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A top government health official said Wednesday that change is expected to have a significant impact on health in the next few decades, with certain regions of the country — and the elderly and children — most vulnerable to increased health problems. Nobel Prize-Winning Climate Change Panel Hailed (Scoop.co.nz) 9 April 2008 - The head of the lead United Nations agency on weather, climate and water has lauded the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), whose Nobel Prize-winning efforts have helped the world better understand the impact of global warming on the planet. Dream Reborn: Green Jobs for All This past weekend, April 4-6, thousands of people descended on Memphis, Tennessee, to celebrate the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King 40 years after his assassination. Civil rights leaders, community activists, faith and non-profit leaders were at the Dream Reborn conference to honor Dr. King in particular by sharing their dreams for economic justice in a new, green economy. Participants at the first-ever event recognized the urgent need to transition away from polluting industries that h Coal power or no power Six Environmental groups, Environmental Defense Fund, Friends of the Earth US, National Wildlife Federation, Bretton Woods Project and the International Accountability Project are fighting the World bank to stop providing a subsidy for the construction of the Tata Mundra coal plant which will provide electricity to 16 million people in 5 states in western and northern India. The IFC says that the Tata Mundra Project (PPT) will have amongst the lowest GHG emission rates globally - lower by 40

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China’s coldest winter for 100 years and record snow levels across Northeast America. Global temperatures have not risen since 1998. Carbon emissions have never driven climate change because as ice core samples clearly show carbon dioxide is a consequence of temperature increase and not a cause of it, sometimes lagging behind by as much as 800 year Want to Save the Earth? Turn off the Lights for One Hour Earth Hour 2008 was a remarkable event, and in towns and cities across America people "turned out" to lend their voice to the worldwide call for action on climate change. On March 29th, people everywhere turned off their lights–to make a statement, to help find new ways to reduce their impact on the environment. We did it - did you? World Health Day: Protecting Health from Global Warming Each year on April 07, the world celebrates World Health Day. This year, the world observes it by keeping focus on measures to protect human health from the occurrence of drastic climatic changes due to global warming that has been swiftly damaging the environment across the globe. Climate Activist Got BBC to Change 'Global Temperatures Decr NewsBusters has just learned that a British "climate activist" was responsible for getting the BBC to radically alter its "Global Temperatures 'To Decrease'" article last Friday (picture courtesy AP).

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By TigerHawk at 4/09/2008 07:40:00 PM Bloghounds know that the BBC has rewritten a story about this year's cooler global temperatures to accomodate objections from a climate change activist. Anthony Watts has a must-see flashing gif -- a tried and true tradition in the blogosphere -- that reveals the greenwashing of the original story. Note that the activist-induced changes were not factual; they had to do only with the impression conveyed. I, for one, am delighted to know that the BBC Paleos, Obama, Right, and Left Surprisingly, two debates have largely occupied the newly live American Conservative blog: one about what exactly constitutes “paleoconservatism” and one about whether conservatives should support Barack Obama for president. The two debates are intertwined in that several of the TAC writers seem uncertain whether paleos should continue to think of themselves as a dissident minority within the conservative movement, or whether, under present conditions, their ideas might get more traction on th Diet for a New Climate Are we really going to spend billions of dollars in research and global climate detection equipment and prevention measures because we're worried about the temperature of the Earth going up? We'll all be dead before these apparent climate changes have even the slightest effect on the health of mankind. Unless, of course the health effects are on the mental state of the people who are capable of starting nuclear war or terror (on that basis, maybe there is some truth to this hypothesis). The mon

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Someone needs to send Ted Turner a copy of Demographic Winter, so he'll stop making clueless statements like this: During a interview on PBS, the founder of CNN, Ted Turner, said the reason for climate change is because “We're too many people” and that the government needs to “stabilize the population” with measures such as China’s one child per family policy. According to Lifesitenews.com, Turner made his statements during an interview on the Charlie Rose Program on PBS on April 1. He said The Earth Will Start Cooling in 2008 Global cooling in ‘08. It may sound like a campaign slogan, but it could quite possibly be the truth. According to a leading scientist the earth will begin cooling in 2008. The head of the World Meteorological Organisation said La Nina - the weather phenomenon which is cooling the Pacific - is likely to trigger a small drop in average global temperatures compared with last year. The prediction - which follows a bitterly cold winter in China and the Arctic - is prompting some sceptics to qu Q&A: Greenpeace's Al-Hajj Talks Green Consoles [This Alistair Wallis-penned interview ran late last week on Gamasutra, and is notable because I think it's one of the first times someone has followed up with the organization and quizzed them in more details on their skewering of game hardware companies for not being sufficiently 'green'.] International activist organization Greenpeace recently released an updated version of its report ranking the three current games consoles in terms of their environmental impact. Amongst the considerati McCain #0049 - McCain Colluded w/ Blair on Global Warming [Tony Blair] was determined to shift the position of the US Govt on climate change. He reached out to McCain, seeking the Senator's advice on how to shift public opinion in America and move Bush from his sceptical position. McCain helped Blair pitch his argument and played a role in the movement in the US position that followed.

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A top government health official said Wednesday that climate change is expected to have a significant impact on health in the next few decades, the Associated Press is reporting today. "CDC considers climate change a serious public health concern," said Howard Frumkin, a senior official of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who was giving a detailed summary on the likely health impacts of global warming at a congressional hearing. Certain segments of the population, particular David vs. Goliath: The Emerging Climate Fault Line A new fault line has emerged in the climate movement amidst a firestorm of debate over the past week. On one side is a group of old-guard and well-known environmentalists, and on the other is a newly forming alliance of climate and energy scientists who are challenging traditional beliefs held at the highest levels of the environmental establishment. What is happening should invigorate young activists to continue challenging conventional wisdom – and serve as an alarm to the entire movement. Solutions | We Can Solve It * Sign the petition for a global treaty on climate change * Tell your friends about our latest video * Urge the press to ask about global warming * Ask lenders to consider climate impact when funding new coal plants * Clean Energy Economy * Personal Choices * Adoption of Renewables * Enhanced Energy Efficiency Budget breaks promises Throwing money into a flawed system will not yield improvements: Gerrard WINNIPEG - Manitoba Liberals today dismissed the provincial budget as being mediocre and faulted the NDP for running a province dependent on federal handouts and for failing to give priority to the needs of Manitobans. Liberal Leader Dr.Jon Gerrard said that today’s budget also broke many NDP vote grabbing election promises and showed their true colours as a government strong on spin and soft on strategy. “In typical ND

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