Earth Day Hangout on Polar Bears and Cheetahs
Learn how climate change is affecting both species and what we can do to help.
April 14, 2014 – Polar Bears International (PBI) and Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) are teaming up on Earth Day, April 22, for a live Google+ Hangout on polar bears and cheetahs. “Polar Bears and Cheetahs: Hope for Two Iconic Species,“ will air at 2 p.m. ET and is open to the general public.
“The Hangout is the launch event for a new dialogue on the global impacts of climate change between our two organizations,” says Krista Wright, executive director of PBI. “I can’t think of a better way of celebrating the 44th Earth Day than to highlight this worldwide issue and focus on the actions we can take.”
Participants will have the chance to hang out on air with two celebrated scientists—Dr. Laurie Marker of Cheetah Conservation Fund and Dr. Steven Amstrup of Polar Bears International—and ask questions. They will learn about two very different animals, cheetahs and polar bears, and explore the impacts of climate warming on their polar opposite habitats—the African savannah and Arctic sea ice.
“These species serve as an example of the fragility of our planet and forecast the threat to our own species,” says Marker. “Despite these threats, our message is one of hope. Our goal is to inspire action and create momentum, not only to save cheetahs and polar bears, but to preserve life as we know it on Earth.”
The Hangout will include a No Idling Challenge to participants, part of PBI’s Save Our Sea Ice Campaign. Every year, idling vehicles burn over 1.4 billion gallons of fuel in the U.S. alone. This pumps an additional 58 million tons of CO2 into the atmosphere, with no transportation benefit. The No Idling Challenge focuses on ending this wasteful habit and making more sustainable driving habits the norm.
To join the Hangout, register and watch it on Google+. Or register via PBI at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TundraConnections and watch it on their Polar Bear TV at polarbearsinternational.org/saveourseaice.
“The Hangout is the launch event for a new dialogue on the global impacts of climate change between our two organizations,” says Krista Wright, executive director of PBI. “I can’t think of a better way of celebrating the 44th Earth Day than to highlight this worldwide issue and focus on the actions we can take.”
Participants will have the chance to hang out on air with two celebrated scientists—Dr. Laurie Marker of Cheetah Conservation Fund and Dr. Steven Amstrup of Polar Bears International—and ask questions. They will learn about two very different animals, cheetahs and polar bears, and explore the impacts of climate warming on their polar opposite habitats—the African savannah and Arctic sea ice.
“These species serve as an example of the fragility of our planet and forecast the threat to our own species,” says Marker. “Despite these threats, our message is one of hope. Our goal is to inspire action and create momentum, not only to save cheetahs and polar bears, but to preserve life as we know it on Earth.”
The Hangout will include a No Idling Challenge to participants, part of PBI’s Save Our Sea Ice Campaign. Every year, idling vehicles burn over 1.4 billion gallons of fuel in the U.S. alone. This pumps an additional 58 million tons of CO2 into the atmosphere, with no transportation benefit. The No Idling Challenge focuses on ending this wasteful habit and making more sustainable driving habits the norm.
To join the Hangout, register and watch it on Google+. Or register via PBI at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TundraConnections and watch it on their Polar Bear TV at polarbearsinternational.org/saveourseaice.