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FOLLOW SEBASTIAN COPELAND'S ARTIC TREK
- Posted on 04.15.09
Related causes: Environment
Global Green board member and photographer Sebastian Copeland (pictured above) is well into his 40 day trek to the North Pole.
His trek is possibly one of the last such expeditions due to global warming's accelerated melt of sea ice. Scientists predict that in less than five years, the Arctic sea will be ice free in the summer months. In 1909, the average depth of ice at the North Pole was 12 feet while today it averages just 5.5 feet. Just twenty years ago, 80% of the Arctic sea ice was 10 years old or more. Today, just 3% of the ice is a decade old.
"Eerie and ominous, with the profound beauty of the simplicity of void. That is what the "big lead"' conjured up upon walking to it this morning. A "melt way" frozen over from this summer, this lead spells out the future of the Arctic ocean as it breaks up; its ice thickness further threatened by the exponential factors of warm air and warmer water...The Arctic ice is rapidly changing, and I wonder if generations to come will hav...Read More -
JOIN GLOBAL GREEN AT THESE EARTH DAY EVENTS
- Posted on 04.15.09
Related causes: Community, Environment
JOIN GLOBAL GREEN AT THESE EARTH DAY EVENTS
Liv Grn Launch at Kitson
Liv Grn organic apparel is donating 10% of every sale to Global Green. Ecolicious treats & cocktails by Tres LA.
Wednesday, April 22
142 North Robertson Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90048
8:00 - 10:00pm
RSVP to livgrnparty@allyb-ent.com
Santa Monica College EcoPalooza Earth Day Festival
Hosted by the Santa Monica College EcoAction Club, this event will revolve around educating students on how they can lower their own carbon footprint by introducing them to options that emphasize an environmentally friendly lifestyle.
Tuesday April 21
Santa Monica College
1900 Pico Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90405
11:00am - 2:00pm
MTV Networks Building Earth Day Celebration
Wednesday, April 22
2700 Colorado Ave
Santa Monica, CA 90404
11:30am - 1:30pm
Going Green in the Entertainment Industry
Tuesday, April 21
The Paley Center for Media
25 W 52nd St
New York, NY 10019
7:00pm
College of William and Mary ...Read More
