Scientists Focus on Warming Disasters

[jpak]

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/tech/2006/apr/02/040209024.html

A man stands on a railroad track as a train rumbles closer.

"Global warming?" he says. "Some say irreversible consequences are 30 years away. Thirty years. That won't affect me." He steps off the tracks - just in time. But behind him is a little blonde-haired girl left in front of the roaring train.

The screen goes black. A message appears: "There's still time."

It's just an ad, part of a campaign from the advocacy group Environmental Defense, which hopes to convince Americans they can do something about global warming, that there's still time.

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[stubtoe]

1. It's about time!

Kudos to Environmental Defense for producing this, and other ads-to-come, addressing this issue. I wish they could have started this project 25 years ago, but better late than not at all.

When the global warming issue hits Madison Avenue, you know the excrement is about to contact the oscillator.

[Dead_Parrot]

2. Kicking...

I've also reposted on GD to get a bit more "airtime". Go K/R the thread if you're bored.