Snoqualmie Valley church bells to ring for climate change
December 12, 2009
By Administrator
NEW — 6 a.m. Dec. 12, 2009
The bells at Snoqualmie United Methodist and Fall City United Methodist will ring 350 times Dec. 13, beginning at 3 p.m. to draw attention to climate change. They will be joining churches around the world participating with candle-light vigils or bell ringing as part of the 350.org Movement. The event is timed to coincide with the United Nations’ 2009 Summit on Climate Change taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The group’s name refers to the maximum concentration of carbon dioxide—350 parts per million—in the atmosphere that will not cause climate change, according to a group of NASA scientists. Until 200 years ago, the level was 275. Today, it is almost 390, according to 350.org’s Web site.
Author Bill McKibben, a United Methodist Sunday school teacher, founded 350.org.
“Our goal is to get leaders to pay attention to science,” McKibben said in a press release.
The Reverend Phil Harrington of Snoqualmie United Methodist Church noted the historical roll of church bells in calling community attention to important news, good or bad.
“The news coming from the most reputable scientist on climate change seems to be going from bad to worse,” Harrington said in a press release. “McKibben and his most recent efforts through the 350.org has continued to preach hope based on the power of common people to act.”
For more information, visit the Web sites of 350.org and Snoqualmie United Methodist Church.
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