Wednessday Links
Posted on April 16, 2008 in Global warming
Confederate Yankee: The Fake “Gun Rights Group” Supporting Obama SayUncle: Examined this same group above and found them to be a front group for gun grabbers. Castle Argghhh!:Continuing To Expose E-Mail to the Light of Day Right Wing News: Obama in Quotes Cassy Fiano: Poor Little Female Bloggers Texas Rainmaker: Obama Admits He Has No True Patriotism The Nose on Your Face: Transcript of Barack Obama’s Meeting With Typical San Francisco Citizens The American Mind: Sean Hackbarth Interview Unsettling the science, again I've linked a letter to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change from a group of scientists who didn't get the memo that they are flat earth-loving loons: Dear Dr. Pachauri and others associated with IPCC We are writing to you and others associated with the IPCC position – that man’s CO2 is a driver of global warming and climate change – to ask that you now in view of the evidence retract support from the current IPCC position [as in footnote 1] and admit that there is no observation
What's Old, What's New in Bush's Climate Strategy (NPR)
Posted on April 16, 2008 in Climate changes
In his first major speech on climate, President Bush named a goal of halting the growth of greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. He also reiterated his belief that new technology will solve the problem of climate change. Citizen Journalism Award: Adapting to Climate Change Floating gardens, duck rearing, unusual flooding... OneWorld's inaugural citizen journalism contest surfaced this interesting story from Bangladesh about how local farmers are adapting to climate changes.
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The Case for a Sustainability Emergency, Part II
Posted on April 09, 2008 in Climate changes
Most climate policies aim to limit the average global temperature rise to 2-3 degrees. Given that the earth is already overheated these goals are practically useless. Today we'll discuss how, with a shared sense of purpose and heroic leadership, humans have the technical and social capacity to go into emergency mode and design an economic a Birds Feed Citizen Scientists The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has launched some cool citizen-science web efforts. Get involved as much as you want. Voyeur, and catch up on the breeding behavior of Barn Owls. Watch high-def video and classify the behaviors. Or create your own scientific legacy by contributing data online. Your efforts help monitor global climate change impacts. Population lost in the global debate How overpopulation barely registers as a public issue, not even as part of climate change discussion. Meeting to support World Health Day at Columbia University The theme of this year's World Health Day is "protecting health from climate change". In support of this, the IRI helped convene more than 70 high level experts from public health agencies, private institutions and corporations to brainstorm ways to overcome the challenges climate change poses to global health.