involved with 350 online if you can’t make an offline event. Not sure if there’s an event near you? Find out at the 350 Action Map.
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Posted on Oct 24, 2009
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Scott James
Scott James lives and plays in San Francisco. He works as a Green Copywriter, specializing in writing environmentally conscious copy for environmentally conscious companies. When working, Scott enjoys good coffee, innovative minds and challenging conversation. When playing, he likes to run the trails in Joaquin Miller Park, hoot and holler at poetry slams and make pico de gallo in his kitchen.3 Responses to “5 Online Ideas for the 350.org International Day of Climate Action:”
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Christian Johnsen
Oct 24, 2009
Hey,
There are several other things which could be done as well. There are plenty of easy actions which you could take and they all have slightly different angles at how to make a change.
For example;
350.org does a great job at building mass awareness of the climate change issue.
http://change.nature.org/ helps sway COP15 delegates climate legislation proposales.
A project which I’m working on called Thisplace09 (www.thisplace09.com) aims to influence the delegates at the Copenhagen Climate conference to sign the deal. This is done by asking “What’s worth saving in #thisplace?” on twitter the answers will be published in a book and put in the hands of delegates @COP15. The thought is that twitter can be used to simplify a complex issue like climate change, give a voice to the millions of people around the world and then delivered to the ones calling the shots.
So if for any reason you can’t make one of the events remember there are plenty of ways to make a difference!
Scott James
Twitter: @ecoscott
Oct 24, 2009
Thanks for those, Chris!
Thisplace09 sounds like a fantastic project- I love the idea of using twitter as a call to action for COP15 delegates and letting them know what’s worth saving in #thisplace. I’ll be tweeting about it and will check out http://www.thisplace09.com
Cheers to you and all you do. -Scott
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Oct 25, 2009
Small efforts often lead to more efforts and sometimes greater efforts. And pretty soon, each of us is a part of the solution in our own way. And best of all, most of the time it’s fun.
In the course of planning this climate action I have experienced the power of taking action – like a pebble falling in water, the ripples never stop reaching out.