2 Men Scale 52-Story NYTimes Building Within Hours. By Karen Matthews, AP, June 5, 2008. "A Manhattan skyscraper that is home to the New York Times became the site of twin daredevil stunts Thursday, with two men scaling the 52-story office tower within a matter of hours. The first man, Alain Robert, unfurled a banner as he climbed that said 'Global warming kills more people than a 9/11 every week.' He was arrested when he made it to the top. Hours later, a second man ascended the building -- a stunt that drew the attention of thousands of onlookers... A spokeswoman for the Times, Catherine Mathis, said no one at the newspaper knew of Robert's plan in advance. The Times itself has 'a very green building,' Mathis noted... She said the ceramic slats save energy by reducing the amount of heat and light entering the building. Robert said in a news release that he was climbing to mark World Environment Day and 'to create support for far greater and urgent action from world leaders on global warming'... Robert's Web site says he has climbed more than 70 skyscrapers around the world."
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