Archive for September 28th, 2009
Scientists – The Cassandras of Climate Change?
After reading this article by Paul Kruger in the New York Times, I felt compelled to share it here. You may read the full article at the link below, but following is an extract of what Paul wrote
Paul Krugman of the New York Times
Every once in a while I feel despair over the fate of [...]
Posted: September 28th, 2009 under Climate Change, General, Nature, Negotiations, Tipping Points.
Tags: catastrophic climate change, climate change costs, climate negotiations, CO2 levels, Copenhagen, dust bowl, dust storms, emissions reductions, global warming, international agreements, International negotiations, natural disasters, natural systems, pollution, science, stop climate change, US southwest
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The sound of a single voice.
Can one woman save Africa?
Wangari Maathai saw trees being chopped down in her backyard in Kenya and dedicated her life to saving Africa’s rainforests. Now it’s time for the rest of the world to face some hard truths, the Nobel laureate tells Johann Hari
When does planting a tree become a revolutionary act – and unleash [...]
Posted: September 28th, 2009 under General, Green Living, Nature.
Tags: activist, Voice for change
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YES WE CAN.
You know sometimes the environment movement gets to the point where it thinks it’s getting nowhere. Where no matter what we do, we just can’t change policy.
But YES WE CAN. ……….Join the FIGHTING FUND with a $1 to MAKE it happen – because yes we MUST!
Why am I so convinced you and I can do [...]
Posted: September 28th, 2009 under Climate Change, Foundation News, General, Green Living, Nature, Negotiations, Tipping Points.
Tags: 350ppm, activism, catastrophic climate change, climate action, Climate Change, climate change emissions reductions, climate policy, Copenhagen, global warming, green future, international agreements, International negotiations, Kyoto, Negotiations, protests, stop climate change
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Emergency Climate Control: Geoengineering Risks
With the news that climate change is occurring at a faster rate than climate models have predicted, geoengineering solutions have been brought to the fore and are being taken more seriously. The main focus of these emergency geoengineering strategies is a reduction in “shortwave” radiation entering the Earth’s atmosphere via the solar wind.
The short-term goal [...]
Posted: September 28th, 2009 under Climate Change, General, Technologies, Tipping Points.
Tags: Climate Change, climate change costs, CO2 Emissions, geo-enginineering, global warming, greenhouse emissions, natural systems, Technologies
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