The most repeated phrase in the titles of newspaper articles as of about
2004 is �FASTER THAN SCIENTISTS EXPECTED�. This refers to global warming in
general, and specifically about the Arctic, Greenland and Antarctic ice
melt, the thawing of the methane-laden sub-Arctic permafrost, the
deforestation and desertification of the Amazon and other tropical
rainforests, the rise in oceanic temperature and acidity, the
ever-increasing emission of greenhouse gasses, ozone depletion, mass
extinction of species�
Of greatest concern and deserving its own paragraph is the potential
runaway global heating due to positive-feedback methane release. Since the
methane-laden permafrost is already melting, this dreadful scenario has
already begun to unfold. Unless it is stopped now while things might still
be at least partly within our control, this global over-heating could spiral
uncontrollably into global baking, referring to a possibly global
temperature rise of over 12oC/20oF � way past the 6oC/10oF threshold of an
85% mass extinction. We talking about the potential of 99.99% mass
extinction of life on Earth if this happens. After all is said and done,
life on Earth could have fallen back to Square-One, literally, since the
0.01% possible survival refers perhaps to the bacteria living near submarine
volcanic vents where life could have begun 3 billion years ago.
In view of this potential and indeed already unfolding calamity, HOPE has
launched its new Global Emergency Operation which comprises four projects:
- The Global Green Fund
- The Time-Capsule-of-HOPE-2060
- The Shut-Down-the-Alberta-Tar-Sands Campaign
- The Compassion for Animals Road Expedition #6 (CARE-6)
1. The Global Green Fund
HOPE has set up a million-signature online petition on
www.ThePetitionSite.com (April 17, 2008) titled "To the UN Secretary General
for establishing a $120-billion/yr Global Green Fund from 10% of the $1.2
trillion global military budget, for saving life on Earth from global
overheating".
This Global Green Fund will mainly finance environmental projects which
would not be commercially feasible, and therefore would not be touched by
for-profit enterprises, such as developing a global carbon sequestration
system (CSS) for reducing the carbon content in the atmosphere and ocean, or
establishing a gene bank for those species expected to go extinct in short
order, such as the polar bear, most African life, major Amazonian species,
and all corals and cetaceans, among almost everything else.
Before moving on to point 2, please first take a minute to sign the
petition and leave a comment at: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/to-un-secretary-general-for-creating-the-
120-byr-global-green-fund-for-combatting-global-warming-and.
Then please distribute the petition link far and wide. We need the whole
world to work together on this one.
2. The Time-Capsule-of-HOPE-2060
In 100 years� time, even 50 years, the world will be a very different
place than the one we inhabit today, in most respects worse, if not in all
respects, much, much worse. To say the least, but still gut wrenchingly, the
beauty of our planet will have been much diminished. The elephants, the
tigers, the bears, the rhinos, the dolphins, the whales, the eagles� may
have joined the ranks of the dinosaurs, because they may have been hunted
and/or poached out, and/or their habitats may have been destroyed by direct
deforestation and/or indirectly by global warming. One way or another, these
tragedies are mostly if not all of human cause - of those humans who are
alive today.
Today is the critical time of humanity. What we do today, both good and
evil, will have huge consequences in the decades and centuries to come. Of
all humans alive today, there are heroes and villains. Sea Shepherd
disrupting the villainous Japanese whaling in the Antarctic is a heroic
deed, whereas the American government striking a deal with Brazil to cut
down the Amazon rainforest for soy plantations to provide cattle with feed,
and to provide Americans with both soy-derived ethanol and soy-fed beef, is
very evil indeed.
Next to a time machine, a time capsule is the best way to directly
communicate with our future generations. We want them to know the TRUTH, the
truth of the good-and-evil of our generation.
And let contemporary criminals-against-nature-and-humanity beware, that
their names could be spat upon in future history, if they don�t change their
way today.
All activists and organizations are invited to contribute material to the
time capsule(s), and to nominate their own heroes and villains for
posterity.
