Future:Media:Change

Howard Stern might be the last person you would think about when it comes to getting the climate change debate right, but on his December 15th Sirius Satellite Radio Show, Stern nailed the entire debate in under 5 minutes.

LiveStream Chat: The Copenhagen Climate through the Eyes of the Press
The last two days of the Copenhagen treaty talks will see world leaders take the stage, brinksmanship reach its highest points and civil society ramp up the pressure. What the media think and report over these two important days, will play a major role in shaping the final outcome of the Copenhagen talks.

Join top online and traditional media reporters as they discuss their thoughts and opinions on what the Copenhagen Climax will looks like.
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Campaign directors from TckTckTck, 350.org, and Avaaz are hitting the LiveStream momentarily to talk about distributed campaign models. They will look at the success of climate actions this year, like this weekend’s The World Wants a Real Deal mobilization. These groups have teamed up and used technology and media saavy to generate incredible coverage for the movement. Learn how, and ask your questions by using the tag #freshair on Twitter.
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It’s been an incredible day here in Copenhagen with thousands taking to the streets to PEACEFULLY demand a Real Deal from the UN Climate Conference. However, amongst the great signs and startling images, my favorite moment was when a giddy Desmond Tutu took the mic to declare the day a success, and added in his own version of the Dean Scream.
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Amy Goodman will keep the blows above the belt as Dirk Forrister and Michael Dorsey debate the state of carbon markets, the climate bill in the US congress, and cap and trade specifically. You can participate and ask questions on twitter by using the hashtag #freshair.
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Let’s say you agree with the conspiracy theorists and think that scientists have been making up environmental data for years to scare the public into action. We’re going to cast aside the fact that thousands of scientists agree that climate change is a man made issue and work on the premise that it could be a hoax. Even if on the small chance it’s fake, it is still more practical to do something about the environment today.

Let’s say you agree with the conspiracy theorists and think that scientists have been making up data for years just to scare the public. Even if on the small change you’re right, it’s still smarter to do something about climate change today.

As world leaders struggle to decide how best to deal with climate change in Copenhagen, deniers of human’s impact on the environment are going full tilt to move the conversation off target. Mother Jones expertly outlines the 12 worst of the worst organizations who spend millions trying to convince the general public that climate change is a natural phenomenon.