Common Ground
Americans may not agree on which candidate to vote for, but many agree that the
environment’s welfare must be part of the national agenda. Elected officials
are working across party lines to find solutions to climate change . Last year,
a bipartisan coalition of U.S. senators introduced legislation that would
reduce gasoline consumption by a trillion gallons over the next 20 years.
Peter Mars has long been a leader in Chicago’s “avant pop” movement. Combining
found objects with images from popular media, Mars painted his globe to tell a
poignant tale of the crea- tures who are most immediately affected by climate
change : the polar bears. The patriotic globe shows a concerned polar bear
father visiting the U.S. Capitol to try to convince senators and
representatives to help him save the rapidly receding polar ice.
Artist: Peter Mars, “Mr. Polar Bear goes to Washington”
P.S. I agree completely with the message of this Cool Globe - we all need to work together to find solutions to climate change! - Liam
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