Posing Naked to Save Organic French Wines

While browsing online today I came across TreeHugger.com, A Discovery Company website devoted to informing the public on all things "green." The website features articles on "green" topics of all varieties, "Posing Naked to Save French Wines," by Bonnie Alter, particularly caught my attention.

The article is about a French sit-in that was organized by Spencer Tunick with Greenpeace to attract attention towards global climate change and as part of a campaign to "urge political leaders to take action" during the UN's Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December. Tunick has been working with mass nude artwork as a means of spreading awareness towards global climate change for the last 15 years.

Basically, 713 men and women spent the last weekend posing naked in French vineyards to create awareness for how global climate change is affecting wine harvest. Earlier wine harvests affect the taste and body of the wine. "According to a recent Greenpeace report, 'Wines end up having higher sugar levels and alcohol content while retaining less acids - which means they are unbalanced with an overripe flavor and heavier texture.'" Hence, with the predicted increase in emission levels of four to six degrees Celsius between now and 2100, France's wine producing reputation is in jeopardy.

The article finishes with a quote from a letter addressed to President Obama, President Merkel, and other heads of state, written by Greenpeace,

"We're not asking you to take your clothes off in Copenhagen - but we do expect
you to be there - to sign a fair, ambitious and binding deal to save the future
of our planet. A half-decent climate treaty simply won't do. "

For more information on "Posing Naked to Save Organic French Wines and Greenpeace, visit: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/nude-posing-organic-wine.php?dcitc=TH_rotator