Bush to Give Rose Garden Speech on Climate Change
Posted on April 16, 2008 in Climate changes
The NYTimes' Andy Revkin takes the optimistic view that he may be seeking a climate legacy. Treehugger, on the other hand, summarizes Bush's new plan as "watch me pretend to care." As Hunger Rises, Chew on This The prices of the world’s three main grains — corn, rice and wheat — more than doubled last year. The causes include poor harvests linked to climate change, diversion of cropland to biofuels, population increases, rising meat consumption, emerging diseases and soaring fuel prices.
Focus: Hunger. Strikes. Riots. The food crisis bites
Posted on April 16, 2008 in Climate changes
Across the world a crisis is unfolding at alarming speed. Climate change, China's increasing consumption and the dash for biofuels are causing food shortages and rocketing prices - sparking riots in cities from the Caribbean to the Far East. Biofuels: a blueprint for the future? Our cars and other forms of transport are the third-largest source of carbon dioxide emissions in the UK and the only one likely to have increased by 2020. Any serious attempt to tackle climate change requires us to dramatically step up our efforts to reduce these emissions.
Anthropogenic Global Warming Hoax Heats Up
Posted on April 16, 2008 in Global warming myth
There has been NO notable variation in global temperatures for the past ten years.This is an inconvenient truth for the vast edifice being built atop the myth that human related carbon dioxide has exceeded some imagined tipping point, turning the world into a deadly hotbox. Biofuels: Achilles Heel of Global Warming As the myth around global warming begins to unravel and Operation Desperation sets in, it’s important for the public to know why biofuels aren’t the answer to solving global warming.