Leading climate scientists warn that dramatic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions must begin immediately to avoid catastrophic climatic shifts, yet most policy proposals consist primarily of goals that are decades off. Fossil Fools Day brought about creative, and often confrontational, actions reflecting this urgency. Activists demanded a rapid transition away from fossil fuels and toward the localization of energy, food, and economic systems for a just, sustainable future.
www.fossilfoolsdayofaction.org
In Brisbane, Australia, 40 people took to the streets marching from one Coal "Climate Criminal" Company to the next where speakers read a manifest of the crimes the company has committed. The companies were:
* Rio Tinto
* BHP
* XStrata
* BMA
* Peabody
* and the Queesland State Government for continueing to set policies encouraging these crimes.
More photos from our day at Flickr.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Fossil Fools Day 2008 photos
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