A giant international grassroots movement took place on October 24, 2009 called 350.org
People all over the world in 181 countries held up 350 signs in solidarity with this movement to reduce CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. Everyone went to the 350.org website to sign up to be counted and included, when their names are taken to the World Climate Change conference in Copenhagen in December to be shared with the world leaders. The world can tolerate 350 parts per million of CO2 in its atmosphere, before catastrophic things related to extreme weather conditions happens. We are currently at 387 ppm. Do I feel an urgency to spread the word.. You bet!
This piece is hung at an angle to show the tipping point. The three sticks lashed together are smoke stacks with black wires representing smoke and the CO2 emissions. The green wire and green gels are the earths atmosphere which is being pierced. The numbers 350 are at the bottom of these sticks.
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