tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19698385869349301112011-07-07T21:31:02.148-05:00Follow Paul's preparation for the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen and his journey to Denmark's capital to attend the ICLEI local government convention and work with 350.org and the Will Steger Foundation to communicate back home with his Edina/ Minnesota friends and family.ptfydischttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00489313912644503401noreply@blogger.comBlogger251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1969838586934930111.post-51378746801233888292009-12-20T21:11:00.000-06:002009-12-20T21:12:26.843-06:00

They will criticize the NGOs being withheld from the Bella Center, the Copenhagen Accord is not even close to what the world needs, and from the media coverage it looks like arrests and violence was everywhere. Bah humburg! I'm here to say that COP 15 has unleashed the most powerful citizen movement every seen on our precious Mother Earth...and just in time...hang on Maldives, Tuvalu, Kiribati

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Hello again from Snowy Copenhagen and the long johns are back in action.  Feels like Minnesota today and I'll be wearing my Twins shirt to spread the message.  Took the morning to catch up on sleep, messages and reflecting on all I've seen, done and what's left to do on my last few days here. Finally met with Nils, Craig Neal's Danish friend who set up my lodging through his cousin Ida. Such a

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From Grist Magazine and article by Bill McKibben http://www.grist.org/article/2009-12-13-no-time-for-tears-in-copenhagen I know I fall into that one..."Have I done enough?" all the time.It seems to come with the territory of taking on a problem that is so big we really don't even understand the problem let alone the solution. At the same time I am equally sure that the answer lies not in the

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Sitting in the Nooreport Macdonald's with the driving beat of an Abbaseque Eurobeat in the background. Stopped here to get back to even on the blog before this crucial week kicks off. Word in the NGO (non govt orgs) community is that beginning Tuesday NGOs will be restricted to far fewer folks to get into the Bella Center. So tomorrow I'll be in begging mode with ICLEI, 350, CJF and any one

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Good Morning from the place where darkness seems normal...Daniel, one of the long term fasters was using a UV light today....looked good to me.  It's 3 am and there is no way I can sleep so here I lay in my bed communicating dutifully to my blogees. Saw Bill McKibben (350 founder) on the train today, and when he said he was following my blog I thought I best be on the ball (disc?) and get it

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Wow, you guys are keeping me busy. Everywhere in the Bella Center is the feeling of equity, to provide all nations with a fair, binding and aggressive agreement to slow the worst aspects of a climate out of control  and to clean up the mess that the industrial countries have made. Listen to this articulate woman from Fiji speak about the impact of Climate Chaos on her country. http://

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I never thought I would learn how to get my video on my blog or You Tube. Chuck Prentice, I hope you are listening......walking out of the Large Plenary Hall which I just discovered,,,,after a rousing frisbee fgame with a 21 year old from Norway (who advanced from a 2 to a 6 in skill level in 20 miniutes) I'm ready to go home after a long day and there sits Valida....video guru of the youthful

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Last week before the COP 15 UNICEF hosted a Children's Climate Change Summit for youth ages 11-18...here is a summaryof what happened at the conference. http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/denmark_52005.html Watched an interview with Alison Gannett a World Champion Extreme Skier who also does Climate Change Solutions around the world. Trying to get her to come to the Birke for a Climate

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But now it's official and should pave the way for more dramatic action on emission cuts. Check out this link from the EDF (Environmental Defense Fund) http://blogs.edf.org/climatetalks/

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Here's a quick link to some of the Will Steger Youth in the Expedition Copenhagen project. Enjoy....go to You Tube for a larger version. Have a great day!! Paul...Day 3 Climate Justice Fast

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Think of the biggest, highest tech event you've ever been to. Then think about going to that event everyday for 2 weeks. Welcome to my world and the Bella Center on the ocean near downtown Copenhagen...still here at 8pm after most of the day's action has slowed to a trickle...only a few thousand people are left here. My fast is going well, I'm breaking thru the point where I think about food

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Off for the train and the Bella Center to get registered and back to the youth summit in town...I'm learning my way around Copenhagen and hey...don't have to be bothered by eating for the next 3 days. Here's the link for the Fox 9 show for those of you who haven't seen it. http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/buzz/greenhouse-gas-summit-december-2-2009 and another good piece on the Climate

