Media Coverage

Climate Indymedia face particular challenges as an entirely online organisation. Unlike other local indys, we don't get to know each other by having physical meetings and socialising. To try to alleviate this problem, lets try a few new things.

Love it or hate it, you have to admit that Facebook is a great social networking tool. To facilitate better communication and solidarity amongst the participants of Climate Indy, I have set up a Facebook group here:

An exclusive alliance of big businesses resolutely committed to the financial wellbeing of their stakeholders, the Standover Group works tirelessly to show the Government that less, not more regulation is not just the right way, but the only way to secure immediate prosperity for important business players.

www.standover.co.nz

We recognise that an economy is like a pyramid of champagne flutes, and that only by filling up the vessel at the apex can wealth trickle down to those on the lower echelons.

From local media news:  http://www.channel3000.com/liveatfive/15763095/detail.html 

MADISON, Wis. -- An act of eco-vandalism timed to coincide with April Fools' Day backfires for one group in Madison.

VIDEO: Watch The Report

The Evening Standard's recent run-in with the press complaints commission (which can be viewed here http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/03/394299.html ), which regarded last years Climate Action Camp near Heathrow Airport, seems to have resulted in a remarkable volte-face with regards to climate activism. These photographs where taken of billboards around London on Fossil Fools day.

LEFT FORUM panel on Global Warming

Corporate vs. Popular Solutions to the Climate Crisis

Climate Change: Crisis and Opportunity

Presentation by Anne Petermann, Co-Director, Global Justice Ecology Project

15 March 2008, New York City

Global warming is humanity's greatest challenge. As such, we must tackle this
issue on several fronts. We must build opposition to the corporate-controlled
false solutions to climate change that dominates the media, in order to open

"I used to worry for my grandchildren. Now there is a fairly high probability that I will experience the more severe effects of climate change at first hand."
- Jeremy
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Matt Price (of Environmental Defence) and Allan Adam (of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation) address issues surrounding the Albertan tar sands in an Ottawa Citizen op ed (February 21st)

George M. on why we shouldn't ask others to "save the planet" -
"One psychological response to climate change is to find language and images that create distance - to suggest that it will affect someone else in the future. So the talk and images are of ‘climate’ not ‘weather’, polar bears not hedgehogs, African children not our own.
‘The Planet’ is about as distant as one can get - I am not being called on to save my family, my community, my country, my world or even my Earth. It is The Planet - a lump of cold rock seen from space. I’ll be honest - I don’t give a damn about ‘The Planet’ - it means nothing to me."

YouTube Video Series Leads
Global Warming Discussion. By Holly Van Woerkom, BYU
Newsnet, February 19, 2008. “Exploding balloons and test tubes? Check.
Average-looking guy with a funny hat? Check. Low-tech filming techniques? Check.