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Contact

To connect with 350.org and our spokespeople, please contact:

Jamie Henn, 350.org Communications Director, jamie@350.org, 415-601-9337

For US state-based media inquiries, please contact: 

Molly Haigh, 350.org US Field Manager, molly@350.org, 907-750-1999

Press Releases

Jan 24, 2009

Hundreds Protest Keystone XL on Capitol Hill
Referees “Blow the Whistle” on Big Oil’s Corruption of Congress

Sen. Sanders Pledges to Introduce Legislation to Repeal Fossil Fuel Subsidies

WASHINGTON – At a protest on Capitol Hill this afternoon, hundreds of people dressed as referees called "foul" on members of Congress for supporting the Keystone XL pipeline while taking millions of dollars in campaign contributions from the fossil fuel industry. The protest was the first of many similar actions across the country as reformers go on the offensive against Big Oil and its political allies in Congress who have given billions in handouts to fossil fuel companies while slowing down progress on the nation’s transition to 100 percent renewable energy.

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"People's chief demand today was that Congress stop giving the fossil fuel industry gifts in the form of billions in useless subsidies just so politicians can cash in the favor for campaign contributions," said 350.org founder Bill McKibben, who has led protests against the Keystone XL pipeline. "We're really hopeful that the President will echo that call in his State of the Union address tonight."

Click here to read more and see photos from today's event

Jan 23, 2009

Keystone XL Protest on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Jan 24
500 Referees “Blow the Whistle” on Big Oil’s Corruption of Congress

WASHINGTON – Keystone XL pipeline protesters will go on the offensive this Tuesday with a rally on Capitol Hill featuring 500 people dressed as referees “blowing the whistle” on fossil fuel funded corruption in Congress.

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Jan 19, 2009

Pipeline Protesters Ready to Go Back on the Offensive, Beginning Tuesday at the Capitol 

500 Referees “Blow the Whistle” on Big Oil’s Corruption of Congress at 12:00 PM, Jan 24 

WASHINGTON -- After yesterday's announcement that President Obama will deny the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, Bill McKibben and the organization he founded, 350.org, are using the environmental movement’s new momentum to go back on the offensive against the fossil fuel industry and their political supporters. 

While certain members of Congress plan to use Keystone XL to wrongly attack the President on jobs, 350.org will try and make the pipeline a symbol of the ways in which Big Oil money corrupts the political process and holds back progress on clean energy jobs and climate change. 

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Jan 18, 2011

Bill McKibben Responds to Expected State Department Rejection of Keystone XL Permit 

350.org founder and Keystone XL protest leader, Bill McKibben, had the following reaction the news that the State Department is expected to reject the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline later this afternoon:

"Assuming that what we're hearing is true, this isn't just the right call, it's the brave call. The knock on Barack Obama from many quarters has been that he's too conciliatory. But here, in the face of a naked political threat from Big Oil to exact 'huge political consequences,' he's stood up strong. This is a victory for Americans who testified in record numbers, and who demanded that science get the hearing usually reserved for big money.

We're well aware that the fossil fuel lobby won't give up easily. They have control of Congress. But as the year goes on, we'll try to break some of that hammerlock, both so that environmental review can go forward, and so that we can stop wasting taxpayer money on subsidies and handouts to the industry. The action starts mid-day Tuesday on Capitol Hill, when 500 referees will blow the whistle on Big Oil's attempts to corrupt the Congress." 

Please use the contacts above to connect with Bill McKibben. 

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Jan 12, 2011

Bill McKibben Responds to US Chamber's Support for Keystone XL Pipeline 

WASHINGTON --  Bill McKibben, co-founder of 350.org who has helped lead demonstrations against the Keystone XL pipeline, had the following comment on US Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donahue's speech endorsing the project this morning: 

"The US Chamber of Commerce, two years ago, filed a legal brief arguing that if the planet warmed humans could 'alter their physiology' to cope with the heat. So I guess there's no reason for them to worry about the climate impacts of opening up the second-biggest pool of carbon on the planet. For those of us who plan to keep our current anatomy, however, their assault on basic environmental review is one more sign they're nothing but a front for the fossil fuel lobby."

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Dec 8, 2011

African and Island Youth Deliver Letters at U.S. and European Union Press Conferences: “Don’t sign our death sentence in Durban.” 

DURBAN – A dozen youth from Africa and the Pacific Islands will march directly to the United States and European Union press conferences at the UN Climate Talks in Durban today to deliver letters asking the super-powers to “not sign our death sentence in Durban.”

