You really can’t make this stuff up. The guy actually uses an SUV to advertise this climate stunt. See the photo below.
The Guardian reported in 2003:
“We want the SUV to epitomise greed, waste and global climate change. We feel that if we galvanise a movement and keep a discussion going, if we make it uncool to drive SUVs then we are doing our part in the fight.”
Today, WUWT reader Phil Westerman writes:
You featured a blog story regarding Alex Bellini who is, apparently, going
to live on a melting iceberg. I live in Thame (near Oxford) in England and
have seen the 4 x 4 vehicle in the attached photograph parked or being used
in the town over the last couple of months.
Yes, yes we did: Climate craziness of the week: Man to live on melting iceberg for one year to highlight climate change
And in that post, I mentioned that making fake CGI icebergs (like the one in the Treehugger article photo above) to promote his cause wasn’t a good way to get it started. Neither is driving an SUV advertising your ‘concern’ about climate change.
Bellini, on his personal website describes himself as (bold his):
“Alex Bellini is an adventurer, professional speaker, mental coach and an award-winning book author.“
Well, with this stunt, you could also label him as a “performance artist”. I say that, because surely there’s no science involved here (he hasn’t even thought through what he’ll do it the iceberg rolls over, as they often do), and artists tend to “feel” rather than think, which is why he probably hasn’t realized how stupid he looks driving a fossil fueled SUV to promote his climate change stunt.
A picture is worth 1000 days on an iceberg, me thinks:
I’m pretty sure that’s Alex Bellini picking his nose in the driver’s seat (click to enlarge) since according to his Facebook page, his location is indeed in Thame, UK where Phil Westerman snapped this photo.
He even poses with it:
![Alex-Bellini-iceberg2[1]](https://wattsupwiththat.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/alex-bellini-iceberg21.jpg?quality=83)
Source: Motherboard
Here is how I see it.
I’ll be concerned about climate change when the people who are claiming they are more concerned than me start acting like it.
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I really he hope he doesn’t die – mostly for his own sake but partly because such a delusional weirdo might try to drown himself as some sort of publicity hoax for Gaia or some crap which the retarded media would run with for 12 hours or so.
Well, you’re a better human being than I am then.
Don’t forget your Medical Ring Cushion to protect the ‘tush’.
Now, guys, don’t be so hard on the poor fella. I for one look forward to much entertainment during this stunt, should he actually pull it off. I especially look forward to the day he runs out of peanut butter/banana milkshakes. 🙂
I bet most of the people ridiculing him here will wind up watching to see what he actually does. I’ll watch his little stunt because it’ll probably be something horrifying you can’t take your eyes from, like a car wreck or a house burning down….
Well, maybe I won’t kayak to the North Pole this month. I don’t want to be overshadowed by this guy.
The way to discourage him is surely to tell him that Christian Turney will be in charge of any rescue parties.
Again, what an effin moron.
If I can get sponsorship I will be napalming penguin rookeries in South Georgia to ‘raise awareness’.
If anyone wants to donate please do so.
A sum of $500 might not seem like much to you but it could make the difference between me flying business class or first class on my next international bender.
If you want to help but cannot afford even a few grand then maybe YOU can do something yourself locally.
You might superglue yourself to a pedestrian crossing near a remote beauty spot or perhaps you hide in a drainage ditch for a weekend. Perhaps encourage some friends to wrap you up in aluminum foil and suspend you from a church roof. The possibilities of pointless self indulgent displays of narcissism are endless and we have only just scratched the surface of the deep well of futility.
Every little bit helps.
I’ve never wanted to join a cult more than I do right now.
Little polar bear to its mother: ‘Ooh, look, Mummy – lunch..!’
‘Yes. dear – but make sure you remove the wrapper first…’
This is of the calibre of “Make War For Jesus”
Living on an iceberg is nothing. He’s nowhere as rugged and brave as the survivalists dealing with PMS and menopause in our house every day for several years.
You mean he hasn’t already *completed* his stunt, this is only the *pre-folly* hype? Can we demand he purchase a completion bond for this stunt? This places some kind of obligation on the rest of us to start a pool about how long he lasts before having to be helicoptered off do to unexpectedly cold weather. In case of Mr. Bellini’s unfortunate demise I propose all winnings go to his car dealer. Quatloos anyone? Who’s going to pay for the rescue helicopter? probably us.
W^3
I agree with this 100%. Anthony, how about a pool? £3 equates to $5. Winner gets to write an article for WUWT, with all proceeds going to International Red Cross. The Pool could be based on how many days he lasts before he is rescued. C’mon Anthony, what do you say?
Having been in the business of magical possibilities and magical thinking, I believe that it is important that no real money change hands, keep it in Quatloos like Lucia. This effort stands about a 98% chance of never making it so far as the iceberg – simple reality here.
Bellini promotes himself as a “mental coach”.
That’s like the publicized arrests of prostitutes who claim their occupation as “model”.
