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
The World's Growing Food-Price Crisis
Posted on April 16, 2008 in Global warming
The environmentalists are ruining the world. Global warming hysteria has promoted bio fuels and food is being converted to fuel as a result. Moreover, the new fashion of eating so called "bio foods" in Europe (foods produced without fertilizer or pesticide - another aspect of environmentalism) has lead to lower yields and scarcity of foods. Sporting Groups And The Global Warming Front A new assessment of the threat to fish and wildlife habitat has hunters and anglers calling for action.
Most Australians alarmed at climate change says poll
Posted on April 16, 2008 in Climate changes
NINE out of 10 Australians are worried about climate change according to a new poll.. Nobel PrizeWinning Peacekeeper:UN, Admit Errors onGlobalwar When Global Warmingest-in-Chief Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize last year, the media's prideful gushing was so obvious it was almost sick-making.Now, six months later, a fellow Nobel Peace Prize recipient is part of a group asking the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change "admit that there is no observational evidence in meas
Interview with organic farmer and writer Will Allen
Posted on April 16, 2008 in Stop global warming
Many people question the safety of their food and the exposure of the food supply to toxic pesticides and fertilizers. But Will Allen – founder of the Sustainable Cotton Project, organic farmer, and author of the new book, The War on Bugs – takes it one step further. Allen examines the historical connection between advertising and agriculture and how toxic chemicals were marketed and sold to farmers, seeping into the American ethos as safe, effective, and necessary. Allen, who lives and write Bush Floats Goal for Curbing Warming Gases President Bush on Wednesday proposed a new target for stopping the growth of U.S. emissions tied to global warming by 2025, but environmental groups were quick to criticize the stand as merely undercutting stronger proposals in Congress and by several states.
Bush emission plan adds to environmental legacy
Posted on April 16, 2008 in Stop global warming
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush's plan to stop the growth of global warming emissions is bound to be part of his checkered environmental legacy, a record roundly criticized by conservation groups and political opponents. Is That Where We Are? Last year, Friends of the Earth Canada (FOE) launched a lawsuit against the Minister of the Environment to hold him accountable for the fact that Canada won’t meet its Kyoto target. Not only the country won’t meet its Kyoto target, but the actual Government didn’t even try. The lawsuit rests on the fact that the Minister ignored the will of the Parliament by not complying with the requirements set by the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act (KPIA). The KPIA required the Minister of the Environme
Climate change brings health risks (AP via Yahoo! News)
Posted on April 09, 2008 in Climate changes
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
CDC says warming to hurt your health...but doesn't want to criticize EPA for failing to regulate greenhouse gas
Posted on April 09, 2008 in Climate changes
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