Maldives – 350.org Day of Action
Dominican Republic – 350.org Day of Action
Mongolia – 350.org Day of Action
2009Oct24: People around the world incorporate the number 350 at iconic places. The event is organized by 350.org, an organization that argues for the need to reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere from the current level of 387 ppm to under 350 ppm, the level scientists, including Jim Hansen and David Suzuki, have identified as the safe upper limit for CO2 in the atmosphere (350.org).
Reference: 350.org http://www.350.org/mission
Read Andrew Revkin’s article about the 350.org in the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/science/earth/25threefifty.html
Image Description: a) 350 in the Maldives. B) 350 in the Dominican Republic. c) 350 in Mongolia. Image Credit: 350.org. Images are located at a) http://www.flickr.com/photos/350org/4022797142/in/set-72157622455212282/ b) http://www.flickr.com/photos/350org/4035746047/in/set-72157622455212282/ c) http://www.flickr.com/photos/350org/4039832300/in/set-72157622455212282/ Image Permission: These images are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.