This might be even more funnier than we all thought …
http://www.ads-news.com/alex-bellini-da-los-angeles-a-new-york-con-jeep-wrangler/7433/
Google Translate:
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ads-news.com%2Falex-bellini-da-los-angeles-a-new-york-con-jeep-wrangler%2F7433%2F&edit-text=&act=url
Alexandro Bellini actually did quite well in that cross country foot race, completing the race in 5th position. That’s quite an accomplishment.
http://test.lanyfootrace.com/index.php?lan=en&page=LANY2011&content=Wertungen&nr=70#ges
You missed the ‘Jeep’ ads ?
Did he eat the booger?
My second question is: While living on the iceberg, is he going to stay warm only using solar and wind power? Or is he (gasp) going to burn something? Enquiring minds like to know. Because anyplace that an iceberg is going to last for a full year is going to get a wee bit cold in the wintertime, however “balmy” it may be on the ice in the summer. Humans don’t do very well at below-zero F temperatures in the wind, for days, without a fuel source, even if they are wearing their woolies. In fact, they pretty much die. Of course, solar power doesn’t work very well at latitudes where an iceberg might last a year either.
I’ll bet his plan is to take up residence on an iceberg that won’t last a year (because it is a current taking it towards warmer waters) so that he can generate lots of publicity when it (gasp!) melts, forcing him to abandon his quest well before winter.
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One year on polar ice means more than 50% of the time will be spent in darkness. Congestive snow and ice accumulations limit both solar and wind. Most if not all his warmth will have to come from what he eats. If his berg is adrift on the sea headed south then the iceberg will roll several times, trashing all his possessions. He needs to practice climbing out of a churning sea in the dark onto a newly rolled iceberg that will offer no shelves to settle on and which has a surface that is slick as snot. I can’t imagine wielding an ice axe in the open sea in the vicinity of a sloshing, rolling iceberg. After only a matter of hours all this and more will become apparent to him and he will call for rescue. I hope he has a sponsor with deep pockets.
Like I said, I think he is having second thoughts. He is no glaciologist, and neither am I, but he really, really need to take note of the warnings here unless he wants to risk becoming a martyr. Think about your kids now, not about some imaginary runaway warming which cannot be caused by man’s greenhouse gases.
http://www.ipcc.ch/meetings/session31/inf3.pdf
http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0034-4885/68/6/R02
OK here it is Alex Bellini. Don’t say you have not been warned. The choice is yours.
Stick to running mate.
There is something about this kind of attention whore,that brings out the worst in me.
I would love to see this one attempt to live up to his big talk.
As many have already noted the hypocrisy is astronomical.
I do not wish him well, I am sickened by this level of deceit, stupidity and arrogance.
The Taxpayers should not have to pay for rescue of self absorbed twits who put themselves up for a Darwin Award.
Given the efficiency of a Polar Bears nose, how on earth does he expect to avoid contact with these carnivores?
So Mr Bellini, are you going to be armed, while visiting the realm of the “endangered” Polar bear?
I doubt this person has any intention of setting up camp on an “suitable” iceberg for a month, never mind a year.
Excuse #1, No suitable berg.
Mind you he has succeeded in getting his free publicity here.
If he don’t do it he will be remembered as a puss*. He’s too mannly to use a firearm for self defense. He’ll just call the cops and file a report of bear bullying.
When does he intend to board an iceberg? I think someone in the know should keep a track of this man’s challenge.
So what? Aren’t most of these alarmists in it for some expected gain? It’s all about cashing in on the hysteria before it dies.
If sleeping on a steam grate helps the homeless, then surely sleeping on an iceberg is good for the icebergs.
Hey wait a minute — If the activists are sleeping on the steam grates, where the heck are the homeless sleeping?
Maybe I should live for one year on a beach in Hawaii to raise awareness of climate data. My message would be that if you look at climate data, not adjusted data like NCDC temperature “data sets”, you will see that our climate is not going through any unprecedented changes, and the trends are nothing to be alarmed about. As for the beach in Hawaii its a heck of a lot better place to spend a winter than on a glacier, which by the way sure won’t be melting for 12 months straight.
Lots of vitamin C in banana and peanut milkshakes:
Maybe he can get Pen Hadow, Lewis Pugh and Bear Grylls to join him so they can collect a quadruple Darwin Award in a few months time………
And those empty roof bars add about 15% to the fuel burn of an average car; probably only 10% on this because of its already-elevated use.
The Russians have stopped their annual research camps on the ice because of the lack of suitable floes to site them on. They still do the Barneo camp though but that’s a shorter term venture.
Jimbo September 1, 2014 at 2:56 pm
I hear some icebergs split in two. Let’s hope he’s not camped over the crack. Jokes aside, I think this man should be warned very seriously about the dangers of this stunt.
Indeed, Camp Barneo had an unexpected split a few years ago:
Ah, research.
http://rt.com/news/arctic-council-north-pole-131/
With waning interest in the Arctic and global warming alarmism in general, plus the global financial situation, perhaps the Russians need less “research” stations due to lack of “researchers” willing to pay the stiff fees.
Rather than setting up on an iceberg, he should be making a camp right at the North Pole. When a melt pond forms there, he could paddle around in his speedo while waving at the camera. And then, when the big finale of all-of-the-ice-melting-off happens, someone can just motor up to his raft and pick him out of the ocean. Much better graphics.