Planet Prosperity Foundation: Dutch Run on Al Gore

[RestoreGore]

Once again, Europe gets it, and we don't.


http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2007/09/c8784.html

Planet Prosperity Foundation: Dutch Run on Al Gore

MAASTRICHT, The Netherlands, March 9 /CNW/ - In a phenomenon never seen
before in the world, cinemas throughout the Netherlands are letting the public view the film "An Inconvenient Truth" for free.

Showing the film for free in cinemas is the first initiative of a young
new foundation called the Planet Prosperity Foundation. Six weeks ago the foundation made itself known and publicly set itself a goal to show the film for free in 20 cities in the Netherlands. Not only for one day, but for four weeks in a row, starting March 8th.

Indeed yesterday the project started in 17 major cities, including cities
like Rotterdam and The Hague. It immediately led to a run on the 50,000 free tickets that are available in the coming weeks. The last few weeks the foundation already gained the public support of respected politicians and businesses while the media in the Netherlands gave it constant attention.

By showing the film for free the Planet Prosperity Foundation hopes to
create more awareness among the general public about what is causing global warming and what the consequences of this process will be for people, nature and business alike in the near future if action is delayed. Since the film is perceived by the public as an easy and understandable way to get informed on the subject of global warming, the foundation hopes that its initiative will be followed in other countries.

By creating more awareness, the Planet Prosperity Foundation wishes to
achieve that people will see that the inconvenient truth of global warming may prove to be a convenient opportunity to transform and successfully innovate our society.

For further information: website www.planetprosperity.org, or email
[e-mail], or contact Roger Cox, the founder of the Planet Prosperity Foundation, on telephone number [phone]

[lvx35]

1. Where do I sign up?

I want to live in one of those "civilization" things...

[RestoreGore]

3. I hear you

My local theatre hasn't even responded yet to my request to use one of their theatres on Earth Day to show AIT for free to the community. I am even willing to use my own copy. What the hell is it with some people in this country on the whole? Are they so afraid to admit they are part of it because they will actually have to get up out of their easy chairs and do something? Or is PROFIT all people care about? Or is it really all political to them? Seems to me Europeans on the whole can tap into the moral and spiritual sides of this much better than Americans can.

[lvx35]

9. Yeah, I don't know what it is.

Moral, spiritual, something. The fact is that it takes doing the right thing for society to work at all. Its how we survive...so in many ways, I just see the EU as being rational here. Its the fear based US and China that mystify me on this.

[bobbolink]

10. Europeans also care more about poverty than 'Murkins.

My guess is they learned the hard way from terrible times during WWII that there is much more to life than $$$$.

I'm guessing we'll have to learn the hard way, also.

[RestoreGore]

11. That's it

They have experienced more tragedy that has made them see the bigger picture.

[bobbolink]

13. And we can't learn from that, so we're in for it.

Of course, it's always us poor folk who go first.

Unmourned, usually.

That's why I can't manage to care much anymore.

[RestoreGore]

14. True, and I understand that

I keep hoping things will change, thinking that man cannot be this self destructive... Hard not to feel as you do though, but it is my child that gives me hope and a reason to not give up on that change.

[bobbolink]

15. When you're on the receiving end of it, you learn just *HOW* destructive

people can be.

I hope your child never has to go through what I and many others have!

[Bitwit1234]

2. Good Idea

What the foundations in this country can do, is, since there is probably no movie theaters with guts enough to do this, for fear of bush and co....why don't they rent halls and places like that. And show the film free for a period of time. I'll contribute to the cost if they do this. I am sure a lot of people AND organizations will contribute also.

[RestoreGore]

4. Yes, the producers could do this too

I would gladly participate in seeing this movie shown for free in this country!

[RestoreGore]

5. AIT Is To be Shown On Showtime This Sunday

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=373521&mesg_id=373521

For anyone who has it and didn't know.

[0rganism]

6. Of course, the Dutch do have a particularly direct interest in stable sea-levels...

Global warming is like a knife at the throat of their entire low-elevation nation -- about half of which is less than a meter above nominal sea level.

[RestoreGore]

7. Absolutely...

But so should the countries emitting the greatest amount of GHGs contributing to those factors.

[0rganism]

8. when corporate polluters become financially liable for their "externalities"

we'll see attitudes in the greed sector turn around *real* quick.

[RestoreGore]

12. I keep wondering when that "when" will come n/t