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World climate change protests kick off
By RAPHAEL G. SATTER, Associated Press Writer
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071208/ap_on_re_eu/climate_protests
Skiers, fire-eaters and an ice sculptor joined in worldwide
demonstrations Saturday to draw attention to climate change and push
their governments to take stronger action to fight global warming.
From costume parades in the Philippines to a cyclist's protest in
London, marches were held in more than 50 cities around the world to
coincide with the two-week U.N. Climate Change Conference, which runs
through Friday in Bali, Indonesia.
Hundreds of people rallied in the Philippine capital, Manila, wearing
miniature windmills atop hats, or framing their faces in cardboard
cutouts of the sun.
"We are trying to send a message that we are going to have to use
renewable energy sometime, because the environment, we need to really
preserve it," high school student Samantha Gonzales said. "We have to
act now."
In Taipei, Taiwan, about 1,500 people marched through the streets
holding banners and placards saying "No to carbon dioxide." Hundreds
marched outside the conference center in Bali. At a Climate Rescue
Carnival held in a park in Auckland, New Zealand, more than 350 people
lay on the grass to spell out "Climate SOS."
At the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, ice sculpture artist Christian Funk
carved a polar bear out of 15 tons of ice as a memorial to climate
protection.
Christmas markets throughout Germany were switching off the lights for
five minutes, and British cyclists pedaled into Parliament Square in
London. In Helsinki, Finland, about 50 demonstrators ground their skis
across the asphalt along the main shopping street, calling for
decision makers to give them their snowy winters back.
Fire-eaters blew billowing clouds of flames at a rally in Athens,
Greece.
In London, demonstrators braved the cold, rainy December weather to
descend on Parliament Square, wielding signs marked: "There is no
Planet B." Bikers circled the square earlier in the morning to protest
the city's traffic and its effect on global warming, organizers said.
The London protest has singled out one particular target
By RAPHAEL G. SATTER, Associated Press Writer
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071208/ap_on_re_eu/climate_protests
Skiers, fire-eaters and an ice sculptor joined in worldwide
demonstrations Saturday to draw attention to climate change and push
their governments to take stronger action to fight global warming.
From costume parades in the Philippines to a cyclist's protest in
London, marches were held in more than 50 cities around the world to
coincide with the two-week U.N. Climate Change Conference, which runs
through Friday in Bali, Indonesia.
Hundreds of people rallied in the Philippine capital, Manila, wearing
miniature windmills atop hats, or framing their faces in cardboard
cutouts of the sun.
"We are trying to send a message that we are going to have to use
renewable energy sometime, because the environment, we need to really
preserve it," high school student Samantha Gonzales said. "We have to
act now."
In Taipei, Taiwan, about 1,500 people marched through the streets
holding banners and placards saying "No to carbon dioxide." Hundreds
marched outside the conference center in Bali. At a Climate Rescue
Carnival held in a park in Auckland, New Zealand, more than 350 people
lay on the grass to spell out "Climate SOS."
At the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, ice sculpture artist Christian Funk
carved a polar bear out of 15 tons of ice as a memorial to climate
protection.
Christmas markets throughout Germany were switching off the lights for
five minutes, and British cyclists pedaled into Parliament Square in
London. In Helsinki, Finland, about 50 demonstrators ground their skis
across the asphalt along the main shopping street, calling for
decision makers to give them their snowy winters back.
Fire-eaters blew billowing clouds of flames at a rally in Athens,
Greece.
In London, demonstrators braved the cold, rainy December weather to
descend on Parliament Square, wielding signs marked: "There is no
Planet B." Bikers circled the square earlier in the morning to protest
the city's traffic and its effect on global warming, organizers said.
The London protest has singled out one particular target
