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We're in a Climate & Ecological Crisis, Sixth Mass Extinction, a threat to us all. Fossil fuels, though they account for over 80% of carbon emissions produced by humans, continue to be widely used. That's massively destabilising our biosphere, yet our Parliament says/does nothing Image
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A major partner of The Climate Group #ClimateWeekNYC, (attributed to Callum Grieve) is #GlobalCitizen which targets/captures youth demographic. For Climate Week 2020, the film "Imagine for 1 Minute" was released - featuring #Thunberg w/ #Pope, & others.

globalcitizen.org/en/content/gre…
So let's take a quick look at #GlobalCitizen & the film.

"Reward points" for actions - marketed as #activism.

Founded by Hugh Evans, partners include #Forbes, #Gates Foundation, #CocaCola, Johnson & Johnson, P&G, Citi, Cisco, Verizon. #UN #WHO #SDGs

globalcitizen.org/en/partners/
Global Citizen advisory boards: #UK, #Australia, Southern & East #Africa, #Nigeria & #Canada. Corporations/ institutions represented on Global Advisory Board includes #Bridgewater, Gates Foundation, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, CVC Capital, etc.:

globalcitizen.org/en/about/who-w…
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Time for an old National Geographic ads megathread!

Starting with 1963!

#OldAds ImageImage
First, we have some telephone ads from Bell Telephone System.
We have families on vacation, minimal maintenance, young engineers, and... ImageImageImageImage
extension phones, so you'll never have to leave the kitchen. Image
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In Anza Borrego I was pulled over in the middle of the desert by a ranger at night for having my Defender driving lights on. Having spent years exploring the most remote corners, I asked the officer why he had his lights and siren on and he said "I might be going to a rave"
Years ago I had wanted to write a piece for my #NationalGeographic Adventure column about the collapse of the State Park system. They said no one would care. But here is the ugly truth: sandiegouniontribune.com/g00/communitie…
So I was finally able to draw attention to this problem thanks to Wes Siler and #Outside Magazine outsideonline.com/2162971/breaki…
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