On Monday, July 14, twenty-nine national thought leaders in business, community development, the arts, and the environment gathered to lay the groundwork for arts action in the resolution of environmental issues.

“How can environmental organizations work with arts organizations to serve their purposes?”
Facilitator: Eric Friedenwald Fishman, Metropolitan Group
Chris Velasco, PLACE
Khulapat Yantrasast, architect

To view more results and segments from the summit visit the Summit Results Page.

You may have seen the recent television and print campaigns for this campaign called “We Can Solve It” with their strange upside-down letter “m” as the “w” in the word “we” in their logo.

In all seriousness, here is what they are about (from their site):

The We Campaign is a project of The Alliance for Climate Protection — a nonprofit, nonpartisan effort founded by Nobel laureate and former Vice President Al Gore. Our ultimate aim is to halt global warming. Specifically we are educating people in the US and around the world that the climate crisis is both urgent and solvable.

You should head on over to the We Can Solve It Take Action page for a things you can do right now.

On 7.7.07 Live Earth staged concerts in New York, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, Rio de Janeiro, Johannesburg and Hamburg – as well as special broadcast events in Antarctica, Kyoto and Washington, DC – and featured feature more than 150 of the world’s best music acts – a mix of both legendary music acts like The Police, Genesis, Bon Jovi and Madonna with the latest headliners like Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, Black Eyed Peas and Jack Johnson.

The 2007 Live Earth Promo Video:

If you missed this earth-rocking event, you can buy the DVD on Amazon.  And if you don’t read much you can view one of the short films available on the site created by 60 award winning film makers.

But there is more to “Live Earth” than the one time global music event.   If you visit their website you will find climate crisis information and tools.   Also, you will find the “Live Earth Pledge” which is a basic first step that everyone should take in doing their part to combat the climate crisis.  The Live Earth Pledge Site requests that you commit to these items:

• I will change four light bulbs to CFLs at my home
• I will shop for the most energy efficient electronics and appliances
• I will shut off my equipment and lights when I am not using them
• I will ride public transit or carpool at least one or more times per week
• I will forward a live earth email message to five friends
• I will add my name to the Live Earth Pledge:

1. To demand that my country join an international treaty within the next 2 years that cuts global warming pollution by 90% in developed countries and by more than half worldwide in time for the next generation to inherit a healthy earth;
2. To take personal action to help solve the climate crisis by reducing my own CO2 pollution as much as I can and offsetting the rest to become “carbon neutral;”
3. To fight for a moratorium on the construction of any new generating facility that burns coal without the capacity to safely trap and store the CO2;
4. To work for a dramatic increase in the energy efficiency of my home, workplace, school, place of worship, and means of transportation;
5. To fight for laws and policies that expand the use of renewable energy sources and reduce dependence on oil and coal;
6. To plant new trees and to join with others in preserving and protecting forests; and,
7. To buy from businesses and support leaders who share my commitment to solving the climate crisis and building a sustainable, just, and prosperous world for the 21st century.