Parts One -Four of an update on how the viral idea started by “The Most Terrifying Video You’ll Ever See” and beefed up in the “How It All Ends” video project is progressing. “Operation Saturation” contains some really BAD news, and some really GOOD news. Which do you want first? Well, here’s what you’re going to get, in four parts:
Part 1: “THINGS LOOK REALLY LOUSY.” Some SERIOUS doom and gloom. Yucky, yucky, yucky–but it’s not in your interest to look away.
Part 2: “CAN WE FIX IT? YES! WE! CAN!” The GOOD news–it looks like we’ve accomplished a “proof of concept” that we CAN change the world by spreading this idea of looking at the risk instead of the certainty! Awesome!
Part 3: “HERE’S HOW” Your mission, with detailed instructions. THIS is how you save the world (or–more pertinently–our collective hide)!
Part 4: “GET ‘ER DONE!” Even more strategies, most quite easy, most with great potential to multiply awareness.Links to things mentioned in “Operation Saturation,” generally in the order they appear:
Letter from Shell CEO
http://www.shell.com/home/content/abo…Reports
http://securityandclimate.cna.org/rep…
http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_pubs/task,view/id,4154/type,1/Websites that have sprung up as a result of the videos (none are mine):
http://www.manpollo.org (discussion forums coordinating several projects, downloads of the vids and scripts, easy viewing of the vids)
http://www.wonderingmind42.com (downloads of the scripts, easy viewing of the vids)
http://www.SaveOurHides.com (easy viewing of the vids, sign up for email list)
http://www.HowItAllEnds.org (easy viewing of the vids)Facebook group and app:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid…
http://apps.facebook.com/manpollo/“The Most Terrifying Video” with Portuguese subtitles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiZQJ5…
Download the vids. . .
* med res MP4: http://www.manpollo.org/downloads/med…
* high res MP4:
http://www.manpollo.org/downloads/hig…
* for your iPod
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZ…
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZ…Some press so far:
* The HuffingtonPost: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael…
* The Toronto Star: http://www.thestar.com/article/281733
* The Christian Science Monitor: http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1220/p1…
* The Oregonian (Portland): http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregon…
* Commentary in the Oregonian (at their request! Cool!): http://www.oregonlive.com/commentary/…
* ABC News website (text story): http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/stor…
* KOIN-6 (Portland, OR) TV News segment (aired 12/17/07): http://www.koin.com/Global/story.asp?…
* “Canada AM” (the Canuck version of “Good Morning America,” aired 12/28/07): http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews…
* Yale Forum on Climate Change and the Media (blog): http://yaleclimatemediaforum.org/news…
* “Crosscut” blog (12-17-07): http://www.crosscut.com/oregon/10000/…
* ABC News webcast (video posted 1-9-08): http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerInd…
* Yahoo Green Blog (featured on the Yahoo.com homepage on 1/11/08): http://green.yahoo.com/blog/ecogeek/2…
* Mentioned in Enviro News Network blog: http://www.enn.com/top_stories/articl…
* DeSmogBlog names “TMTV” it’s “#1 YouTube Global Warming Video of 2007”: http://www.desmogblog.com/the-top-5-y…Sen. Boxer lays the smack down on Sen. Inhofe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdjQjq…Finding out who your lawmakers are (and where to write them)
https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtm l
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact…Ways to promote videos or stories:
http://www.Digg.com
http://www.Reddit.com
http://www.StumbleUpon.comGet the media to ask the presidential candidates about climate change:
http://www.WhatAreTheyWaitingFor.comFrank Luntz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v0i4J…
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontli…Statements by scientific societies:
http://www.aaas.org/news/press_room/c…
http://www.nationalacademies.org/onpi/06072005. pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientif…AAPG gets reined in by its members: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American…
Finding “multipliers” (use 7-day trial)
http://www.ContactAnyCelebrity.com
see
The Most IMPORTANT Video You’ll Ever See (videos; Parts 1-4)
The Most IMPORTANT Video You’ll Ever See (videos; Parts 5-8)
How It All Ends: Your Mission (global warming; must-see videos)
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