"The 11th Hour is intense. It tells us the truth that nobody wants to hear: that human beings, especially greedy corporate executives and their politician cronies, are responsible for putting our planet in serious danger. If things don't change soon, life on Earth may not survive. It has to be this generation that breaks the chain between the polluting corporations and the crooked politicians, this generation that changes its habits so there's something left for other species and the people who come after us.
"There is hope. We can make changes in our everyday lives, and most of the technology we need to move forward, we already have today. What we really need is the leadership, and the will, to change."
Green Day Rock Star Billie Joe Armstrong
rgpman said...
I read this article in Newsweek a couple of days ago about major corporations and their plans to derail the efforts to fight global warming.
I got pretty bent out of shape.
My anger turned into a desire to do something.
This morning I was checking out Google's new "Google base" and came across this article:
http://base.google.com/base/a/2560087/D6726493050951623104
The thing I found interesting was not so much the article itself, but the website it was referring to.
I wanted to share my thoughts and experiences, with regards to that site, in a way that might move others to action. (BTW: The article in Google base is actually amusing and is worth a read)
I spent my lunch break going through the entire website and, let me just say, these guys seem to have something here.
They have a pretty extensive FAQ page that I found very informative.
At first, I thought that it was a joke or maybe even a scam, however, I was persuaded otherwise.
In their F.A.Q. page they addressed the fact that there are scam artist that prey on the naive
They actually gave links to the authorities, the FBI and their state's Attorney General's office, to use if participants feel they have been defrauded!
I want it to be understood that I am a skeptic and pretty tight with my financial resources.
I am also EXTREMELY environmentally conscious.
That being said, I really felt that this might amount to something.
Other green skeptics should browse though the F.A.Q. page as well as the rest of the site and see if they come to the same conclusions.
I showed the site to several of my co-workers and they all searched through the site, as well.
At last count, myself and about 30 of my co-workers have taken part in their program.
What this organization, the Adopt the Atmosphere Foundation or ATAF, offers is sponsorship or what they call "Adoption" of the Earth's atmosphere.
They have divided the atmosphere up into "columns" that are each 400 Kilometers high with a 100 square Kilometer base.
People can adopt or sponsor an atmosphere column and become a member of their organization for a nominal, and 100% refundable fee.
There are several graphs on their site that clearly explain what the fee is spent on.
About 85% will go towards environmental charities, environmental lobbying, and environmental issue awareness campaigns .
The rest is divided up in administrative office expenses.
The thing I thought was so intriguing about ATAF was that they are hoping to eventually register the adoption/sponsorship of the entire atmosphere!
I guess they plan to use the registry of adopters as a platform to be heard in the international community.
That's kind of interesting!
If the entire atmosphere is divided up and sponsored by environmentally concerned individuals and the concise, detailed records of these designated sponsored columns are kept by an organization in a database registry, the members of that organization would have some real clout.
Even if the only outcome of a massive registry of adopters is a raised level of environmental awareness, than I say, "Good on ya!" to those who've orchestrated such a thing.
FYI: The ATAF website is www.adoptatmosphere.com
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I read this article in Newsweek a couple of days ago about major corporations and their plans to derail the efforts to fight global warming. I got pretty bent out of shape.
My anger turned into a desire to do something. This morning I was checking out Google's new "Google base" and came across this article:
http://base.google.com/base/a/2560087/D6726493050951623104
The thing I found interesting was not so much the article itself, but the website it was referring to. I wanted to share my thoughts and experiences, with regards to that site, in a way that might move others to action. (BTW: The article in Google base is actually amusing and is worth a read)
I spent my lunch break going through the entire website and, let me just say, these guys seem to have something here. They have a pretty extensive FAQ page that I found very informative.
At first, I thought that it was a joke or maybe even a scam, however, I was persuaded otherwise. In their F.A.Q. page they addressed the fact that there are scam artist that prey on the naive. They actually gave links to the authorities, the FBI and their state's Attorney General's office, to use if participants feel they have been defrauded!
I want it to be understood that I am a skeptic and pretty tight with my financial resources. I am also EXTREMELY environmentally conscious. That being said, I really felt that this might amount to something. Other green skeptics should browse though the F.A.Q. page as well as the rest of the site and see if they come to the same conclusions.
I showed the site to several of my co-workers and they all searched through the site, as well. At last count, myself and about 30 of my co-workers have taken part in their program.
What this organization, the Adopt the Atmosphere Foundation or ATAF, offers is sponsorship or what they call "Adoption" of the Earth's atmosphere. They have divided the atmosphere up into "columns" that are each 400 Kilometers high with a 100 square Kilometer base. People can adopt or sponsor an atmosphere column and become a member of their organization for a nominal, and 100% refundable fee.
There are several graphs on their site that clearly explain what the fee is spent on. About 85% will go towards environmental charities, environmental lobbying, and environmental issue awareness campaigns . The rest is divided up in administrative office expenses.
The thing I thought was so intriguing about ATAF was that they are hoping to eventually register the adoption/sponsorship of the entire atmosphere! I guess they plan to use the registry of adopters as a platform to be heard in the international community.
That's kind of interesting! If the entire atmosphere is divided up and sponsored by environmentally concerned individuals and the concise, detailed records of these designated sponsored columns are kept by an organization in a database registry, the members of that organization would have some real clout.
Even if the only outcome of a massive registry of adopters is a raised level of environmental awareness, than I say, "Good on ya!" to those who've orchestrated such a thing.
FYI: The ATAF website is www.adoptatmosphere.com
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