Friday, October 15, 2010

Richard Black's Earth Watch: Tianjin talks and a 'global work party'


This Sunday - 10/10/10, if you care to write dates that way - is set for what's probably the biggest mass event ever in pursuit of curbing climate change.

At the heart of things is 350.org, which is calling the event a "global work party":

"It’s been a tough year: in North America, oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico; in Asia some of the highest temperatures ever recorded; in the Arctic, the fastest melting of sea ice ever seen; in Latin America, record rainfalls washing away whole mountainsides.

"So we’re having a party."

At the time of writing, there are 7,014 events registered in 188 countries.

See full Article.