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...event, which was co-sponsored by Harvard and several statewide religious and environmental organizations, McKibben called upon audience members to participate in International Climate Day on Oct. 24, when communities across the world will publicly demonstrate their support for the “350” movement. The 350 movement aims to influence policy-makers to adopt a global standard of 350 parts per million carbon at the United Nations Climate Change Conference to be held this December in Copenhagen. This is the level necessary to avoid catastrophic warming according to NASA climate experts, McKibben said...
McKibben encouraged audience members to partake in one of Boston’s International Climate Day demonstrations, including the 350 Under Water Festival held at the Aquarium T-Stop. It will resemble a similar event in which the president of the Maldives held an underwater cabinet meeting to sign a climate change resolution...
Approximately 121,000 spectators attended the event on Saturday, while 84,000 came yesterday, according to estimates by the Massachusetts State Police. Head of the Charles Spokesman Jim Connelly said the event normally attracts about 120,000 fans on Saturday and 170,000 on Sunday. But he added that the decrease in turnout this year was not completely unexpected, due to the weather...
According to Connelly, the number of vendors increased this year because of event administrators’ efforts to court more businesses, including smaller chains...
Caitlin C. Leibert, the New England marketing manager for Chipotle, said that the chain decided to set up a tent for the first time this weekend because “the regatta is a classic Boston event and represents a great opportunity to meet our customers...