{"id":2384,"date":"2014-04-16T23:24:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-16T23:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/?p=2384"},"modified":"2014-04-17T14:20:32","modified_gmt":"2014-04-17T14:20:32","slug":"earth-days-or-era-of-conscious-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/2014\/04\/16\/earth-days-or-era-of-conscious-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth days? Or an Era of Conscious Choice About Climate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In these days, times, call them \u201csacred\u201d days, or \u201cHoly days\u201d\u2014\u00a0named differently, depending on religion or region of our world, but commonly viewed as Holidays!\u00a0 Regardless of yours, we are wishing you happy ones!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2398\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/The-Era-of-Climate-Responsibility1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2398\" class=\"wp-image-2398  \" alt=\"World Team Now is an organization that is part of the TckTckTck global climate action campaign \" src=\"http:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/The-Era-of-Climate-Responsibility1-300x227.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/The-Era-of-Climate-Responsibility1-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/The-Era-of-Climate-Responsibility1-1024x776.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/The-Era-of-Climate-Responsibility1-800x606.jpg 800w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/The-Era-of-Climate-Responsibility1.jpg 1055w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2398\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">World Team Now\u00ae is an organization that is part of the TckTckTck global climate action campaign.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.7;\">The days are going faster blurring into years, beyond decades\u2014 more like an Era. This Era is different. \u00a0The question of our species\u2019 future existence here on planet earth is up.\u00a0 If you think this statement is extreme, read, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change just released groundbreaking report on the impacts of climate change. \u00a0We need to begin to take immediate #ClimateAction, as scientists have declared from now to 2040 \u201cThe Era of Climate Responsibility\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Urgent Climate Action is needed not just for global leaders who could ratify game changing public policy, but also for us each to choose to prioritize action now with our choices.<a href=\"http:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Take-Action-Memes.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2399\" alt=\"Take Action Memes\" src=\"http:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Take-Action-Memes.jpg\" width=\"178\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Take-Action-Memes.jpg 178w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Take-Action-Memes-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change just released a groundbreaking report on the impacts of climate change.<\/p>\n<p>The report details the harsh realities of a warming planet, including increased food shortages, more floods, droughts and greater levels of poverty. Many of these impacts are already being felt around the world. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipcc.ch\/ \">U. N. \u2018s IPCC report<\/a>\u00a0scientifically spells out the cause of the threat, also focuses on renewable energy solutions\u2014 calling \u00a0again for urgent Climate Action.\u00a0 If you want some highlights of the of the IPCC report, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/2014\/04\/14\/ipcc-study-results-call-for-urgent-global-action\/ \">WTN\u2019s blog post on the IPCC report\u00a0<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Years of Living Dangerously,&#8221; a new television series that premiered this past Sunday, powerfully documents the real stories behind climate change and breaks through many myths that disrupt understanding about \u00a0humanity and earth\u2019s reality.\u00a0 It transcends usual bi-partisan and religious divides, which unfortunately are often associated with comprehension of Climate Change. If you missed it, or want to see it again the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=brvhCnYvxQQ...\"> link to watch the Series Premiere is here<\/a>.\u00a0We think it is fabulous.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2412\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/20140415_005428.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2412\" class=\" wp-image-2412  \" alt=\"Blood Red Full Moon\" src=\"http:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/20140415_005428-e1397698374307-300x198.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/20140415_005428-e1397698374307-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/20140415_005428-e1397698374307-1024x677.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blood Red Full Moon<br \/>\u00a9 World Team Now\u00ae (WTN) 2014. All rights reserved.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Recently many of us witnessed a Total Lunar Eclipse of the Blood Red Full Moon! Amazing is the grace of these natural cycles.\u00a0 Clearly both the IPCC\u2019s latest report and the television series deliver the same message in different ways, about the distinction between man\u2019s choices and how we are indeed influencing natural cycles, yet have choice. World Team Now\u00ae looks at these times as a chance to exercise the wisdom we have in order to be better stewards of our planet.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2414\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/20120722_2021011.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2414\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2414\" alt=\"20120722_202101\" src=\"http:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/20120722_2021011-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/20120722_2021011-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/20120722_2021011-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/20120722_2021011-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/20120722_2021011.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Beauty of Malibu<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Reflecting on the Word Team Now\u00ae\u2019s local campaign, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/photos\/113263792421829735391\/albums\/5810650239013371569?hl=en_US&amp;authkey=CPiIm-bG2pz7Aw \">Natural Beauty of Malibu<\/a>, and how we have a choice to use our world\u2019s resources, are we, as humanity, individually doing our best, with our home planet?\u00a0\u00a0 Is the way we have organized our lives, in the context of the natural world, sustainable?\u00a0\u00a0 This is the driver behind the World Team Project\u2014 to show a different way.\u00a0 For now, we have been working to demonstrate change by choosing renewable energy solutions to raise public awareness about one\u2019s personal choice, and collectively, the responsibility we have, not only for the next generations, but also for our species at large.<\/p>\n<p>It all becomes easier when it is a team effort.\u00a0 World Team Now is teaming up with the local community in Malibu for another <a href=\"http:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/events.html#ED2014 \">annual Earth Day event<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0Come join us on April 27<sup>th<\/sup>\u2014\u00a0the details are here.