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Mobilizing the Entire Planet - Interview with Phil Aroneanu from 350.org

Phil Aroneanu Phil Aroneanu from 350.org shares some secrets about using the Internet to mobilize people to fight climate change as well as what it's like to run a campaign in 10 different languages.

Jed Sundwall: Are you in D.C.?

Phil Aroneanu: I am. I'm the only one in our crew in D.C., except for a couple of our interns. We're all spread out. There are a couple of us in San Francisco, well four of us in San Francisco, two of us in Vermont and one in Budapest. And we'll be hiring elsewhere around the world.

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Additional mocked up sites I've made, data sources...

Hey there net2 gang. I've created a bunch of other sites to demonstrate some of the other layers of information I think could be pretty cool on the mashup. For my back end, I'm using ArcGIS to assemble complex databases, Brian Flood's excellent Arc2Earth to export much of the information as tile layers and kml. I'm getting mashed up rss feeds from yahoo pipes and from those enlightened souls who put georss or kml feeds of their information out there (for example, the EPA has begun kml feeds for air quality). While not strictly a climate change issue, air quality could get much better with emission reductions from coal fired power plants.

Give Earth a Hand looking for your support

Give Earth a Hand - http://www.giveearthahand.com - is a social network supporting non-profit projects worldwide which work towards helping our planet.

We are currently looking for new members to sign up to help spread the word (it's for free) and if they like the idea, they can sign up for 2 Euros and join the 'Earth Chain', which will allow 1.8 million people to support these non-profit projects. Each member receives an individual figure in Google Maps showing who they are and it links to your profile.

iLoveMountains.org - an online campaign to end mountaintop removal coal mining

Voting Summary (Elevator Pitch):

www.iLoveMountains.org is an online campaign to end mountaintop removal mining. Using innovative new technologies, the site tells the story of more than 470 mountains destroyed and 1000 miles of streams buried to meet our demand for cheap energy.

China Digital Times

Voting Summary (Elevator Pitch):

China Digital Times is an uncensored news portal covering China's political and social transformation. CDT uses the power of the Internet to bridge the language and cultural gap and overcome state censorship.

Yahoo! Helps to Create 18Seconds.org, Promotes CFL Bulbs

It takes about 18 seconds to replace a conventional incandescent bulb with a CFL (Compact Fluorescent Light) bulb. According to 18Seconds.org, "If every American swapped just ONE bulb for an ENERGY STAR labeled CFL, it would collectively save more than $8 billion in energy costs, prevent burning 30 billion pounds of coal, and remove 2 million cars worth of greenhouse gas emissions from our atmosphere."

WorldCoolers' Collactive Desktop: Spread the Word to Cool the World

WorldCoolers by Collactive allows users to download WorldCoolers' Collactive Desktop, receive articles about global warming, and share opinions and resources with others.  I can't test it 'cause it requires Windows XP/2000, and I'm on a Mac, but it looks cool.  Would somebody on a PC test it out and let me know what you think?

Call for marketing gurus to help stop global warming

Read about Asi Sharabi's call for ideas and a good suggestion from Seth Godin in the blog of Dave Weinberger (a co-author of the Cluetrain Manifesto, a must read for those interested in using the web to effect change).

 

 

Stop Global Warming


The Tides Center

www.stopglobalwarming.org/default.asp

Stop Global Warming seeks to create a virtual "March On Washington" around global warming issues. The site explores global warming and its effect on the environment and social communities by providing concise information on its causes and direct consequences on environmental destruction...

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