THOUSANDS OF BLOGGERS UNITE TO ISSUE CALL TO SAVE PLANET - UN

THOUSANDS OF BLOGGERS UNITE TO ISSUE CALL TO SAVE PLANET – UN
New York, Oct 15 2007 2:00PM
Thousands of online voices worldwide will join forces to push for environmental protection to mark the United Nations-backed first-ever <"http://www.blogactionday.com">Blog Action Day.

More than 12 million readers have viewed the 15,000 blogs – ranging from those promoting gardening such as "gardenrant.com" to sites providing tips for those interested in web businesses such as "entrepreneurs-journey.com" – participating in the event, supported by the UN Environment Programme (<" http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=519&ArticleID=5682&l=en">UNEP).

By uniting to raise awareness of environmental issues, the global blogging community hopes to reach millions of people and spur debate, the Nairobi-based agency said in a news release.

Topics touched upon by bloggers include the announcement of the Nobel peace prize being awarded to Al Gore and the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (<"http://www.ipcc.ch">IPCC), the safety of household cleaning products, and what people can do to contribute to the effort to reversing climate change.
2007-10-15 00:00:00.000

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