3. The Shut-Down-the-Alberta-Tar-Sands Campaign
The Canadians developing the Alberta Tar Sands, with full knowledge of
its grave environmental consequences and progenocidal impact on future
generations, is probably the single most evil deed in the world today. If it
is developed according to plan (expanding till at least 2050), it will
without a doubt trigger the dreaded methane-based runaway global heating,
which will spiral into global baking. This will mean the end not only of
civilization, but of life itself.
Whichever Canadian politicians using the tar sands to make a fat and fast
buck, or for the �quality of life of Albertans� as Alberta Premier Ed
Stelmach so provincially put it, can be justly dubbed the
Criminals-Against-Nature-and-Humanity-of-the-21st-Century, and will be so
dubbed on a brass plaque in the Time-Capsule-of-HOPE-2060.
HOPE is committed to shutting down the Alberta tar sands within 3 years,
by whatever means necessary. It is a matter of survival for millions of
species, including our own. These means may include environmental
assessments, class lawsuits and external international economic pressure
against Canada, among others.
4. The Compassion for Animals Road Expedition #6 (CARE-6)
Since 2003, HOPE founder Anthony Marr has conducted five Compassion for
Animals Road Expeditions (CARE-1 through CARE-5), spanning 25-42
states/provinces in 3-7 months each. On July 1, 2008, he will take the above
three projects on the road, by launching his CARE-6, which will cover 6
Canadian provinces and 22 American states, as follows:
AB - 07-01 --> 07-06
MT - 07-07 --> 07-10
SD/ND - 07-11 --> 07-12
MN - 07-13 --> 07-16
WI - 07-17 --> 07-21
IL - 07-22 --> 07-25
IN - 07-26 --> 07-29
MI - 07-30 --> 08-02
OH - 08-03 --> 08-08
WV - 08-09 --> 08-12
VA - 08-13 --> 08-19
MD/DC/PA/DE/NJ/NY/CT/RI/MA/NH/VT/ME - 08-20 --> 10-15
QC - 10-16 --> 10-18
ON - 10-19 --> 10-22
MB - 10-23 --> 10-24
SK - 10-25 --> 10-26
AB - 10-27 --> 10-30
BC - 10-31 -->
When Anthony arrives in a state, he will be engaged in one or more of the
following activities:
- Give a PowerPoint presentation sponsored and arranged by a local
group
- Do a joint media event with a local group to launch the
Time-Capsule-of-HOPE-2060 of that state, and to bring to public
attention the local aspects of global warming, including, e.g. factory
farms and habitat destruction
- Assist local groups with their own campaigns and bring them to
national attention
- Meet with local groups on joining HOPE�s Global Emergency Operation
(GEO) which will involve hundreds of groups in dozens of countries
worldwide, one of whose objectives being the establishment of a $120
billion/year Global Green Fund.
And he will need:
- Local accommodation (usually at activists� homes; if not,
inexpensive motels) and local guidance
- Delicious and nutritious vegan food
- Donations to cover at least fuel cost to reach the next destination
(as with the other CARE-tours, Anthony will leave home with a personal
credit card in his pocket, one tank of gas in his car, and that�s it).
- Just basically a warm welcome.
If you wish to contribute material to the Time Capsule, or if you wish to
join the war against the Alberta tar sands, even if you just want to treat
Anthony Marr to a cup of coffee (or a delicious vegan dinner!), or just know
someone in one of these states who might be interested, and of course if you
wish to host an Anthony Marr event, please contact:
Anthony Marr, founder, president and campaigner
Heal Our Planet Earth (HOPE)
Global Emergency Operation (GEO)
[email protected]
604-222-1169
and/or
Taina Ketola, project manager
Heal Our Planet Earth (HOPE)
Global Emergency Operation (GEO)
[email protected]
416-855-9517
Anthony Marr, founder
Heal Our Planet Earth (HOPE)
www.HOPE-CARE.org
www.MySpace.com/AnthonyMarr
www.ARConference.org
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