350 Updates

South Africa forges path to carbon reductions

Phil Aroneanu
Posted by Phil Aroneanu - 07/30/08, 2:51pm

In terms of energy, South Africa has more than a few lemons.

Sometimes wilderness first-aid professionals talk about lemons -- not the fruit, but the strikes against the unaware hiker or climber that can add up to disaster, like an impending storm, a broken toe or a heart condition. Alone, they don't suggest imminent death, but add them together, and the "lemons" have the potential for messing up up a perfectly good hiking trip.

 
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How Do You Want to Take Action?

May Boeve
Posted by May Boeve - 07/29/08, 8:54am

Friends,

Wow. What a whirlwind this has been already. When we launched our global climate campaign six weeks ago, we knew that our small organizing team didn't have all the answers. We put our trust in you all, and it worked - all kinds of creative actions and ideas have been popping up. Now we're launching some new tools to help spread these project ideas around the world. Check them out and get involved...

 
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'350 Athletes' Gearing Up for the Cause

Jeremy Osborn
Posted by Jeremy Osborn - 07/28/08, 6:02am

This post is written by Andrew Gardner, coordinator of the 350 Athletes project affiliated with 350.org. Using the hard edge of athleticism to push hard edge global warming policy, the project bringing these pro athletes together has incredible potential.

We’re tying together 350 elite athletes from around the world. Simply put, we’re playing the numbers. We’re lining up 350 elite futball players, skiers, hockey stars, cyclists, swimmers, and so on to use their visibility, their notoriety and their influence to push 350. These folks have considerable sway in their respective international athletic circles and from there it is a short note, or email or mobile text to get the word out about 350.

The culture of elite athletics is influence and imitation...

 
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