Our Team India participants from the IATE expedition have been busy garnering media coverage back home of their Antarctic adventure and 2041’s mission to preserve Antarctica.
From NewsX:
And from NDTC, India’s most popular news channel:
Our onboard IATE team members took some time to put together a press release covering the expedition, their thoughts on the Antarctic Treaty System, and what next steps will be for the newly inspired team.
Read it here
Through the generous support and partnership with Giordano – a casual clothing company based out of Hong Kong with shops around the world – Giordano is selling and featuring 2041-themed t-shirts in stores across Asia. The tees promote a Call to Action for COP 15 and are aimed at increasing awareness of the conference in throughout Asia.
Check out some enthusiastic Giordano employees sporting the grass green tees, which feature an Antarctica-centric globe and the simple message to ‘Cool It!’
Also check out the ‘2041.com tee’ button on Giordano’s website for online purchase – unfortunately the site is in Chinese, but we will update when they launch an English version!
After a whirlwind few days at the bottom of the planet, also known as Ushuaia, Argentina, our IATE team set off for the Drake Passage early afternoon on 18 November, 2009. Having made it through the notorious Drake and having their first sight of land in 2 days, the excitment is reaching fevor pitch for all onboard – follow their adventures at our IATE expedition blogsite. Our enthusiastic team onboard has also launched a twitter account to better communicate their Antarctic expedition experiences for their family, friends, co-workers, and supporters around the world.
Follow us @IATE2009, or sign up for our twitter RSS feed here. Don’t know what this ‘twitter’ is all about? Find out here!
After months of promotions, planning, and building excitement, Robert’s book ‘Antarctica 2041: My Quest to Save the Earth’s Last Wilderness’ hit stores today! We hope that everyone will help support Robert’s mission by buying the book and sharing it with everyone they know. Co-authored with Gil Reavill, the book is available through all major retailers. Visit Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders or Random House to order your copy online.
We’d also like to give a huge congratulations to Zach Rome, our teacher’s contest grand-prize winner. Thank you to our outstanding applicants from all over the U.S. and Canada! To read Zach and the runner-up’s essays, visit the contest website. He’ll be joining us in Antarctica in a few short weeks, so be sure to follow our expedition blog, which will be posted on our 2041 homepage soon.
Finally, for those of you in NYC, Boston, or San Francisco, we’d love to see you at one of our book tour events!
Hopefully everyone has been following the amazing coverage that 350.org’s Saturday International Climate Action Day garnered – the photos posted on their website serve as an invigorating yet sobering call-to-action. It’s wonderful to see so much passion, from Canada to Mongolia to Afghanistan, from the bottom of the sea to mountain peaks and everywhere in between, from citizens of our planet who recognize the need for our world leaders to start making change now, but it’s also a reminder that our global climate situation is dire enough to warrant the most ambitious environmental action campaign ever.
For 2041’s part, Robert Swan took part in the Brooklyn Bridge walk and then the rally/presentation in Times Square – see Huffington Post coverage here.
As citizens of this planet, we need to bring atmospheric carbon levels back down to below 350 –that’s the toughest economic and political challenge the earth has ever faced. 350.org’s big day – October 24th – is almost here (and already IS here in some parts of the world!), and 2041 will be watching along with the rest of the world as more than 4,500 action events unfold in over 180 countries around the globe, all in support of an ambitious, fair, and binding global climate deal from our world leaders.
If you haven’t already, find an event to take part in here, join Robert Swan during the Brooklyn Bridge walk, and be sure to stay tuned as action photos from around the world are broadcast in Times Square tomorrow afternoon!
Our 2041 alumni across the globe are taking part in actions from India to China to Canada!
On October 24th, citizens of the world will simultaneously gather and engage in community events across the globe to call on world leaders to secure a fair, ambitious, and binding global climate change deal in Copenhagen this December at the UN Climate Change Conference.
Organized by 350.org, an international campaign dedicated to building a movement to unite the world around solutions to the climate crisis, Robert Swan will partake in a march across the Brooklyn bridge with other organizations and individuals from across the New York. The New York City event is one of more than 2,000 events in over 150 countries. Images of the events from around the world, including the march across the Brooklyn Bridge, will be featured on giant video screens in Times Square as part of a 350 countdown, and are accessible at 350.org. If you are in the area, come out support 2041 and 350.org, and stay tuned for more in-depth information about COP 15 in the coming weeks.
More information about the Action Day below:
As many of our followers are already aware, our Voyage for Cleaner Energy was relaunched from Jacksonville, Florida on September 24th 2009, following a winter hiatus, for Phase III, Europe! In partnership with RWE, the ‘2041′ currently has confirmed stops and events in the UK and The Netherlands – follow the crew’s adventures on our VFCE blogsite and stay tuned for updates on upcoming appearances.
Following a successful Atlantic crossing to the Azores and some much needed rest and relaxation, our stalwart crew has taken to the sea again, and is currently en-route to the UK.
Connor Fitzpatrick, an IAE 2009 team member who took time off from his busy senior year to participate in the expedition, recently had his take on the experience published in his school’s summer paper. His story is personal, informed, and affecting, and serves as welcome reminder, as the 2041 team moves into full-blown expedition mode for the IATE, that what our expeditioners take away from Antarctica, and how they use Robert’s story, is most important.
Download the full article here*
* This article first appeared in Brunswick School’s Times of Brunswick
magazine, summer issue 2009.
