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Rio Olympic opening ceremony put climate change front and center
2016-08-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: The Opening Ceremony at the Rio Olympics Friday evening was filled with celebrations of Brazilian culture and unity. But for a few brief moments, the message was polarizing and crystal clear: The world must do whatever it can to stop climate change. "The heat is melting the ice cap,' a voice said. "It's disappearing very quickly.' An accompanying segment showed effects of the melting polar ice cap and subsequent rising sea level on places that include Amsterdam, Dubai, Lagos, Shanghai, Florida...
Brazil: Olympic opening ceremony was done on the cheap but it was heartfelt and dazzling
2016-08-06 14:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Phew! It really was all right on the night. No thats not fair. It was much better than all right. Ive been going back and forth to Brazil for the past five years and I was watching the opening ceremony with bated breath. Congratulations to the remarkable film director, Fernando Meirelles, probably best known for the Oscar-nominated film, City of God, set in Rios slums. He pulled off something quite remarkable with this spectacular show, on a budget that seemed to shrink every day. It combined...
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Opening Of Rio Olympics Ignites Controversy
2016-08-06 12:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Western Journalism: The opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Friday featured a video focusing on the controversial issue of climate change. Discussion over whether or not the Olympics were an appropriate forum for political topics like climate change or race relations has been ongoing for months, with former Olympic medalist Caitlin Jenner who was a man known as Bruce Jenner when he won a gold medal in 1976 telling HBOs Bill Simmons absolutely not when asked that...
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Rio Olympics Opening Ceremony Reminds World That Climate Change Is Very Real
2016-08-06 10:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: The Opening Ceremony at the Rio 2016 Olympics Games may have opened up with a dance party, but it was a video on climate change watched by roughly 3.3 billion that made people stop what they were doing and focus on human-made pollution. The heat is melting the ice cap, a narrator said. Its disappearing very quickly. The video segment highlighted global carbon pollution, with projections of melting ice caps and rising sea levels in places like Amsterdam, Dubai, Florida, Shanghai, Lagos,...
Rios Olympic Opening Ceremonies had low budget, high appeal
2016-08-06 08:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: With the sound of crashing waves and smooth bossa nova, the Summer Games kicked off Friday night with an earthy, musical celebration of Brazilian culture, a rainbow-colored dance party that highlighted the glories and tragedies of South Americas largest nation. The four-hour Opening Ceremonies had a gutted budget but a soaring feel as the stadium in this seaside city pulsed with lights, fireworks, circus-like acrobatics and a samba singalong that embraced the nations partying style. The celebration...
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