Friday, October 23, 2009

International Day of Climate Awareness has a message

Art show and film screening reveal future


By SABINA DANA PLASSE
Express Staff Writer

The Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice) near Chamonix in the French Alps is retreating at about 150 metres per year. Ladders have to be extended annually so people can climb down to the glacier. “The Age of Stupid” director Franny Armstrong and producer Lizzie Gillett are near the top of the ladders with their camera equipment on their backs in September 2006. Courtesy photo by Charlotte Rushton/ Spanner Films

The number 350 is important to our planet because it is the number established by NASA climatologist James Hansen as a safe limit for parts per million of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Today, the number has climbed to about 390.

In December, world leaders will gather in Copenhagen, Denmark, to discuss the future of the planet. In an effort to impress upon world leaders the importance of curbing carbon dioxide levels, an International Day of Climate Awareness has been created for Saturday, Oct. 24.

The Community School Environmental Club will host an Environmental Art Show this Saturday at the Coffee Grinder in Ketchum from 4-6 p.m. The art will be auctioned with proceeds going toward projects to lower emissions in the valley. In addition, the documentary film, "The Age of Stupid" by Franny Armstrong will screen for free at Light on the Mountains Spiritual Center south of Ketchum at 7 p.m.

"The Age of Stupid" reveals the destruction of the planet and will take viewers on a journey to 2055 to see what life will be like if efforts are not made to lower the atmosphere's carbon dioxide levels.

For details on International Day of Climate Awareness, visit 350.org.

Sabina Dana Plasse: splasse@mtexpress.com




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