And the winner is…….
“Are we living in the last century of our civilization? Is it possible that all of our technology, knowledge and wealth cannot save us from ourselves? Could our society actually be heading towards collapse?
-From the press release for ABC News Earth 2100
Well, this looks like pretty dramatic stuff.
And important.
The collapse of civilization – now that’s a very very big story.
So it was with a certain degree of respect that I read that ABC News was actually gearing up to tackle some very fundamental questions facing the world – pollution, global warming, overpoplation, depletion of natural resources.
That respect was short-lived.
How are they going to deal with this looming crisis?
Well, first they’re going to interview some of the top scientists in the world
This September, in Earth 2100, a dramatic ABC News 2-hour broadcast, the greatest minds across the globe will join together in a countdown to the year 2100 to tell us what we must do to survive the next century … And what may happen if we don’t.
The greatest minds across the globe… so far, so good…
And then… guess what?
In an unprecedented Internet event, ABC is inviting people from around the world to bring the future to life.
Unprecedented Internet event! (we need something interactive here, people)…ABC News is inviting ‘you, the public’ to ‘join in’.
And how exactly are you being invited to ‘join in’ in this ‘unprecedented’ way?
ABC News has created something called (and I am not making this up), Earth 2100: THE GAME
That’s right. Let me repeat that again, because I don’t want you to miss this:
ABC News has responded to the global crisis by creating something called Earth 2100: The Game
And they’re inviting you to ‘play along’ by creating your own home videos of what you think the end of the world is going to look like, and send ’em in!
(Me, I’m going to set my kitchen on fire to imitate global warming)
I think it really is the end of the world. But ABC News is, unfortunately, not alone.
In this month’s issue of Departures, the glossy American Express magazine, there is a full page black and white photo of Philippe and Alexandra Cousteau (grandchildren of the famous Jacques Cousteau, underwater explorer). Says grandson Philippe, (and this is a direct quote):
Philippe Cousteau Jr., 28, chief ocean correspondent for Animal Planet, is the vision behind OCEAN, a BBC-Discovery series that will investigate the condition of major bodies of water. “You have to get the message out in a fun, sexy way”, he says, “it can’t be all doom and gloom”.
The article goes on to tell us that:
Philippe wears a Calvin Klein Collection neoprene mesh suit ($1,495) and shoes ($375), dior Homme shirt ($470), and Kobold Large Soarway Diver watch ($3,650)>
Death of the oceans? Well, that sounds fun and sexy… kind of….
And as for clothing, if I recall correctly, grandpa Jacques used to wear a weatherbeaten red and white striped t-shirt ($4) and an old beret ($2.95). But then again, it wasn’t the end of the world…..
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Esperanza August 23, 2009
Is this really? that the earth explose in 2100?
how can we know that? no one can really knows it. I thinks so…
this information where did it come from?
greets Esperanza,
Emily HM July 18, 2009
we should live in space
candie June 03, 2009
i believe that the world will end too, but not intil god comes and gets all his people that needs to be saved, and have fallowed all his world and should be saved. And if the world does end in the year 2012 then god must have everything ready and those that need to be saved will be saved and every thing will be fine we all had a chance to change and we didnt and there is nothing we can do now.
Jamall March 30, 2009
You are all a bunch of idiots. First of all, what media outlet would post something THIS RIDICULOUS up especially such a major outlet like ABC News? Second of all NOBODY and i repeat NOBODY knows when exactly the world is going to end you all are not god are you? you all could have the most powerful peice of technology out there and still not even it would be able to accuratly calculate the year, month, the week, the day, and the time frame when our planet will end. It is all up to god. Only God knows when the world is going to end because he knows everything! so seriously take your bullcrap out of here because there is a god who knows everything.
GO TO HELL
Dave Martin July 02, 2008
Michael,
Thanks for sharing. Can’t wait for the promos. Perhaps some clever seller at ABC TV can get a signature sponsorship from the National Association of Funeral Directors. The apt tag line being “Our day begins when your day ends.”
Avery July 02, 2008
Does anyone really believe that even with the “greatest minds across the globe†and a stunning even stupendous media campaign we could alter what some see as the grim future?
“They†(some of those best minds) say that there has been 4 or 5 major, life ending events in the history of this planet; stuff like- pole shift, celestial body impact, ice age(s), dramatic weather pattern change and so on.
Even if man had the ability to affect the necessary change I doubt we could muster the collective will to implement and do what we would have to do.
My religion says mankind is in for some troubled times ahead but if we are prepared we should not fear.
Secular religion says man in his own wisdom can alter these coming events.
Based on the earth’s history, how are you placing your bets?
In the mean time; Get right with God and roll tape!
-“it’s the end of the world as we know it- it’s the end of the world as we know it- and I feel fineâ€.
R.E.M.
Tom Desrosier July 02, 2008
They should just run some CHicken little videos. That would do it.
Tom
http://www.dare2believe.com
Cliff Etzel July 02, 2008
ROFL 😀
rosenblumtv July 02, 2008
Peter…
now THAT was funny!
Peter Ralph July 02, 2008
speaking with Bones and Scotty – we all feel that the in light of the recent problems with the space toilet the Klingons circling Uranus may be a bigger threat in the short term.
Cliff Etzel July 02, 2008
It’s a shame that a serious topic like this has been reduced to a fashion statement – a good friend of mine is friends with Jean Michel Cousteau’s children Celine and Fabien Cousteau – both are as concerned about the ocean environment as their father is and grandfather was and from what I’ve seen, have maintained the high standards of importance for the topics they feel strongly about.
Both have joined their father Jean-Michel on expeditions through Ocean Futures Society which have been broadcast on PBS and are in many ways modern versions of Jacques expeditions.
Seems as though the other members of the family have turned what should be a serious topic into another commercialized media circus event.