[Dialogue] Weather Channel launches ONE DEGREE

[Ed Reames]

If you use bittorrent, you can also get copies for presentations but 
they will not be legal copies.

Ed Reames



FacilitationFla at aol.com wrote:
>  
> Kay, Here's the connect to ONE DEGREE    
> http://climate.weather.com/?from=footer
>  
> Bob and I applied for the Gore training.  We were not chosen in the 
> first round and didn't apply for round 2 (didn't fit with our schedule) 
>  
> After reading the newsletter of that site, I found out that many 
> decision-makers and persons of influence were chosen for the first two 
> rounds (more than 2000 applied!)  For instance, the assistant County 
> Manager of a county in Washington was chosen, attended, and now has 
> been doing presentations throughout that state.
>  
> Also, now, I believe that they are not going to do any more training.  
> They have switched strategies.  They are encouraging people to 
> purchase the DVD (or I think they will send you one free, if 
> you commit to two presentations), and hold meetings.  I believe that 
> in December, they chose ONE date and encouraged people to hold 
> meetings then; I believe they did an internet link up at that time.  
> Yeah a new MOVEMENT!!
>  
> Our county has a major taskforce preparing for global change (since 
> 2000); they are already expecting and looking for ways to stall salt 
> water intrusion into our water systems and other things -- looking 
> ahead 40 years.  In Broward county, 11 cities have now signed the 
> Kyoto protocol.  I thought of working on this in Miami-Dade County, 
> but decided that the County was leading the way.  Many things are 
> happening.  Here are some websites to check out:
>  
>
> Purchase the film at:  http://an-inconvenient-truth.com
>
>  
>
> Mayor of Seattle convinces 232 mayors to sign the Kyoto Treaty and to 
> take action:  http://www.seattle.gov/mayor/climate/ 
>
>  
>
> _Two good documents_: (take it to your local mayor so he/she can get 
> started)
>
>  
>
> -- Seattle's Action Plan: Exec. Summary:  
> http://www.seattle.gov/climate/docs/SeaCAP_summary.pdf
>
>  
>
> -- Portland's Action Plan: (very impressive) 
>         http://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=112118
>
>  
>
> Miami-Dade County:  Already a taskforce of scientists, engineers etc. 
> are preparing for the worst 
> http://www.p2.org/summit2004/documents/Presentations/Hefty%20handout%201.doc
>
>  
>
> _What You can Do_:  Low, Medium and High Cost Energy Savings:  (a good 
> handout that could be used after a presentation, spurring individuals 
> and families to create their action plan and become "carbon neutral")
>
>  
>
> http://magazine.audubon.org/features0609/pdf/GlobalWarming_pullout.pdf
>
>  
>
> Last night on PBS Bob saw "The Last Days on Earth"  According to it -- 
> if Greenland melts, the seas will go up 20 feet; if Antartica melts, 
> it'll go up another 20 feet.  (These are the most extreme consequences 
> acc. to their alogarithms) (sp?). Either way, say good bye to the 
> polar bears and all the penquins on Planet Earth.  No more HappyFeet.
>
>  
>
> Cynthia
>
>  
> In a message dated 1/25/2007 9:54:08 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
> kayfulkerson at getnet.com writes:
>
>     Cynthia N. Vance,
>     Please guide me to the One Degree organization, or web page, or
>     business.
>     I am also interested in who, if any one, in Arizona participated
>     in the "Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore training and commitment to do
>     100 seminars.  How could I find this list of people.
>     Cynthia, did you participated in the "Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore
>     training. I saw the DVD of this movie, and I have seen the movie
>     two times, last years.  I am want to learn more & do more about
>     the global warming solutions.
>     Kay Fulkerson
>     602-943-2822
>     KayFulkerson at getnet.com <mailto:KayFulkerson at getnet.com>
>
>  
> Cynthia N. Vance
> Strategics International Inc.
> 8245 SW 116 Terrace
> Miami, Florida, 33156
> 305-378-1327; fax 305-378-9178
> http://members.aol.com/facilitationfla
>
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