terça-feira, 1 de novembro de 2011

Al Gore's ambassadors

Recently, Al Gore and his Climate Reality Project asked how one could host a climate presentation? They say they have 3000 trained Presenters to deliver those multimedia presentations. I rushed to know if there was someone in Portugal ready to deliver? Not one? I then searched for Brazil, and nearby Spain. I was clearly surprised about how much presenters there were, especially in Spain. I had to find out why.

One of the things that surprised me was the fact that the Spanish presenters were trained on October 27th, 2007, two weeks after it was announced that Gore had received his Nobel prize (and I started my blog). Important people from Spain were there, like fashion designers Adolfo Domínguez and Agatha Ruíz de la Prada, writer Lucía Etxebarria or politician Juan Fernando López Aguilar, just to name a few... But Gore, was not satisfied, as there are enough skeptics in Spain... And that is certainly true, as can be seen in the list of Skeptical Views in non-English countries.

According to this site, the trained presenters should have done ten presentations in the year following their training. As can be seen in the table below, ordered by number of lifetime presentations, only four of the 213 presenters from Brazil and Spain have made at least one presentation, and only two have made more than ten. These ambassadors are certainly not doing their job!

PresenterLocalityPres.Trained
Alvaro Rodriguez MartinezRivas-Vaciamadrid, Madrid, ES28October 27th, 2007
Roberto VamosRio de Janeiro, RJ, BR26September 28th, 2009
Daniel GarzaRio de Janeiro, RJ, BR7September 28th, 2009
Veerle Minner Van NeygenLas Rozas, Madrid, ES3October 27th, 2007
Adolfo DomínguezOurense, GA, ES-October 27th, 2007
Adriana DomínguezMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Adriana Regidor GarcíaPalmas de Gran Canaria, CN, ES-October 27th, 2007
Agatha Ruíz de la PradaBarcelona, CT, ES-October 27th, 2007
Alejandra EscuderoGetafe, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Alejandro Almenara SánchezVillanueva de la Serena, EX, ES-October 27th, 2007
Alejandro Lago CandeiraMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Almudena FernándezMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Álvaro Ponce PlazaMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Amelia Alas MarízMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Ana Barroso BosquedMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Ana FernándezMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Ana SánchezMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Andrea Soto MassipBarcelona, CT, ES-October 27th, 2007
Ángel Cano García HidalgoMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Ángela Ruíz MéndezSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Anita FioriMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Antonio García de CastroSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Antonio García PeñaBarcelona, CT, ES-October 27th, 2007
Antonio Manfredi DíazSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Antonio Mediato MartínezSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Antonio Muñoz MartínezSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Bernardo Hernández GonzálezMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Carlos A. Cebriá CebriáBarcelona, CT, ES-October 27th, 2007
Carlos García DelgadoSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Carlos OppeBilbao, PV, ES-October 27th, 2007
Carmen Galán SoldevillaSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Carmen MorenoES-October 27th, 2007
Carmen Paz Suárez AraujoPalmas de Gran Canaria, CN, ES-October 27th, 2007
Carolina HanashiroSao Paulo, São Paulo, BR-September 28th, 2009
Claudia Lechuga PerezantaVitoria, PV, ES-October 27th, 2007
Claudia Leonor Montañéz MunevarBarcelona, CT, ES-October 27th, 2007
Consuelo Navarro SusinoSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Cósima Ramírez Ruíz de la PradaBarcelona, CT, ES-October 27th, 2007
Cristina García-OrcoyenMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Cristina Vega AlonsoSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Dámaso Munarriz GuezalaBurlada, Navarre, ES-October 27th, 2007
Daniel Luis Blanquer MarsetHaro, Rioja, ES-October 27th, 2007
David CortésBarcelona, CT, ES-October 27th, 2007
David HurtadoBimenes, Asturias, ES-October 27th, 2007
David Otero MartinAlcobendas, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Diego Molano VegaES-October 27th, 2007
Domingo Berriel MartínezPalmas de Gran Canaria, CN, ES-October 27th, 2007
Eduardo Ochoa de Aspuru GutiérrezVitoria, PV, ES-October 27th, 2007
Elvira López SarlotArrecife, CN, ES-October 27th, 2007
Emilio Fernández SuarezSantiago de Compostela, GA, ES-October 27th, 2007
Emilio Rodríguez-Izquierdo SerranoSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Enrique CabreraValencia, Valenciana, ES-October 27th, 2007
Ernesto Macías GalánMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Ernesto Páramo SuredaSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Esteban Andrés SotoBarbastro, Aragón, ES-October 27th, 2007
Eulalia Ribes FaesAlcoy, Valenciana, ES-October 27th, 2007
