Saving Planet Earth Pins
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Title CO₂
Date 2008
Designer Stefanie Rahmstorf, Germany
Materials Sterling Silver, Saltwater Cultured Pearls; stamped with a specifically-numbered ton of CO2 to be retired
Size 1.3" x 1.3"
(3.3cm x 3.3cm) -
Title Polar Bear
Date 2000
Designer Lea Stein, France
Materials Cellulose Acetate Laminate
Size 3" x 1.9"
(7.6cm x 4.8cm)
Saving Planet Earth
In 2008, Albright participated in an excursion to the Arctic sponsored by the National Geographic Society and the Aspen Institute. The theme was climate change; the scenery included melting ice and worried polar bears. Among the travelers was Stefan Rahmstorf, a professor of ocean physics, whose wife Stefanie designed this issue-appropriate pin. The C is for carbon and the two round pearls are O for oxygen. Together, they symbolize carbon dioxide, a major cause of global warming. Proceeds from sales of the pin are used to help curb climate change.
