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Hundreds of Thousands Turn Out For People's Climate March In New York City

Posted by samzenpus on from the cooling-things-off dept.

mdsolar writes with an update on the People's Climate March. More than 400,000 people turned out for the People's Climate March in New York City on Sunday, just days before many of the world's leaders are expected to debate environmental action at the United Nations climate summit. Early reports from event organizers are hailing the turnout as the largest climate march in history, far bigger than the Forward on Climate rally held in Washington, D.C., last year. High-profile environmentalists including Bill McKibben, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jane Goodall and Vandana Shiva marched alongside policymakers such as Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.). U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and former Vice President Al Gore were also there, and more than 550 buses carried in people from around the country.

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  1. Largest Climate march in history by rossdee · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I guess people couldn't afford to march during past droughts

  2. Re:400,000? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    They used the Michael Mann data manipulator to make it match their pre-determined goal. The chart of attendance looks like a Hockey Stick.
    Facts, data, accuracy? From these people? HHehehehe...

  3. But what about the hiatus? by mveloso · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    There hasn't been warming for over a decade, but the warming/change advocates have ignored that because it confounded their model - until a bit ago, when they sized upon the ocean as a heatsink due to another study.

    How many billions of dollars have been wasted chasing that chimera?

    If they really cared about reducing their carbon footprint, they'd all kill themselves. As a westerner, they have a massive carbon footprint that they'll never erase. At least that way they'd be able to give back by fertilizing a tree or something. Of course, if they choose cremation that'll release even more carbon and waste, since they'll need an urn of some sort.

    1. Re:But what about the hiatus? by dave420 · · Score: 1, Flamebait

      Ugh. The hiatus doesn't exist. Warming has continued, albeit not as much as first thought. So please educate yourself before you keep embarrassing yourself like this.

  4. Re:What a Waste of Fossil Fuels by Xest · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I backtrack, it turns out you really are just far too child-like to understand the discussion at hand.