Ezequiel MartínezSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Fernando Flores JiménezMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Fernando FrancoSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Fernando Ordóñez MonteagudoSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Fernando Prieto del CampoSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Fernando Schwartz LloberaMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Fernando Uriarte AlegrePozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Francisco Bas JiménezSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Francisco Miguel Galindo GuerreroPalencia, CL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Francisco Oñate RuízSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Francisco Sóñora LunaNoia, GA, ES-October 27th, 2007
Fredy Irujo MartínezMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Fuensanta Coves BotellaSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Gabriel Sosa Díaz-SaavedraMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Gaetano LeoneMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Germán López LaraSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Gil CarbajalMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Gonzalo Piernavieja IzquierdoPalmas de Gran Canaria, CN, ES-October 27th, 2007
Gonzalo Suárez MartínSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Hugo Sartori DuckwitzSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Ignacio OchoaMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Ildefonso Dell' Olmo GarcíaSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Isabel De Haro AramberriSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Isidro González AfonsoVitoria, PV, ES-October 27th, 2007
Ivan de TorresBilbao, PV, ES-October 27th, 2007
Jaime MaletBarcelona, CT, ES-October 27th, 2007
Javier Cabello PiñarSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Javier Muñoz MendozaMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Javier ReyValladolid, CL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Javier SerranoValencia, Valenciana, ES-October 27th, 2007
Jesus Landa ArozarenaSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Jesus Martinez LinaresChiclana de la Frontera, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Joao de LimaMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Joao FortesBR-September 28th, 2009
Joao ViegasRio de Janeiro, RJ, BR-September 28th, 2009
Jordi BotifollMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Jorge Martínez OrtuñoMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Jorge Salgado CortizasCabanas, GA, ES-October 27th, 2007
José Campaña AguileraBarcelona, CT, ES-October 27th, 2007
José de la PenaMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
José De La Rosa FrancesSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
José Ignacio Pérez ArriagaMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
José Larios MartónCordova, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
José Manuel Guerrero MantelSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
José Manuel Moreno RodríguezToledo, CM, ES-October 27th, 2007
José María González VélezMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Jose Maria Montero SandovalSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
José Polo ÚbedaTeruel, Aragón, ES-October 27th, 2007
José Sánchez RuanoPalmas de Gran Canaria, CN, ES-October 27th, 2007
Joseph OpatrnyMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Juan BlancoES-October 27th, 2007
Juan Espadas CejasSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Juan Fernando López AguilarPalmas de Gran Canaria, CN, ES-October 27th, 2007
Juan IzquierdoSanta Cruz de Tenerife, CN, ES-October 27th, 2007
Juan Jose Alvarez SanchezSegovia, CL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Juan Manuel SanzES-October 27th, 2007
Juan María González MejíasSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Juan María Manrique ManeroGuadalajara, CM, ES-October 27th, 2007
Juan Moscoso del PradoMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Juan Valero ValdelviraRiópar, CM, ES-October 27th, 2007
Laura TamamesMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Leonor Lapeña BarrachinaCastellon de la Plana, Valenciana, ES-October 27th, 2007
Leonor LoyolaMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Liliana RiveraMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Lluís Recoder i MirallesSt Cugat del Vallès, CT, ES-October 27th, 2007
Lola Arpa VillalongaForallac, CT, ES-October 27th, 2007
Lucía EtxebarriaMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Luis Antonio González MendozaSanta Cruz de Tenerife, CN, ES-October 27th, 2007
Luis Asúa BruntMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Luis Pons PuiggrósBarcelona, CT, ES-October 27th, 2007
Luis Serrano MontesArroyo de la Encomienda, CL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Manuel José Garcia GómezSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Manuel Pezzi CerettoSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Manuel Rojas SaumeSanta Cruz de Tenerife, CN, ES-October 27th, 2007
Manuel SoriaMelilla, Melilla, ES-October 27th, 2007
