Global Warming Cartoon

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1000 ice men against Global Warming

To Draw people's attention on global Warming and the melting of the ice caps in Antarctica and Greenland, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) created this event on September the 2nd (2009) with a thousand small men made out of ice, in Berlin, Germany.
WWF warns that the melting ice could eventually cause sea levels to rise more than 3.3 feet (1 meter) by 2100 and that it might change weather in many part of the world.

The little figures were made by Nele Azevedo, a Brezilian artist.

The little sculptures melted in half an hour s the outside temperature was about 73 degrees Fahrenheit (23¬ƒ C)










































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Melting Animals

Those three sculptures from Japanese artist Kawano Takeshi were created to sensitize on the global warming. They're inspired from the disappearing and melting animal world.














































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The Future is Melting

Paul at Naughtyfish Design in Australia shared a lovely poster he recently created...
























You can even see the future melting entirely away in this video he shot during the photo session...

Global Warning from Paul Garbett on Vimeo.

Linkage: Coffee for Movies and Against Global Warming (and more)...

Urban Camouflage for Ikea stores (image shown) via

YouTube replaces record store for DJ Kultiman & the results are amazing. Thanks Mica!

As movie promotions go, organic coffee from a company that donates most of its profits to charity is not a bad way to do it. (image shown) Thanks Maddy!

What if magazines aren't allowed to retouch photos? via

A simple statement about global warming with your morning coffee. (image shown)

Polar Bears in the U.K.

On January the 26th, 2009, people in London witnessed a rather interesting event : The sculpture of a polar bear on a iceberg floating on the Thames river. This very realistic looking bear was made by 15 different artists who spent 2 months constructing this 6 by 6 meters (20 by 20 ft) structure to raise awareness of melting ice caps but also of the already beginning extinction of Polar bears, one of the first victims of the global warming.

The sculpture is now in Birmingham since February the 6th. They plan on sending it to Glasgow and other cities.

This event was organized by the natural history tv channel : Eden for the launch of their new Fragile Earth Series, presented by Sir David Attenborough.

On the same subject, Polar Bears from Alaska have been added on the endangered species list in the USA (Endangered Species Act (ESA)) because of the destruction of their ecosystem, the ice cap. A half victory for ecologist as this decision is not followed by any other initiatives to fight the global warming. According to scientists, by 2050, 2/3 of the polar bears will disappear if not protected. As others (Sarah Palin) say that the polar bears are not in danger.

Watermarks Project

"Watermarks is a public art project that will use a series of large-scale projections at sites across the centre of the city of Bristol, U.K. to explore these questions.

Flood level marks will be projected on to the sides of buildings, showing how high water levels could potentially rise as the sea inundates the central, low lying areas of Bristol. By displaying these levels in real space, the project aims to help us to imagine the depth and extent of this potential future flooding - allowing us to measure them against ourselves in familiar environments.

Although the message is stark, the flood levels shown are as if the city is undefended and adaption measures have not been put in place. As the waters gradually rise over the coming century, there is much we can do to adapt and defend!

This project contends that the future of our cities and landscapes and our responses to rising sea levels are not just left to scientists, politicians, engineers and the built environment professions but emerge from as wide a base as possible with participation and involvement from all sections of the wider community. Ultimately the mitigation and adaptation measures will be social and cultural as much as scientific and technical."

Everything's Cool

Everything's Cool is a documentary about responding to the global warming naysayers...

Climate Changed Spain

Greenpeace Spain has released a new book aimed at encouraging action on climate change. Photoclima by Pedro Armestre and Mario Gˆ„mez shows images of Spanish locations as they might look affected by extreme weather changes.

via The Guardian
Thanks Phil!

Vegetarianism vs. Global Warming

A recent New York Times article "Trying to Connect the Dinner Plate to Climate Change" discusses how a U.N. report from last year which stated that commercial livestock produced more greenhouse gases than all forms of transportation combined, is being used by animal rights groups to further their cause:

"When that report came out, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and other groups expected their environmental counterparts to immediately hop on the 'Go Veggie!' bandwagon, but that did not happen. 'Environmentalists are still pointing their fingers at Hummers and S.U.V.’Äôs when they should be pointing at the dinner plate,' said Matt A. Prescott, manager of vegan campaigns for PETA."

Read the entire article HERE.

Thanks Jenny!