Florida Summit on Global Climate Change – RFK, Jr & Schwarzenegger

As a follow up to the Governor’s Summit on Climate Change held in Miami this month (see previous posts), I wanted to touch on what Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger & Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. covered.

First of all, to see Robert F. Kennedy, Jr speak in person was incredible. What an amazing speaker. You may see his entire speech here. I was especially intrigued by his discussion on the level of mercury in our bodies, and how it can be tested. Just a week or so later, I found that Ted Danson is discussing the same issue through his non-profit, Oceana.

Want to know what your mercury levels are? RFK Jr.’s org Waterkeeper & GreenPeace have teamed up to offer you this service. For $25 you can order a mercury testing kit. You send them some samples of your hair, and in a few weeks, they’ll send you back your results.

I was disappointed to find out, however, that Bobby made a similar speech two years ago to the Sierra Club. I guess I thought I was experiencing something extremely unique. It may be naive on my part – as someone like Robert F Kennedy, Jr. must make speeches daily across the country and the world.

The Governator also was an interesting listen. And though I stopped recording just before he said "Let’s say Hasta La Vista Baby to GreenHouse Gases," I did catch some interesting moments of his speech, which can be seen in entirety here.