Marc Lopez PlanaBarcelona, CT, ES-October 27th, 2007
Marcelo WigmanSao Paulo, São Paulo, BR-September 28th, 2009
Marcia BindoSao Paulo, São Paulo, BR-September 28th, 2009
Marcos Porqueras MorenoZamora, CL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Margarita López de Las MestasSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
María Anta MartínezVillalpando, CL, ES-October 27th, 2007
María Cozar AndradesSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
María del Mar MorenoSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
María Elena Gonzalez AlvarezES-October 27th, 2007
María José SobriniES-October 27th, 2007
María Teresa Sánchez ArmasBarcelona, CT, ES-October 27th, 2007
Marina RovetaAlcobendas, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Mario Sánchez MorenoMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Marisa TejadaES-October 27th, 2007
Marta Cebollada UsónSaragossa, Aragón, ES-October 27th, 2007
Marta MoneoES-October 27th, 2007
Marta Santiago MolinaSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Martín Soler MárquezES-October 27th, 2007
Matías Alonso PaezBilbao, SP, ES-October 27th, 2007
May Escobar LagoMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Micaela FerrerMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Miguel Ángel ExpósitoMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Miguel Ángel Pino MenchenSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Miguel Ferrer BaenaSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Miguel Martín de la CruzLas Rozas, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Miguel Méndez JiménezSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Miriam Santamaría BrichsMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Modesto PiñeiroSantander, Cantabria, ES-October 27th, 2007
Mónica ArayaMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Natacha LanderMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Natalia Díaz-Mella BustilloMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Nikos KopsidasBarcelona, CT, ES-October 27th, 2007
Óscar CebriáBarcelona, CT, ES-October 27th, 2007
Óscar MuñozES-October 27th, 2007
Oscar Rando RodríguezBarcelona, CT, ES-October 27th, 2007
Pablo AntónMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Pancho CampoMarbella, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Patricio DupratCuritiba, PR, BR-September 28th, 2009
Patricio Palomar MurilloMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Pedro Agustín del CastilloMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Pedro ArahuetesSegovia, CL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Pedro Checa ZornozaCaceres, EX, ES-October 27th, 2007
Pedro MoneoMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Pedro RipolArona, CN, ES-October 27th, 2007
Petra Mateos-AparicioMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Pilar ConejeroES-October 27th, 2007
Pilar Muñoz RodríguezMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Priscilla SantosSao Paulo, São Paulo, BR-September 28th, 2009
Rachel CostaSao Paulo, São Paulo, BR-September 28th, 2009
Rafael Blazquez MadridCordova, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Rafael Molina PetitPalmas de Gran Canaria, CN, ES-October 27th, 2007
Rafael SagrarioMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Ramón BordasES-October 27th, 2007
Ramón Velázquez VilaSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Ricardo Cortés LastraLas Rozas, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Ricardo GutiérrezPalmas de Gran Canaria, CN, ES-October 27th, 2007
Rosa Sáez AnguloES-October 27th, 2007
Rosario Berriel MartínezPalmas de Gran Canaria, CN, ES-October 27th, 2007
Salvador PardoSoto del Real, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Sandra Prior SolísBarcelona, CT, ES-October 27th, 2007
Santiago Segarra TormoMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Sara Guadilla SáezUgeraga, PV, ES-October 27th, 2007
Sara Pulido GarcíaMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Serafín Huertas AlcaláGilet, Valenciana, ES-October 27th, 2007
Sergio De MelloRio de Janeiro, RJ, BR-September 28th, 2009
Silvia Guzmán ArañaMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Silvia López GallardoES-October 27th, 2007
Sonia CasinoVitoria, PV, ES-October 27th, 2007
Sonia Egea PérezAlmeria, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Soraya MarreroMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Stefan NolteRiópar, CM, ES-October 27th, 2007
Susana Bayo BesteiroOurense, GA, ES-October 27th, 2007
Susana Costa HernándezLa Pobla de Vallbona, Valenciana, ES-October 27th, 2007
Susana Gallego LobatoMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Susana MacedoRio de Janeiro, RJ, BR-September 28th, 2009
Teresa Saéz CarrascosaSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Thomas ReidMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Tiago SantosRio de Janeiro, RJ, BR-September 28th, 2009
Tiana Everitt del CastilloMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Tiziana DominguezMadrid, Madrid, ES-October 27th, 2007
Verónica Pérez FernándezSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007
Vicente Granados CabezaSevilla, AL, ES-October 27th, 2007