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"It's getting hot in here." Among the environmentally cautious the lyrics from this recent hit song by Nelly take on new meaning. The body of knowledge on climate science has accelerated at breakneck pace over the last two decades. When the UN ... 
"It's getting hot in here." Among the environmentally cautious the lyrics from this recent hit song by Nelly take on new meaning. The body of knowledge on climate science has accelerated at breakneck pace over the last two decades. When the UN drafted the Framework Convention on Climate Change in 1992, the international community took the plunge into action on an issue of great uncertainty: global warming. The term itself conjures apocalyptic images which have been echoed by such pop culture creations as the film The Day After Tomorrow.
Since the publication of the famed (or infamous) "hockey stick model" study, scientists have been charged with finding a measure of certainty in a very complex system affecting air, sea, land, and life. As a political issue, action on global warming is highly controversial. Much of Washington has shied away from this issue, as seen with President Bush's decision in March 2001 to withdraw the United States from involvement in the Kyoto treaty.
But global warming is becoming the talk of the town, partially thanks to high profile advocates such as Al Gore. His film documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, along with the HBO special Too Hot Not to Handle have brought the issue into the limelight and onto the silver screen. Dive into these "hot" sources to keep up to date on the environmental problem that is literally sweeping the globe.
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On the surface, broad-based solutions to global warming appear to be emerging in Congress. But with even a meager scrubbing of the surface, Senators Lieberman and Warner’s “Climate Security Act” (S. 2191) - which is scheduled to be debated on the Senate floor in June - turns out to be perhaps the greatest...
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In less than 6 months we will elect a new Congress and a new President. These people will be charged with representing US, their constituents, and with charting the course of our country. Now WE must take it upon ourselves to make sure WE elect people who will accurately represent us - we [...]
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Presidential contender John McCain delivered a major speech today outlining his climate change policy from Portland, Oregon. Stumping from Stumptown (a Portland nickname harkening to it's timber industry past), Senator McCain detailed his plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, calling climate change a "test of foresight,...
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Presidential contender John McCain delivered a major speech today outlining his climate change policy from Portland, Oregon. Stumping from Stumptown (a Portland nickname harkening to it’s timber industry past), Senator McCain detailed his plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, calling climate change a “test...
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Talk about “direct action at the point of decision.” Mini-mobilizations and actions around the 2008 shareholder season has been quite lively. Especially around the issues of coal and climate.
In late April, Citi and Bank of America’s CEOs got earfuls about their investments in the coal industry inside and...
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I think this article in Prospect on Rachel Carson and DDT is quite good.
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UPCOMING ACTIONS AND EVENTS: 1) CLIMATE CAMP NATIONAL GATHERING - LONDON, 10-11.5.08Greenpeace HQ, Canonbury Villas, London, N1 2PN. 10am-6pm.This summer the Camp for Climate Action will pitch its tents outsideKingsnorth coal-fired power station in Kent for a week of education,sustainable living and direct action. Everyone...
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Jeff Poor of Business & Media Institute spliced the audio of al Al Gore interview to turn a statement that Arctic melting was a consequence of global warming:
And we're seeing consequences that scientists have long predicted might be associated with continued global warming. The entire north polar ice cap, normally...
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The forward intelligence team where out in force filming and photographic people attending this meeting to plan the camp for climate action which this year will focus on biofuels and, at kingsnorth, coal power.
The video starts with me arriving at camp and wondering where the police are. They usually come along and intimid...
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Tim Blair declares:
Global cooling is now a flight-safety hazard.
The post he links speculates that a cause of the crash of BA flight 38:
But it would appear that the major contributory factor could have been the extreme cold. In other words, global cooling can kill.
Put that in your pipe and...
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