But, of course it is. A city that would collapse without fossil fuels will host a ball drop celebration where thousands and thousands will take fossil fueled trips to NYC, tons of energy will be used, people will be wearing clothes shipped from all over the world with fossil fuels, and etc and so on
The theme for this year’s Times Square ball drop? Climate change.
Tens of thousands of people gather in and around Times Square every New Year’s Eve, many braving the winter cold for several hours, just to witness New York City’s world-renowned ball drop to ring in the new year.
Every year, the organizers of the event invite special guests to push a crystal button on the main stage to signal that it’s time to drop the ball. Last year’s special guests were 12 prominent journalists, reflecting the theme of press freedom. Previous guests have ranged from former President Bill Clinton to Lady Gaga, so you can imagine our excitement when we found out that this year’s theme is … drumroll please … climate change!
From ice sheets crumbling and wildfires raging around the globe to kids taking climate matters into their own hands to Time magazine naming Greta Thunberg Person of the Year, 2019 was definitely a breakthrough year for climate change.
That’s why the event’s organizers, Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment, decided that this year’s ball drop will honor New York City science teachers and students who have been working hard to address the climate crisis.
“You’d have to have your head buried in the Saudi Arabian sand to not be alarmed by all of the environmental catastrophes of 2019,†Tim Tompkins, president of the Times Square Alliance, said in a statement. “And you’d also have to have a soul of Styrofoam not to be moved by the passion of young people demanding that we do better, and ‘listen to the science’ to start solving the problem.â€
How many people will be holding cups of coffee and hot chocolate (and alcohol) in Styrofoam cups? Anyhow, a bunch of kids and teachers who are Concerned over Hotcoldwetdry will be on the stage to push the button that starts the ball dropping, then, everyone will drink too much and throw confetti in the air and expel carbon pollution as they sing. Then they’ll take a fossil fueled trip home.
What they should have done was block off Times Square and charge a ‘climate change’ fee to each person who wants to enter, turn this from a theory into a practice, see how people like it.
