"Greenpeace to build Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Twenty Turkish and German carpenters are building a replica of Noah's Ark, a ship of hope and warning, at the foot of the legendary Mount Ararat, although there is no sea nearby. Greenpeace Mediterranean yesterday declared in a press conference that they are building the ship to warn both the Turkish government and all developed and developing nations, about global warming, a disaster that is almost irreversible."We are only at the beginning of a disaster. Noah's ark is a way for us to show how urgent the situation is but at the same time it also serves as a symbol of hope to remind us that we still have time to save our planet and our lives," said Andree Boehling from Germany. Global warming can be prevented through global action against it, stressed Boehling.Greenpeace activists will present the ark with a ceremony on May 31, and by releasing 206 doves representing all the countries of the world. The timber of the ark has been obtained from Doğubeyazıt, a town in the eastern Anatolian province of Ağrı, where Mount Ararat is located.The reason Green peace is building a replica of Noah's Ark is to remind people of a disaster mentioned in the Old Testament and tell people another one is at the doorstep."
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