The Island President tells the story of President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, a man confronting a problem greater than any other world leader has ever faced–the literal survival of his country and everyone in it. After leading a twenty-year pro-democracy movement against the brutal regime of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, surviving repeated imprisonments and torture, Nasheed becomes president at 41, only to encounter a far more implacable adversary than a dictator–the ocean. Considered the lowest lying country in the world, a rise of a mere three meters in sea level would inundate the 1200 islands of the Maldives,

The Green World Campaign works to reforest our planet, raise the living standards of the rural poor, and combat global climate change.  
We plant trees to restore the ecology and economy of some of the world's poorest places. We help communities develop sustainable livelihoods, return barren soil to fertility, nurture biodiversity, and preserve cultural values. (GWC) connects those who want to help create a more sustainable world with on-the-ground projects that benefit people and planet. We focus on providing ecological and social benefits where they're most needed. We seek out effective grassroots partners, then finding the simplest, most direct ways we can all contribute to their success.
Why plant Trees?
-Tree planting creates ecologically and economically sustainable communities, lessens conflict over arable land and slows the pace of urban migration.
-We have cut down over half the trees on the planet. This has caused an unspeakable loss in biodiversity on the planet.
-Trees planted in the tropics grow 2 to 3 times faster.
-According to NASA and the Kyoto Protocol, 1 tree absorbs roughly 1 ton of CO2 over its life time. (The average American produces over 10 tons of CO2 per year.)
-Green World Campaign includes livelihood and technology programs whenever planting trees to ensure that residents can improve their standards of living while maintaining the forests.
Your tax-deductible donation goes to plant trees in environmentally damaged areas, creating sustainable villages, restoring indigenous ecologies, and mitigating our climate crisis. In addition to its own overseas field offices, the Green World Campaign donates to carefully vetted local tree-planting charities.

Our fiscal sponsor is EarthWays Foundation (www.earthways.org), a 501[c](3) non-profit ...charity. (Tax Identification Number 95-4021351)

To contribute via sms or text. Please use your mobile phone and send the word TREE to 85944. This will add 5 dollars to your phone bill (one time) and be used to plant 5 trees.

To contribute by regular mail, please send contributions to:

Green World Campaign
c/o EarthWays Foundation
20178 Rockport Way
Malibu, CA 90265

Or contribute online:
http://greenworld.org/plant-trees

24 Presenters. 24 Time Zones. 13 Languages. 1 Message. 24 Hours of Reality is a worldwide event to broadcast the reality of the climate crisis. It will consist of a new multimedia presentation created by Al Gore and delivered once per hour for 24 hours, representing every time zone around the globe. Each hour people living with the reality of climate change will connect the dots between recent extreme weather events — including floods, droughts and storms — and the manmade pollution that is changing our climate. We will offer a round-the-clock, round-the-globe snapshot of the climate crisis in real time. The deniers may have millions of dollars to spend, but we have a powerful advantage. We have reality.

When is 24 Hours of Reality?   24 Hours of Reality will be broadcast live online from September 14 to 15, over 24 hours, representing 24 time zones and 13 languages.

Where is 24 Hours of Reality?   From Tonga to Cape Verde, Mexico City to Alaska, Jakarta to London, people living with the impacts of climate change every day will tell their story. You can experience as much as you like without even leaving your home. Click here to find the location — or locations — where you would like to watch a presentation. Due to logistical considerations, three of the presentations will be broadcast remotely from New York — Tonga, the Solomon Islands and French Polynesia — but will include local footage and information. All other presentations will be filmed on location around the world.

IS 24 HOURS OF REALITY SUSTAINABLE?
We hope 24 Hours of Reality will inspire global action to solve the climate crisis. And that’s why we have also made every effort to reduce this event’s environmental impact. By using an online viewing portal, we are encouraging a worldwide audience to participate without incurring the carbon emissions associated with travel. We have implemented sustainable event standards which focus on the following key areas: transportation, waste diversion (through recycling and composting), sustainable procurement, production and materials, and green office techniques. By implementing these standards, 24 Hours of Reality will do all that it can to reduce its overall carbon footprint.

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What are you doing for Earth Day?  Why not watch a film and learn more?  Here are some recommendations from our editors.  For ideas of other activities, check out the Earth Day website at http://www.earthday.org/

A video giving a helpful look at the relationship between food production and climate change and hunger by experts and activists.  How can we switch from heating the planet to healing it?

A Brief History of Fossil Fuels - Fossil fuels have powered human growth and ingenuity for centuries. Now that we're reaching the end of cheap and abundant oil and coal supplies, we're in for an exciting ride. While there's a real risk that we'll fall off a cliff, there's still time to control our transition to a post-carbon future.

A deeper analysis of the crises we face, and possible solutions we can work on right now can be found in the http://www.postcarbonreader.com

Climate catastrophe? The end of civilization as we know it?   Cool It is based upon the book of the same name and lectures by Bjorn Lomborg, the controversial author of The Skeptical Environmentalist. Award-winning filmmaker Ondi Timoner travels the world with Lomborg exploring the real facts and true science of global warming and its impact.

On 10/10/10, people at 7347 events in 188 countries got to work on the climate crisis. We joined together to dig community gardens, install solar panels, plant trees and more. We're sending a clear message to our political leaders: "if we can get to work, so can you!" Learn more at http://350.org