350 Updates

Action Spotlight: 350 Ride

We just got word of some adventurous folks in the midst of a 350 kilometer bicycle ride across Vermont and New Hampshire this weekend.  John Bliss and nine other cyclists are doing the 3 day ride as part of the 350 movement.

Click here to check out some great media coverage they've already generated.

This is just the sort of action this movement needs to be spreading 350 locally and around the globe.  They're exciting new people to take part and making a clear case for how international action needs to proceed -- all whilst enjoying and celebrating the beauty of their own home and environment.

Safe travels to the riders.  We'll look forward to hearing their stories and getting the full scoop when they're back home next week.

 

Changing Course in India

My body is beginning to re-adjust to the appropriate time zone after returning to our 350.org office here in Burlington, Vermont, USA from India just 2 days ago. It is overwhelming to reflect on all that I did and learned in India for August while meeting with partners and allies across the country. The movement to fight climate change is now growing to new levels in India with exciting potential for changing the course of local, national, and international action on this crisis. This new growth is only just in the nick of time.

It's incredibly sad to read reports of the floods in Eastern Nepal and the state of Bihar in northeastern India. As a result of unforgiving monsoon rains, a dam burst in Nepal 11 days ago, and now the Kosi river flowing from Nepal into Bihar breached its banks and changed course, pouring into hundreds of villages and towns. The death toll from floods as well as water-borne disease is rising day by day, and ultimately millions of people are being affected.

 

The Arab World Unites to Fight Climate Change

The Middle East produces more than 40% of the oil consumed worldwide. It's an unlikely region for a grassroots climate network to be born. Yesterday, that's just what happened. The Arab Climate Alliiance, a coalition of more than 15 Arab non-profit organizations and foundations, was launched to promote the use of clean energy, energy conservation and to work with Arab communities affected by water shortages.