Amidst Uncertainty on US Role in Upcoming Climate Talks, 350.org Holds International Climate Action Day in 170 Nations

by via Democracy Now

Tue, Oct 27, 2009 7:07AM

Friday, October 23, 2009 :Seven weeks before the UN Copenhagen Climate Conference, the group 350.org is organizing an International Climate Action Day. More than 4,500 events are scheduled to take place in 170 nations. We speak to two of the major thinkers and writers tackling climate change: the writer and environmentalist Bill McKibben, co-founder and director of 350.org, and Australian scientist Tim Flannery, chair of the Copenhagen Climate Council and author of the international bestseller The Weather Makers.

Guests:

Tim Flannery, Australian scientist and writer. He is chair of the Copenhagen Climate Council. He is author of the international bestseller The Weather Makers. His latest book is Now or Never: Why We Must Act Now to End Climate Change and Create a Sustainable Future.

Bill McKibben, co-founder and director of 350.org. Twenty years ago he published The End of Nature, the first general audience book about global warming.

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