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Hi Mr.Copeland,

I very much think you are a person who for want of a better phrase "Practices what you preach", and that is highly commendable, as is your work with Global Green and your trip to the.

What I would like to say however is people who do have the money to afford to buy a hybrid- especially people like your cousin, Orlando Bloom who while talks a lot about how he supports the environment and joined you on your trip to the Antarctic- drives an AUDI, which as you know are huge gas guzzlers, this young man is a role model for many, and to me there is no excuse for him not to own one.

While it was also commendable of him to build an "eco house" in the UK,he has since bought a house in LA- has this since been turned into an eco friendly house- again he has no excuse if it hasn't.

regards
Jan

In response to Kent,
Environmentalists purport to be neither saints nor role models. They appraise the public of the science and research, as well as their own findings on the nature of development and the need for a market transformation towards a sustainable economy.
Environmentalists, by enlarge, do not work for the salary and the 401Ks. So mercedes and multiple vehicles are generally not in their reality. Whether that question is relevant or not, perhaps a better one might be what their footprint was before and after their engagement in the space. Hopefully, the universal answer would be less. That is the message.
But since you seem curious, for my part, I drive a Nissan Altima hybrid and buy off-sets in an effort to be carbon neutral.

Kind regards,

Sebastian Copeland

Mr. Lopate and Mr. Copeland,

Really enjoyed the interview and am looking forward to reading the book. Your discussion hilights the critical role that images of glaciers, icebergs and the warming poles play in our cultural comprehension of climate change. In the argument about global warming being framed by mass media, a picture of a calving ice sheet really is worth 1000 words about dangerous pollution levels.

What is particularly interesting to me about images of the Antarctic is the sense that these desolate landscapes exist largely beyond our physical reach, and are fundamentally unaccommodating to human interests. They are bracing reminders that the earth's geologic and climatological processes will continue whether or not we are there to observe it. In this sense images of Antarctica are like images of the surface of the moon, or of deep space -- we are looking into a void with no representation of ourselves.

-Eric

When you interview these environmentalists who are trying to save the anartica etc., why do you NEVER ask the question:

So, do you drive ?
You do, what kind of car do you have?
How many cars do you have?
Oh 3 SUVs and a Mercedes?

Do you have a house?
Oh, and do you use central air conditioning, central heating ?

And how much do you consume?

Why are you afraid to ask these questions?

Why do you glorify people who want us to change, but refuse to change themselves?

Kent

As a painter, I often use images of the Antarctic, icebergs and glaciers in my work. The images convey a sense of the conflict between human interests and natural forces. Your guest may recognize some of these from Frank Hurley, photographer from the famous Shackleton expedition. Here are several links to images on my site:

Icebergs, Oil and acrylic on canvas, 2006. 42 x 30 inches.
http://www.ericlopresti.com/images_large/580_vl.jpg

Soccer (from the Shackleton expedition), Graphite on paper, 2006. 45 x 30 inches
http://www.ericlopresti.com/images_large/581_vl.jpg

Drawing of Frank Hurley, Photographer for Shackleton's 1914 Antarctic Expedition
Blue pastel on paper, 2004. 24 x 30 inches
http://www.ericlopresti.com/images_large/512.jpg

(For more detail, go to http://www.ericlopresti.com, click on the first image and navigate to the gallery called 'Hidden')

Several of these paintings are included in a show which is currently up at Like the Spice Gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Link: http://www.likethespice.com/

- Eric LoPresti, Artist

718-246-0176
http://www.ericlopresti.com