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Back from an amazing day in Center City Copenhagen...had my "last supper" before my 2nd 3 day fast and reflected on the amazing power and joy of the youth movement...500 youth from 80 countries...and they are ready to rock and roll with our world leaders. The first youth I met was from Malaysia...my Peace Corps country (1971-73) and when I greeted him in his language it was all over...he had

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Here's the link from the FOX 9 Morning News program last Wednesday just before I left for Copenhagen. Thanks to Shara for setting it up and sending me the link...I hope this works. Opps it won't let me save it here, I'll get some youth experts on it today but will send the link via e mail to all of you. Saturday morning here, i finally got some sleep and am going to head in to the University of

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Good Morning Copenhagen (Cop from now on).  2:48 am Cop time as my body seems to be a bit confused by the time change (8 hours). But ntl I arrived safely and had a fairly uneventful journey with few surprises and nice people. B/c airports MSP and O'Hare charge for wifi (Bonging or something like that $7.95) I submit by Word doc to you to bring you up to speed on my preparation and a new Day 1...

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Monday November 30, End of the month and transition week is here. Early morning blogging is my new plan so here's a quick link to the awesome support in my life during the past week. The photo to the right is part of the wonderful gathering at Sarah and Hamid 's last Sunday for a fundraising brunch....30 people, $530 raised and great conversation and connections as our numbers grow. I was

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Busily preparing for my journey to Copenhagen, mailing banners for use in Copenhagen, getting photos for the "Minnesota Speaks to Copenhagen" interactive banner that we are creating for use in Copenhagen and as usual always listening to MPR (public radio station)....just b/4 popping into the Edina Community Foundation Office to drop off receipts for my journey...the news we were waiting for came

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Bummer to fly at night but day break will come quickly as I head East for my first trip to Europe. I'm back and living in the future again. Had our Nov. EEC (Edina Energy and Environment Commission) mtg this evening and Chuck Prentice (friend and whose daughter Valida will be in Copenhagen as well) came and suggested that we send a resolution to the City Council....so we came up with: "The

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Friends, Three weeks from today I will be arriving in Copenhagen to begin an amazing 3 weeks. Yesterday I had my first interview with KFAI, our project was highlighted on the NPCA (National Peace Corps Association) Newsletter, this weekend I will be doing a short announcement of representing Edinans and Minnesotans in Denmark at "Peace and Sustainability...You can't have one without the other at

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Click Join Me on the Road to Copenhagen! to donate to help send Paul to the UN Climate Convention in Cophenhagen, Denmark. Read on about what Paul plans to do while in Copenhagen. Paul Thompson, Edina Energy and Environment Commissioner will be representing Edina at the UN Climate Convention in Copenhagen, Denmark Dec 7-18, 2009 The purpose of the Convention is to draft a new global treaty that

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A gorgeous Fall day with friends and my son and a sweet good-bye to a friend and fellow baseball coach and reunion with the past. The first day is always the hardest and I can't tell you the number of times I thought about food and started unconsciously prepared my body mechanisms to receive it. As the day passed I got better at catching the early signs..."thanks for sharing body" and moved on

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Good Morning, Awoke at 4 am this Friday after my best sleep in 5 days...I've been fighting a nasty bug that has kept me down and out most of the week....but not today!!!! The slumbering activist awakes to start my 3 day fast with partners from all over the world....more than 100 of us are starting the Climate Justice Fast (www.climatejusticefast.org)It's been an incredibly connecting experience

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Election Day 2009...remember last year? The whole country...perhaps much of the world was watching America and feeling this amazing change take place. As I walked down to Weber Park warming house to cast my vote for Edina School Board I was thinking about context and how important that is to set the scene for something big to happen. Well, something very big is happening and like Obama's

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Green Your Halloween: Thoughtful Treatsggive out UNICEF boxes for kids to practice their asking for others skills.

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Welcome Bill!!!!!How do you promote a movement on a gorgeous summer evening? Will people show up on a Tuesday in mid-August to hear about Climate Change Action?500 people answered yes to that question on Aug 18th at Edina High School in Edina MN to hear Minnesota's own polar explorer Will Steger and 350's founder Bill McKibben to engage the attendees in an multi-faceted evening of conversation,

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