<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Click here to learn more about the <a href=\"file:\/\/\/E:\/Maxx160\/Earthday%20http:\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Earth_Day\">history of Earth day<\/a>, or find the nearest Earth day event for you, on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.earthday.org\/\">Earth Day Network<\/a>.<a href=\"file:\/\/\/E:\/Maxx160\/4-16-14%20Blog%20draft.docx#_msocom_7\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>World Team Now\u00ae\u00a0understands that energy is a key, renewable energy wherever possible but especially in the transportation and the building sectors, plus teaming up to make it happen at the speed to meet the challenge. \u00a0The more renewable energy solutions that \u00a0we can find to combat the present sources of dirty extracted energy, the less chance of political unrest, civil war, famine, hunger, and drought, and other unthinkable extreme atrocities that can be brought on by Climate Change.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2416\" style=\"width: 204px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.renewables100.org\/index.php?id=332\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2416\" class=\" wp-image-2416 \" alt=\"PV60 Event April 18th in Palo Alto, CA\" src=\"http:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pv60logo.png\" width=\"194\" height=\"158\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PV60 Event April 18th in Palo Alto, CA<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So days, like the one called \u201cEarth Day\u201d is\u00a0 just like a birthday\u2014 it is what\u00a0you make of it.\u00a0 Celebratory and yet confronting, at least Earth day is a day for humanity to realize what the earth gives us. The promise of the Holidays associated with this time of year promise a resurrection, a passing over from one land into the next, a blooming\u2014 a coming to spring forward,\u00a0fertility or ripe season\u2014\u00a0so are you ready for 100% Renewable Energy? \u00a0We are. What about a time of global transformation? Another step is we&#8217;re a supporting partner for the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.renewables100.org\/index.php?id=332\"> PV60 event<\/a> in Silicon Valley\u2019s Palo Alto, to celebrate 60 years of Solar Energy.\u00a0 Go <a href=\"http:\/\/www.go100percent.org\/cms\/ \">100% Renewable Energy<\/a>!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2404\" style=\"width: 486px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Aspen-Template.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2404\" class=\" wp-image-2404  \" alt=\"Solutions to the climate crisis are available now \u2013 a world powered by 100%  renewable energy is possible.  Aspen, Colorado is one of many towns, cities, businesses and other institutions  switching to 100% clean, renewable energy.  The solutions are here, now we just need leaders willing to take #ClimateAction.  \" src=\"http:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Aspen-Template.jpg\" width=\"476\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Aspen-Template.jpg 595w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Aspen-Template-300x259.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Solutions to the climate crisis are available now \u2013 a world powered by 100% renewable energy is possible. Aspen, Colorado is one of many towns, cities, businesses and other institutions switching to 100% clean, renewable energy. The solutions are here, now we just need leaders willing to take #ClimateAction.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2420\" style=\"width: 263px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/World-Team-Now\/188608974518647\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2420\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2420  \" alt=\"World Team Now's Facebook Page\" src=\"http:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/wtn-fb-253x300.jpg\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/wtn-fb-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/wtn-fb-676x800.jpg 676w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/wtn-fb.jpg 857w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">World Team Now\u00ae&#8217;s Facebook Page<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Flying around the world in an all-solar-powered airplane like the <a href=\"http:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/2014\/04\/09\/the-round-the-world-solar-aircraft-solar-impulse-2-is-launched\/ \">Solar Impulse 2<\/a>, net -zero buildings (where one can pick fresh grown vegetables from a vertical growing farm outside your apartment window), \u00a0drive across the country in the all electric Tesla and use their\u00a0EV solar charging stations with DC fast chargers, imagine renewable energy microgrids powering whole islands\u2026 These are not pipe dreams, they are really happening now\u2014\u00a0check out World Team Now\u00ae\u2019s<a href=\" https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/World-Team-Now\/188608974518647 \"> FaceBook page<\/a>.\u00a0 Here is where we try to move to the fast paced rhythm of global transformation and it is happening.\u00a0 See posts on these topics and more renewable energy solutions in action, from brilliant entrepreneurs that inspire to cities like Aspen, Austin\u00a0 and Palo Alto with climate ambition taking action now.<\/p>\n<p>Each year, like a birthday, Earth Day&#8217;s meaning has changed.\u00a0 Like a centennial with full memory intact, of the 100 years they have lived in their body, knowing that each breath matters, a metaphor\u2014\u00a0for where we may be as a species?\u00a0 Why not make every day be an Earth day and every breath a powerful choice for the day to create our next Era of Energy\u2014 let&#8217;s reevaluate how we choose to power our world. \u00a0Do we use the wisdom and knowledge we have gained, to responsibly focus on what\u2019s the highest good for all?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2418\" style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/climatechange\/summit2014\/ \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2418\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2418  \" alt=\"UN Climate Summit in September 2014, New York.\" src=\"http:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/ClimateSummit14.jpg\" width=\"170\" height=\"144\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UN Climate Summit in September 2014, New York.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>External energy and consciousness are not dissimilar\u2014 they all rely on a source.\u00a0 Do you feel good about how you choose to source your energy? \u00a0With the World Team Project we are so eager to launch our World Team Platform, so you can come along while we demonstrate how we source our energy to renewables.\u00a0\u00a0 We hope to have the full World Team of twelve in action, together in Paris for COP21.\u00a0 We all need it to be a game changer this time; meanwhile if not one of these holidays, we hope to see you in September for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/climatechange\/summit2014\/ \">UN Climate Summit<\/a>\u00a0 in New York City. Or join World Team Now\u00ae\u00a0for our annual event October 12<sup>th<\/sup>\u2014\u00a0please save the date!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a9 World Team Now\u00ae (WTN) 2014. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In these days, times, call them \u201csacred\u201d days, or \u201cHoly days\u201d\u2014\u00a0named differently, depending on religion or region of our world, but commonly viewed as Holidays!\u00a0 Regardless of yours, we are wishing you happy ones! The days are going faster blurring into years, beyond decades\u2014 more like an Era. 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