 

Dec 2, 2011

Island Ambassadors Lead Rally to Support Calls for a New Climate Treaty in 2013

Rally held outside the UN Talks as protests against the 2020 timeline builds within the negotiations

DURBAN --  Ambassadors from island nations joined nearly a hundred activists outside of the UN Climate Negotiations in Durban this Friday to call for talks on a new, ambitious climate treaty to begin immediately, not in 2020 as some developed nations are calling for. The delay would make it nearly impossible to reach the ambitious climate targets necessary to safeguard the survival of many small island states.
 

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November 10, 2011 

Victory in the Fight Against Keystone XL 

WASHINGTON -- In response to the news that the Obama Administration will be requesting a 12-18 month review for the Keystone XL pipeline, effectively killing the project according to most analysts, Tar Sands Action had the following reactions.

 
 

Previous releases:

Oct 5, 2011: Climate Activists Join Growing Occupy Wall Street Movement 

Sep 15, 2011: Over 150 Countries Join "Moving Planet" Day to Push for Clean Energy Solutions

Jun 16, 2011: Clean Air Act Ads Banned for Being "too Controversial"

April 18, 2011: Trumka, McKibben, and Gulf Coast Leaders Join 5,000 Young Obama Voters for Rally at White House

April 7, 2011: 1Sky and 350.org Merge Under 350.org Banner

Feb 22, 2011: Writer Bill McKibben and 350.org Launch Campaign Targeting US Chamber of Commerce

Dec 6, 2010: Climate Disasters Highlight Need for Strong Targets in Climate Talks

Nov 26, 2010: Climate Art Large Enough to be Seen from Space

Oct. 11, 2010: 10/10/10 Global Work Parties Largest Day of Climate Action in History

Oct. 5, 2010: 350.org Congratulates White House on Solar Announcement

Sept 15, 2010: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon Endorses 10/10/10

Sept 10, 2010: President Obama turns down 350.org's offer of solar panels for the White House

June 1, 2010: 350.org Launches 10/10/10 "Global Work Party" at UN Climate Talks in Bonn, Germany

May 11, 2010: Clean Energy Supporters Deliver “Obama, This Is Your Crude Awakening” Banner to White House

Dec 17, 2009: Coalition of the Realistic: Over 100 Countries Now Support 350 ppm / 1.5 degrees C Limit

Click here for past 350.org press releases and media advisories.

Info for Media on our Key Campaigns:

350.org Overview: who we are and how we're using the internet to wire a global climate movement

Bill McKibben, 350.org Founder: recent articles, a bio, and hi-res photos of Bill

10/10/10 Global Work Party: a massive day of global action when thousands of communities will get to work on climate solutions. 

The Great Power Race: a clean energy competition between students in China, India and the US 

Put Solar On It: our campaign to get solar panels back on the White House and other iconic residences 

US August Recess Campaign: we've got over 2,500 people signed up to shadow Senators in-district to keep up the heat during the August recess.

More Information on 350.org:

List of Countries that Support the 350 ppm Target

More information on 350.org's cutting edge use of online tools and new media

Global 350 Images

We highly reccomend visiting our 10/10/10 Media Photos page for the best images from the Global Work Party.

Pictures from 350 events across the planet are available for free download and use at
our Flickr site, where you'll find hi-res images and featured photographs for each region. 

image link to the 350 flickr page

Click here for a web ready version of our logo, or here for a high-resolution Adobe Illustrator version of our logo.

Click here to download a package of twenty 350 Action images from October 24, 2009, last year's International Day of Climate Action (medium and low-resolution jpeg's).

Please visit our Flickr site for additional featured or hi-res images from 350.org.

Video for Broadcast Media

Footage of 350.org Events:

350.org has an online video library hosted on Vimeo where you can find broadcast quality footage from actions and events around the world. All of our footage is free and licensed under creative commons. Please contact our media team with any questions or requests for additional footage and materials. For access to the 350 Video Press Room:

  • Go to 350.org/press-videos
  • To download any video from 350.org's press room, click on the title beneath the thumbnail.
  • Scroll down the right side of the page below the grey 'About this video' bar, then click on the 'log in' link.
  • If you have a Vimeo Pro account, you may use that account, or just use ours:

email: media@350.org
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  • Click the 'Download this video' link in the area below the grey 'About this video' bar.

**We will be updating the 350 Press Room regularly throughout the weekend and the week following 10/10/10

Animations and YouTube Videos:

The Day the World Came Together -- The 350 Movement: October 24, 2009

Because the World Needs to Know (Intro Animation) 

For a hi-res version of this video, please click here and use your browser to save the page as an .mpeg file. 

In Every Corner of the Globe (Oct 24 animation) 

Download a higher quality .mp4 version here (10 megs) - right click on the link and select "save as."

For a disk image (314 megs) containing both 350 animations visit 350.org/animation. 

For more 350-themed videos, including direct updates from organizers around the world, visit our channel on youtube: http://youtube.com/350org