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We're Changing the Climb-It
Climber scales New York Times building with climate message |
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06 Jun 2008 |
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| Posted at 7:03 AM on 06 Jun 2008 For World Environment Day on Thursday, a French climber scaled the New York Times building in Manhattan to protest climate change. Wearing a T-shirt bearing the words "The Solution Is Simple.Org" -- the web address of a one-page site calling for meaningful climate action -- Alain Robert climbed to the top of the 52-story building unroped and without a parachute. Onc ... |
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