Whoopsie ..
guess that's one publicity stunt ..
when confronted with the actuality of how long it would take for ice to melt ..
decided it sure is not a good 'point' for a photo-op ..
if it is not in a pool of water by a few minutes ..
(even THEY had to realize that the publicity agents they hired wouldn't stick around into the next day for their little stunt)
Global Warming Fruitcakes Cancel Planned Ice Sculpture Protest After Realizing It Would Not Have Melted Fast Enough?
~ The Rebel ~
2012/07/09 14:26:22
Early Saturday, however, group founder and “Fight Global Warming Now” author Bill McKibben sent a cancellation notice to participants, claiming he was calling off the stunt out of sensitivity to those suffering in the heat wave — especially people in West Virginia.
“I think I screwed up,” McKibben began, explaining that while melting a statue was a good way to draw attention to global warming, it could also have offended those suffering in tough times. [...]
Others are not so sure McKibben’s explanation holds water.
Former meteorologist and climate change skeptic Anthony Watts pointed out that the stunt would have backfired, given the slow rate at which the ice was likely to melt.
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sglmom 2012/07/09 16:05:25
guess that's one publicity stunt ..
when confronted with the actuality of how long it would take for ice to melt ..
decided it sure is not a good 'point' for a photo-op ..
if it is not in a pool of water by a few minutes ..
(even THEY had to realize that the publicity agents they hired wouldn't stick around into the next day for their little stunt)
It may be that his stunt was a stupid idea, but the problem he had hoped to call attention to is very real. For the sake of our grandkids, we should be doing something about it.